DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/19 Hammett_Rim_ID 2983ft pt40714@42.875,-115.427,2966ft SPONSORED BY: Idaho Hang Gliding Association BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0954z - - 1330z - - 1555z - - 1858z - - 2155z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.1 - - 44.3 - - 52.6 - - 50.9 - - 42.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 193 - - 290 - - 60 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1380 - - 2484 - - 1489 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3582 - - 4506 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 4363 - - 5467 - - 4472 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 775 - - 667 - - 1357 - - 1867 - - 728 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 268 - - 371 - - 186 - - 9 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 24 - - 23 - - 25 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 119 - - 110 - - 100 - - 097 - - 088 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 9 - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -6 - - -8 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2070 - - -2631 - - -3619 - - -4015 - - -2561 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5013 - - 6995 - - 9087 - - 8488 - - 5506 sfcLCL ODpotential -9637 - - -7968 - - -6502 - - -5741 - - -5246 ODpotential blCL 12580 - - 12331 - - 11969 - - 10213 - - 8190 blCL maxRH 84 - - 81 - - 82 - - 92 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.1 - - 44.3 - - 52.6 - - 50.9 - - 42.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.7 - - 24.0 - - 22.9 - - 23.9 - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.3 - - 43.3 - - 51.2 - - 50.7 - - 44.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.0 - - 23.3 - - 22.4 - - 23.5 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 193 - - 290 - - 60 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1380 - - 2484 - - 1489 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 37 - - 23 - - 30 - - 70 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96414 10 285 7 235 6 261 13 274 6 273 96414 89199 2 035 3 149 1 028 4 359 9 042 89199 83641 5 057 7 089 3 270 8 350 12 024 83641 79014 7 017 11 056 4 280 6 334 10 349 79014 75011 8 356 13 024 5 297 7 322 7 310 75011 71453 9 327 9 355 8 293 12 323 5 320 71453 68203 9 300 7 299 9 278 14 300 11 322 68203 65195 10 281 13 290 10 300 12 300 14 302 65195 62394 14 276 20 276 18 299 15 311 16 289 62394 59668 14 278 22 276 22 292 22 295 19 289 59668 56809 18 287 22 281 23 288 27 285 21 288 56809 53836 23 289 23 291 26 285 29 291 27 292 53836 51011 28 295 26 293 34 289 33 300 31 294 51011 48482 31 301 32 288 40 291 39 295 34 292 48482 46222 35 297 34 287 41 289 43 290 35 293 46222 44175 38 292 35 286 42 285 42 290 37 296 44175 42304 40 288 35 286 41 286 41 291 43 290 42304 40583 39 286 35 287 43 286 42 289 46 282 40583 38990 36 291 36 281 44 281 40 287 41 277 38990 37514 42 283 35 279 44 276 40 283 36 276 37514 36148 39 282 41 275 40 267 39 272 36 266 36148 34859 39 287 46 265 37 261 37 256 34 247 34859 33574 43 283 46 248 44 245 39 233 26 229 33574 32262 42 285 33 251 47 228 43 213 18 221 32262 30921 37 287 30 251 35 233 35 214 25 233 30921 29532 35 283 32 246 31 229 26 224 26 236 29532 28081 31 281 29 247 31 230 20 226 21 242 28081 26565 18 269 23 259 24 231 19 230 18 242 26565 24987 15 263 17 266 15 221 21 243 24 232 24987 23348 17 264 14 250 21 207 24 256 30 237 23348 21654 16 249 12 222 26 199 26 266 29 252 21654 19901 13 212 16 200 26 194 19 259 25 252 19901 18083 12 203 21 199 27 191 8 222 19 245 18083 16237 15 224 24 194 27 186 14 206 19 229 16237 14465 15 243 20 192 22 187 23 205 19 228 14465 12858 12 246 14 190 19 193 24 189 17 225 12858 11428 10 235 12 181 18 196 20 181 16 203 11428 10152 7 226 17 188 17 197 19 180 15 176 10152 9011 6 217 17 191 18 192 19 176 13 176 9011 7990 8 200 15 192 17 180 19 169 14 170 7990 7079 9 178 14 182 16 160 19 156 15 163 7079 6268 10 134 14 155 18 139 19 141 15 160 6268 5546 18 120 20 130 20*117 21 123 16 158 5546 4894 27 112 26*112 23*104 24*107 16 152 4894 4314 33 105 26*109 24 101 26*098 16 139 4314 3826 32 105 25 110 24 100 26 097 16 121 3826 3450 26 111 24 110 24 099 26 097 15 109 3450 3191 19 117 23 111 23 099 24 096 13 099 3191 3033 16*119 21 111 21 099 22 096 10*094 3033 2943 11*119 16 110 17 098 16 095 5*088 2943 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 21Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography