DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/15 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.5 - - 62.9 - - 68.7 - - 69.2 - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 142 - - 448 - - 474 - - 216 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1437 - - 5198 - - 6125 - - 5155 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 3461 - - 6746 - - 7511 - - 6399 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 4420 - - 8181 - - 9108 - - 8138 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2259 - - 1363 - - 1832 - - 3081 - - 5274 Hgt.Variab. W* 243 - - 546 - - 589 - - 429 - - 0 W* B/S 3 - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 14 - - 13 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 307 - - 302 - - 304 - - 325 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - -9 - - -14 - - -15 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3166 - - -2052 - - -3007 - - -4135 - - -8294 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7587 - - 10233 - - 12115 - - 12273 - - 11241 sfcLCL ODpotential -9301 - - -6942 - - -6531 - - -7312 - - -12648 ODpotential blCL 13721 - - 15123 - - 15639 - - 15450 - - 15594 blCL maxRH 56 - - 51 - - 47 - - 54 - - 63 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.5 - - 62.9 - - 68.7 - - 69.2 - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.6 - - 28.1 - - 25.4 - - 25.2 - - 23.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.7 - - 60.5 - - 66.1 - - 67.8 - - 65.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.5 - - 27.6 - - 24.7 - - 24.7 - - 23.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 142 - - 448 - - 474 - - 216 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1437 - - 5198 - - 6125 - - 5155 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98239 5 118 5 228 3 281 9 184 13 289 98239 90766 9 117 9 217 4 267 2 259 6 323 90766 85005 6 102 6 178 5 201 3 326 1 000 85005 80243 3 144 8 109 10 192 3 296 5 104 80243 76142 2 312 3 096 8 177 7 262 8 043 76142 72507 5 293 4 244 1 207 9 241 8 342 72507 69213 8 268 11 254 9 289 10 276 9 291 69213 66180 13 267 17 244 20 274 15 282 13 293 66180 63345 16 265 16 246 21 270 22 280 21 292 63345 60591 23 264 18 266 24 265 27 276 31 273 60591 57739 29 262 23 264 25 263 27 273 27 256 57739 54778 35 260 34 267 32 269 28 270 27 271 54778 51940 42 266 43 268 39 267 35 271 41 276 51940 49390 51 270 50 266 48 265 47 271 48 265 49390 47112 57 265 56 264 53 265 51 267 47 261 47112 45051 59 263 56 265 53 268 50 268 47 269 45051 43178 62 267 61 272 58 273 53 272 52 278 43178 41477 70 272 70 273 65 271 64 275 58 279 41477 39925 81 272 73 270 67 271 70 271 56 278 39925 38492 88 269 70 270 69 272 65 267 57 280 38492 37154 93 267 68 269 70 270 57 269 57 278 37154 35868 94 266 62 268 64 268 54 274 57 274 35868 34568 93 265 60 273 56 272 52 275 58 270 34568 33226 91 266 60 276 51 277 51 274 56 268 33226 31842 87 267 60 276 50 280 51 273 54 267 31842 30405 76 268 58 276 48 281 51 274 52 266 30405 28902 68 268 57 278 47 281 51 275 50 267 28902 27337 61 269 54 277 47 281 49 278 47 270 27337 25710 55 275 50 273 46 278 45 281 45 273 25710 24024 53 277 49 272 47 275 41 281 44 275 24024 22281 51 274 50 274 48 277 39 279 44 274 22281 20478 46 275 50 275 46 279 40 280 44 275 20478 18609 40 278 47 276 43 278 39 282 43 275 18609 16712 37 276 42 275 44 276 37 281 42 269 16712 14888 35 276 39 274 43 277 37 280 41 260 14888 13227 33 281 36 280 39 280 34 272 35 257 13227 11747 29 291 32 290 32 278 28 267 28 262 11747 10424 23 303 27 297 26 273 25 268 22 272 10424 9240 19 313 20*299 17*280 20 276 17 284 9240 8180 16 314 15*302 15*287 14*295 12 296 8180 7233 14 314 14 302 14 297 13*302 10 314 7233 6392 15 314 14 302 13 303 12 317 9 330 6392 5644 17 319 14 302 13 306 13 325 10 343 5644 4969 19*320 14 302 13 308 13 329 10 352 4969 4367 18*315 14 301 13 309 13 330 11 356 4367 3862 16 307 14 301 13 311 13 332 11 358 3862 3472 15 305 14 300 13 312 12 333 10 358 3472 3203 14 304 13 300 12 313 12 334 9 355 3203 3039 13 303 13 300 12 313 12 334 6*351 3039 2945 11 303 11 300 11 313 11 334 3*343 2945 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