DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.2 - - 52.8 - - - - - 46.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 90 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4189 - - 5068 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5383 - - 5894 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7172 - - 8051 - - - - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2431 - - 2840 - - - - - 3787 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 338 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 28 - - 26 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 289 - - 287 - - - - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 17 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -11 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1962 - - 2125 - - - - - -250 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5211 - - 5926 - - - - - 3194 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 428 - - 577 - - - - - -2009 ODpotential blCL - - - 6744 - - 7474 - - - - - 4953 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 101 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 210 - - - - - 180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.2 - - 52.8 - - - - - 46.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.5 - - 37.0 - - - - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 52.3 - - - - - 47.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 35.8 - - - - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 90 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4189 - - 5068 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 102 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 6 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] 97196 34 279 37 289 19 301 97196 89822 24 273 26 282 24 294 89822 84232 18 288 18 288 19 296 84232 79644 19 290 16 294 13 326 79644 75661 16 271 18 293 14 331 75661 72102 9 274 18 282 14 316 72102 68863 5 278 12 258 20 298 68863 65878 11 308 16 236 28 265 65878 63099 17 264 18 239 26 245 63099 60388 25 265 25 255 18 244 60388 57528 35 257 32 253 20 261 57528 54541 36 249 32 251 27 268 54541 51687 36 249 32 255 29 263 51687 49113 36 252 31 260 26 262 49113 46801 33 253 32 262 27 274 46801 44706 31 252 32 258 30 272 44706 42793 30 250 29 258 27 269 42793 41029 29 248 28 263 25 279 41029 39398 28 246 28 264 28 295 39398 37887 28 246 26 266 30 295 37887 36484 27 246 22 272 25 287 36484 35154 24 248 21 274 18 308 35154 33832 21 248 20 283 21 342 33832 32495 17 259 19 292 32 015 32495 31141 15 273 14 346 54 025 31141 29741 10 315 27 020 39 020 29741 28279 16 337 23 013 30 011 28279 26754 14 337 13 005 29 010 26754 25165 13 323 16 344 23 006 25165 23514 20 295 25 323 21 357 23514 21807 25 279 30 303 23 346 21807 20039 29 287 32 295 26 338 20039 18205 36 293 34 295 29 321 18205 16347 38 292 36 294 29 301 16347 14564 37 295 35 291 32 287 14564 12944 36 299 34 288 33 292 12944 11501 34 296 35 286 34 300 11501 10213 34 293 34 284 34 301 10213 9062 34 290 34*284 33 301 9062 8032 34*288 32*284 30 302 8032 7112 33*288 30 285 28 303 7112 6294 31 288 28 287 26 301 6294 5566 30 289 27 288 25 296 5566 4909 29 290 25 288 26 287 4909 4324 28 290 24 289 28 278 4324 3833 27 290 23 290 26 273 3833 3455 26 291 22 290 23 269 3455 3194 25 291 21 290 17 264 3194 3034 22 291 19 290 14*261 3034 2943 18 291 16 291 9*259 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