DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 69.4 - - 69.6 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 406 - - 141 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5437 - - 9601 - - 8994 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6851 - - 10250 - - 9057 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8420 - - 12584 - - 11977 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4138 - - 2615 - - 3481 - - 10019 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 516 - - 649 - - 448 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 18 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 123 - - 094 - - 043 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -19 - - -15 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2379 - - 28 - - -762 - - -7142 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10799 - - 12557 - - 12740 - - 10089 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3369 - - -981 - - -1640 - - -9343 ODpotential blCL - - - 11789 - - 13565 - - 13617 - - 12289 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 70 - - 86 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 69.4 - - 69.6 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.5 - - 24.0 - - 23.5 - - 27.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.7 - - 67.1 - - 68.5 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 23.3 - - 22.9 - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 406 - - 141 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5437 - - 9601 - - 8994 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 45 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97364 8 317 13 304 10 341 8 331 97364 89933 9 340 11 310 11 347 8 342 89933 84309 6 291 8 289 13 315 13 343 84309 79656 9 323 10 301 12 307 12 329 79656 75628 10 281 16 287 10 312 9 342 75628 72046 10 263 18 288 13 311 13 335 72046 68791 14 304 14 295 15 298 19 330 68791 65800 18 306 13 305 18 298 19 325 65800 63028 16 317 15 305 17 308 18 315 63028 60339 18 321 17 311 15 317 16 316 60339 57529 21 322 21 303 19 310 20 311 57529 54610 22 311 22 302 21 305 22 310 54610 51819 22 316 23 307 25 309 23 312 51819 49298 26 315 26 310 29 315 26 315 49298 47032 31 327 31 316 32 315 27 316 47032 44971 40 326 36 321 32 315 27 320 44971 43082 44 326 43 321 35 320 32 324 43082 41348 44 327 47 318 39 321 33 335 41348 39758 42 331 43 324 40 329 40 334 39758 38290 43 337 42 327 42 323 27 338 38290 36915 49 344 39 335 28 329 24 015 36915 35595 56 342 45 343 36 351 38 017 35595 34270 56 341 50 339 47 348 38 010 34270 32916 47 341 48 334 50 343 36 004 32916 31532 33 334 38 334 44 338 33 009 31532 30108 24 347 33 333 34 339 29 013 30108 28630 24 353 26 338 28 348 26 011 28630 27101 21 359 25 350 25 350 25 014 27101 25515 20 011 24 356 24 347 23 016 25515 23869 21 019 21 001 21 350 22 022 23869 22162 21 020 18 011 20 356 22 032 22162 20390 21 019 17 018 19 006 21 042 20390 18547 19 019 13 024 15 021 20 052 18547 16674 14 026 9 036 13 047 18 058 16674 14871 9 051 13 049 14 051 13 058 14871 13223 9 078 14*055 13*051 9 046 13223 11749 9 096 11*063 8*051 5 045 11749 10431 9 116 8 076 5 052 3 062 10431 9249 9*121 8 083 4 052 3 077 9249 8189 10*125 6 099 3 048 2 079 8189 7242 13 124 6 104 3 043 2 070 7242 6400 13 124 6 109 3 039 2 044 6400 5649 13 123 6 111 3 033 2 013 5649 4972 13 122 5 114 3 029 3 351 4972 4370 13 122 5 116 3 025 4 340 4370 3864 13 121 5 116 3 024 5 335 3864 3473 12 121 5 118 3 022 5 334 3473 3203 11 121 5 119 3 021 5 333 3203 3039 11 121 5 119 3 019 4*333 3039 2945 10 121 4 118 3 021 3*331 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