DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 0654z - - 0703z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 70.1 - - 81.3 - - 86.3 - - 86.4 - - 78.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 129 - - 375 - - 411 - - 168 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1163 - - 3774 - - 8033 - - 7137 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 5568 - - 8990 - - 7771 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 4146 - - 6757 - - 11016 - - 10120 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 685 - - 2595 - - 4692 - - 5239 - - 5512 Hgt.Variab. W* 220 - - 464 - - 616 - - 441 - - 4 W* B/S 3 - - 8 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 294 - - 303 - - 288 - - 303 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 2 - - 16 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -5 - - -14 - - -10 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6287 - - -6296 - - -3198 - - -4179 - - -9460 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10433 - - 13053 - - 14215 - - 14300 - - 12408 sfcLCL ODpotential -10118 - - -7889 - - -4105 - - -5742 - - -12449 ODpotential blCL 14264 - - 14646 - - 15121 - - 15862 - - 15396 blCL maxRH 76 - - 69 - - 75 - - 75 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 80 - - 10 - - 10 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 70.1 - - 81.3 - - 86.3 - - 86.4 - - 78.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.0 - - 34.0 - - 33.5 - - 33.3 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 69.1 - - 79.0 - - 83.8 - - 85.1 - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.7 - - 33.4 - - 32.8 - - 32.6 - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 129 - - 375 - - 411 - - 168 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1163 - - 3774 - - 8033 - - 7137 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 3 - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98535 16 119 10 117 10 130 14 102 7 109 98535 91061 16 120 13 146 5 229 6 098 7 118 91061 85337 7 102 10 141 4 246 3 062 11 101 85337 80593 5 117 6 173 11 159 5 242 9 091 80593 76482 5 155 5 197 12 144 9 227 4 038 76482 72830 7 189 8 220 7 118 5 219 4 258 72830 69513 8 167 12 209 3 226 4 248 1 222 69513 66450 6 191 10 212 6 245 5 235 4 291 66450 63608 6 225 9 204 10 247 4 246 4 258 63608 60853 9 264 6 255 11 250 12 265 4 295 60853 57985 12 270 6 259 10 238 17 264 12 276 57985 55029 16 271 15 287 12 271 15 265 15 270 55029 52221 21 270 22 275 17 287 15 272 18 269 52221 49704 25 280 23 271 22 273 22 274 22 269 49704 47465 32 282 26 275 26 265 26 271 24 269 47465 45455 38 276 34 276 31 272 27 268 24 270 45455 43637 44 270 40 276 36 268 30 268 23 271 43637 41978 46 266 44 276 38 265 35 261 27 273 41978 40449 44 268 44 273 40 269 35 262 34 271 40449 39020 40 273 44 269 40 269 36 268 34 270 39020 37676 34 279 39 266 37 269 35 274 31 271 37676 36384 30 283 34 268 34 273 34 275 28 269 36384 35077 29 282 32 270 33 277 31 276 25 268 35077 33727 27 280 29 271 31 279 29 277 21 268 33727 32336 27 278 27 276 29 276 27 277 18 268 32336 30891 31 279 26 276 29 272 25 276 15 269 30891 29382 34 279 28 274 29 271 23 277 14 274 29382 27810 35 275 30 273 28 271 23 276 14 280 27810 26175 34 274 30 276 28 270 23 275 15 281 26175 24477 32 275 30 276 28 270 23 274 16 276 24477 22718 29 273 27 272 26 269 22 273 16 271 22718 20894 25 269 25 267 24 270 23 268 17 268 20894 18999 27 274 26 271 24 271 25 256 24 252 18999 17072 32 279 29 275 28 268 27 246 29 242 17072 15217 27 275 27 271 30 263 26 247 26 245 15217 13524 18 267 21 256 28 258 23 250 23 242 13524 12009 14 264 17 248 24*255 22 252 19 239 12009 10650 12 251 14 249 18*256 17*258 15 236 10650 9433 12 245 12 250 13 260 13*267 10 236 9433 8342 11 245 12 260 10 271 11 279 5 242 8342 7368 10 263 10*282 9 288 10 297 2 281 7368 6502 10 287 10*305 8 306 10 309 4 008 6502 5731 11 297 10 305 8 311 10 315 6 020 5731 5034 13 302 11 304 8 314 10 318 8 022 5034 4414 14*300 11 303 8 318 10 320 9 021 4414 3893 14*295 11 302 8 320 10 322 10 021 3893 3490 13 294 10 300 8 321 10 323 10 020 3490 3212 13 293 10 299 8 321 10 323 9 020 3212 3043 12 293 9 300 8 321 9 324 7*021 3043 2946 10 293 9 299 8 322 9 324 4*023 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