DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - - 71.4 - - 76.8 - - 78.2 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 382 - - 434 - - 193 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4052 - - 8835 - - 8120 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5788 - - 9663 - - 8622 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7035 - - 11818 - - 11103 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4365 - - 2764 - - 3923 - - 6175 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 477 - - 646 - - 481 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 174 - - 22 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 0 - - 5 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 060 - - 314 - - 313 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -15 - - -14 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5836 - - -2594 - - -3920 - - -9755 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12871 - - 14413 - - 15024 - - 12702 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8693 - - -4744 - - -6303 - - -13625 ODpotential blCL - - - 15728 - - 16562 - - 17406 - - 16571 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 68 - - 66 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 76.8 - - 78.2 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.8 - - 22.9 - - 21.6 - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 74.3 - - 76.7 - - 72.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 22.2 - - 20.8 - - 23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 382 - - 434 - - 193 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4052 - - 8835 - - 8120 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98281 12 112 12 114 16 119 5 119 98281 90842 9 101 11 109 7 103 11 083 90842 85116 9 091 10 086 4 064 12 085 85116 80349 12 129 1 166 4 054 6 083 80349 76232 12 124 5 178 4 046 7 069 76232 72593 11 151 4 150 2 021 6 063 72593 69293 3 197 4 027 4 080 1 340 69293 66252 5 244 2 278 2 344 2 321 66252 63426 5 172 5 071 2 300 3 313 63426 60693 9 338 7 360 5 313 9 308 60693 57852 10 305 13 346 10 344 9 326 57852 54907 11 332 16 319 15 326 15 322 54907 52101 19 349 13 314 17 323 18 326 52101 49579 21 341 19 317 22 310 25 317 49579 47332 29 341 22 326 25 317 27 319 47332 45312 33 342 35 332 37 323 37 330 45312 43480 43 338 41 329 46 328 44 329 43480 41806 46 338 50 332 50 335 50 339 41806 40260 51 343 51 338 60 345 65 345 40260 38822 56 351 62 349 68 343 70 343 38822 37468 70 000 69 348 69 343 69 342 37468 36161 72 000 68 346 67 344 64 342 36161 34839 62 352 66 347 62 342 59 340 34839 33472 61 343 62 345 57 337 55 336 33472 32066 62 344 59 337 54 329 50 333 32066 30607 55 348 57 338 50 324 48 331 30607 29087 46 346 47 340 48 330 47 331 29087 27507 44 344 42 335 42 336 42 332 27507 25868 40 346 39 332 36 324 35 327 25868 24171 31 340 35 335 36 321 34 319 24171 22422 25 330 32 335 32 322 31 318 22422 20614 23 320 26 326 27 318 28 314 20614 18742 22 318 22 316 24 312 25 308 18742 16840 19 315 18 311 21 305 21 301 16840 15009 14 318 16 306 20 291 19 297 15009 13339 11 313 14*301 19 281 21 286 13339 11847 8 302 9*299 15*284 20 282 11847 10513 9 295 6 304 11*293 17 287 10513 9317 8 300 6 307 9 302 13 298 9317 8246 5 314 5 311 8 311 10 310 8246 7290 2*311 5 315 8 314 9 319 7290 6439 1*317 5 318 7 316 10 327 6439 5681 0 004 5 321 7 319 11 331 5681 4997 0 073 5 325 7 321 12 333 4997 4388 1 079 5 327 7 322 13 334 4388 3875 1 077 4 331 7 323 13 334 3875 3480 1 077 4 332 7 324 13 334 3480 3206 1 075 4 332 6 324 12 332 3206 3040 1 071 4 333 6 324 9*329 3040 2945 1 074 4 334 6 324 5*324 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