DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 86.7 - - - - - 75.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 370 - - 403 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4358 - - 14108 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6016 - - 13950 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7341 - - 17091 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2452 - - 5109 - - - - - 11974 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 484 - - 739 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 31 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 129 - - 143 - - - - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 18 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 35 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3651 - - 177 - - - - - -13195 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10993 - - 16915 - - - - - 16141 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6514 - - -1051 - - - - - -15834 ODpotential blCL - - - 13855 - - 18142 - - - - - 18780 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 75 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 130 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 86.7 - - - - - 75.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.1 - - 20.8 - - - - - 14.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.3 - - 84.7 - - - - - 77.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.9 - - 20.3 - - - - - 14.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 370 - - 403 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4358 - - 14108 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 105 - - 0 - - - - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 98635 8 023 14 118 10 069 98635 91212 15 145 9 058 10 055 91212 85479 16 127 9 060 11 096 85479 80734 12 103 7 106 15 099 80734 76657 8 104 8 109 18 088 76657 73049 12 132 5 158 15 077 73049 69763 15 108 10 149 6 092 69763 66725 6 112 15 124 5 120 66725 63891 7 197 11 124 3 132 63891 61132 15 202 7 200 6 168 61132 58252 19 185 18 193 8 126 58252 55269 18 177 21 172 3 191 55269 52437 16 169 15 140 4 260 52437 49895 14 147 10 200 5 193 49895 47614 14 150 27 172 16 147 47614 45537 22 142 39 148 18 160 45537 43622 30 159 34 138 20 153 43622 41849 43 174 31 142 19 151 41849 40203 63 171 32 162 24 173 40203 38678 81 156 52 170 40 176 38678 37275 88 144 76 158 52 164 37275 35958 84 141 81 149 54 165 35958 34647 80 143 78 151 61 174 34647 33301 77 144 84 150 63 171 33301 31918 74 144 78 146 58 171 31918 30481 71 144 69 147 56 171 30481 28979 68 145 65 150 56 171 28979 27416 63 146 62 152 55 170 27416 25794 58 145 59 150 53 169 25794 24114 53 144 53 144 50 170 24114 22381 49 142 50 136 45 171 22381 20589 46 142 48 132 40 169 20589 18733 44 144 43*131 35 163 18733 16846 42 147 36*130 30 150 16846 15027 39 149 31 132 22 139 15027 13365 37 147 30 134 20 141 13365 11877 39 146 30 136 18 145 11877 10543 39 149 30 141 15 156 10543 9347 33 156 31 145 13 169 9347 8274 25*159 31 148 13 183 8274 7314 19*154 32 149 13 195 7314 6460 16 143 32 151 13 206 6460 5698 14 128 32 152 14 214 5698 5010 13 122 32 152 14 220 5010 4397 13 120 32 153 15 225 4397 3882 13 117 31 153 15 229 3882 3484 12 115 31 153 14 232 3484 3209 12 113 30 153 12 236 3209 3041 11 113 28 153 9*239 3041 2945 10 112 23 153 5*243 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