DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - 34.4 - - 39.1 - - 40.0 - - 31.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 158 - - 181 - - 54 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2426 - - 4643 - - 3193 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4226 - - 5912 - - 3738 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5409 - - 7626 - - 6176 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2177 - - 3813 - - 4126 - - 1587 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 300 - - 389 - - 230 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 13 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 306 - - 346 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -9 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1441 - - 131 - - -1222 - - -1928 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6851 - - 7495 - - 7398 - - 4871 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3019 - - -549 - - -2132 - - -5324 ODpotential blCL - - - 8428 - - 8175 - - 8308 - - 8267 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 101 - - 87 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 39.1 - - 40.0 - - 31.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.8 - - 16.6 - - 17.9 - - 20.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 37.9 - - 39.6 - - 34.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.2 - - 16.2 - - 17.6 - - 20.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 158 - - 181 - - 54 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2426 - - 4643 - - 3193 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 104 - - 49 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96842 30 131 19 114 24 093 28 103 96842 89683 21 129 15 120 10 101 19 089 89683 84103 12 125 9 107 9 126 7 106 84103 79422 9 097 10 105 7 162 4 147 79422 75354 7 077 9 108 7 160 5 163 75354 71744 4 086 6 124 7 173 2 155 71744 68467 4 108 2 249 6 177 3 231 68467 65439 3 230 6 241 6 204 6 218 65439 62603 8 258 10 282 7 276 5 260 62603 59828 17 263 18 257 15 268 14 289 59828 56927 19 264 19 266 19 272 20 287 56927 53917 20 286 20 280 18 287 16 288 53917 51044 25 292 23 298 23 298 21 298 51044 48461 22 284 25 298 30 302 26 300 48461 46153 22 300 29 299 35 304 29 303 46153 44068 31 302 33 303 38 304 36 305 44068 42166 30 303 37 305 40 303 40 303 42166 40410 30 314 39 305 41 304 42 301 40410 38781 34 321 39 305 42 302 40 301 38781 37270 37 325 38 312 43 300 38 305 37270 35880 42 328 42 319 40 303 38 306 35880 34575 48 325 46 321 40 315 38 308 34575 33281 48 327 47 322 44 321 38 312 33281 31963 51 339 46 331 44 320 39 312 31963 30618 56 346 47 339 40 321 37 311 30618 29230 58 346 47 341 38 322 35 312 29230 27787 57 347 47 342 38 323 32 314 27787 26289 55 350 48 343 39 327 31 317 26289 24735 53 355 50 347 42 330 32 322 24735 23125 51 359 50 350 45 333 33 324 23125 21461 48 001 49 352 45 337 32 324 21461 19734 43 002 45 351 41 340 30 324 19734 17937 38 001 39 351 33 339 25 330 17937 16108 31 358 33 349 27 329 20 328 16108 14344 26 346 27 342 25 323 20 317 14344 12741 25 326 22 331 22 315 19 317 12741 11316 19 311 17 309 22 289 19 310 11316 10049 17 304 17 297 20 273 20 285 10049 8917 17 298 17 297 19 273 20 263 8917 7906 17 296 16*298 15 280 17 260 7906 7005 16 299 15*300 11 292 11 261 7005 6205 14 301 14 305 9*308 5 255 6205 5495 11*303 13 306 8*332 1 198 5495 4855 8*302 13 307 8 344 3 100 4855 4286 6 301 13 307 8 348 5 091 4286 3808 6 303 12 308 8 348 6 086 3808 3440 5 303 12 308 8 350 6 083 3440 3185 5 305 11 308 8 350 6 085 3185 3031 5 305 11 309 8 351 5*099 3031 2942 5 305 10 309 7 351 4*107 2942 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