DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.0 - - 56.2 - - 57.8 - - 47.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 233 - - 57 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1618 - - 3397 - - 2722 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3512 - - 5107 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4601 - - 6380 - - 5705 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1692 - - 999 - - 1537 - - 825 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 242 - - 383 - - 224 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 308 - - 314 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - 4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -828 - - 7 - - -542 - - -691 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5430 - - 6373 - - 6248 - - 3636 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7136 - - -2918 - - -4519 - - -6246 ODpotential blCL - - - 11737 - - 9298 - - 10224 - - 9191 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 90 - - 75 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.0 - - 56.2 - - 57.8 - - 47.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 38.8 - - 40.8 - - 42.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.2 - - 54.7 - - 57.4 - - 51.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 38.2 - - 40.5 - - 42.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 233 - - 57 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1618 - - 3397 - - 2722 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 59 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96159 11 033 20 067 16 066 23 074 96159 89034 20 344 20 010 12 007 13 039 89034 83553 16 325 16 351 14 025 9 032 83553 78988 19 327 18 324 25 346 22 344 78988 75087 26 329 16 306 24 317 21 353 75087 71638 23 315 16 282 22 292 15 350 71638 68479 17 305 25 321 23 314 10 316 68479 65564 23 319 29 316 26 309 19 308 65564 62862 22 315 20 298 20 304 19 296 62862 60226 13 313 16 317 24 326 12 288 60226 57465 26 344 23 326 27 325 23 326 57465 54631 31 354 28 357 29 344 30 335 54631 51961 34 018 46 006 36 354 35 349 51961 49556 48 022 42 360 33 348 33 356 49556 47383 42 012 29 003 26 349 31 005 47383 45400 29 008 31 018 36 005 36 009 45400 43585 34 024 52 016 50 008 45 359 43585 41925 66 021 70 008 54 004 50 350 41925 40400 87 013 73 005 53 001 48 348 40400 38977 80 009 62 006 50 359 48 352 38977 37634 69 008 52 005 48 358 51 355 37634 36334 69 006 56 005 47 357 54 356 36334 35015 70 009 58 008 49 357 56 356 35015 33650 67 016 58 008 52 357 58 356 33650 32242 65 018 55 008 56 357 60 357 32242 30779 64 015 51 008 60 358 61 358 30779 29250 61 009 48 007 60 000 59 000 29250 27658 57 007 47 006 56 003 54 003 27658 26005 54 012 47 008 49 005 48 005 26005 24291 56 019 46 011 43 005 44 008 24291 22521 60 022 47 016 41 009 42 009 22521 20687 61 024 50 021 41 013 42 010 20687 18782 59 025 51 024 43 015 41 009 18782 16841 53 027 45 024 42 015 39 007 16841 14971 45 028 36 019 39 016 37 007 14971 13267 37 029 31 014 35 014 34 008 13267 11753 30 027 25 010 31 010 29 008 11753 10407 25 018 20 005 28 004 25 002 10407 9208 21 006 16 358 25 358 23 353 9208 8141 18 353 15 345 20 348 23 345 8141 7193 17 336 14*327 18 331 23 337 7193 6354 17 320 13*311 16*318 21 329 6354 5609 17 308 13 309 16*315 19 322 5609 4939 16*303 13 309 15 314 17 320 4939 4344 14*297 13 308 15 314 13 317 4344 3846 12 285 12 307 15 314 10 306 3846 3462 11 284 12 307 14 314 8 290 3462 3197 11 283 11 307 14 314 7 273 3197 3036 10 283 11 307 13 315 6*249 3036 2944 9 283 10 306 11 314 5*236 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