DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.6 - - 62.2 - - 68.8 - - 69.9 - - 61.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 12 - - 289 - - 344 - - 112 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 2599 - - 4444 - - 3854 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 4590 - - 6057 - - 5063 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 3036 - - 5582 - - 7427 - - 6837 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 896 - - 1810 - - 2212 - - 3972 - - 2801 Hgt.Variab. W* 36 - - 376 - - 476 - - 315 - - 2 W* B/S 1 - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 275 - - 292 - - 306 - - 326 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -5 - - -15 - - -13 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6393 - - -6456 - - -5666 - - -5673 - - -7528 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9430 - - 12039 - - 13093 - - 12511 - - 10474 sfcLCL ODpotential -13902 - - -11823 - - -9686 - - -8643 - - -11402 ODpotential blCL 16938 - - 17405 - - 17113 - - 15480 - - 14348 blCL maxRH 73 - - 80 - - 78 - - 81 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 50.6 - - 62.2 - - 68.8 - - 69.9 - - 61.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.1 - - 19.6 - - 21.2 - - 24.9 - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.8 - - 60.4 - - 66.6 - - 69.1 - - 64.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.6 - - 18.6 - - 20.1 - - 24.2 - - 26.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 12 - - 289 - - 344 - - 112 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 2599 - - 4444 - - 3854 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 21 - - 11 - - 25 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96313 21 290 14 265 27 258 27 302 22 281 96313 89139 22 298 12 310 21 266 26 290 19 290 89139 83666 17 325 11 310 14 286 23 292 22 297 83666 79125 20 322 12 318 14 306 25 299 27 294 79125 75198 22 310 13 314 20 315 25 299 26 292 75198 71713 25 311 20 309 21 318 24 300 27 301 71713 68527 28 311 27 305 26 309 24 302 29 304 68527 65571 29 311 32 304 31 304 27 304 27 294 65571 62821 26 301 29 303 31 297 29 306 26 291 62821 60152 24 299 24 303 30 291 32 301 27 298 60152 57358 26 301 22 297 29 285 35 300 30 300 57358 54452 29 308 21 295 29 278 36 296 32 297 54452 51673 36 311 26 301 29 279 36 288 32 294 51673 49168 43 307 33 298 32 284 37 282 35 288 49168 46923 48 299 38 300 34 288 37 283 36 284 46923 44893 49 291 44 293 38 289 37 284 35 278 44893 43054 48 287 44 289 41 288 37 287 33 278 43054 41382 54 284 50 284 46 286 41 284 37 281 41382 39846 61 276 56 277 46 279 39 283 40 278 39846 38418 63 277 61 273 44 279 38 283 41 276 38418 37080 62 279 59 273 43 280 41 279 43 273 37080 35793 60 281 54 274 42 279 44 274 46 271 35793 34492 58 283 52 274 42 277 45 271 48 271 34492 33149 57 284 51 275 42 276 44 271 48 271 33149 31768 55 285 49 278 41 276 42 270 46 271 31768 30337 52 287 46 280 40 275 40 270 43 269 30337 28845 48 289 43 279 39 274 39 271 40 268 28845 27294 45 293 40 280 38 272 38 269 39 270 27294 25682 43 299 37 284 36 268 38 269 35 271 25682 24010 43 303 36 289 33 266 37 268 32 270 24010 22281 39 303 35 292 31 268 35 266 28 272 22281 20489 35 297 34 292 30 269 34 266 24 276 20489 18633 34 292 33 292 29 279 33 269 25 270 18633 16744 32 292 31 292 29 291 32 276 26 271 16744 14921 30 298 27 296 29 294 29 288 26 282 14921 13257 30 304 24 303 26 294 26 289 24 284 13257 11772 30 310 22 310 22 296 25 279 23 279 11772 10444 29 313 20 313 20 295 23 272 22 277 10444 9255 26 315 17 312 18 288 22 273 20 280 9255 8191 23 316 15 310 15*288 18 278 18 284 8191 7241 20 316 13 305 13*294 13*293 15 289 7241 6396 18 315 13 294 12 301 11*309 12 300 6396 5645 18 309 12*291 11 305 11 322 10 317 5645 4969 19 305 12*291 11 308 11 326 11 340 4969 4367 21 308 11 292 11 309 11 328 11 354 4367 3862 20 309 11 292 11 311 11 329 11 357 3862 3472 16 298 11 293 10 312 11 331 10 354 3472 3202 13*281 10 294 10 313 10 331 8 348 3202 3038 11*275 10 294 10 313 10 331 5*335 3038 2945 8 275 9 294 9 313 9 331 3*312 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