DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.4 - - 67.1 - - 74.1 - - 73.9 - - 59.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 37 - - 276 - - 252 - - 101 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 151 - - 2136 - - 6032 - - 8389 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 4237 - - 7165 - - 8334 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 3134 - - 5119 - - 9015 - - 11372 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 385 - - 1535 - - 3901 - - 2828 - - 497 Hgt.Variab. W* 74 - - 348 - - 479 - - 397 - - 11 W* B/S 3 - - 74 - - 14 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 1 - - 6 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 114 - - 019 - - 308 - - 313 - - 244 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -13 - - 6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3926 - - -4732 - - -2828 - - 352 - - -2373 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7060 - - 9851 - - 11844 - - 11020 - - 5318 sfcLCL ODpotential -9678 - - -7589 - - -4527 - - -606 - - -5322 ODpotential blCL 12812 - - 12708 - - 13542 - - 11978 - - 8267 blCL maxRH 76 - - 86 - - 96 - - 97 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 50 - - 70 - - 40 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m 54.4 - - 67.1 - - 74.1 - - 73.9 - - 59.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.1 - - 34.1 - - 31.9 - - 35.4 - - 45.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.1 - - 65.4 - - 72.3 - - 73.1 - - 60.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.7 - - 33.3 - - 30.7 - - 34.5 - - 45.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 37 - - 276 - - 252 - - 101 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 151 - - 2136 - - 6032 - - 8389 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 4 - - 44 - - 85 - - 87 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 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] 97882 23 258 28 249 30 284 25 274 22 266 97882 90475 3 308 11 269 16 261 21 281 17 296 90475 84812 8 006 5 352 9 285 15 293 16 311 84812 80147 7 344 9 326 10 321 10 294 15 316 80147 76145 9 340 12 319 10 321 8 297 12 294 76145 72603 13 321 11 286 11 288 11 296 12 297 72603 69364 14 304 10 278 12 267 12 267 14 279 69364 66357 20 278 17 279 14 248 18 261 20 263 66357 63549 26 274 22 269 23 262 26 273 24 267 63549 60810 33 273 30 265 35 263 34 270 30 270 60810 57941 40 266 34 264 39 260 39 261 36 268 57941 54947 46 264 41 260 42 260 44 258 41 263 54947 52072 49 262 47 259 45 260 47 257 41 261 52072 49479 48 263 47 259 47 257 46 257 39 258 49479 47161 47 264 46 259 44 256 42 256 37 255 47161 45073 44 261 43 256 40 256 37 257 35 254 45073 43180 42 260 40 253 40 252 35 263 31 255 43180 41455 42 260 39 253 38 250 33 264 24 253 41455 39871 42 255 38 256 33 251 30 256 18 260 39871 38405 39 249 37 256 29 251 29 247 17 267 38405 37045 36 250 35 253 29 253 27 247 16 269 37045 35753 34 250 33 252 31 255 27 249 17 272 35753 34457 34 247 32 246 34 252 28 251 20 260 34457 33125 34 249 31 243 36 249 30 252 24 246 33125 31755 35 250 33 245 35 247 31 253 28 239 31755 30332 35 248 34 246 34 247 33 250 29 238 30332 28842 34 247 33 246 33 247 34 246 28 240 28842 27288 31 249 31 245 32 246 32 245 26 245 27288 25672 25 249 28 245 30 248 29 246 21 240 25672 23996 21 246 28 244 29 252 26 247 17 233 23996 22261 22 240 28 239 27 249 26 243 16 236 22261 20463 22 245 26 237 26 237 23 236 13 231 20463 18599 20 258 20 242 21 231 19 235 8 230 18599 16703 17 271 16 243 19 244 19 247 5 240 16703 14880 16 273 13 238 15 240 18 261 5 294 14880 13222 13 262 12 233 14 237 14 264 11 321 13222 11745 11 244 10 238 11 244 8*283 14 332 11745 10425 5 227 8 264 9 263 6*306 13 346 10425 9244 5 231 7 272 7*286 7 308 11 000 9244 8185 6 231 2 240 6*299 7 310 8 008 8185 7239 4 206 3 176 6 304 8 313 7 004 7239 6397 6 144 3 174 6 307 8 314 5 342 6397 5646 9 126 1*187 6 308 8 315 6 307 5646 4969 10 118 1*027 6 310 9 315 8 278 4969 4366 11 122 1 025 7 311 9 315 11 262 4366 3860 10 121 1 024 6 311 9 315 15 252 3860 3470 7 123 1 016 6 312 9 316 18 246 3470 3201 6*124 1 009 6 312 9 315 17 244 3201 3038 5*118 1 012 6 312 8 315 14*244 3038 2944 3 110 1 013 6 312 8 316 9*244 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