DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/19 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1335z - - 1601z - - 1901z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.9 - - 52.8 - - 55.9 - - 51.9 - - 46.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 107 - - 286 - - 460 - - 170 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3390 - - 5334 - - 7142 - - 5966 - - 1895 BL Depth Hcrit 4693 - - 6673 - - 8321 - - 6880 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 6373 - - 8317 - - 10125 - - 8949 - - 4878 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2220 - - 2974 - - 2240 - - 2996 - - 3909 Hgt.Variab. W* 296 - - 476 - - 615 - - 416 - - 45 W* B/S 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 24 - - 27 - - 30 - - 32 - - 29 BL Wind Direction 319 - - 316 - - 321 - - 324 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear 11 - - 13 - - 12 - - 12 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1243 - - -206 - - -606 - - -650 - - -2172 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7617 - - 8523 - - 10731 - - 9599 - - 7051 sfcLCL ODpotential -8154 - - -1006 - - -1928 - - -1759 - - -3631 ODpotential blCL 14527 - - 9323 - - 12053 - - 10708 - - 8509 blCL maxRH 98 - - 100 - - 85 - - 100 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.9 - - 52.8 - - 55.9 - - 51.9 - - 46.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.7 - - 25.6 - - 18.6 - - 19.8 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.4 - - 51.5 - - 54.0 - - 51.1 - - 46.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.3 - - 24.9 - - 17.7 - - 19.2 - - 26.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 107 - - 286 - - 460 - - 170 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3390 - - 5334 - - 7142 - - 5966 - - 1895 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 90 - - 98 - - 39 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 97944 16 101 15 125 8 100 11 043 13 122 97944 90425 7 069 9 102 4 079 7 126 9 112 90425 84680 9 056 10 069 14 099 12 108 15 073 84680 79961 12 077 8 102 15 043 10 097 19 065 79961 75888 14 055 11 066 4 047 12 355 17 040 75888 72266 10 029 9 040 2 083 6 359 11 008 72266 68990 8 334 14 327 9 008 9 033 7 034 68990 65975 2 331 7 279 13 269 11 349 6 041 65975 63153 7 012 5 270 9 266 10 001 7 338 63153 60400 38 304 26 320 14 349 8 357 15 335 60400 57533 46 286 41 309 23 335 14 317 18 337 57533 54558 36 280 42 289 38 295 20 331 19 317 54558 51710 37 298 43 289 36 298 23 304 31 301 51710 49151 48 305 49 295 35 302 32 297 35 301 49151 46861 50 309 53 296 49 298 49 300 50 300 46861 44790 66 310 67 304 61 301 60 299 59 295 44790 42902 103 296 99 301 83 309 73 305 63 298 42902 41167 115 290 124 287 119 301 98 307 76 303 41167 39565 107 293 114 284 135 286 125 297 95 301 39565 38075 112 301 105 294 126 280 130 288 108 297 38075 36679 114 300 116 302 118 287 116 285 115 293 36679 35338 112 292 126 300 123 295 110 290 116 289 35338 33986 112 291 120 294 131 297 116 293 116 287 33986 32596 112 291 115 288 134 296 122 293 118 285 32596 31174 113 291 114 287 133 295 126 291 123 286 31174 29707 116 290 116 288 129 292 128 289 126 288 29707 28180 115 287 117 292 127 288 131 287 127 289 28180 26595 113 284 116 291 126 286 133 287 123 290 26595 24955 109 284 116 289 125 284 133 288 107 292 24955 23274 103 284 121 288 125 285 129 288 83 294 23274 21562 96 283 119 289 123 291 119 294 59 294 21562 19813 89 282 109 291 109 299 89 299 44 283 19813 18013 81 281 90 288 80 300 63 287 47 279 18013 16188 74 281 76 279 63 279 55 272 46 286 16188 14435 65 280 68 276 57 266 50 270 36 300 14435 12839 58 279 54 276 45 271 43 284 26 318 12839 11415 53 280 41 278 39 280 40 294 22 327 11415 10143 46 284 37 283 32*294 36 306 24 326 10143 9003 38 289 33*291 30*306 34*318 28 325 9003 7982 31 294 29*302 31 315 33*323 31 327 7982 7071 29*301 28 311 31 318 34 324 32 329 7071 6262 27*312 28 315 31 323 33 324 33 332 6262 5541 26 319 27 319 31 324 33 325 34 335 5541 4891 25 320 27 320 31 325 33 325 33*336 4891 4312 25 320 27 321 31 325 33 325 33*337 4312 3826 24 321 27 321 31 326 32 325 32 336 3826 3451 24 320 26 322 30 326 31 325 30 336 3451 3192 22 320 25 322 29 326 30 325 27 335 3192 3034 20 320 23 322 27 326 27 324 24 334 3034 2943 16 320 19 321 22 326 21 324 17 333 2943 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