DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 41.3 - - 45.8 - - 49.3 - - 49.6 - - 46.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 15 - - 24 - - 8 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 251 - - 524 - - 529 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3234 - - 3507 - - 3512 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 453 - - 834 - - 956 - - 1190 - - 1423 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 67 - - 101 - - 71 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 087 - - 090 - - 031 - - 340 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -77 - - 291 - - 517 - - 569 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3021 - - 2943 - - 2990 - - 2943 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential -4749 - - -2963 - - -2158 - - -35 - - -504 ODpotential blCL 7693 - - 6197 - - 5665 - - 3547 - - 3448 blCL maxRH 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 41.3 - - 45.8 - - 49.3 - - 49.6 - - 46.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.3 - - 43.3 - - 46.2 - - 47.8 - - 45.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.0 - - 45.7 - - 49.1 - - 49.6 - - 46.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.7 - - 42.7 - - 45.5 - - 47.5 - - 46.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 15 - - 24 - - 8 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 251 - - 524 - - 529 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 96684 22 074 14 084 20 058 25 064 18 078 96684 89492 21 075 13 091 7 061 20 052 15 056 89492 83906 17 033 7 081 3 014 9 043 9 043 83906 79252 16 015 1 351 11 328 16 003 11 012 79252 75228 18 347 9 013 14 283 21 324 20 358 75228 71668 18 320 18 348 12 299 14 308 22 321 71668 68455 17 320 22 326 14 340 14 307 22 299 68455 65503 22 320 30 302 30 312 34 300 32 295 65503 62765 33 308 30 294 32 294 37 293 34 297 62765 60107 41 302 34 301 33 304 40 296 38 298 60107 57327 52 290 54 296 51 299 50 291 58 290 57327 54443 60 286 61 295 60 294 61 290 61 288 54443 51691 70 290 78 296 79 294 81 297 73 294 51691 49222 82 289 98 288 103 288 104 291 93 295 49222 47023 89 287 97 279 104 276 115 277 109 286 47023 45044 95 290 85 287 91 278 106 266 116 275 45044 43252 105 297 100 300 102 298 100 280 112 270 43252 41603 132 302 136 301 117 299 113 289 114 281 41603 40070 143 299 133 299 119 294 122 288 126 287 40070 38643 121 296 124 296 116 291 121 287 121 284 38643 37298 108 294 119 293 114 292 119 286 114 281 37298 35995 108 292 105 288 112 289 118 285 118 282 35995 34670 109 291 108 284 106 284 121 285 125 284 34670 33299 97 289 101 281 106 280 123 285 124 287 33299 31886 87 285 97 277 104 277 112 283 117 285 31886 30416 90 282 99 276 102 273 100 277 113 281 30416 28878 92 280 97 274 101 272 110 276 113 278 28878 27277 91 279 94 274 97 274 111 276 110 276 27277 25620 89 279 90 274 95 275 104 274 104 274 25620 23911 85 277 85 274 93 273 95 272 99 274 23911 22149 81 277 83 273 89 273 85 274 92 277 22149 20331 76 278 81 273 81 274 80 278 74 283 20331 18454 71 280 75 272 73 275 73 281 61 289 18454 16552 66 282 67 274 67 277 68 280 54 289 16552 14727 62 282 60 279 61 281 61 278 49 287 14727 13069 58 282 56 283 56 284 55 278 45 288 13069 11595 53 284 54 285 52 284 48 280 41 289 11595 10282 50 284 50 286 50 282 41 281 39 288 10282 9109 47 282 44 285 47 279 37 279 37 287 9109 8062 43 279 39 281 41 275 33 278 33 285 8062 7131 36 275 35 276 35 274 28 279 27 281 7131 6305 29 271 29 271 29 276 23 280 20 280 6305 5571 24 266 22 268 23 278 18 284 15 285 5571 4910 18 258 14 263 15 284 12 294 9 282 4910 4323 12 244 6 253 9 296 8 311 4 261 4323 3833 6 214 2 131 4*328 5*325 2 211 3833 3454 5 124 7*095 3*026 3*339 3 192 3454 3194 8 090 7*092 3 031 2 341 4 193 3194 3035 7*087 7 090 3 033 2 339 4*188 3035 2943 5*087 6 088 3 035 2 343 3*180 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