DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/21 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 1001z - - 1334z - - 1601z - - 1901z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 58.4 - - 65.2 - - 74.0 - - 77.9 - - 71.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 66 - - 210 - - 394 - - 204 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 790 - - 2502 - - 4715 - - 5984 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2956 - - 4440 - - 6325 - - 7009 - - 2957 Hcrit BL Top 3773 - - 5485 - - 7698 - - 8967 - - 2975 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1248 - - 1813 - - 2371 - - 2841 - - 4377 Hgt.Variab. W* 161 - - 344 - - 510 - - 444 - - 8 W* B/S 5 - - 18 - - 14 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 3 - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 289 - - 291 - - 323 - - 328 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -7 - - -9 - - -11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 35 - - 455 - - -368 - - -726 - - -3964 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3738 - - 5030 - - 8067 - - 9693 - - 6940 sfcLCL ODpotential -2839 - - -1510 - - -2328 - - -2039 - - -6718 ODpotential blCL 6612 - - 6995 - - 10026 - - 11006 - - 9693 blCL maxRH 85 - - 79 - - 72 - - 67 - - 65 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 630 - - 660 - - 540 - - 1020 CAPE Temp@2m 58.4 - - 65.2 - - 74.0 - - 77.9 - - 71.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 52.0 - - 53.1 - - 48.7 - - 45.4 - - 51.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.9 - - 64.9 - - 72.5 - - 76.4 - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 51.4 - - 52.7 - - 48.2 - - 45.0 - - 51.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 66 - - 210 - - 394 - - 204 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 790 - - 2502 - - 4715 - - 5984 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 40 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 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] 98394 4 085 4 208 5 067 7 084 3 304 98394 91474 3 106 5 175 2 258 5 346 1 105 91474 86063 6 098 6 138 2 212 4 337 6 092 86063 81527 5 102 5 130 3 223 3 341 7 083 81527 77596 4 122 3 148 2 196 3 352 6 074 77596 74104 5 127 4 139 4 162 4 350 5 060 74104 70926 5 123 5 120 6 155 2 021 4 039 70926 67987 5 114 5 112 6 152 2 093 3 014 67987 65249 5 119 3 117 4 159 3 111 1 003 65249 62587 5 136 2 157 3 187 1 123 1 176 62587 59799 3 134 2 162 3 211 1 253 2 165 59799 56900 1 242 2 168 2 241 1 254 2 158 56900 54131 3 283 3 181 3 261 2 283 2 124 54131 51641 6 277 2 194 4 259 4 307 3 076 51641 49412 7 272 2 270 4 269 5 318 5 056 49412 47392 8 275 4 298 4 281 5 330 6 039 47392 45546 7 265 5 295 4 294 4 357 8 022 45546 43848 8 245 5 262 4 294 3 017 9 012 43848 42279 10 222 7 230 5 218 3 118 7 018 42279 40827 11 214 10 228 9 199 5 180 6 083 40827 39477 10 208 11 222 13 203 9 229 3 117 39477 38184 10 207 12 222 17 208 19 226 8 218 38184 36874 12 203 13 221 20 210 23 215 12 208 36874 35517 15 198 16 212 22 209 22 210 13 201 35517 34112 15 193 16 200 20 206 17 206 11 193 34112 32640 14 188 16 192 17 202 14 200 8 191 32640 31088 13 183 16 188 13 195 11 195 6 182 31088 29453 13 187 16 189 12 185 10 187 3 124 29453 27734 13 194 16 191 13 178 9 174 6 099 27734 25934 12 200 14 194 13 175 10 161 10 119 25934 24055 11 205 10 193 12 172 12 153 9 129 24055 22095 7 215 8 184 10 177 14 154 8 132 22095 20046 8 224 8 185 10 189 12 170 8 147 20046 17951 9 223 10 198 12 200 10 196 8 159 17951 15927 9 210 11 203 14 204 11 214 7 175 15927 14083 9 188 11 196 13 205 11 216 7 190 14083 12440 8 180 11 185 12 205 10 215 6 196 12440 10977 5 188 10 175 11 203 8 216 3 216 10977 9675 4 188 8 165 10 201 5*234 3 322 9675 8519 4 169 6 150 6*201 4*268 7 359 8519 7494 5 146 5 133 2*256 7 331 9 004 7494 6591 3 141 4 118 7 326 8 332 10 002 6591 5793 0 359 2*074 7 325 8 331 11 356 5793 5079 3 328 2*308 7 326 9 331 11 350 5079 4447 5 318 3 291 7 325 9 330 12 345 4447 3921 6*302 4 289 7 323 9 330 13 341 3921 3516 6*291 4 289 7 324 9 329 13 338 3516 3239 5 289 4 289 7 324 9 329 12 334 3239 3071 5 289 4 288 7 323 9 328 10*330 3071 2974 5 289 4 288 7 322 8 328 6*324 2974 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