DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 84.5 - - - - - 70.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 285 - - - - - -73 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2086 - - 15502 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4184 - - 14855 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5069 - - 18485 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6078 - - 1659 - - - - - 219 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 339 - - 685 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 21 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 109 - - 175 - - - - - 204 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 16 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 28 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8585 - - 2391 - - - - - -11900 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13654 - - 16094 - - - - - 14847 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11583 - - 1806 - - - - - -14913 ODpotential blCL - - - 16652 - - 16679 - - - - - 17859 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 87 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 84.5 - - - - - 70.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 22.5 - - - - - 15.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.0 - - 82.7 - - - - - 73.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 21.4 - - - - - 14.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 285 - - - - - -73 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2086 - - 15502 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 49 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 97055 20 304 27 271 32 290 97055 89786 33 277 24 287 20 304 89786 84223 25 275 30 287 14 298 84223 79591 15 269 23 276 21 293 79591 75580 11 259 19 258 18 281 75580 72017 11 277 16 264 17 261 72017 68798 17 276 11 284 9 259 68798 65840 18 262 12 277 12 307 65840 63085 16 275 14 258 20 289 63085 60405 14 268 8 260 13 282 60405 57586 17 243 23 251 22 244 57586 54637 21 231 22 234 27 256 54637 51815 26 229 38 246 35 255 51815 49270 35 229 45 234 34 258 49270 46977 40 227 48 224 41 236 46977 44902 40 222 43 212 41 216 44902 43016 45 213 41 200 47 205 43016 41293 49 204 45 195 61 206 41293 39720 52 203 59 198 66 196 39720 38273 54 203 71 195 68 193 38273 36925 54 202 71 193 70 189 36925 35632 55 202 67 196 70 186 35632 34329 55 203 65 200 70 186 34329 32987 55 205 64 201 71 184 32987 31610 55 208 63 201 71 183 31610 30183 55 210 63 200 71 183 30183 28695 53 209 63 199 70 184 28695 27149 54 206 62 199 66 187 27149 25547 59 202 61 198 60 188 25547 23895 63 200 60 199 50 185 23895 22195 60 199 57 200 42 180 22195 20439 54 197 49 200 39 177 20439 18613 47 194 38*193 39 175 18613 16750 42 191 28*182 38 174 16750 14948 39 194 25 179 38 180 14948 13301 34 195 24 178 38 187 13301 11825 29 191 23 177 39 192 11825 10503 26 186 22 176 39 197 10503 9316 24 178 21 175 38 202 9316 8250 22 172 20 173 38 209 8250 7297 20 167 19 172 38 215 7297 6447 17 162 18 171 40 220 6447 5690 15*153 18 171 41 221 5690 5004 11*131 17 170 41 222 5004 4394 11 111 16 169 40 220 4394 3879 10 106 16 168 38 216 3879 3482 10 102 15 168 33 212 3482 3207 9 099 15 168 25 208 3207 3040 9 099 14 167 20*206 3040 2945 8 097 13 167 11*204 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