DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 50.9 - - 71.1 - - 80.6 - - 82.2 - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 18 - - 243 - - 298 - - 72 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1775 - - 5802 - - 4221 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 3935 - - 7065 - - 5008 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 4758 - - 8785 - - 7204 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 280 - - 1758 - - 5527 - - 9867 - - 81 Hgt.Variab. W* 27 - - 313 - - 499 - - 285 - - 4 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 12 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 9 - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 117 - - 112 - - 122 - - 084 - - 073 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 16 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -7 - - -19 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6729 - - -9406 - - -8804 - - -10728 - - -11371 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9674 - - 14165 - - 17590 - - 17933 - - 14318 sfcLCL ODpotential -14831 - - -14096 - - -12694 - - -14367 - - -15713 ODpotential blCL 17776 - - 18854 - - 21479 - - 21571 - - 18659 blCL maxRH 72 - - 73 - - 68 - - 86 - - 57 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.9 - - 71.1 - - 80.6 - - 82.2 - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.7 - - 19.0 - - 12.0 - - 12.1 - - 16.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.7 - - 69.6 - - 78.8 - - 81.5 - - 74.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.3 - - 17.8 - - 10.9 - - 10.9 - - 15.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 18 - - 243 - - 298 - - 72 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1775 - - 5802 - - 4221 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 45 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96904 18 279 35 259 37 291 32 291 29 291 96904 89639 23 277 16 284 25 253 33 277 30 291 89639 84087 19 271 17 288 24 267 28 287 20 290 84087 79490 11 271 17 271 24 279 23 297 14 308 79490 75506 8 315 11 256 16 276 20 287 15 297 75506 71964 18 294 12 294 12 279 12 268 12 253 71964 68752 19 277 15 282 12 300 8 283 11 271 68752 65789 18 255 20 263 17 262 16 259 20 275 65789 63046 14 283 14 258 12 241 14 244 17 273 63046 60381 23 260 17 279 18 275 10 281 17 279 60381 57580 32 252 26 251 20 258 17 260 14 258 57580 54663 36 250 24 265 26 262 25 265 12 274 54663 51874 35 247 36 258 36 251 33 258 24 263 51874 49371 32 253 38 245 35 247 34 254 37 254 49371 47160 30 264 30 247 29 251 30 252 38 237 47160 45203 34 271 34 273 30 273 29 251 33 233 45203 43446 50 274 49 274 39 276 35 249 31 234 43446 41829 70 278 53 275 47 267 38 246 31 228 41829 40316 69 277 56 276 48 265 41 250 31 226 40316 38888 58 269 58 275 51 269 43 257 31 227 38888 37538 53 261 56 277 53 272 40 262 33 231 37538 36234 47 260 50 276 53 273 37 265 35 232 36234 34914 40 255 45 266 50 272 34 266 32 230 34914 33550 37 246 43 256 44 268 33 266 27 228 33550 32143 39 246 40 251 41 261 33 262 28 226 32143 30681 39 249 39 247 40 256 35 257 34 227 30681 29153 38 251 40 245 38 250 38 252 39 234 29153 27566 34 249 41 243 37 244 40 247 41 240 27566 25924 32 241 38 241 37 242 39 242 41 240 25924 24228 29 230 34 233 37 238 38 237 40 236 24228 22481 27 226 33 228 36 233 40 234 40 234 22481 20677 27 227 31 229 35 228 40 231 41 231 20677 18812 25 225 26 230 33 225 36 224 37 219 18812 16918 21 213 20 230 29 223 29 214 33 208 16918 15091 18 202 17 223 26 219 24 209 27 207 15091 13419 12 204 18 212 24 212 22 208 23 211 13419 11923 7 215 18 200 23 208 19 205 18 215 11923 10583 8 218 17 188 20 203 16 202 14 222 10583 9380 9 210 14 185 17*197 13 195 12 229 9380 8301 8 193 12 191 12*186 9 181 10 231 8301 7336 7 170 10 203 9 167 6*156 8 231 7336 6477 8 130 9 214 7 141 6*120 6 223 6477 5711 13 118 6 207 8 109 7 094 3 191 5711 5019 16 114 5*163 9 098 8 084 4 120 5019 4402 17 113 9*117 9 094 9 079 7 092 4402 3885 16 113 9 112 9 091 9 077 10 083 3885 3485 13 123 9 111 9 089 9 075 11 076 3485 3209 8 142 9 110 9 087 9 074 11 071 3209 3041 7*139 8 109 9 087 9 074 9*069 3041 2945 2*117 8 108 8 086 8 074 6*073 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