DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/07 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 77.0 - - 77.0 - - 68.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 343 - - 170 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5156 - - 6619 - - 5336 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6608 - - 7770 - - 6404 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8139 - - 9602 - - 8319 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1683 - - 2212 - - 2954 - - 2927 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 498 - - 544 - - 401 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 18 - - 18 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 308 - - 322 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -11 - - -11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2945 - - -3451 - - -5076 - - -8218 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11085 - - 13054 - - 13396 - - 11165 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6599 - - -7351 - - -9552 - - -13986 ODpotential blCL - - - 14738 - - 16953 - - 17871 - - 16932 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 77 - - 74 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 77.0 - - 77.0 - - 68.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.0 - - 29.4 - - 28.0 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.6 - - 75.0 - - 75.9 - - 72.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.5 - - 28.8 - - 27.5 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 343 - - 170 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5156 - - 6619 - - 5336 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 97859 10 247 14 307 11 285 8 318 97859 90446 11 255 12 279 5 345 5 286 90446 84718 8 235 7 261 4 353 3 332 84718 79963 7 175 8 230 7 288 3 351 79963 75875 4 201 6 221 6 287 6 012 75875 72268 3 206 7 275 7 272 7 338 72268 68998 2 245 7 276 10 315 6 347 68998 65983 5 311 4 253 12 292 12 318 65983 63184 9 320 8 339 10 261 9 326 63184 60468 9 289 10 296 13 288 12 316 60468 57643 17 329 14 327 17 323 19 328 57643 54733 23 319 23 312 20 311 19 298 54733 51967 18 310 23 310 25 329 22 330 51967 49494 26 325 31 319 33 320 31 323 49494 47309 40 325 41 320 38 315 37 318 47309 45360 45 322 47 322 45 321 44 321 45360 43594 54 330 54 328 53 332 47 333 43594 41974 63 332 63 331 63 337 54 341 41974 40466 63 330 66 331 62 334 56 339 40466 39046 58 328 63 328 57 329 53 334 39046 37704 54 326 60 325 56 328 50 331 37704 36408 51 325 56 323 54 327 50 331 36408 35092 49 324 52 323 52 324 49 329 35092 33729 49 323 52 324 51 324 48 329 33729 32322 50 322 51 326 49 327 46 330 32322 30860 51 322 49 328 44 332 43 326 30860 29335 51 324 46 329 39 336 32 324 29335 27749 50 327 43 330 36 342 25 326 27749 26098 50 329 42 331 34 344 22 325 26098 24386 47 328 42 330 30 339 19 323 24386 22614 44 323 43 326 28 333 19 322 22614 20775 41 317 43 319 29 327 22 323 20775 18867 39 313 41 314 32 323 26 319 18867 16930 37 308 39 311 33 318 26 315 16930 15071 33 303 36 309 32 314 28 315 15071 13383 30 300 34 307 31 308 32 306 13383 11880 27 298 31 299 30 295 31 297 11880 10539 26 297 25*294 27 291 28 295 10539 9338 25 295 20*299 26*293 25 298 9338 8262 20*296 20 301 21*303 22 303 8262 7300 17*299 20 302 19 315 20 311 7300 6446 17 300 18 309 19 320 19 319 6446 5684 17 301 18 312 18 325 19 329 5684 4999 16 302 18 314 18 327 18 340 4999 4388 16 302 18 315 18 328 17 348 4388 3875 16 302 17 316 18 329 15 352 3875 3480 15 303 17 317 17 330 13 352 3480 3207 14 303 16 317 17 331 10 347 3207 3040 14 303 16 318 16 331 6*338 3040 2945 12 303 14 318 14 331 3*314 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