DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 51.9 - - 49.1 - - - - - 44.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 186 - - 131 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4097 - - 2671 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5544 - - 4357 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7080 - - 5654 - - - - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3360 - - 2140 - - - - - 2829 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 383 - - 301 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 297 - - - - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -8 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 903 - - 1768 - - - - - -133 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6178 - - 3886 - - - - - 3077 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -56 - - 672 - - - - - -2132 ODpotential blCL - - - 7136 - - 4982 - - - - - 5076 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 100 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 180 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 49.1 - - - - - 44.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.1 - - 42.3 - - - - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.7 - - 48.2 - - - - - 47.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 41.1 - - - - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 186 - - 131 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4097 - - 2671 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 101 - - - - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96917 36 264 35 276 34 280 96917 89578 34 264 32 276 34 281 89578 83953 25 262 31 263 32 279 83953 79299 23 257 29 254 28 265 79299 75290 26 250 25 244 23 245 75290 71724 29 251 26 239 21 242 71724 68468 31 250 28 238 20 253 68468 65462 31 247 28 241 25 254 65462 62665 32 242 29 242 26 254 62665 59938 29 231 27 239 27 262 59938 57078 22 230 22 239 26 263 57078 54108 22 245 21 244 24 260 54108 51283 25 259 23 252 20 271 51283 48753 25 252 26 248 20 276 48753 46490 21 253 23 258 18 284 46490 44437 23 259 26 266 21 301 44437 42564 22 252 28 263 24 305 42564 40847 20 278 23 260 19 300 40847 39264 29 281 20 278 14 302 39264 37796 35 265 27 282 15 325 37796 36430 28 274 30 264 21 328 36430 35132 23 287 25 281 24 326 35132 33835 22 289 21 287 23 326 33835 32510 11 322 15 314 23 329 32510 31159 27 003 25 336 21 314 31159 29767 32 001 28 331 17 319 29767 28315 31 355 28 327 24 316 28315 26802 27 351 32 333 21 312 26802 25223 28 351 35 334 18 315 25223 23582 26 340 32 328 18 316 23582 21879 21 300 31 320 17 318 21879 20112 20 276 31 315 10 326 20112 18275 22 271 30 313 6 314 18275 16404 24 266 29 310 7 341 16404 14608 22 282 28 307 8 329 14608 12979 20 283 25 306 12 284 12979 11529 22 278 23 303 15 282 11529 10235 23 275 22 302 16 297 10235 9076 22 275 21 302 18 304 9076 8041 22 275 21 302 20 304 8041 7117 20*278 21 300 21 304 7117 6298 17*282 21*300 20 307 6298 5568 15 289 21*299 18 312 5568 4911 14 293 20 298 17 320 4911 4326 13 295 19 297 16 328 4326 3835 13 296 19 296 15 332 3835 3456 13 297 18 295 14 331 3456 3194 12 298 17 295 11 325 3194 3035 12 298 16 294 8*314 3035 2943 10 298 13 294 4*299 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