DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.1 - - 48.4 - - - - - 41.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 49 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1033 - - 1603 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2927 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4016 - - 4586 - - - - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 930 - - 1511 - - - - - 2393 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 173 - - 183 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 11 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 108 - - 101 - - - - - 185 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -3 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -394 - - 260 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4410 - - 4326 - - - - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4481 - - -1654 - - - - - -1523 ODpotential blCL - - - 8497 - - 6240 - - - - - 4467 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 101 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.1 - - 48.4 - - - - - 41.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 39.8 - - - - - 39.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.8 - - 48.1 - - - - - 43.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 38.9 - - - - - 39.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 49 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1033 - - 1603 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 102 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 96815 27 092 32 077 30 053 96815 89724 28 085 26 084 21 062 89724 84176 20 089 17 089 16 078 84176 79525 14 097 10 103 14 095 79525 75502 9 076 10 046 10 077 75502 71941 4 133 7 015 6 060 71941 68711 4 024 2 344 3 348 68711 65734 13 328 2 220 6 299 65734 62961 12 299 6 259 7 299 62961 60263 9 289 11 267 11 288 60263 57436 16 292 16 263 18 280 57436 54484 23 268 23 269 27 266 54484 51651 25 247 32 263 31 250 51651 49096 27 241 36 259 28 247 49096 46816 32 250 41 259 27 253 46816 44756 37 246 43 251 25 262 44756 42871 35 250 40 250 30 250 42871 41132 39 253 40 252 34 244 41132 39519 45 251 43 247 37 237 39519 38016 50 244 52 240 31 239 38016 36618 53 237 55 235 24 252 36618 35293 56 236 51 238 25 264 35293 33973 58 238 48 243 34 256 33973 32629 59 239 48 247 40 246 32629 31264 57 239 49 248 40 241 31264 29856 51 237 50 247 38 239 29856 28390 43 232 46 245 36 240 28390 26865 37 226 36 244 34 241 26865 25279 31 217 25 237 31 241 25279 23634 26 209 20 229 30 243 23634 21932 25 211 21 224 31 244 21932 20166 25 216 22 222 30 246 20166 18328 24 215 21 224 29 257 18328 16455 20 212 19 229 21 266 16455 14650 13 220 20 233 14 261 14650 13004 9 222 19 233 13 260 13004 11536 9 210 17 231 10 279 11536 10227 9 218 16 235 9 309 10227 9059 12 245 18 232 10 323 9059 8018 13 240 17 224 9 345 8018 7093 11 219 12 213 6 040 7093 6275 12 190 8 196 7 086 6275 5550 15 140 6 159 5 103 5550 4896 22 111 9*115 4 135 4896 4315 23*106 12*101 5 152 4315 3827 21*107 11 101 4 163 3827 3451 19 108 11 101 3 165 3451 3192 18 108 11 101 3 170 3192 3033 16 108 10 101 2*176 3033 2943 13 109 9 100 2*185 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