DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 58.0 - - 59.0 - - 51.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 392 - - 154 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3655 - - 5848 - - 3435 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5330 - - 7214 - - 4942 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6638 - - 8831 - - 6418 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3594 - - 1312 - - 2733 - - 2788 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 402 - - 545 - - 335 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 296 - - 335 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -17 - - -13 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 433 - - 139 - - -2400 - - -4209 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6205 - - 8693 - - 8818 - - 7154 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -612 - - -957 - - -4507 - - -8360 ODpotential blCL - - - 7250 - - 9788 - - 10925 - - 11305 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 75 - - 81 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 58.0 - - 59.0 - - 51.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.9 - - 30.0 - - 30.5 - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.3 - - 55.7 - - 57.8 - - 55.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.0 - - 29.4 - - 30.0 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 392 - - 154 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3655 - - 5848 - - 3435 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 1 - - 24 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96835 39 264 46 281 39 292 32 289 96835 89518 41 272 39 279 42 286 37 290 89518 83905 36 265 35 276 38 276 33 275 83905 79238 25 263 32 268 33 271 26 263 79238 75190 21 261 29 255 31 265 22 263 75190 71604 22 256 26 252 29 262 23 266 71604 68354 22 248 25 251 23 261 22 262 68354 65361 23 247 26 250 19 261 23 256 65361 62568 21 250 26 247 20 261 23 249 62568 59845 21 256 24 246 25 263 28 267 59845 57006 23 257 25 249 31 261 30 266 57006 54076 27 268 24 269 26 261 25 271 54076 51290 28 270 26 279 24 275 24 282 51290 48791 25 273 29 279 29 284 27 291 48791 46555 22 281 27 286 33 287 30 289 46555 44534 20 291 25 293 33 288 31 292 44534 42703 20 300 25 292 28 283 36 304 42703 41045 23 315 27 298 28 307 41 316 41045 39531 27 331 31 321 40 322 45 326 39531 38125 34 344 36 330 40 327 52 329 38125 36806 38 352 35 336 40 335 49 327 36806 35534 40 357 34 338 40 337 41 324 35534 34245 40 356 34 338 41 335 31 324 34245 32910 38 357 33 338 41 333 30 318 32910 31532 38 359 34 339 39 328 35 318 31532 30102 38 355 37 338 36 327 38 317 30102 28611 37 348 39 338 33 329 36 317 28611 27060 36 343 37 339 30 331 32 316 27060 25449 32 342 33 334 27 327 32 309 25449 23782 29 342 28 329 28 319 28 301 23782 22059 27 338 27 326 31 315 25 300 22059 20274 26 335 27 324 32 310 26 302 20274 18424 25 333 26 323 28 308 25 305 18424 16545 24 331 24 315 23 304 21 303 16545 14738 22 333 24 307 23 298 22 297 14738 13095 21 325 22 302 25 292 25 290 13095 11630 21 312 20 294 27 282 27 278 11630 10321 17 297 19 278 26 265 29 266 10321 9149 15 280 14*271 22 261 26 262 9149 8099 16 274 13*272 18 263 21 264 8099 7163 16*275 11 277 10*278 15 266 7163 6332 15*280 10 287 7*296 8 264 6332 5594 13 287 10 300 7 328 3 257 5594 4930 12 294 10 306 8 337 2 064 4930 4340 12 297 9 310 8 340 4 058 4340 3844 11 298 9 314 8 342 4 053 3844 3461 11 299 9 316 8 343 4 046 3461 3197 10 299 9 317 8 344 4 041 3197 3036 10 300 9 318 8 345 3*042 3036 2944 9 300 8 318 7 345 2*047 2944 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