DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - 65.3 - - 69.2 - - 69.6 - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 459 - - 212 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8097 - - 10212 - - 9181 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9037 - - 10815 - - 9510 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11080 - - 13195 - - 12164 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2814 - - 1571 - - 2535 - - 7963 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 616 - - 690 - - 515 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 302 - - 311 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -18 - - -15 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1525 - - 324 - - -665 - - -7754 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12606 - - 12872 - - 12830 - - 10700 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2047 - - -607 - - -1603 - - -10092 ODpotential blCL - - - 13127 - - 13802 - - 13767 - - 13037 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 67 - - 79 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.3 - - 69.2 - - 69.6 - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.8 - - 22.4 - - 23.1 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.9 - - 66.7 - - 68.2 - - 65.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.3 - - 21.8 - - 22.5 - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 459 - - 212 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8097 - - 10212 - - 9181 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 16 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 98107 10 103 10 105 5 071 7 053 98107 90730 6 121 8 120 6 084 8 091 90730 85036 8 097 4 106 7 094 7 087 85036 80287 12 107 5 162 3 102 10 084 80287 76176 3 070 7 155 7 188 6 042 76176 72545 6 199 4 166 8 175 1 220 72545 69258 6 178 8 208 4 220 5 175 69258 66217 6 177 13 217 10 240 4 199 66217 63381 9 254 13 231 12 244 5 294 63381 60632 12 246 12 233 11 260 9 278 60632 57758 11 259 13 261 14 268 12 282 57758 54775 9 257 14 250 16 273 17 277 54775 51935 13 285 15 265 16 270 17 273 51935 49387 18 283 17 284 17 286 17 286 49387 47109 19 290 22 288 18 291 17 305 47109 45047 21 294 22 299 24 314 24 311 45047 43169 22 301 23 308 29 312 24 321 43169 41454 23 304 24 318 29 321 28 343 41454 39882 18 314 25 325 35 335 38 347 39882 38429 18 334 26 328 39 345 43 355 38429 37077 27 341 31 343 49 358 55 000 37077 35786 32 343 41 354 59 357 58 000 35786 34486 37 349 51 360 59 357 56 359 34486 33145 39 353 58 001 56 358 52 358 33145 31766 40 356 57 003 50 358 47 356 31766 30335 41 359 51 002 44 355 41 354 30335 28840 40 360 44 359 37 349 36 348 28840 27281 35 359 40 357 32 338 35 343 27281 25658 26 349 37 358 29 334 34 343 25658 23976 21 341 28 355 25 333 31 342 23976 22239 18 344 22 330 22 326 27 333 22239 20442 14 342 17 317 23 322 24 321 20442 18583 11 339 14 312 19 317 21 314 18583 16696 11 322 11 306 16 311 17 312 16696 14881 8 306 11*293 19 290 19 304 14881 13226 12 321 13*289 17*287 21 291 13226 11749 18*319 13 291 14*293 19 291 11749 10428 18*312 13 294 13 295 15 295 10428 9244 16 309 13 299 12 305 12 302 9244 8184 13 311 13 302 11 309 10 313 8184 7237 10 316 13 306 11 314 10 322 7237 6396 9 317 13 307 11 317 10 327 6396 5646 9 318 13 309 11 320 11 331 5646 4970 8 317 13 311 11 321 12 333 4970 4368 7 317 13 312 11 324 12 334 4368 3862 7 316 12 313 10 325 12 335 3862 3472 6 315 12 314 10 325 12 335 3472 3202 6 316 12 314 10 326 11 333 3202 3039 6 316 11 314 10 325 8*330 3039 2944 5 316 10 315 9 326 5*323 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