DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - 68.2 - - 73.3 - - 73.2 - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 494 - - 523 - - 264 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4609 - - 6625 - - 7567 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6312 - - 7950 - - 8376 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7592 - - 9608 - - 10550 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1672 - - 1650 - - 1692 - - 7992 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 542 - - 623 - - 519 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 24 - - 25 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 305 - - 311 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1697 - - -1617 - - -1758 - - -8510 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9289 - - 11225 - - 12308 - - 11457 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3805 - - -3876 - - -4491 - - -12041 ODpotential blCL - - - 11397 - - 13484 - - 15041 - - 14987 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 74 - - 71 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.2 - - 73.3 - - 73.2 - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.5 - - 33.9 - - 29.0 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.9 - - 70.8 - - 71.7 - - 68.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 33.7 - - 28.8 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 494 - - 523 - - 264 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4609 - - 6625 - - 7567 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98453 13 118 16 104 17 105 17 099 98453 91018 20 113 13 089 18 088 17 098 91018 85321 22 116 12 123 12 072 19 093 85321 80594 18 120 14 111 10 117 19 088 80594 76523 16 124 13 108 14 117 13 095 76523 72923 17 118 19 123 13 104 14 113 72923 69663 11 153 11 120 12 122 8 104 69663 66660 10 152 11 165 9 173 9 106 66660 63850 12 167 16 166 19 178 14 168 63850 61104 14 179 17 194 16 182 15 186 61104 58228 22 205 22 200 14 190 17 196 58228 55245 21 193 22 210 21 223 24 210 55245 52407 22 210 26 212 22 216 22 194 52407 49844 24 211 24 209 20 221 19 207 49844 47538 23 210 22 208 25 226 20 216 47538 45445 25 212 23 207 28 222 22 219 45445 43535 26 211 24 211 27 212 24 218 43535 41785 25 198 24 203 24 203 24 213 41785 40173 23 189 23 191 22 194 23 207 40173 38683 23 181 22 178 23 175 22 196 38683 37301 20 171 23 175 24 160 21 178 37301 35989 23 160 26 153 26 150 25 161 35989 34677 30 154 29 146 30 142 33 145 34677 33330 35 143 36 132 35 128 38 126 33330 31943 35 141 36 134 34 130 36 128 31943 30500 31 145 35 135 32 136 30 137 30500 28996 29 151 33 140 29 141 19 137 28996 27432 29 157 28 157 21 159 17 140 27432 25804 23 184 18 187 15 182 16 147 25804 24113 11 226 11 229 11 195 14 170 24113 22364 9 292 6 249 7 215 13 193 22364 20554 9 322 3 276 6 217 15 237 20554 18681 6 324 4 313 6 268 13 265 18681 16777 3 269 7 296 11 305 13 285 16777 14943 3 301 7 291 14 317 16 302 14943 13272 7 322 8 303 21 310 18 312 13272 11785 10 319 12 306 24*308 20 315 11785 10459 14 318 19*303 24*309 23 311 10459 9271 18 314 23*304 25 310 24 309 9271 8208 22*310 24 304 25 310 24 310 8208 7258 25*308 24 304 25 311 23 313 7258 6413 26 308 25 304 25 311 23 316 6413 5660 27 308 25 305 25 312 23 319 5660 4981 27 308 25 305 25 312 23 321 4981 4376 27 307 25 305 25 313 22 322 4376 3867 26 307 25 305 24 313 21 323 3867 3475 25 307 24 306 24 313 19 322 3475 3204 24 307 23 306 23 313 16 320 3204 3040 23 307 22 305 22 313 13*319 3040 2945 19 306 19 305 18 313 9*317 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