DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 67.5 - - 75.1 - - - - - 65.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 199 - - 272 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1363 - - 2888 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3574 - - 4786 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4346 - - 5871 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1929 - - 2256 - - - - - 93 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 268 - - 382 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 15 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 081 - - 347 - - - - - 117 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -10 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5930 - - -4735 - - - - - -4981 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10277 - - 10606 - - - - - 7928 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12901 - - -8544 - - - - - -9742 ODpotential blCL - - - 17247 - - 14415 - - - - - 12688 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 58 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 75.1 - - - - - 65.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.8 - - 38.7 - - - - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 73.4 - - - - - 70.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 38.2 - - - - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 199 - - 272 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1363 - - 2888 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 96139 20 274 11 288 20 301 96139 89073 13 264 23 284 15 289 89073 83646 12 276 21 293 20 291 83646 79150 18 306 19 290 21 303 79150 75275 27 303 23 286 13 314 75275 71836 30 291 24 281 11 296 71836 68723 26 292 21 280 17 289 68723 65862 33 297 26 281 18 270 65862 63190 43 295 30 287 30 262 63190 60611 46 295 36 288 44 264 60611 57929 51 297 45 285 48 264 57929 55133 61 287 54 284 50 269 55133 52454 66 281 61 281 57 276 52454 50030 66 280 65 278 64 279 50030 47835 64 283 67 277 68 279 47835 45820 64 285 72 275 70 273 45820 43964 63 284 74 271 74 264 43964 42258 63 282 69 264 77 259 42258 40688 63 278 66 259 79 258 40688 39234 61 274 67 258 79 261 39234 37875 59 275 70 258 79 264 37875 36565 56 277 74 260 80 264 36565 35238 55 278 78 261 82 261 35238 33865 60 275 79 262 86 259 33865 32450 68 271 78 262 88 260 32450 30979 74 270 77 265 87 262 30979 29443 75 270 76 268 85 263 29443 27845 72 269 74 268 83 264 27845 26184 69 269 71 267 81 265 26184 24463 68 270 69 267 79 268 24463 22684 68 272 67 269 78 272 22684 20844 67 274 65 270 74 275 20844 18939 65 276 63 270 67 279 18939 17011 61 277 60 270 56 278 17011 15160 55 276 56 269 38 269 15160 13476 47 272 51 266 30 264 13476 11967 40 269 42 259 29 263 11967 10615 36 269 36 253 28 260 10615 9402 32 269 32 253 27 260 9402 8314 28 268 26 255 26 259 8314 7342 24 265 20 258 25 258 7342 6477 18 263 11*267 21 255 6477 5707 13 263 6*291 15 246 5707 5013 7 260 4 341 7 213 5013 4397 1*244 5 354 7 134 4397 3881 3*087 5 358 9 117 3881 3483 4 082 5 002 9 114 3483 3208 4 078 5 003 7 112 3208 3040 4 078 5 004 5*114 3040 2945 4 077 5 004 4*117 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