DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/04 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.2 - - 80.2 - - 79.6 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 394 - - 157 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2799 - - 8894 - - 7218 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4803 - - 9669 - - 7796 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5782 - - 11877 - - 10201 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2031 - - 4280 - - 5300 - - 498 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 412 - - 630 - - 435 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 12 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 322 - - 316 - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -11 - - -17 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4889 - - -1254 - - -4212 - - -7298 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10671 - - 13131 - - 14414 - - 10244 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7335 - - -3127 - - -6138 - - -10565 ODpotential blCL - - - 13117 - - 15004 - - 16339 - - 13511 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 48 - - 43 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.2 - - 80.2 - - 79.6 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.4 - - 31.9 - - 25.7 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 77.8 - - 78.4 - - 71.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 31.2 - - 24.8 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 394 - - 157 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2799 - - 8894 - - 7218 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97713 17 217 18 263 20 273 19 269 97713 90195 12 248 9 272 11 252 8 273 90195 84447 6 270 9 259 9 248 9 284 84447 79708 2 280 10 228 9 284 11 292 79708 75638 6 003 9 225 15 303 8 320 75638 72044 8 331 7 259 16 299 6 322 72044 68782 12 310 9 281 15 290 9 315 68782 65775 16 303 13 299 16 284 17 300 65775 62984 19 294 17 299 16 299 18 290 62984 60279 20 289 20 299 21 311 18 305 60279 57458 20 287 22 293 23 306 19 310 57458 54530 21 290 22 292 22 299 18 308 54530 51739 22 297 20 290 22 303 18 305 51739 49233 22 302 19 290 23 302 21 306 49233 46992 23 300 19 304 23 297 22 303 46992 44963 19 298 18 305 22 294 21 305 44963 43118 11 298 13 301 19 289 21 314 43118 41431 9 343 8 318 15 298 16 338 41431 39873 13 004 9 353 12 356 23 015 39873 38431 12 024 12 029 22 033 27 034 38431 37085 15 053 19 049 28 037 34 046 37085 35792 27 052 27 054 28 039 33 048 35792 34490 31 038 31 054 29 041 32 041 34490 33151 26 031 31 048 26 040 32 031 33151 31777 21 034 32 040 28 035 28 031 31777 30352 20 044 30 041 32 032 23 030 30352 28864 20 050 25 041 29 041 22 033 28864 27313 19 055 20 033 15 046 23 040 27313 25703 17 056 13 031 14 030 17 054 25703 24034 16 051 10 039 14 028 10 037 24034 22312 16 050 11 043 13 030 12 028 22312 20529 10 047 11 043 11 030 11 031 20529 18679 4 307 6 023 8 029 8 027 18679 16799 9 262 5 312 4 017 5 029 16799 14985 9 266 7 287 2 325 5 052 14985 13328 8 284 6*293 3 352 5 061 13328 11845 6 299 6*323 5 352 6 048 11845 10516 5 324 8 330 7*337 8 031 10516 9323 6 350 9 329 8*329 11 012 9323 8254 8 359 9 326 9 327 13 357 8254 7297 8 360 10 323 11 319 15 346 7297 6446 6*351 10 321 13 315 17 336 6446 5687 5*329 11 319 14 313 19 331 5687 5002 5 321 11 317 14 313 20 326 5002 4391 6 318 11 316 14 312 21 322 4391 3878 6 317 11 315 14 311 20 318 3878 3481 6 316 10 314 14 310 19 313 3481 3207 5 315 10 314 14 310 16 304 3207 3041 5 316 10 314 14 310 13*296 3041 2945 5 315 9 313 12 310 7*285 2945 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