DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.1 - - 72.3 - - - - - 57.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 207 - - 291 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1607 - - 5566 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3762 - - 6865 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4590 - - 8549 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2108 - - 1652 - - - - - 737 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 287 - - 487 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 307 - - - - - 273 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 5 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3825 - - -1758 - - - - - -3071 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8415 - - 10308 - - - - - 6017 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7773 - - -5111 - - - - - -8497 ODpotential blCL - - - 12363 - - 13660 - - - - - 11442 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 71 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.1 - - 72.3 - - - - - 57.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.4 - - 37.1 - - - - - 41.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.7 - - 70.6 - - - - - 59.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.0 - - 36.4 - - - - - 41.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 207 - - 291 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1607 - - 5566 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 96370 20 247 13 255 23 256 96370 89304 15 223 12 233 9 271 89304 83845 6 239 12 250 12 299 83845 79292 10 284 10 290 14 277 79292 75353 11 292 15 293 15 285 75353 71875 13 302 14 300 13 309 71875 68735 16 299 18 296 13 325 68735 65864 15 295 17 276 21 303 65864 63217 20 285 17 276 20 282 63217 60641 28 287 28 271 29 279 60641 57928 30 277 33 267 40 274 57928 55082 34 278 43 269 52 272 55082 52334 44 276 56 266 61 269 52334 49832 53 266 63 263 63 275 49832 47570 55 265 66 267 74 277 47570 45507 58 271 73 270 76 275 45507 43612 67 274 80 268 73 277 43612 41869 77 269 86 263 84 279 41869 40274 87 260 89 261 99 268 40274 38812 91 257 87 262 99 260 38812 37453 95 259 86 261 93 273 37453 36153 88 259 88 260 97 286 36153 34842 80 263 89 259 103 288 34842 33485 77 272 86 257 101 288 33485 32087 76 272 83 258 98 287 32087 30632 76 263 77 261 96 279 30632 29110 80 258 74 267 98 271 29110 27523 80 262 73 271 98 272 27523 25876 76 265 71 273 87 278 25876 24176 71 267 69 271 68 280 24176 22424 67 267 65 269 60 275 22424 20611 63 266 59 266 59 278 20611 18731 59 264 56 266 54 284 18731 16819 55 263 54 267 53 278 16819 14975 51 265 51 269 49 264 14975 13294 46 269 48 270 43 255 13294 11791 40 272 42 269 39 257 11791 10446 34 275 33 266 33 263 10446 9245 29 281 22*273 24 274 9245 8177 24 291 17*295 16 298 8177 7228 21 303 17 300 16 314 7228 6387 21 316 17 306 17 334 6387 5638 20 321 17 309 16 339 5638 4963 18*318 17 311 17 339 4963 4362 15*309 17 312 17 333 4362 3858 13 298 17 313 17 322 3858 3469 13 295 17 313 16 309 3469 3201 12 294 16 314 15 293 3201 3037 12 294 16 314 12*283 3037 2944 10 293 14 314 7*273 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