DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/15 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 30.0 - - 41.8 - - 49.2 - - 51.7 - - 44.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 290 - - 352 - - 90 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2819 - - 3865 - - 2645 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 4748 - - 5610 - - 4021 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 5802 - - 6848 - - 5628 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 802 - - 1547 - - 1385 - - 1459 - - 1910 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 384 - - 455 - - 256 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 10 - - 11 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 253 - - 295 - - 302 - - 320 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -6 - - -10 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2516 - - -2630 - - -4435 - - -5344 - - -6166 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5459 - - 8433 - - 11284 - - 10972 - - 9110 sfcLCL ODpotential -13391 - - -14444 - - -15711 - - -16017 - - -17615 ODpotential blCL 16334 - - 20246 - - 22559 - - 21645 - - 20559 blCL maxRH 77 - - 78 - - 80 - - 87 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.0 - - 41.8 - - 49.2 - - 51.7 - - 44.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.0 - - 15.4 - - 10.0 - - 14.0 - - 15.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.4 - - 40.1 - - 47.2 - - 50.9 - - 46.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.9 - - 15.0 - - 9.3 - - 13.6 - - 15.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 290 - - 352 - - 90 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2819 - - 3865 - - 2645 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 10 - - 13 - - 21 - - 50 - - 101 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] 96481 8 123 4 203 4 213 2 316 7 045 96481 89441 9 067 7 105 5 076 6 037 11 038 89441 83966 13 043 11 061 8 091 7 052 9 018 83966 79387 10 032 11 060 4 045 11 054 14 013 79387 75432 14 035 15 060 6 059 11 054 14 009 75432 71926 7 001 8 072 12 046 15 057 11 001 71926 68733 15 016 20 034 21 034 13 040 15 028 68733 65802 22 013 23 004 26 358 24 015 25 019 65802 63094 25 002 25 001 26 346 25 358 25 007 63094 60457 26 344 28 353 27 339 28 342 28 352 60457 57689 38 338 36 344 31 343 33 343 34 341 57689 54801 46 335 47 337 43 343 43 342 39 342 54801 52038 55 336 53 333 55 342 58 344 53 343 52038 49567 68 340 66 339 65 341 70 341 63 341 49567 47387 88 340 78 339 84 343 85 344 74 343 47387 45436 98 334 92 337 102 338 99 344 88 342 45436 43660 96 338 108 334 92 334 105 340 103 329 43660 42026 102 350 100 342 85 343 110 342 102 329 42026 40502 122 357 102 357 97 350 114 342 107 335 40502 39066 124 357 112 359 112 350 116 340 112 337 39066 37706 118 350 114 353 117 346 118 337 110 335 37706 36388 116 344 117 348 116 343 116 338 109 331 36388 35049 118 339 120 346 115 342 109 340 108 332 35049 33660 119 335 122 342 113 342 101 342 103 335 33660 32231 119 332 119 340 110 342 94 342 87 337 32231 30746 117 332 107 338 105 342 90 342 79 336 30746 29193 112 334 98 336 98 339 88 341 77 340 29193 27578 107 336 94 332 90 335 85 341 75 341 27578 25901 102 337 91 330 83 337 78 340 76 338 25901 24164 98 339 89 334 79 343 71 340 73 335 24164 22368 92 340 87 339 76 344 68 337 70 333 22368 20512 81 340 87 340 75 342 65 333 66 330 20512 18594 71 336 83 340 74 341 63 331 61 327 18594 16650 64 333 70 339 67 340 60 332 54 326 16650 14785 52 331 52 336 54 338 55 335 48 326 14785 13096 41 330 39 332 41 335 44 332 41 324 13096 11601 37 330 31 331 32 329 33 323 35 320 11601 10277 32 333 25 334 26 322 28 315 29 312 10277 9100 25 338 21 341 20 315 25 309 26 309 9100 8050 18 345 16 346 16 309 23 297 24 304 8050 7115 11 341 10 342 12*301 21 293 22 299 7115 6288 10 318 9*309 11*301 15*302 18 301 6288 5556 12 302 10*297 11 301 11*317 14 308 5556 4900 14 301 11 296 11 302 11 319 12 320 4900 4317 15 307 11 295 11 302 10 320 11 328 4317 3828 16 311 11 294 10 303 10 322 10 329 3828 3452 14 303 10 294 10 303 10 322 9 325 3452 3192 9 283 10 293 10 303 9 323 8 316 3192 3033 6*269 9 294 9 304 9 322 6*301 3033 2943 3*253 9 294 9 303 8 322 4*287 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