DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - 60.5 - - 64.7 - - - - - 58.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 433 - - 146 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7477 - - 12746 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8558 - - 12010 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10460 - - 15729 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2969 - - 2053 - - - - - 8628 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 609 - - 509 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 15 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 356 - - - - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 16 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 65 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1754 - - 2277 - - - - - -7473 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12214 - - 13452 - - - - - 10419 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3253 - - 1392 - - - - - -9390 ODpotential blCL - - - 13713 - - 14337 - - - - - 12335 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 100 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 64.7 - - - - - 58.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.7 - - 15.2 - - - - - 23.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.3 - - 63.8 - - - - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.0 - - 14.5 - - - - - 23.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 433 - - 146 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7477 - - 12746 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 101 - - - - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 3 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] 98102 8 192 6 118 2 096 98102 90692 9 166 1 045 4 000 90692 84983 2 118 8 273 5 028 84983 80232 5 118 1 182 9 018 80232 76145 2 151 3 175 3 313 76145 72543 4 154 7 218 4 149 72543 69252 1 111 6 186 4 206 69252 66200 4 273 7 216 6 229 66200 63362 10 232 10 236 5 222 63362 60595 9 222 14 227 11 260 60595 57700 13 277 6 250 13 250 57700 54705 21 264 21 289 7 298 54705 51855 19 259 27 273 18 314 51855 49299 16 294 22 257 23 300 49299 47016 24 320 15 248 27 290 47016 44951 38 305 17 289 32 281 44951 43066 41 286 30 292 31 271 43066 41333 44 287 38 289 27 265 41333 39730 52 291 43 287 23 265 39730 38241 57 288 42 285 19 276 38241 36869 53 287 39 286 17 300 36869 35580 46 288 37 284 17 299 35580 34289 43 295 32 290 15 306 34289 32953 44 310 29 312 14 320 32953 31574 43 322 26 326 14 309 31574 30140 42 337 26 338 19 315 30140 28644 44 345 29 346 25 334 28644 27089 43 350 33 350 26 343 27089 25472 42 358 36 352 24 351 25472 23796 41 359 38 355 26 006 23796 22063 39 000 38 358 24 007 22063 20273 39 009 32 002 19 353 20273 18426 39 016 24 023 15 344 18426 16563 37 019 19*030 4 028 16563 14772 34 022 17*028 5 010 14772 13137 29 026 16 024 6 351 13137 11675 22*026 15 017 9 344 11675 10366 16*017 15 007 11 342 10366 9193 14 009 15 357 14 342 9193 8143 11 359 16 350 16 340 8143 7203 10 344 16 344 18 338 7203 6368 9 320 16 339 19 335 6368 5624 9 307 17 335 20 332 5624 4954 9 300 17 333 21 329 4954 4356 9 295 17 331 22 326 4356 3854 9 291 17 329 21 324 3854 3467 9 289 16 329 20 321 3467 3200 9 287 16 328 17 317 3200 3037 8 287 15 327 13*314 3037 2944 8 285 13 326 8*311 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