DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.3 - - 54.1 - - 55.4 - - 45.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 403 - - 130 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3299 - - 3852 - - 3427 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5200 - - 5648 - - 4833 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6282 - - 6835 - - 6410 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 966 - - 959 - - 1318 - - 465 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 443 - - 476 - - 315 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 16 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 303 - - 312 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -10 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3256 - - -5559 - - -6332 - - -7375 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9538 - - 12394 - - 12742 - - 10319 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12102 - - -13479 - - -13580 - - -16004 ODpotential blCL - - - 18384 - - 20314 - - 19990 - - 18948 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 61 - - 71 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.3 - - 54.1 - - 55.4 - - 45.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.0 - - 10.1 - - 9.9 - - 11.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.6 - - 52.0 - - 54.6 - - 47.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.7 - - 9.3 - - 9.0 - - 10.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 403 - - 130 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3299 - - 3852 - - 3427 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 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] 96112 28 262 36 285 24 270 32 283 96112 88923 24 270 37 265 43 277 43 295 88923 83453 23 286 30 276 35 277 40 293 83453 78954 35 288 33 291 29 287 31 286 78954 75062 38 289 40 280 37 286 33 295 75062 71611 32 286 39 275 38 287 35 287 71611 68483 29 279 35 272 36 282 34 282 68483 65600 31 270 33 275 33 272 37 274 65600 62919 35 269 38 275 35 276 37 269 62919 60320 46 273 44 268 44 278 43 275 60320 57612 55 273 50 269 51 276 49 273 57612 54792 64 260 62 265 61 271 54 274 54792 52074 68 258 73 263 70 269 64 269 52074 49610 77 266 82 266 78 270 73 269 49610 47388 83 268 88 266 84 272 81 271 47388 45359 87 267 89 265 90 270 87 272 45359 43494 90 266 91 265 95 266 92 270 43494 41784 92 267 95 264 94 264 94 268 41784 40224 98 266 98 264 92 267 89 268 40224 38782 103 264 104 263 93 267 86 269 38782 37430 105 264 107 261 94 267 89 270 37430 36127 101 265 104 264 95 267 93 270 36127 34806 95 266 100 267 95 268 94 271 34806 33438 90 267 99 268 94 270 90 272 33438 32030 87 268 97 269 92 271 88 274 32030 30566 86 270 95 270 91 271 85 275 30566 29037 87 271 90 271 89 272 82 275 29037 27444 87 272 85 271 84 272 77 276 27444 25788 86 274 83 276 78 276 69 282 25788 24077 83 274 74 281 66 284 55 290 24077 22317 77 272 64 283 53 296 45 299 22317 20497 72 271 57 283 45 303 39 305 20497 18608 62 272 49 288 39 305 35 306 18608 16686 51 276 41 297 29 317 29 307 16686 14834 41 284 33 307 24 326 20 314 14834 13148 33 299 28 315 22 326 16 323 13148 11650 27 316 23 323 19 333 14 331 11650 10320 24 327 20 332 15 338 11 348 10320 9136 23 335 17 344 12 339 7 356 9136 8081 22 340 14 347 13 333 6 347 8081 7142 21*332 14*318 16*324 7 346 7142 6311 21*312 16*309 18*318 9 338 6311 5575 22 305 16 306 19 315 13 329 5575 4913 22 304 17 303 19 313 16 322 4913 4326 22 303 17 302 19 311 18 316 4326 3834 22 302 16 301 19 311 19 310 3834 3455 22 301 16 300 18 310 17 305 3455 3193 21 301 16 299 18 309 14 294 3193 3034 19 300 15 299 17 309 11*281 3034 2943 16 300 13 299 14 308 6*267 2943 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