DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.6 - - 56.1 - - - - - 45.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 243 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4760 - - 4375 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6144 - - 5870 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7743 - - 7358 - - - - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2905 - - 4639 - - - - - 3415 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 431 - - 425 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 22 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 251 - - 257 - - - - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1266 - - -471 - - - - - -895 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6477 - - 7829 - - - - - 3840 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -202 - - -2099 - - - - - -2596 ODpotential blCL - - - 7945 - - 9457 - - - - - 5540 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 93 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 650 - - 90 - - - - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.6 - - 56.1 - - - - - 45.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.0 - - 31.7 - - - - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 54.7 - - - - - 46.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 31.0 - - - - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 243 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4760 - - 4375 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 70 - - - - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 96886 27 289 43 272 46 279 96886 89520 39 272 37 273 40 272 89520 83940 33 252 28 272 24 263 83940 79326 21 244 25 263 13 267 79326 75311 27 251 32 256 27 254 75311 71774 35 238 39 245 32 246 71774 68569 34 235 36 237 27 248 68569 65577 31 240 28 230 32 253 65577 62775 29 238 24 238 39 245 62775 60047 27 250 29 257 37 240 60047 57180 34 240 37 238 33 240 57180 54174 33 229 37 226 31 233 54174 51297 40 246 36 239 28 232 51297 48721 48 238 40 241 28 237 48721 46417 50 224 37 227 29 237 46417 44330 38 221 32 209 27 237 44330 42423 30 227 22 214 28 231 42423 40670 32 234 24 234 32 232 40670 39053 38 228 39 230 37 233 39053 37551 44 220 47 224 37 229 37551 36154 50 215 47 221 33 226 36154 34826 57 212 48 218 27 224 34826 33501 60 207 49 213 22 226 33501 32150 53 197 50 205 20 233 32150 30779 48 190 50 198 24 233 30779 29374 45 189 47 194 32 228 29374 27926 41 185 42 192 45 216 27926 26432 37 178 37 187 54 205 26432 24881 33 172 33 178 58 203 24881 23271 30 176 33 169 57 212 23271 21605 27 185 34 166 54 224 21605 19879 27 193 32 171 48 232 19879 18085 28 201 30 189 41 238 18085 16257 28 203 36 205 33 244 16257 14494 24 199 37 208 28 256 14494 12886 22 195 30 216 30 271 12886 11454 23 191 25 231 33 277 11454 10175 20 192 26 242 32 278 10175 9030 12 209 28 246 30 278 9030 8004 9*231 27*248 27 278 8004 7089 11*244 26*250 23 283 7089 6275 14 250 25 253 17 291 6275 5551 16 251 24 255 12 304 5551 4898 16 251 23 258 9 328 4898 4317 16 252 22 260 8 004 4317 3830 16 252 21 262 8 025 3830 3453 16 252 20 263 7 033 3453 3193 16 253 19 264 6 047 3193 3034 15 253 18 265 4*073 3034 2943 13 253 15 265 4*116 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