DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 58.9 - - 57.9 - - 50.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 100 - - 2 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 597 - - 2017 - - 1087 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 3715 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3580 - - 5000 - - 4070 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 801 - - 1840 - - 4633 - - 1094 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 138 - - 249 - - 74 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 121 - - 116 - - 091 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -5 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1086 - - -707 - - -1389 - - -793 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4666 - - 5707 - - 5459 - - 3738 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5196 - - -2806 - - -2799 - - -3553 ODpotential blCL - - - 8776 - - 7806 - - 6869 - - 6497 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 92 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 58.9 - - 57.9 - - 50.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.3 - - 44.1 - - 44.1 - - 44.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.1 - - 58.2 - - 57.9 - - 53.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 42.9 - - 43.2 - - 44.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 100 - - 2 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 597 - - 2017 - - 1087 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 54 - - 67 - - 100 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 96433 8 176 9 219 5 285 4 014 96433 89254 2 087 6 248 10 295 7 007 89254 83685 9 350 12 293 12 321 15 319 83685 79085 15 335 20 299 20 319 20 308 79085 75150 27 327 27 305 28 321 24 310 75150 71680 34 314 32 299 37 310 34 305 71680 68528 33 310 34 301 36 297 38 300 68528 65609 38 305 39 300 38 299 39 295 65609 62883 47 298 43 296 46 297 43 294 62883 60234 48 295 47 295 49 292 47 293 60234 57468 52 297 51 288 54 289 52 294 57468 54593 58 295 55 283 58 288 56 287 54593 51837 64 295 61 289 63 287 62 282 51837 49358 70 289 70 285 67 282 61 277 49358 47135 68 287 70 282 69 276 62 276 47135 45112 65 287 65 284 69 274 63 274 45112 43254 69 286 67 281 70 275 61 274 43254 41536 77 282 70 274 71 275 60 274 41536 39939 83 276 76 268 73 266 64 270 39939 38456 87 271 84 262 76 259 72 260 38456 37082 87 270 87 259 80 254 77 254 37082 35775 87 271 87 260 78 251 77 256 35775 34461 86 272 86 262 75 253 81 256 34461 33110 84 272 83 263 75 255 81 254 33110 31721 83 272 79 265 74 256 76 253 31721 30281 78 275 76 267 71 255 66 256 30281 28776 70 275 73 267 66 255 58 258 28776 27208 65 273 66 266 59 256 53 260 27208 25583 58 276 59 267 55 256 44 262 25583 23904 48 276 51 268 48 255 40 260 23904 22170 37 268 45 265 38 253 43 250 22170 20371 29 258 38 262 31 257 43 236 20371 18506 24 256 31 262 30 263 34 236 18506 16613 21 265 24 266 29 265 26 260 16613 14792 20 275 22 266 26 262 19 263 14792 13136 16 277 22 267 22 247 19 247 13136 11658 13 273 18 276 19 231 17 239 11658 10340 11 268 13 286 11 221 9 239 10340 9162 12 267 10 282 3 203 3 224 9162 8112 11 264 8 261 2 065 3 117 8112 7177 11 264 7 236 1 077 6 080 7177 6347 9 268 6 210 1 138 6 070 6347 5607 6 269 7*178 1 160 6 076 5607 4940 2 259 8*129 3 118 8 094 4940 4346 2 123 9 120 6*099 9 103 4346 3848 5*119 9 115 6*093 7 107 3848 3463 5*122 8 112 6 092 5 111 3463 3197 5 121 8 110 6 091 3 108 3197 3036 5 120 8 109 6 089 2*104 3036 2943 4 121 7 108 5 089 1*094 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