DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 53.9 - - 65.8 - - 72.8 - - 73.9 - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 74 - - 341 - - 395 - - 152 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 306 - - 3249 - - 7499 - - 6590 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 5131 - - 8537 - - 7282 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 3289 - - 6232 - - 10482 - - 9573 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 836 - - 4318 - - 1685 - - 1886 - - 5677 Hgt.Variab. W* 117 - - 427 - - 593 - - 415 - - 0 W* B/S 3 - - 12 - - 25 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 129 - - 124 - - 118 - - 117 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -8 - - -15 - - -15 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4807 - - -4804 - - -4123 - - -6203 - - -10884 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8097 - - 11036 - - 14605 - - 15777 - - 13831 sfcLCL ODpotential -9237 - - -8812 - - -7913 - - -10126 - - -15695 ODpotential blCL 12526 - - 15044 - - 18395 - - 19699 - - 18641 blCL maxRH 51 - - 32 - - 33 - - 58 - - 19 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 53.9 - - 65.8 - - 72.8 - - 73.9 - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.2 - - 27.6 - - 18.3 - - 14.1 - - 14.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.4 - - 63.8 - - 70.4 - - 72.7 - - 70.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.9 - - 26.9 - - 17.2 - - 13.1 - - 14.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 74 - - 341 - - 395 - - 152 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 306 - - 3249 - - 7499 - - 6590 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97328 5 229 9 211 11 240 9 265 4 305 97328 89899 1 218 1 317 7 245 2 293 4 301 89899 84246 8 354 1 270 4 290 3 125 4 311 84246 79577 11 327 5 294 4 307 2 247 4 336 79577 75557 9 342 6 318 5 294 8 314 5 356 75557 71998 10 344 8 341 8 321 11 318 9 346 71998 68762 11 325 10 322 10 312 11 307 11 325 68762 65778 13 319 15 307 13 308 15 318 10 338 65778 63005 14 303 17 299 16 299 19 322 12 344 63005 60316 12 307 16 300 17 300 22 312 18 325 60316 57505 16 309 15 302 16 290 22 303 20 313 57505 54576 19 308 14 308 16 289 22 299 19 300 54576 51771 22 313 17 312 19 295 25 295 23 296 51771 49253 25 312 21 305 22 292 27 291 26 292 49253 47011 26 308 21 310 21 303 23 296 21 293 47011 44990 20 317 22 324 21 316 22 309 22 299 44990 43159 27 340 26 341 25 322 27 310 26 297 43159 41501 30 352 33 343 29 331 28 321 24 306 41501 39986 35 357 33 347 31 341 30 334 16 325 39986 38581 27 002 36 356 31 348 29 341 17 341 38581 37260 30 034 33 353 32 356 28 346 19 344 37260 35983 35 033 24 009 30 357 22 353 17 346 35983 34687 33 023 24 023 20 007 17 356 17 328 34687 33348 30 017 20 031 14 029 8 008 17 327 33348 31970 26 018 15 046 10 050 4 025 14 319 31970 30538 23 027 14 056 9 067 5 041 9 290 30538 29043 23 038 15 051 9 060 9 044 4 265 29043 27483 25 046 15 042 10 041 9 049 1 152 27483 25860 28 053 15 044 11 041 8 060 3 112 25860 24177 30 058 16 057 10 057 8 074 3 111 24177 22436 29 062 18 066 11 069 7 094 4 127 22436 20631 25 065 19 072 11 075 8 108 6 146 20631 18758 23 067 20 075 11 087 6 112 6 139 18758 16851 22 075 19 084 13 099 6 134 5 157 16851 15011 18 086 14 107 11 123 8 155 6 178 15011 13334 14 079 12 107 8 129 5 157 6 165 13334 11836 9 067 10 100 6*135 4 130 7 137 11836 10498 3 080 7 114 5*134 5*128 7 141 10498 9302 4 118 6 146 5 131 5*127 8 139 9302 8232 6 119 6 157 5 129 5 125 8 133 8232 7276 7 120 6 148 4 126 5 124 8 129 7276 6427 7 119 7*133 4 118 5 119 9 126 6427 5671 8 113 7*130 4 111 5 116 9 124 5671 4989 9 113 7 127 4 106 5 113 8 122 4989 4381 11 121 7 124 4 100 5 111 8 119 4381 3871 12 126 6 122 4 097 5 107 7 115 3871 3477 10*130 6 120 4 094 5 106 7 112 3477 3205 8*131 6 118 4 093 5 105 6 109 3205 3040 7 129 5 117 4 092 5 105 5*105 3040 2945 6 128 5 118 4 092 4 104 4*101 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