DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 44.3 - - 65.0 - - 76.4 - - 78.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 166 - - 225 - - 34 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 784 - - 2331 - - 2086 - - - BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2928 - - 4309 - - 2929 - - - Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3767 - - 5314 - - 5069 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 99 - - 667 - - 1941 - - 1621 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 210 - - 334 - - 175 - - - W* B/S 0 - - 19 - - 34 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction 129 - - 078 - - 349 - - 029 - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -3 - - -10 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4600 - - -6429 - - -7526 - - -8650 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7545 - - 10196 - - 12841 - - 13720 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -17816 - - -15068 - - -13975 - - -14720 - - - ODpotential blCL 20760 - - 18835 - - 19289 - - 19789 - - - blCL maxRH 31 - - 31 - - 32 - - 33 - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m 44.3 - - 65.0 - - 76.4 - - 78.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.7 - - 31.1 - - 30.4 - - 28.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.8 - - 64.0 - - 75.0 - - 78.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.3 - - 30.5 - - 29.6 - - 27.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 166 - - 225 - - 34 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 784 - - 2331 - - 2086 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96539 4 289 3 232 19 253 14 301 96539 89459 2 127 7 215 11 246 11 298 89459 83985 4 129 8 299 3 253 10 261 83985 79426 6 278 4 256 9 260 9 257 79426 75493 7 275 4 190 10 277 14 278 75493 72019 12 297 5 237 12 260 12 273 72019 68870 13 300 8 321 8 312 13 313 68870 65976 9 307 18 293 19 294 21 304 65976 63306 10 306 19 288 20 287 25 302 63306 60735 19 303 26 302 20 299 24 293 60735 58056 28 308 33 303 26 300 27 297 58056 55256 37 308 35 300 34 291 33 294 55256 52565 43 296 38 294 41 286 39 285 52565 50145 43 289 42 288 42 288 39 284 50145 47983 41 291 41 288 43 284 43 287 47983 46022 46 290 42 285 45 281 50 288 46022 44230 48 284 50 287 58 288 63 289 44230 42576 52 282 64 292 67 288 72 288 42576 41033 59 281 69 291 72 285 77 286 41033 39584 61 282 72 287 73 285 78 286 39584 38219 65 287 77 287 74 287 79 287 38219 36903 74 291 81 289 77 288 80 286 36903 35569 80 291 82 289 78 287 80 285 35569 34188 80 290 80 288 79 285 79 282 34188 32764 77 289 79 286 80 284 79 281 32764 31284 78 289 80 283 80 281 78 281 31284 29735 81 289 81 281 79 279 77 282 29735 28120 81 288 79 282 77 278 73 280 28120 26441 78 288 74 283 71 278 69 277 26441 24703 71 287 67 282 64 278 64 278 24703 22909 62 286 60 282 58 279 55 283 22909 21049 55 283 55 280 53 277 48 283 21049 19114 52 279 53 277 50 275 45 277 19114 17144 48 276 50 277 47 277 42 275 17144 15249 42 278 44 280 42 279 36 278 15249 13529 35 281 35 283 37 279 31 276 13529 11999 28 285 27 284 31 279 28 266 11999 10634 23 289 22 285 25 277 25 255 10634 9413 18 294 19 284 21 272 22 252 9413 8319 15 298 15 281 18 265 19 253 8319 7343 13 300 11 280 15 261 14 254 7343 6477 12 303 9 282 12 263 8 261 6477 5707 12 306 6 294 7*271 3*309 5707 5015 7 305 3 312 2*304 4*025 5015 4400 1 055 1 293 2 342 4 029 4400 3883 2 119 1*113 2 354 4 028 3883 3485 4 119 2*086 2 004 4 029 3485 3209 5 131 2 077 2 005 4 030 3209 3041 5*130 2 074 2 008 4 032 3041 2945 3*129 2 074 2 006 4 031 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