DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.2 - - 73.2 - - 74.3 - - 67.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 479 - - 514 - - 249 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5478 - - 7112 - - 6789 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6992 - - 8337 - - 7732 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8461 - - 10095 - - 9772 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2041 - - 1936 - - 2547 - - 5334 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 567 - - 634 - - 491 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 12 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 299 - - 307 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -11 - - -13 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3300 - - -4354 - - -5530 - - -10208 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11762 - - 14450 - - 15303 - - 13155 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6714 - - -7547 - - -8623 - - -13975 ODpotential blCL - - - 15175 - - 17642 - - 18395 - - 16921 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 59 - - 70 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.2 - - 73.2 - - 74.3 - - 67.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.5 - - 19.4 - - 16.6 - - 19.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 70.6 - - 72.6 - - 69.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.3 - - 19.0 - - 16.3 - - 19.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 479 - - 514 - - 249 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5478 - - 7112 - - 6789 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 98652 19 122 11 131 15 104 17 115 98652 91160 18 125 16 110 13 083 17 096 91160 85413 22 122 16 113 11 093 15 089 85413 80676 20 120 14 099 14 084 17 084 80676 76614 18 120 12 122 11 073 20 074 76614 73017 16 128 13 140 9 106 15 086 73017 69757 15 124 17 156 8 120 17 099 69757 66748 10 149 17 143 8 165 10 085 66748 63942 8 146 16 127 13 168 10 165 63942 61213 11 202 9 107 17 144 9 186 61213 58350 18 200 14 213 8 205 14 200 58350 55356 17 200 17 204 14 215 17 209 55356 52484 20 215 21 214 19 223 20 220 52484 49897 20 215 21 217 20 229 22 230 49897 47581 18 220 21 231 20 236 21 234 47581 45483 19 226 20 235 18 243 18 240 45483 43564 21 231 18 245 17 246 19 241 43564 41795 22 237 22 253 20 254 19 240 41795 40161 21 240 26 255 22 255 21 246 40161 38646 19 247 24 257 22 255 22 253 38646 37237 18 258 21 260 24 260 23 255 37237 35897 17 271 23 272 29 259 25 253 35897 34564 17 279 29 273 32 258 26 251 34564 33215 17 284 35 279 33 257 25 250 33215 31848 17 288 46 280 32 257 26 251 31848 30432 20 290 46 275 34 260 23 254 30432 28949 22 292 42 274 35 264 20 261 28949 27402 23 294 37 283 29 262 20 257 27402 25794 22 296 33 289 23 264 18 251 25794 24125 20 298 28 293 20 271 16 251 24125 22394 16 295 23 293 18 273 15 255 22394 20597 14 296 17 291 17 272 14 255 20597 18729 15 296 13 291 14 275 13 253 18729 16826 14 291 11 290 11 278 11 255 16826 14991 13 289 9 289 10 283 9 261 14991 13317 11 288 9 289 10 286 11 271 13317 11823 9 298 8 288 11 287 14 272 11823 10487 11 310 10*298 11*300 15 277 10487 9291 14*312 11*300 12*305 14 287 9291 8221 15*308 11 301 12 306 14 300 8221 7266 16 307 12 300 13 307 14 311 7266 6418 17 305 12 299 13 307 14 322 6418 5664 17 305 13 299 13 308 15 329 5664 4983 17 304 13 298 14 308 15 332 4983 4377 18 303 13 297 14 308 16 333 4377 3869 17 302 13 297 13 308 16 333 3869 3476 17 302 13 297 13 308 15 333 3476 3204 16 302 12 296 13 308 13 331 3204 3039 16 301 12 296 12 308 11*329 3039 2945 14 301 11 296 11 308 6*326 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