DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 40.9 - - 60.9 - - 72.1 - - 72.5 - - 60.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 213 - - 269 - - 53 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1083 - - 2986 - - 3032 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3399 - - 4855 - - 3626 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4066 - - 5969 - - 6015 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 159 - - 745 - - 3045 - - 2808 - - 878 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 254 - - 385 - - 228 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 17 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 099 - - 107 - - 324 - - 332 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -5 - - -12 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5192 - - -7625 - - -8740 - - -8505 - - -8431 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8137 - - 11692 - - 14710 - - 14521 - - 11376 sfcLCL ODpotential -15821 - - -13993 - - -13261 - - -12496 - - -14029 ODpotential blCL 18765 - - 18059 - - 19230 - - 18511 - - 16974 blCL maxRH 70 - - 70 - - 82 - - 75 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 40.9 - - 60.9 - - 72.1 - - 72.5 - - 60.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.6 - - 20.3 - - 17.4 - - 18.7 - - 21.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.1 - - 59.5 - - 70.4 - - 72.0 - - 66.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.4 - - 19.5 - - 16.3 - - 17.5 - - 21.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 213 - - 269 - - 53 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1083 - - 2986 - - 3032 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 29 - - 2 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96306 21 290 15 286 22 285 23 297 18 274 96306 89068 12 311 7 313 17 282 18 293 17 330 89068 83521 15 319 13 318 13 300 12 305 18 318 83521 78960 16 310 20 308 17 298 13 319 18 311 78960 75051 21 300 23 305 18 303 12 321 20 312 75051 71603 24 304 25 298 22 308 16 307 23 311 71603 68471 27 300 27 287 29 297 22 301 24 319 68471 65559 25 300 24 278 29 289 23 304 29 296 65559 62851 24 294 20 279 27 277 27 280 33 283 62851 60225 29 291 27 284 32 267 37 272 33 287 60225 57465 37 282 35 273 39 265 41 278 36 286 57465 54577 49 267 50 268 50 271 46 279 42 280 54577 51802 60 264 62 260 58 263 53 269 51 275 51802 49301 61 265 64 256 60 258 55 260 57 267 49301 47065 65 267 65 257 60 260 54 262 57 265 47065 45048 66 264 61 260 58 262 57 269 56 265 45048 43222 60 259 55 260 54 262 60 272 55 268 43222 41561 52 254 45 257 48 263 63 273 57 272 41561 40041 38 254 34 268 46 273 62 275 62 274 40041 38629 30 267 33 287 48 285 58 273 66 274 38629 37302 27 271 36 293 48 288 53 271 62 273 37302 36020 28 264 32 290 41 283 53 272 60 273 36020 34719 31 265 26 285 39 281 51 271 60 273 34719 33372 33 266 23 284 39 286 48 271 58 273 33372 31983 35 261 26 279 37 285 46 272 54 276 31983 30542 37 258 30 273 33 277 46 272 48 278 30542 29038 43 259 28 274 29 265 46 270 46 278 29038 27472 45 259 27 270 31 262 42 266 43 277 27472 25846 40 262 29 266 32 266 39 261 41 275 25846 24162 39 265 31 264 33 264 37 261 40 271 24162 22420 39 265 35 262 36 262 37 265 38 270 22420 20614 39 262 37 262 38 263 36 268 38 273 20614 18738 37 261 38 261 39 263 36 271 39 278 18738 16828 34 260 37 259 39 263 36 274 40 277 16828 14992 30 261 32 261 34 265 35 275 38 269 14992 13321 25 264 26 268 28 268 33 271 35 258 13321 11828 22 266 24 274 25 272 28 263 32 259 11828 10493 19 266 21 278 23 273 26 259 29 269 10493 9297 15 266 17 282 21 271 23 263 25 275 9297 8226 12 266 13 283 18 273 19 268 20 278 8226 7269 11 267 9 285 15 280 14 276 15 281 7269 6419 8 262 7 284 11*294 9*297 11 287 6419 5662 4 217 5 282 8*308 7*328 8 298 5662 4981 7 129 3 263 7 321 7 331 6 321 4981 4375 10 122 2*162 6 326 7 332 7 345 4375 3867 11 120 3*117 6 328 7 333 7 355 3867 3475 9 117 3 110 6 330 7 334 7 356 3475 3204 8 120 3 102 6 332 7 335 5 346 3204 3039 7*119 3 100 5 332 7 335 2*297 3039 2944 3*099 3 099 5 332 6 335 2*238 2944 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