DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - 78.1 - - 85.1 - - 86.0 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 398 - - 164 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3588 - - 8971 - - 9358 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5392 - - 9735 - - 9476 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6571 - - 11954 - - 12341 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3238 - - 5039 - - 4966 - - 5762 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 442 - - 633 - - 480 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 49 - - 18 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 285 - - 296 - - 003 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 20 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -20 - - -3 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8301 - - -3982 - - -3390 - - -10288 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14873 - - 15937 - - 15732 - - 13235 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11046 - - -5194 - - -4579 - - -13236 ODpotential blCL - - - 17617 - - 17148 - - 16920 - - 16183 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 71 - - 79 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.1 - - 85.1 - - 86.0 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.5 - - 24.2 - - 26.1 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.1 - - 82.6 - - 84.7 - - 80.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.7 - - 23.4 - - 25.4 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 398 - - 164 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3588 - - 8971 - - 9358 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 16 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98421 13 122 12 103 12 117 6 087 98421 90960 8 126 6 182 7 126 7 066 90960 85222 6 106 4 222 2 123 8 067 85222 80459 9 116 2 293 3 023 6 096 80459 76348 2 146 4 239 2 287 2 045 76348 72710 5 216 6 222 1 124 5 260 72710 69405 6 195 9 198 3 247 7 220 69405 66351 2 182 10 200 8 228 7 229 66351 63512 6 244 14 201 14 239 7 263 63512 60772 8 238 9 208 16 242 13 267 60772 57928 8 268 7 270 9 276 15 247 57928 54985 11 287 11 293 13 285 11 287 54985 52181 15 300 15 289 17 285 19 279 52181 49678 17 302 19 288 25 278 27 276 49678 47466 26 298 29 295 32 278 29 276 47466 45479 36 295 38 299 38 290 33 284 45479 43674 39 302 42 298 47 296 44 285 43674 42018 42 307 43 297 53 297 52 285 42018 40475 43 305 43 292 53 297 53 286 40475 39026 43 301 43 289 47 292 52 288 39026 37664 43 298 42 290 44 289 49 289 37664 36354 43 296 42 292 44 290 45 288 36354 35034 42 295 41 292 45 290 44 286 35034 33673 40 295 40 292 44 286 44 284 33673 32274 38 296 38 293 41 284 41 282 32274 30822 36 299 35 293 37 287 36 282 30822 29306 34 301 34 293 34 289 33 285 29306 27728 32 301 33 290 31 288 30 287 27728 26088 28 299 31 287 29 286 28 287 26088 24389 24 295 28 282 27 284 26 285 24389 22634 23 291 28 281 26 286 23 286 22634 20818 27 293 30 284 27 287 22 285 20818 18936 29 286 30 282 29 275 27 263 18936 17023 25 283 28 270 27 256 27 256 17023 15176 22 287 25 261 25 253 24 257 15176 13489 19 288 23*259 22*255 21 259 13489 11980 17 285 18*260 17*261 18 264 11980 10629 14 284 14 263 14 269 15 270 10629 9416 11 283 11 268 12 280 12 277 9416 8329 9 271 8 276 10 297 10 287 8329 7358 6*248 6 293 10 306 9 303 7358 6494 3*216 4 327 10 313 8 326 6494 5725 2 188 4 346 10 318 9 343 5725 5030 2 172 4 355 10 321 10 353 5030 4411 2 156 4 003 10 324 11 360 4411 3891 2 136 4 007 9 325 12 003 3891 3489 2 121 4 012 9 326 12 004 3489 3211 2 115 4 013 9 327 11 004 3211 3042 2 112 4 014 9 328 8*004 3042 2946 1 106 4 013 8 327 4*003 2946 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