DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 58.8 - - - - - 53.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 467 - - 412 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5577 - - 5861 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7064 - - 7242 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8560 - - 8844 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1332 - - 1985 - - - - - 7574 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 567 - - 553 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 23 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 311 - - - - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -11 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -461 - - -390 - - - - - -7055 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9022 - - 9234 - - - - - 10000 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2037 - - -1086 - - - - - -12183 ODpotential blCL - - - 10597 - - 9930 - - - - - 15128 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 94 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 58.8 - - - - - 53.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.7 - - 28.3 - - - - - 19.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.0 - - 56.9 - - - - - 54.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 28.0 - - - - - 19.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 467 - - 412 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5577 - - 5861 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 75 - - - - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 2 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] 98170 3 252 9 309 7 024 98170 90703 3 206 7 273 9 346 90703 84953 5 129 1 002 10 010 84953 80184 5 119 6 296 7 014 80184 76083 2 061 5 277 10 329 76083 72473 6 272 3 328 8 290 72473 69200 11 285 12 299 11 289 69200 66151 16 263 14 264 11 273 66151 63290 13 271 15 285 14 287 63290 60511 25 282 28 269 14 292 60511 57605 30 266 30 267 29 296 57605 54585 30 261 28 272 34 279 54585 51715 29 277 29 281 31 277 51715 49141 37 281 38 283 32 281 49141 46840 41 275 44 274 37 288 46840 44766 42 271 44 268 45 284 44766 42886 44 269 45 270 47 271 42886 41161 47 267 50 272 40 265 41161 39560 53 264 53 271 38 275 39560 38070 58 260 51 269 40 278 38070 36687 60 258 48 268 42 278 36687 35374 61 252 46 268 45 275 35374 34064 66 245 46 268 47 271 34064 32724 69 243 46 271 48 271 32724 31356 66 244 47 275 49 274 31356 29941 61 245 47 276 51 277 29941 28466 59 246 46 275 53 278 28466 26929 54 250 45 273 54 278 26929 25331 47 254 43 270 53 279 25331 23671 42 260 42 270 53 278 23671 21953 40 268 43 272 51 273 21953 20172 39 273 44 275 48 269 20172 18322 38 274 43 277 46 273 18322 16440 35 270 43 274 46 279 16440 14628 31 266 42 269 47 280 14628 12984 29 262 41 263 41 278 12984 11531 28 257 36 258 30 282 11531 10241 27 261 32 267 26 293 10241 9086 23*279 27*283 24 306 9086 8053 21*300 25*296 24 316 8053 7131 22 305 24 306 24 326 7131 6311 23 310 24 312 24 330 6311 5580 23 311 24 313 24 332 5580 4921 23 311 23 314 24 332 4921 4333 23 312 23 315 24 332 4333 3840 23 312 23 316 23 332 3840 3459 23 312 22 316 21 331 3459 3196 22 311 21 316 18 329 3196 3036 21 311 20 316 15*328 3036 2944 18 311 17 317 10*327 2944 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