DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.7 - - 63.0 - - 73.1 - - 74.4 - - 62.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 10 - - 236 - - 297 - - 86 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1544 - - 3816 - - 4971 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 3762 - - 5520 - - 5666 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4527 - - 6799 - - 7954 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 262 - - 929 - - 5260 - - 5435 - - 366 Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 296 - - 432 - - 315 - - 0 W* B/S 4 - - 12 - - 22 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 5 - - 4 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 181 - - 112 - - 328 - - 331 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -4 - - -13 - - -8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4343 - - -5751 - - -6099 - - -5421 - - -7075 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7288 - - 10279 - - 12899 - - 13376 - - 10021 sfcLCL ODpotential -11197 - - -9920 - - -8669 - - -8156 - - -11161 ODpotential blCL 14141 - - 14447 - - 15468 - - 16110 - - 14107 blCL maxRH 54 - - 69 - - 62 - - 62 - - 70 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 47.7 - - 63.0 - - 73.1 - - 74.4 - - 62.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.8 - - 28.4 - - 26.3 - - 25.5 - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.8 - - 61.5 - - 71.2 - - 73.7 - - 67.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.5 - - 27.7 - - 25.3 - - 24.5 - - 29.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 10 - - 236 - - 297 - - 86 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1544 - - 3816 - - 4971 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 96291 20 296 13 274 27 274 26 292 27 300 96291 89149 20 284 18 307 21 286 29 290 26 332 89149 83687 15 325 17 291 24 299 30 302 28 326 83687 79159 27 335 18 307 23 313 26 303 26 306 79159 75254 27 313 23 311 28 305 26 306 27 309 75254 71783 25 301 26 304 31 298 32 309 33 313 71783 68616 32 301 30 305 32 297 35 304 35 305 68616 65684 37 300 35 305 36 293 39 296 41 298 65684 62943 41 296 40 300 39 288 40 291 43 292 62943 60260 45 293 42 296 42 290 40 293 41 291 60260 57437 45 286 46 290 46 291 43 294 40 295 57437 54494 44 283 48 283 48 288 46 294 42 296 54494 51688 41 286 46 281 47 287 44 294 41 292 51688 49173 40 291 42 285 44 287 44 292 38 292 49173 46929 41 290 39 290 42 284 45 285 41 296 46929 44902 41 286 38 287 38 283 43 281 44 293 44902 43058 40 280 36 282 37 284 37 282 43 289 43058 41375 37 279 34 280 36 286 35 286 39 289 41375 39832 38 281 36 282 36 289 34 293 34 291 39832 38410 36 278 38 279 39 291 34 296 31 296 38410 37086 33 277 38 276 40 287 35 294 29 301 37086 35814 34 275 36 276 39 284 37 291 28 308 35814 34527 35 276 35 280 38 283 38 289 27 317 34527 33196 34 279 34 282 36 284 37 290 26 321 33196 31825 32 280 32 286 32 285 34 293 25 319 31825 30400 29 278 29 290 28 285 30 292 24 311 30400 28911 28 279 27 293 25 286 27 290 22 304 28911 27362 27 282 25 290 24 288 25 292 19 304 27362 25750 26 279 24 284 23 289 24 296 19 306 25750 24078 25 271 24 278 22 291 24 295 21 308 24078 22353 22 275 23 279 22 291 21 294 22 303 22353 20567 18 290 20 288 19 291 20 295 20 295 20567 18712 15 293 17 299 17 296 19 293 19 294 18712 16820 13 288 14 300 15 298 18 290 21 294 16820 14993 11 286 12 291 13 293 18 286 24 285 14993 13324 8 291 8 273 11 286 18 279 22 274 13324 11833 5 306 5 272 9 275 19 277 20 277 11833 10498 5 306 5 280 7 273 17 283 17 290 10498 9303 6 273 7 291 7 285 14 295 14 306 9303 8233 5 238 7 310 7 300 10*313 12 321 8233 7278 5 214 6 339 5*314 8*328 11 331 7278 6429 6 168 2 007 4*324 8 330 10 341 6429 5673 9 123 4 103 4 324 8 331 9 347 5673 4990 13 110 6*113 3 325 8 332 10 348 4990 4382 15 108 5*115 4 328 8 332 10 347 4382 3871 15 112 5 114 4 331 8 333 10 345 3871 3477 12 123 5 112 3 331 8 332 9 341 3477 3205 7 148 4 110 3 331 7 332 8 332 3205 3039 6*157 4 110 3 333 7 332 6*315 3039 2945 1*181 4 109 3 332 7 332 5*302 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