DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/15 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 47.8 - - 51.5 - - 57.0 - - 62.8 - - 48.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 81 - - -16 - - 21 - - 24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1248 - - 16 - - 746 - - 1753 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4231 - - 2945 - - 3729 - - 4736 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 401 - - 2925 - - 6011 - - 8097 - - 1187 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 199 - - 20 - - 107 - - 155 W* B/S 2 - - 8 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 5 - - 8 - - 15 - - 35 BL Wind Direction 131 - - 255 - - 260 - - 300 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 7 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -7 - - -1 - - 7 - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2946 - - 99 - - -2247 - - -4021 - - 1668 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5890 - - 4132 - - 5193 - - 7751 - - 3068 sfcLCL ODpotential -5844 - - -1054 - - -3705 - - -5607 - - 532 ODpotential blCL 8788 - - 5285 - - 6650 - - 9336 - - 4204 blCL maxRH 100 - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 0 - - 190 - - 200 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m 47.8 - - 51.5 - - 57.0 - - 62.8 - - 48.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.4 - - 43.5 - - 44.2 - - 38.8 - - 45.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.8 - - 50.9 - - 58.0 - - 62.7 - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.1 - - 42.3 - - 43.0 - - 38.3 - - 44.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 81 - - -16 - - 21 - - 24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1248 - - 16 - - 746 - - 1753 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 97 - - 102 - - 102 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96815 14 293 27 271 34 259 43 262 30 273 96815 89423 28 269 34 264 39 262 37 265 35 274 89423 83765 37 258 36 260 37 267 35 256 36 255 83765 79101 30 250 37 256 37 265 35 259 28 254 79101 75079 25 241 27 245 33 259 30 260 22 261 75079 71506 23 247 24 237 28 251 23 258 23 262 71506 68265 23 257 19 245 23 249 20 266 22 262 68265 65287 23 272 16 263 17 264 23 262 20 278 65287 62523 26 272 18 262 17 260 25 255 19 284 62523 59822 22 264 20 256 16 264 21 264 19 274 59822 56985 20 271 18 275 21 289 19 278 23 264 56985 54054 22 273 28 263 23 281 22 285 19 273 54054 51256 24 277 27 273 25 263 24 277 18 291 51256 48717 37 287 34 283 30 272 31 276 30 279 48717 46441 44 282 41 282 35 276 41 272 46 271 46441 44398 42 275 49 278 44 271 50 271 51 269 44398 42550 42 277 54 270 55 267 59 268 55 270 42550 40859 50 280 61 264 66 264 69 263 61 264 40859 39302 57 278 66 262 73 259 77 258 66 261 39302 37861 58 277 67 262 74 255 81 255 73 262 37861 36520 58 276 66 262 72 253 81 255 80 261 36520 35238 58 277 64 260 70 253 79 257 83 260 35238 33949 59 277 62 260 68 254 79 260 84 261 33949 32622 60 277 60 261 67 256 78 262 84 262 32622 31260 59 276 59 263 66 258 77 263 81 262 31260 29847 58 275 58 266 65 261 75 262 79 261 29847 28372 56 274 56 267 63 261 74 262 77 260 28372 26837 53 273 54 265 62 261 73 263 75 259 26837 25240 49 273 54 265 60 260 73 266 74 259 25240 23584 47 273 53 266 58 260 72 269 74 260 23584 21873 46 273 50 265 56 259 69 270 72 260 21873 20101 47 272 45 263 54 259 63 267 65 257 20101 18267 46 270 42 262 52 258 56 263 56 253 18267 16407 42 263 39 261 50 259 51 259 59 245 16407 14618 40 256 36 262 48 261 45 251 57 241 14618 12985 39 254 34 261 44 261 41 245 54 246 12985 11529 35 255 32 262 41 259 39 244 53 252 11529 10232 31 259 31 264 37 257 37 247 48 259 10232 9072 28 263 30 264 34 256 35 251 38 267 9072 8034 27 265 29 261 31 254 34 257 27 277 8034 7107 25 264 27 257 28 254 33 264 22 299 7107 6285 22 261 22 253 25 254 32 270 27 320 6285 5557 19 261 19 251 22 254 31 275 36 327 5557 4903 16 263 15 250 20 255 29 281 39*328 4903 4321 13 267 10*251 18 255 26 286 39*328 4321 3833 10 267 6*253 16 256 22*292 38 327 3833 3455 8 259 5 254 14 257 19*297 36 327 3455 3194 5 229 4 255 12 258 16 301 33 326 3194 3035 2*168 4 255 10*259 14 302 30 325 3035 2944 2*131 4 257 8*260 11 303 20 324 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