DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/27 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 33.9 - - 47.1 - - 53.7 - - 53.9 - - 43.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 73 - - 104 - - -6 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 587 - - 2186 - - 1500 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 3896 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3570 - - 5169 - - 4483 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 123 - - 954 - - 1479 - - 1643 - - 395 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 150 - - 263 - - 84 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 236 - - 279 - - 299 - - 311 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -465 - - -1829 - - -1654 - - -3163 - - -2233 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3409 - - 5400 - - 6824 - - 7646 - - 5177 sfcLCL ODpotential -10519 - - -8656 - - -7448 - - -9800 - - -9916 ODpotential blCL 13463 - - 12226 - - 12617 - - 14283 - - 12860 blCL maxRH 63 - - 62 - - 76 - - 58 - - 41 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.9 - - 47.1 - - 53.7 - - 53.9 - - 43.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.7 - - 34.1 - - 34.4 - - 31.0 - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 37.1 - - 46.6 - - 53.0 - - 54.4 - - 48.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.3 - - 32.8 - - 33.1 - - 29.9 - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 73 - - 104 - - -6 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 587 - - 2186 - - 1500 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96719 18 115 12 087 7 114 12 088 9 104 96719 89511 12 109 10 082 11 098 8 118 6 035 89511 83886 12 025 9 105 5 203 9 315 10 006 83886 79200 4 308 13 046 10 018 7 320 11 321 79200 75168 16 288 20 289 27 323 20 325 23 310 75168 71636 21 319 26 288 34 293 33 318 25 301 71636 68481 37 328 15 349 14 275 22 318 21 315 68481 65559 58 310 49 325 40 312 49 325 45 326 65559 62823 62 305 58 303 56 303 61 299 57 311 62823 60183 60 302 56 297 58 305 57 294 60 301 60183 57438 61 300 58 303 60 305 59 306 57 304 57438 54591 65 299 63 304 66 305 68 305 65 311 54591 51860 66 303 67 302 72 299 79 303 76 303 51860 49403 76 306 77 304 73 299 83 295 84 295 49403 47212 88 294 89 300 80 301 80 295 87 298 47212 45223 85 292 87 296 87 299 80 303 86 301 45223 43397 81 300 91 299 92 302 89 305 82 304 43397 41712 96 293 103 292 106 296 98 298 88 303 41712 40151 100 287 107 283 113 288 105 291 97 297 40151 38703 93 287 101 285 107 285 106 286 105 291 38703 37353 88 289 97 290 93 283 97 285 109 289 37353 36057 90 295 84 292 81 290 85 286 107 288 36057 34746 95 300 79 300 78 292 76 291 91 287 34746 33395 96 301 85 306 78 295 72 296 73 287 33395 32005 92 299 88 300 78 298 72 301 67 293 32005 30560 87 296 89 296 80 299 73 303 66 299 30560 29047 82 291 88 296 75 300 75 304 66 303 29047 27468 82 290 86 298 74 301 77 302 68 308 27468 25820 80 294 84 302 73 297 77 300 69 310 25820 24109 78 305 77 297 75 294 75 305 71 317 24109 22341 61 301 65 293 70 295 64 305 61 317 22341 20515 56 292 59 292 61 298 55 304 49 310 20515 18623 52 294 55 297 55 307 48 309 40 308 18623 16703 45 301 49 302 48 310 43 313 33 311 16703 14855 40 302 41 302 40 308 37 313 30 313 14855 13172 38 302 35 302 34 304 31 312 27 314 13172 11676 34 302 32 302 31 301 26 311 24 313 11676 10345 30 300 29 302 28 300 22 306 23 310 10345 9158 26 298 26 303 25 302 21 300 21 307 9158 8100 21 297 23 301 21 303 20 298 19 305 8100 7160 18 298 19 298 19 303 19 298 17 306 7160 6327 16 299 16 297 17 302 18 299 16 305 6327 5587 13 297 14 300 14*300 15 304 15 305 5587 4923 12 293 12 306 11*299 13*309 14 310 4923 4332 10 293 10 304 10 298 11*311 12 318 4332 3838 6 293 7*296 10 299 11 311 10 317 3838 3458 5 282 5*279 10 299 10 311 8 313 3458 3195 6 265 5 279 9 299 10 310 7 303 3195 3035 6*242 4 279 9 300 9 310 5*275 3035 2943 4*236 4 279 8 300 7 310 5*261 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