DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/02 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.2 - - 44.2 - - 43.4 - - 37.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 210 - - 59 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3082 - - 5422 - - 4415 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4700 - - 6606 - - 4988 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6065 - - 8405 - - 7398 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3188 - - 6427 - - 3511 - - 2963 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 326 - - 437 - - 275 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 29 - - 28 - - 23 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 305 - - 311 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 6 - - 39 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1375 - - 1563 - - 2269 - - -229 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4690 - - 6843 - - 5129 - - 3173 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -82 - - 492 - - 681 - - -1906 ODpotential blCL - - - 6147 - - 7913 - - 6717 - - 4850 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 87 - - 92 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 230 - - 290 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.2 - - 44.2 - - 43.4 - - 37.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.9 - - 24.4 - - 31.3 - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 43.2 - - 43.1 - - 39.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 23.2 - - 30.0 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 210 - - 59 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3082 - - 5422 - - 4415 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 46 - - 66 - - 9 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96412 13 210 23 264 25 285 14 261 96412 89241 2 234 12 272 10 263 8 286 89241 83764 7 257 3 302 3 278 11 277 83764 79230 11 261 11 270 4 291 8 260 79230 75307 13 209 14 229 4 253 5 242 75307 71815 14 250 12 222 12 241 7 258 71815 68629 19 265 18 262 14 254 12 270 68629 65670 21 264 26 256 18 279 16 260 65670 62904 22 285 18 248 15 236 17 253 62904 60207 27 286 15 265 18 245 22 246 60207 57369 33 279 25 255 26 261 26 263 57369 54402 43 273 34 262 40 271 29 278 54402 51559 45 274 43 271 36 275 36 288 51559 48993 47 280 46 282 42 284 38 293 48993 46691 52 281 50 285 45 291 40 298 46691 44602 51 280 49 287 46 297 41 303 44602 42690 52 282 51 290 50 300 44 308 42690 40929 54 281 53 289 55 300 50 310 40929 39295 56 277 53 287 57 298 56 308 39295 37776 55 275 52 287 54 298 59 307 37776 36356 54 275 51 288 52 303 57 307 36356 34997 54 277 51 289 55 305 54 316 34997 33633 55 278 50 291 55 302 58 318 33633 32236 57 279 51 292 50 306 58 319 32236 30811 57 278 51 291 52 310 57 322 30811 29350 56 278 43 294 50 307 50 325 29350 27849 54 277 44 302 40 306 44 330 27849 26307 52 274 46 297 35 321 42 333 26307 24718 49 271 39 297 33 321 40 332 24718 23084 45 268 34 312 23 328 34 328 23084 21414 42 264 32 308 22 335 26 329 21414 19697 43 257 13 326 35 321 25 341 19697 17921 43 255 7 322 35 323 24 349 17921 16115 37 267 16 301 36 333 19 346 16115 14374 29 284 23 299 33 337 18 344 14374 12785 24 283 26 297 31 334 25 339 12785 11367 22 281 28 297 31 326 31 338 11367 10100 23 283 29 301 33 322 31 338 10100 8965 25 287 29*303 33 321 31 338 8965 7949 27 290 29*304 31*321 30 334 7949 7043 28 293 29 305 28*319 29 328 7043 6237 30*296 29 305 26 316 28 323 6237 5521 30*298 28 305 24 313 27 318 5521 4875 30 300 28 306 22 309 26 313 4875 4300 30 302 27 306 21 306 24 307 4300 3818 29 302 26 306 20 305 22 302 3818 3445 29 302 26 305 20 303 20 296 3445 3189 27 303 24 306 19 302 17 287 3189 3032 25 303 23 305 17 302 14*281 3032 2943 19 303 18 305 14 301 8*277 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