DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/12 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.2 - - 46.9 - - 47.9 - - 40.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 62 - - 2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1124 - - 1870 - - 2145 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4107 - - 4853 - - 5128 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2711 - - 3294 - - 2707 - - 2112 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 169 - - 208 - - 92 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 326 - - 337 - - 233 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -7 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 487 - - 682 - - 376 - - -180 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3620 - - 4171 - - 4753 - - 3124 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -446 - - -355 - - -1074 - - -2737 ODpotential blCL - - - 4553 - - 5208 - - 6202 - - 5681 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 81 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.2 - - 46.9 - - 47.9 - - 40.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.9 - - 39.1 - - 37.5 - - 37.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.7 - - 46.3 - - 48.1 - - 44.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.0 - - 38.1 - - 36.4 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 62 - - 2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1124 - - 1870 - - 2145 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 99 - - 24 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96750 28 080 37 072 33 095 29 086 96750 89672 26 087 28 069 28 091 30 083 89672 84132 24 099 20 063 20 089 23 063 84132 79499 17 072 15 078 13 080 12 048 79499 75486 9 034 11 060 8 070 8 041 75486 71920 5 029 6 039 3 001 8 031 71920 68676 5 038 4 025 2 273 6 000 68676 65689 4 018 5 303 5 281 5 319 65689 62909 9 309 8 273 13 289 10 290 62909 60203 16 276 13 281 16 284 14 275 60203 57362 21 262 18 277 18 284 16 275 57362 54402 23 263 21 268 23 278 19 282 54402 51575 22 263 21 270 21 269 20 286 51575 49034 17 259 23 276 19 280 19 282 49034 46759 14 269 23 274 22 288 14 287 46759 44702 14 293 19 261 23 280 15 293 44702 42821 16 298 14 269 21 268 17 290 42821 41088 12 288 12 289 16 267 14 290 41088 39485 10 281 9 290 9 258 12 296 39485 37999 7 259 8 341 4 017 6 337 37999 36622 3 087 14 013 17 026 15 025 36622 35319 15 064 16 056 26 033 23 040 35319 34023 22 061 31 066 31 037 29 048 34023 32696 26 065 36 063 31 039 31 048 32696 31332 29 068 36 060 32 049 31 054 31332 29916 30 073 37 057 36 057 32 062 29916 28440 25 082 39 056 37 058 32 063 28440 26903 17 081 32 062 34 055 29 061 26903 25304 13 062 21 065 28 058 25 056 25304 23647 6 019 12 068 15 062 16 050 23647 21936 2 032 6 067 9 058 9 031 21936 20167 1 319 4 033 8 041 7 005 20167 18332 3 349 4 330 7 012 6 334 18332 16462 4 345 3 330 7 347 6 337 16462 14656 6 328 5 355 5 335 6 351 14656 13010 6 330 4 343 5 324 5 356 13010 11542 3 323 3 314 8 325 4 338 11542 10235 3 286 5 305 10 307 5 309 10235 9069 3 286 7 308 14 290 8 311 9069 8029 2 322 7 307 14 295 12 320 8029 7105 2 170 7 301 12 308 14 319 7105 6285 4 210 7 301 9 322 13 320 6285 5557 4 241 7 305 7*332 10 325 5557 4901 2 274 7*311 6*336 8 331 4901 4319 2*257 5*320 6 337 7 335 4319 3829 3*222 5 324 6 337 5 335 3829 3453 4 219 4 326 5 338 4 324 3453 3192 4 219 4 330 5 338 3 284 3192 3034 4 218 4 330 5 337 4*243 3034 2943 3 219 4 330 4 336 4*233 2943 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