DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 31.4 - - 40.8 - - 39.2 - - 41.3 - - 35.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 235 - - 155 - - 66 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4193 - - 3857 - - 4713 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 5699 - - 5243 - - 5174 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 7176 - - 6840 - - 7696 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 734 - - 2112 - - 1672 - - 2218 - - 4081 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 409 - - 347 - - 279 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 18 - - 18 - - 19 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 283 - - 311 - - 323 - - 321 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -8 - - -12 - - 6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2397 - - -987 - - -826 - - -737 - - -3422 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5340 - - 8163 - - 7666 - - 8434 - - 6365 sfcLCL ODpotential -5336 - - -2371 - - -2160 - - -1968 - - -5697 ODpotential blCL 8279 - - 9547 - - 9000 - - 9664 - - 8640 blCL maxRH 95 - - 89 - - 100 - - 100 - - 83 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 31.4 - - 40.8 - - 39.2 - - 41.3 - - 35.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 18.6 - - 15.3 - - 16.0 - - 14.8 - - 18.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.8 - - 39.5 - - 38.3 - - 41.0 - - 37.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 18.6 - - 15.0 - - 15.8 - - 14.6 - - 18.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 235 - - 155 - - 66 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4193 - - 3857 - - 4713 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 79 - - 54 - - 101 - - 100 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96412 5 133 3 251 6 222 2 331 4 069 96412 89275 9 137 3 219 4 296 4 143 2 267 89275 83772 5 037 7 159 12 252 2 292 6 260 83772 79176 8 219 6 241 9 221 6 255 7 278 79176 75183 8 301 13 266 15 245 19 251 20 316 75183 71634 25 278 20 288 20 283 25 280 25 281 71634 68421 27 267 25 289 20 282 20 278 24 281 68421 65450 35 277 26 259 25 266 26 289 31 308 65450 62670 39 267 29 272 30 276 39 286 39 294 62670 59959 41 281 38 283 38 277 44 274 39 274 59959 57119 45 288 40 282 42 279 41 284 36 279 57119 54169 48 277 44 280 48 278 45 294 36 291 54169 51363 48 270 49 277 53 280 49 294 44 301 51363 48849 50 277 52 280 58 285 59 299 55 299 48849 46608 60 283 60 284 66 289 70 295 64 298 46608 44592 70 281 65 285 69 288 73 293 70 304 44592 42771 70 279 69 295 76 300 85 307 83 312 42771 41117 75 295 94 307 106 309 107 312 110 311 41117 39598 103 306 129 303 128 304 122 305 120 308 39598 38181 120 304 121 298 119 300 122 303 120 310 38181 36844 123 302 108 305 108 301 125 309 119 312 36844 35549 129 303 122 316 107 307 127 312 121 313 35549 34235 136 302 127 314 112 312 126 312 121 311 34235 32875 132 298 123 308 116 310 124 312 119 310 32875 31475 128 295 124 304 120 308 122 311 116 309 31475 30021 124 294 125 300 126 306 122 309 114 310 30021 28503 117 294 129 299 129 304 122 309 112 311 28503 26918 113 293 129 299 129 305 122 310 110 311 26918 25267 115 295 126 299 125 306 119 311 108 313 25267 23555 119 298 121 304 120 309 115 312 105 315 23555 21789 115 299 107 306 112 313 114 314 102 316 21789 19968 101 294 85 292 92 308 106 315 100 317 19968 18091 91 284 84 279 80 290 88 308 90 316 18091 16202 88 277 86 276 82 279 75 294 71 311 16202 14406 84 277 80 281 79 279 69 285 56 299 14406 12787 72 280 67 286 61 286 59 284 49 295 12787 11355 51 286 52 286 43 289 45 288 40 300 11355 10083 33 296 40 287 32 287 35 297 32 305 10083 8946 25 301 30 289 26 290 29 307 27 306 8946 7930 23 298 22*292 23 297 24*318 23 305 7930 7025 23 296 19*302 19*312 21*323 19 307 7025 6221 24 304 19 311 19*322 21 323 16 312 6221 5508 27 317 19 312 18 323 20 323 13 316 5508 4865 29 328 19 312 18 323 19 322 11 318 4865 4293 28 330 19 312 18 324 19 321 11 319 4293 3813 25 324 19 312 18 323 18 320 11 318 3813 3443 20 309 18 311 18 323 18 319 10 315 3443 3187 15 290 17 311 17 323 17 319 9 308 3187 3032 13*286 16 311 16 323 16 318 7*296 3032 2942 9*283 14 311 13 323 13 317 4*282 2942 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