DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/03 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 31.4 - - 43.7 - - 53.6 - - 55.2 - - 42.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 61 - - 125 - - -4 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 266 - - 1108 - - 150 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3249 - - 4091 - - 3133 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 120 - - 526 - - 1023 - - 2141 - - 164 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 106 - - 214 - - 17 - - 1 W* B/S 0 - - 10 - - 30 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 161 - - 354 - - 349 - - 297 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 1 - - -4 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -548 - - -1996 - - -3294 - - -4236 - - -1579 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3492 - - 5245 - - 7385 - - 7370 - - 4523 sfcLCL ODpotential -11906 - - -9983 - - -9429 - - -9757 - - -10066 ODpotential blCL 14849 - - 13232 - - 13520 - - 12890 - - 13010 blCL maxRH 72 - - 63 - - 79 - - 77 - - 80 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 31.4 - - 43.7 - - 53.6 - - 55.2 - - 42.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.1 - - 31.7 - - 32.0 - - 33.7 - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.2 - - 43.2 - - 52.7 - - 55.8 - - 47.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.4 - - 31.0 - - 31.4 - - 33.2 - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 61 - - 125 - - -4 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 266 - - 1108 - - 150 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 17 - - 7 - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95973 45 310 32 300 45 304 39 328 18 315 95973 89065 21 338 12 325 25 313 31 332 23 339 89065 83699 15 360 11 330 19 308 24 315 17 341 83699 79200 19 338 14 340 18 320 18 308 13 357 79200 75278 19 324 20 327 22 337 19 332 22 355 75278 71803 25 322 22 306 21 324 19 335 24 346 71803 68642 23 312 19 311 20 318 18 320 20 336 68642 65711 22 323 19 330 17 329 19 331 24 344 65711 62981 35 323 25 336 25 346 28 338 28 341 62981 60330 39 320 32 332 30 338 30 339 32 343 60330 57574 36 320 32 325 30 334 35 342 38 340 57574 54728 33 323 33 332 32 345 38 348 39 341 54728 52015 36 336 41 342 39 348 42 358 44 348 52015 49575 42 341 46 341 45 352 50 358 41 349 49575 47398 45 339 47 343 51 351 55 354 42 003 47398 45445 42 345 52 356 51 357 57 351 48 003 45445 43674 63 001 63 008 53 005 50 356 50 004 43674 42051 73 000 74 016 67 019 45 013 56 008 42051 40547 70 012 90 013 77 018 55 015 64 011 40547 39135 80 021 92 013 78 014 63 010 67 013 39135 37797 79 017 85 013 76 015 69 006 67 012 37797 36500 74 013 78 019 70 017 64 007 61 013 36500 35182 64 009 68 025 67 015 56 009 54 015 35182 33818 56 002 53 017 63 008 51 005 44 012 33818 32412 51 352 50 000 57 003 48 013 44 003 32412 30946 45 346 52 355 46 359 41 009 47 356 30946 29409 41 344 48 348 42 358 37 352 44 356 29409 27805 36 343 46 340 42 356 36 346 43 353 27805 26137 34 339 45 337 40 345 33 347 44 348 26137 24406 34 334 41 336 38 335 33 342 42 345 24406 22614 33 327 35 331 34 338 33 336 36 343 22614 20756 34 328 31 332 29 338 29 339 29 342 20756 18830 33 330 27 336 26 335 25 340 24 337 18830 16877 30 329 20 332 20 332 24 334 23 335 16877 15000 26 324 15 329 15 323 20 332 21 338 15000 13291 22 316 13 327 12 316 14 330 16 340 13291 11772 20 310 12 323 11 314 10 329 12 347 11772 10421 18 305 10 321 10 314 7 327 9 358 10421 9218 15 299 7 314 8 309 5 317 6 002 9218 8146 12 295 5 295 7 298 5 301 5 351 8146 7194 10 302 3 291 5 282 4 291 4 328 7194 6350 7 307 2 309 4 273 4 288 4 324 6350 5603 5 298 2 295 3 276 3 300 5 327 5603 4932 3 295 4 263 2 294 4 327 6 321 4932 4337 1 304 5 259 2*326 4 315 8 306 4337 3841 1 151 4 273 1*339 5 304 10 296 3841 3459 2 220 2*297 1 345 4 299 10 292 3459 3195 3 216 2*350 1 353 4*298 7 286 3195 3035 5*179 2 356 1 357 4*297 4*275 3035 2943 4*161 2 356 1 356 3 297 2*238 2943 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