DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.5 - - 84.5 - - - - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 159 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1033 - - 12944 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3425 - - 12259 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4016 - - 15927 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 472 - - 3802 - - - - - 7965 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 266 - - 528 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 26 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 109 - - 132 - - - - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 20 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -17 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3110 - - 2464 - - - - - -10617 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7126 - - 13463 - - - - - 13564 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7075 - - 1166 - - - - - -13344 ODpotential blCL - - - 11091 - - 14761 - - - - - 16290 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 100 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 280 - - - - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.5 - - 84.5 - - - - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.3 - - 34.8 - - - - - 28.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.8 - - 83.5 - - - - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 34.5 - - - - - 27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 159 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1033 - - 12944 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 98 - - - - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98699 20 114 9 084 5 140 98699 91255 11 117 9 098 15 092 91255 85518 7 109 16 112 20 060 85518 80754 14 118 11 100 14 042 80754 76659 19 129 9 111 15 060 76659 73053 20 119 7 137 10 109 73053 69794 12 131 9 166 7 105 69794 66768 15 145 17 164 1 028 66768 63922 10 153 16 148 8 186 63922 61154 8 168 7 168 8 166 61154 58263 12 168 10 192 11 166 58263 55269 13 171 12 170 14 161 55269 52421 18 184 12 163 14 133 52421 49871 14 162 16 173 13 165 49871 47608 18 125 16 149 16 163 47608 45559 16 120 22 170 11 149 45559 43667 22 134 27 179 10 138 43667 41909 21 152 41 178 36 190 41909 40292 49 173 51 166 62 171 40292 38806 57 160 57 152 66 155 38806 37426 53 150 54 141 55 154 37426 36111 43 149 45 141 54 163 36111 34795 41 153 49 156 57 168 34795 33444 44 152 59 164 60 168 33444 32055 47 153 59 160 63 167 32055 30611 48 154 58 155 65 168 30611 29104 48 151 58 153 66 171 29104 27535 47 149 58 151 62 174 27535 25908 46 149 58 152 58 172 25908 24225 45 149 58 154 52 168 24225 22494 44 146 57 155 47 162 22494 20707 45 141 51 150 44 155 20707 18852 43 136 41 140 37 144 18852 16959 41 129 36*132 31 126 16959 15128 41 123 35*132 29 123 15128 13454 37 117 31 131 27 121 13454 11955 32 118 30 132 25 123 11955 10612 29 122 28 132 23 127 10612 9407 27 124 27 132 21 133 9407 8325 24 121 25 133 20 139 8325 7358 22 118 24 133 19 143 7358 6496 20 113 23 133 18 145 6496 5727 20 105 22 133 17 146 5727 5033 20 100 21 133 17 147 5033 4413 18*102 20 133 15 148 4413 3892 8*107 19 133 14 148 3892 3490 7 109 19 133 12 148 3490 3212 7 110 18 132 10 147 3212 3042 6 110 17 132 7*146 3042 2945 6 109 14 132 4*140 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