DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/17 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 - - - 55.7 - - 60.5 - - 59.0 - - 49.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 449 - - 483 - - 212 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9056 - - 11410 - - 9259 - - 989 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9859 - - 11830 - - 9574 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12039 - - 14393 - - 12242 - - 3972 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3836 - - 4429 - - 4808 - - 1527 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 658 - - 729 - - 517 - - 65 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 10 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 21 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 332 - - 344 - - 012 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 9 - - 4 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 28 - - 58 - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 879 - - 1374 - - 1102 - - -2118 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11160 - - 13020 - - 11140 - - 6090 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 352 - - 1515 - - 194 - - -4273 ODpotential blCL - - - 11687 - - 12878 - - 12048 - - 8245 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 91 - - 87 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 80 - - 150 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 60.5 - - 59.0 - - 49.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.4 - - 12.7 - - 19.9 - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.3 - - 58.0 - - 57.9 - - 49.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.9 - - 11.9 - - 19.4 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 449 - - 483 - - 212 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9056 - - 11410 - - 9259 - - 989 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 65 - - 63 - - 46 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 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] 98094 4 071 2 198 10 006 11 082 98094 90627 3 221 3 281 4 062 3 338 90627 84891 6 091 5 283 8 017 5 011 84891 80142 8 050 5 016 6 312 12 038 80142 76060 1 020 8 009 3 338 8 010 76060 72468 2 145 5 282 8 345 6 046 72468 69195 1 098 5 226 7 277 8 005 69195 66159 3 063 4 109 7 200 4 279 66159 63325 7 280 5 270 5 304 3 222 63325 60560 7 271 10 276 12 301 5 358 60560 57671 7 287 9 301 11 287 12 306 57671 54666 12 310 15 329 13 304 15 310 54666 51788 16 291 21 311 22 305 25 322 51788 49205 17 311 26 311 29 300 30 314 49205 46902 24 308 26 318 22 317 27 304 46902 44814 26 306 27 329 28 338 28 329 44814 42900 25 308 31 330 36 338 37 337 42900 41138 25 313 33 325 40 333 42 337 41138 39507 29 314 33 320 41 331 43 338 39507 37987 29 310 31 316 40 332 44 343 37987 36564 25 307 26 314 38 336 45 350 36564 35206 23 306 21 317 36 343 49 353 35206 33844 21 306 19 324 35 346 50 353 33844 32451 21 301 19 325 31 343 45 354 32451 31030 20 287 16 323 24 338 38 358 31030 29574 22 274 10 312 17 336 30 353 29574 28078 25 257 11 289 13 334 22 354 28078 26540 29 242 17 268 7 331 15 349 26540 24958 39 230 26 253 2 325 7 262 24958 23334 36 235 33 249 4 346 4 287 23334 21666 24 253 29 255 8 035 19 022 21666 19941 20 291 10 294 16 044 17 025 19941 18147 14 327 14 027 16 029 12 024 18147 16320 12 021 14 022 17 014 15 026 16320 14558 13 031 14*014 17 009 21 035 14558 12950 11*030 14*006 18*007 22 038 12950 11513 10*023 14 002 18*005 21 035 11513 10227 9 013 14 354 19 004 19 031 10227 9074 8 349 14 349 19 005 17 027 9074 8040 9 338 14 343 20 007 17 024 8040 7116 10 329 14 339 21 010 18 017 7116 6295 11 321 14 336 22 014 21 009 6295 5564 12 317 14 333 23 016 25 358 5564 4907 13 315 13 331 23 018 27 351 4907 4323 13 312 13 329 23 018 27*346 4323 3833 13 311 13 328 23 019 26*342 3833 3455 13 310 13 327 23 019 24 339 3455 3194 13 309 13 326 22 019 22 337 3194 3034 12 309 12 326 21 020 19 335 3034 2944 11 309 11 325 17 019 13 333 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