DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.8 - - 88.9 - - 91.8 - - 82.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 75 - - 89 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3794 - - 13083 - - 16805 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5552 - - 11529 - - 14617 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6777 - - 16066 - - 19788 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7074 - - 3069 - - 2251 - - 12614 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 451 - - 416 - - 477 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 11 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 161 - - 190 - - 212 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 17 - - 18 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - 56 - - 80 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6322 - - 1577 - - 3102 - - -11924 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13099 - - 14489 - - 16687 - - 14871 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7723 - - 788 - - 1791 - - -14217 ODpotential blCL - - - 14500 - - 15278 - - 17997 - - 17164 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 100 - - 96 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 320 - - 160 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.8 - - 88.9 - - 91.8 - - 82.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.0 - - 34.8 - - 27.4 - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.6 - - 88.2 - - 91.2 - - 86.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.6 - - 34.2 - - 26.5 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 75 - - 89 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3794 - - 13083 - - 16805 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 101 - - 83 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98692 14 133 13 088 16 097 15 107 98692 91204 15 117 9 096 8 072 13 080 91204 85444 14 131 4 152 8 059 15 063 85444 80668 10 121 11 146 4 103 14 057 80668 76544 9 067 10 138 6 121 7 063 76544 72888 2 141 6 140 3 103 5 089 72888 69560 3 208 4 141 2 123 3 153 69560 66482 5 193 6 205 2 196 1 156 66482 63618 4 166 8 211 6 225 5 322 63618 60844 6 212 8 205 10 210 12 264 60844 57970 10 223 8 248 10 220 14 230 57970 54997 17 221 19 251 16 259 13 211 54997 52156 17 227 21 227 24 259 14 218 52156 49607 18 241 18 210 25 242 19 236 49607 47348 21 245 17 228 24 231 23 241 47348 45323 21 246 20 257 22 228 23 244 45323 43494 22 245 20 265 18 240 22 247 43494 41825 22 246 18 271 16 262 21 253 41825 40285 25 244 17 270 15 278 18 244 40285 38850 27 240 19 252 16 272 14 244 38850 37501 27 238 21 244 18 247 15 250 37501 36202 24 238 22 239 21 238 17 242 36202 34887 22 241 22 235 25 233 20 231 34887 33533 20 244 21 233 25 230 23 222 33533 32141 17 244 20 231 24 225 26 217 32141 30698 16 248 18 230 23 224 27 217 30698 29193 15 242 18 230 23 226 27 214 29193 27627 17 234 19 231 25 228 27 211 27627 26002 18 226 21 232 27 224 27 210 26002 24320 20 217 23 227 30 220 26 211 24320 22585 21 211 27 218 30 208 29 205 22585 20794 19 212 25 217 26*197 30 196 20794 18935 18 219 22 216 25*200 27 194 18935 17039 17 221 21*215 23 205 25 199 17039 15204 16 220 19*213 21 209 23 204 15204 13525 15 218 17 209 20 211 22 209 13525 12020 17 213 15 204 18 214 21 213 12020 10671 17 206 13 197 17 216 20 218 10671 9459 15 205 11 189 16 217 19 222 9459 8370 13 209 10 181 14 218 19 225 8370 7396 10*208 9 173 13 218 18 227 7396 6528 8*203 8 167 12 218 18 230 6528 5752 5 175 8 161 12 219 18 232 5752 5052 4 158 7 155 11 219 18 234 5052 4427 4 150 7 152 10 219 17 235 4427 3901 3 141 7 149 10 218 16 236 3901 3495 3 131 7 147 9 218 15 236 3495 3214 3 127 7 147 9 218 12 234 3214 3044 3 124 6 146 8 218 9*229 3044 2946 3 124 6 145 8 218 5*225 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