DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - 56.0 - - 63.9 - - - - - 54.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 302 - - 339 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2690 - - 5155 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4672 - - 6607 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5673 - - 8138 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2115 - - 1560 - - - - - 236 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 386 - - 498 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 11 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 115 - - 122 - - - - - 085 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -14 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5820 - - -6095 - - - - - -8643 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11493 - - 14233 - - - - - 11589 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11703 - - -10888 - - - - - -15095 ODpotential blCL - - - 17376 - - 19026 - - - - - 18040 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 83 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 63.9 - - - - - 54.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.9 - - 11.3 - - - - - 14.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.3 - - 62.0 - - - - - 58.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.8 - - 10.2 - - - - - 13.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 302 - - 339 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2690 - - 5155 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 33 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 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] 96782 32 282 47 274 39 296 96782 89527 33 278 37 276 33 283 89527 83968 29 277 31 282 29 277 83968 79352 28 277 23 287 24 290 79352 75377 24 276 17 300 19 291 75377 71853 20 287 15 297 17 293 71853 68639 16 300 15 301 18 299 68639 65674 18 307 19 307 17 308 65674 62929 21 305 24 309 19 318 62929 60271 21 304 26 302 20 312 60271 57488 24 313 24 311 23 306 57488 54591 30 315 29 313 25 310 54591 51810 31 315 34 306 29 308 51810 49294 31 319 35 301 32 302 49294 47033 34 318 35 304 30 302 47033 44980 34 314 37 305 32 307 44980 43119 35 312 38 307 35 303 43119 41432 38 317 36 312 33 304 41432 39894 45 323 44 323 35 318 39894 38475 56 325 56 323 38 318 38475 37148 62 327 58 320 40 314 37148 35868 65 329 58 320 41 312 35868 34570 62 326 57 320 40 311 34570 33227 58 322 55 320 38 311 33227 31842 57 318 55 319 36 311 31842 30403 55 318 54 319 36 314 30403 28900 49 323 50 320 36 314 28900 27333 40 317 41 314 32 313 27333 25703 35 307 37 303 29 320 25703 24013 31 306 32 296 28 316 24013 22268 26 306 28 298 29 308 22268 20463 21 301 24 296 27 310 20463 18596 18 287 21 286 21 309 18596 16699 17 254 18 263 17 289 16699 14874 11 234 18 245 13 285 14874 13212 10 249 16 235 17 267 13212 11728 8 240 15 228 22 239 11728 10404 8 216 15 217 16 234 10404 9219 8 194 14*195 9 217 9219 8159 8 174 12*150 8 167 8159 7212 8 160 12 143 14 135 7212 6373 10*150 12 138 17 122 6373 5626 13*133 12 118 19 110 5626 4954 15 118 12 111 22 099 4954 4355 15 113 12 107 24 093 4355 3854 15 112 12 104 24 091 3854 3466 15 111 12 102 22 089 3466 3199 14 111 11 100 16 088 3199 3036 13 110 11 100 11*086 3036 2944 12 110 10 099 5*085 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