DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - - 69.3 - - 73.4 - - 73.2 - - 65.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 383 - - 343 - - 195 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4872 - - 8870 - - 8098 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6429 - - 9567 - - 8606 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7855 - - 11853 - - 11081 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5153 - - 3027 - - 2892 - - 6157 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 507 - - 598 - - 481 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 28 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 9 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 271 - - 299 - - 314 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -20 - - 5 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3819 - - -686 - - -872 - - -6632 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11674 - - 12540 - - 11954 - - 9578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4755 - - -1504 - - -1699 - - -9151 ODpotential blCL - - - 12610 - - 13357 - - 12780 - - 12096 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 95 - - 87 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.3 - - 73.4 - - 73.2 - - 65.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.0 - - 28.1 - - 30.6 - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 71.3 - - 71.8 - - 67.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.5 - - 27.5 - - 30.3 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 383 - - 343 - - 195 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4872 - - 8870 - - 8098 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 82 - - 48 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98243 10 140 9 118 13 097 9 115 98243 90796 7 124 7 132 6 122 6 111 90796 85066 2 146 6 118 4 157 7 076 85066 80316 6 119 8 121 4 177 6 049 80316 76231 8 125 2 109 3 113 7 068 76231 72612 7 127 3 106 4 038 10 059 72612 69315 3 131 1 147 4 318 8 018 69315 66265 3 275 3 253 3 320 5 344 66265 63422 3 270 9 260 9 319 7 331 63422 60665 4 333 5 286 9 284 9 306 60665 57786 9 316 8 321 8 311 8 301 57786 54795 13 322 15 330 15 329 14 323 54795 51947 12 324 17 325 20 319 19 318 51947 49401 17 330 19 327 26 334 21 343 49401 47135 23 320 25 332 35 335 36 345 47135 45096 26 321 30 331 38 326 44 337 45096 43247 31 332 34 337 32 331 44 343 43247 41557 36 337 41 339 48 360 58 360 41557 40002 38 339 45 340 81 359 83 004 40002 38564 42 341 45 341 90 351 99 001 38564 37223 42 329 43 339 75 347 91 353 37223 35935 43 320 41 334 64 355 89 349 35935 34630 39 322 40 334 63 357 88 349 34630 33281 36 328 42 333 61 355 83 351 33281 31893 37 332 41 332 58 354 81 357 31893 30451 38 330 40 330 47 351 78 358 30451 28947 39 328 39 330 38 340 74 355 28947 27380 37 328 37 333 38 324 66 355 27380 25755 35 327 35 332 39 317 45 350 25755 24073 32 325 34 329 36 320 35 335 24073 22333 27 327 30 328 33 321 39 322 22333 20532 22 327 26 322 29 319 38 321 20532 18664 18 318 22 309 24 307 31 316 18664 16766 15 307 19 301 22 299 27 307 16766 14940 14 299 18 288 23 286 25 304 14940 13276 14 301 17*280 24 274 28 299 13276 11791 12 301 12*280 18*281 26 292 11791 10463 10 303 11 284 15*291 24 294 10463 9274 8 300 10 289 14 303 22 300 9274 8209 6*280 10 295 14 306 20 308 8209 7258 4*264 9 302 13 315 18 319 7258 6413 4 263 9 307 13 319 18 326 6413 5660 3 265 9 310 14 322 18 329 5660 4981 3 269 9 312 14 324 19 330 4981 4376 3 273 9 314 13 325 19 331 4376 3868 3 280 9 315 13 326 19 330 3868 3475 3 284 9 317 13 326 18 329 3475 3204 3 287 9 317 13 327 15 326 3204 3039 3 285 9 317 12 327 12*323 3039 2944 3 289 8 318 11 327 7*320 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