DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 0654z - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 68.2 - - 82.7 - - 90.6 - - 92.0 - - 80.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 88 - - 288 - - 371 - - 189 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 364 - - 2822 - - 11361 - - 14211 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 4753 - - 11634 - - 13423 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 3347 - - 5805 - - 14344 - - 17194 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 718 - - 3600 - - 4165 - - 2073 - - 4745 Hgt.Variab. W* 131 - - 385 - - 667 - - 575 - - 7 W* B/S 4 - - 8 - - 16 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 121 - - 121 - - 225 - - 256 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 4 - - 28 - - 25 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -9 - - -16 - - 48 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9113 - - -9614 - - -2485 - - -29 - - -11189 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12461 - - 15420 - - 16830 - - 17223 - - 14137 sfcLCL ODpotential -14550 - - -12088 - - -3347 - - -1288 - - -13876 ODpotential blCL 17897 - - 17893 - - 17691 - - 18482 - - 16823 blCL maxRH 78 - - 86 - - 84 - - 80 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 68.2 - - 82.7 - - 90.6 - - 92.0 - - 80.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.5 - - 24.8 - - 25.6 - - 25.2 - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 67.5 - - 80.9 - - 88.2 - - 90.6 - - 83.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.4 - - 24.3 - - 25.0 - - 24.6 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 88 - - 288 - - 371 - - 189 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 364 - - 2822 - - 11361 - - 14211 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 10 - - 42 - - 36 - - 19 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98687 34 106 23 118 26 099 25 104 24 095 98687 91206 20 112 20 103 20 094 23 084 22 108 91206 85502 22 115 17 109 14 099 18 074 22 088 85502 80784 24 101 20 115 12 123 14 054 20 079 80784 76712 20 084 18 102 14 111 12 077 16 068 76712 73115 13 072 18 088 15 087 15 092 12 091 73115 69861 10 095 12 078 12 078 14 083 12 084 69861 66866 9 084 10 070 7 095 8 059 9 067 66866 64088 8 025 6 058 5 119 0 216 6 029 64088 61394 3 312 3 319 4 313 4 351 5 359 61394 58570 3 236 5 268 8 294 11 330 5 002 58570 55633 9 284 10 275 12 294 18 307 15 322 55633 52829 9 293 11 286 11 297 19 304 19 309 52829 50311 20 311 20 310 20 318 23 316 28 314 50311 48068 24 307 26 305 26 314 34 314 38 320 48068 46053 27 311 29 308 38 312 45 313 44 326 46053 44219 32 315 37 306 44 307 49 321 46 329 44219 42523 36 311 46 309 56 319 58 328 47 321 42523 40939 38 312 57 316 71 324 63 323 47 311 40939 39454 37 315 66 316 80 320 63 313 48 298 39454 38065 33 311 65 313 78 315 63 310 46 292 38065 36734 29 302 60 312 77 313 64 309 45 292 36734 35392 29 294 54 313 74 312 64 309 44 292 35392 34008 23 284 41 310 69 311 63 310 44 295 34008 32582 19 289 32 293 59 306 61 310 45 298 32582 31102 20 302 35 281 49 297 60 309 44 300 31102 29560 25 303 35 284 44 289 54 306 42 301 29560 27956 25 304 31 285 37 283 49 302 41 302 27956 26287 20 291 28 281 32 276 46 297 42 300 26287 24556 20 281 31 278 33 274 41 289 44 297 24556 22770 23 277 32 278 36 272 34 273 44 296 22770 20929 26 280 30 264 38 270 36 256 39 285 20929 19031 28 284 29 256 39 249 32*244 34 256 19031 17108 29 285 26 265 34 232 23*231 31 237 17108 15252 26 282 25 262 27*231 19 231 28 240 15252 13553 19 278 19 259 24*230 17 233 25 247 13553 12034 13 279 15 248 20 230 14 238 21 258 12034 10673 7 298 14 231 16 229 11 247 18 271 10673 9453 3 332 13 214 12 227 9 262 17 282 9453 8360 1 132 11 197 8 225 8 280 15 295 8360 7383 4 148 8 179 4 217 8 294 15 307 7383 6514 4 143 8*167 1 156 8 305 16 320 6514 5740 5 121 8*145 2 086 9 313 17 331 5740 5041 7 110 9 124 3 073 9 317 19 338 5041 4419 8 113 9 119 4 070 9 321 20 342 4419 3895 8 128 9 117 4 066 10 323 20 343 3895 3492 8*129 9 115 4 065 10 323 19 343 3492 3212 6*123 9 114 4 065 10 324 16 340 3212 3043 5 121 8 113 4 064 9 325 12*338 3043 2946 5 119 8 112 4 064 9 324 7*334 2946 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