DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/29 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.3 - - 71.4 - - 72.6 - - 62.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 239 - - 303 - - 75 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2362 - - 5232 - - 2830 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4352 - - 6622 - - 4010 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5345 - - 8215 - - 5813 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2899 - - 3503 - - 7356 - - 634 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 342 - - 483 - - 249 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 9 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 287 - - 332 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 14 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -16 - - -11 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4843 - - -3438 - - -6141 - - -6545 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10188 - - 11653 - - 11954 - - 9492 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7802 - - -5718 - - -7751 - - -10136 ODpotential blCL - - - 13147 - - 13933 - - 13564 - - 13082 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 68 - - 74 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.3 - - 71.4 - - 72.6 - - 62.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.9 - - 30.2 - - 30.1 - - 31.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 69.5 - - 71.9 - - 67.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 29.4 - - 29.5 - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 239 - - 303 - - 75 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2362 - - 5232 - - 2830 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96305 12 300 15 289 15 254 14 278 96305 89104 11 289 15 293 15 292 16 312 89104 83597 8 288 15 302 12 299 14 296 83597 79054 12 310 19 304 19 323 15 317 79054 75134 9 328 16 291 22 305 20 300 75134 71664 20 315 14 313 17 293 19 295 71664 68502 29 302 27 313 18 307 15 296 68502 65557 26 288 30 295 25 299 20 297 65557 62808 23 277 25 285 23 294 22 291 62808 60124 23 276 27 276 25 291 29 284 60124 57295 30 275 37 270 39 280 38 281 57295 54352 41 266 45 270 47 276 46 279 54352 51552 46 260 51 266 52 272 49 274 51552 49052 46 262 52 266 54 268 49 273 49052 46832 51 266 55 263 59 265 50 271 46832 44838 55 267 57 264 63 263 54 269 44838 43037 59 271 61 266 63 261 59 263 43037 41401 63 271 61 269 61 261 62 256 41401 39896 65 266 63 272 62 261 65 256 39896 38491 66 264 65 271 61 260 67 255 38491 37169 63 268 63 270 57 262 64 254 37169 35893 61 271 61 269 56 265 61 258 35893 34600 60 272 59 267 56 264 59 262 34600 33262 59 271 58 265 55 264 58 263 33262 31883 56 269 56 262 55 262 57 264 31883 30450 52 266 53 260 55 261 53 266 30450 28953 49 262 51 258 54 260 50 270 28953 27393 49 259 49 257 53 261 46 271 27393 25771 47 258 47 258 53 263 44 267 25771 24090 43 258 45 260 52 265 46 263 24090 22353 41 257 44 262 51 266 47 262 22353 20554 40 258 43 261 49 266 45 267 20554 18687 38 260 42 261 47 266 44 272 18687 16792 35 262 39 260 44 268 41 272 16792 14973 33 264 35 262 38 263 34 266 14973 13315 31 266 31 264 31 253 29 262 13315 11831 29 266 27 260 28 251 27 260 11831 10501 26 265 24 256 26 251 25 260 10501 9307 22 262 21*256 22 252 23 261 9307 8236 20 261 16*260 18 253 21 264 8236 7279 17 261 13 267 14 255 17 268 7279 6429 14 264 11 275 9*263 13 272 6429 5671 10*273 8 294 6*283 9 271 5671 4988 6*292 7 307 4 324 4 262 4988 4380 4 310 7 312 4 338 1 170 4380 3870 4 315 7 317 5 343 4 110 3870 3477 4 318 7 319 5 346 5 103 3477 3205 3 322 7 320 5 349 5 102 3205 3039 3 322 6 321 5 349 5*113 3039 2945 3 321 6 321 4 350 4*123 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