DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - 69.4 - - 79.0 - - - - - 67.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 227 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 971 - - 3059 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3157 - - 4846 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3954 - - 6042 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 747 - - 2465 - - - - - 90 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 226 - - 367 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 21 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 103 - - 109 - - - - - 134 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -11 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7947 - - -7770 - - - - - -8579 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11902 - - 13813 - - - - - 11525 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14369 - - -12939 - - - - - -15248 ODpotential blCL - - - 18323 - - 18981 - - - - - 18194 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 47 - - - - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.4 - - 79.0 - - - - - 67.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.0 - - 28.7 - - - - - 28.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.2 - - 77.6 - - - - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 27.6 - - - - - 27.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 227 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 971 - - 3059 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96323 14 264 16 294 8 259 96323 89301 7 248 13 319 10 288 89301 83875 3 306 10 308 11 315 83875 79348 6 019 7 311 9 335 79348 75421 5 332 13 305 12 322 75421 71946 7 344 10 293 12 310 71946 68801 15 326 15 316 16 320 68801 65924 15 316 23 292 19 316 65924 63279 17 307 21 277 25 317 63279 60732 25 306 23 298 32 303 60732 58067 28 297 30 295 31 297 58067 55267 36 284 38 291 35 287 55267 52567 38 278 42 284 39 282 52567 50114 41 283 47 275 45 280 50114 47897 46 284 48 269 53 277 47897 45875 48 277 50 271 57 273 45875 44020 52 277 57 272 62 272 44020 42315 59 269 63 267 71 269 42315 40747 63 265 68 265 77 265 40747 39299 65 265 70 264 75 264 39299 37947 63 266 66 263 69 263 37947 36644 62 267 61 264 68 263 36644 35323 62 266 62 265 68 263 35323 33956 63 266 63 264 67 263 33956 32546 64 265 64 264 67 264 32546 31081 65 267 64 266 67 264 31081 29552 64 269 62 268 65 264 29552 27959 59 269 58 267 61 263 27959 26303 54 266 54 265 56 262 26303 24586 49 264 52 263 53 261 24586 22810 43 261 50 263 51 264 22810 20970 37 258 46 264 49 267 20970 19060 33 260 39 264 43 267 19060 17117 29 260 32 260 37 263 17117 15245 26 256 27 259 30 255 15245 13539 22 253 24 256 26 247 13539 12014 17 254 21 250 26 239 12014 10650 11 257 17 247 24 240 10650 9428 8 262 11 247 21 244 9428 8333 6 263 8 248 16 241 8333 7356 4 257 5 248 9 225 7356 6487 3 247 2*215 6 193 6487 5715 2 276 3*123 7 142 5715 5020 1 108 3 115 10 120 5020 4402 4*124 3 110 11 114 4402 3884 5*112 3 107 10 116 3884 3485 5 105 3 101 9 119 3485 3209 5 100 3 100 7 120 3209 3041 5 097 3 099 5*125 3041 2945 5 096 3 098 4*134 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