DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 32.8 - - 47.4 - - 56.3 - - 57.0 - - 46.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 72 - - 89 - - -1 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 545 - - 1088 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3528 - - 4071 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 113 - - 483 - - 1327 - - 2734 - - 507 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 144 - - 196 - - 11 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 7 - - 1 - - 4 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 BL Wind Direction 125 - - 114 - - 090 - - 141 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -3 - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -708 - - -1708 - - -3914 - - -5315 - - -1379 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3653 - - 5236 - - 7986 - - 8260 - - 4324 sfcLCL ODpotential -12799 - - -9552 - - -9026 - - -8810 - - -5398 ODpotential blCL 15743 - - 13080 - - 13097 - - 11755 - - 8343 blCL maxRH 84 - - 80 - - 95 - - 97 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.8 - - 47.4 - - 56.3 - - 57.0 - - 46.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.6 - - 34.9 - - 31.8 - - 31.3 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.7 - - 46.9 - - 55.5 - - 57.3 - - 50.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.7 - - 33.6 - - 30.6 - - 30.2 - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 72 - - 89 - - -1 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 545 - - 1088 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 37 - - 19 - - 79 - - 88 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96575 14 103 9 108 6 192 5 058 9 135 96575 89378 8 092 0 095 1 038 2 089 2 123 89378 83781 5 355 1 191 7 301 16 303 13 345 83781 79112 8 344 12 324 13 318 17 309 20 316 79112 75117 22 324 27 329 27 333 23 339 24 332 75117 71624 31 321 38 315 37 321 35 327 33 324 71624 68482 36 318 35 318 36 313 40 323 35 314 68482 65585 43 312 37 326 37 309 42 312 37 307 65585 62872 51 308 41 312 42 306 44 309 41 302 62872 60220 56 294 47 302 47 301 50 305 45 305 60220 57436 56 300 50 300 53 302 55 299 55 297 57436 54536 64 293 60 291 57 292 58 297 55 296 54536 51763 63 298 67 289 61 291 64 289 61 294 51763 49267 73 293 74 293 71 285 65 287 64 293 49267 47036 75 287 79 281 69 284 70 284 73 292 47036 45018 84 286 74 283 72 282 76 283 79 290 45018 43178 85 287 77 285 78 277 78 283 84 287 43178 41491 83 287 81 277 80 275 81 282 86 285 41491 39933 83 282 79 273 82 273 84 279 86 283 39933 38485 86 278 77 271 80 270 85 276 85 281 38485 37132 87 277 74 266 70 269 85 275 82 279 37132 35838 77 278 65 267 56 265 86 276 78 279 35838 34533 61 278 49 276 42 259 88 276 77 280 34533 33185 58 280 48 269 41 252 91 277 78 280 33185 31795 54 282 51 266 44 255 94 279 77 281 31795 30347 49 276 51 263 47 259 80 278 74 284 30347 28836 46 273 48 262 49 261 54 268 65 278 28836 27269 42 279 43 263 48 264 43 259 53 267 27269 25652 41 281 38 265 45 267 44 260 37 258 25652 23976 38 278 28 270 45 270 43 260 37 261 23976 22238 32 281 20 274 43 271 41 264 31 267 22238 20435 29 289 18 268 42 266 41 270 28 279 20435 18561 26 299 20 265 37 259 39 278 28 285 18561 16652 24 297 24 271 22 249 36 280 30 286 16652 14814 25 295 25 280 15 264 28 269 31 285 14814 13143 24 297 21 283 16 272 18 265 24 278 13143 11660 21 299 17 274 18 267 16 264 11 250 11660 10342 17 302 14 267 17 264 14 263 7 239 10342 9166 15 308 11 265 15 261 14 266 11 246 9166 8115 13 315 9 266 11 257 13 267 13 242 8115 7177 11 317 6 267 8 252 10 263 12 256 7177 6342 8 313 5 263 5 240 5 255 9 264 6342 5600 4 308 3 254 3 212 2 182 5 248 5600 4932 2 275 3 226 2 146 3 137 4 214 4932 4338 1 224 3 189 4*107 4 137 2 190 4338 3841 3 099 4*149 5*094 3 135 1 080 3841 3459 2 097 4*127 5 092 3 138 3 036 3459 3196 2 142 4 113 5 088 2 138 2 021 3196 3035 5*137 4 108 5 087 2*140 1*009 3035 2944 4*125 3 106 5 086 1*141 0*292 2944 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