DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.5 - - 60.3 - - 62.6 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 139 - - 130 - - 128 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4270 - - 4042 - - 4266 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5537 - - 5342 - - 5450 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7253 - - 7025 - - 7249 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3060 - - 2937 - - 4302 - - 1496 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 357 - - 345 - - 341 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 274 - - 232 - - 280 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1288 - - 630 - - -230 - - -1105 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5966 - - 6395 - - 7480 - - 4051 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -376 - - -705 - - -1291 - - -3802 ODpotential blCL - - - 7629 - - 7730 - - 8540 - - 6747 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 90 - - 84 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 610 - - 430 - - 260 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.5 - - 60.3 - - 62.6 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.3 - - 42.3 - - 39.8 - - 45.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.4 - - 59.5 - - 61.6 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 41.0 - - 39.2 - - 44.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 139 - - 130 - - 128 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4270 - - 4042 - - 4266 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 61 - - 35 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 96772 33 269 44 267 42 284 49 289 96772 89399 32 269 43 275 48 279 38 280 89399 83812 33 274 34 279 40 281 31 280 83812 79213 38 271 33 277 32 278 33 267 79213 75264 36 271 34 275 32 270 32 261 75264 71758 32 273 34 264 31 276 28 266 71758 68543 32 264 33 258 35 271 28 271 68543 65552 31 259 35 256 39 258 30 263 65552 62767 30 260 37 254 38 251 33 249 62767 60066 30 259 33 254 33 247 29 241 60066 57231 31 247 25 253 31 245 28 238 57231 54281 27 242 30 250 29 238 29 232 54281 51462 32 247 33 245 33 231 29 233 51462 48918 35 246 34 245 39 229 37 228 48918 46636 35 245 37 239 43 226 39 222 46636 44567 36 240 39 231 38 222 39 226 44567 42684 37 231 38 227 32 228 43 233 42684 40971 33 225 35 226 37 237 49 231 40971 39409 29 227 31 229 46 246 49 232 39409 37968 26 228 33 243 58 250 56 241 37968 36626 26 231 42 255 59 253 65 243 36626 35345 31 232 44 265 57 254 65 242 35345 34056 34 223 45 273 56 254 59 239 34056 32728 34 213 48 276 56 254 56 236 32728 31361 39 200 50 278 56 254 53 236 31361 29943 44 193 50 283 53 256 49 238 29943 28463 40 196 45 290 46 258 43 241 28463 26923 37 205 34 262 39 256 37 244 26923 25325 34 203 36 224 35 253 32 246 25325 23670 28 200 25 207 34 252 31 248 23670 21960 26 209 22 212 31 254 32 249 21960 20190 25 217 22 219 25 260 35 249 20190 18354 24 228 21 221 21 256 35 250 18354 16491 20 232 15 217 20 239 30 249 16491 14701 16 226 13 234 27 219 25 240 14701 13073 17 222 19 249 28 221 24 243 13073 11620 17 218 22 253 26 227 24 246 11620 10320 15 219 22 255 23 234 23 246 10320 9155 12 227 18 256 20 242 19 243 9155 8111 10*243 14 252 17*248 14 236 8111 7179 9*263 11*246 15*254 9 232 7179 6349 9 267 9*242 13 265 5 228 6349 5610 9 271 7 235 11 279 2 180 5610 4942 8 276 6 233 10 289 4 100 4942 4348 8 279 5 229 10 293 9 095 4348 3850 7 281 5 226 10 295 11 095 3850 3465 7 283 4 225 9 296 11 096 3465 3198 7 284 4 222 9 297 11 097 3198 3037 7 285 4 222 9 298 8*099 3037 2944 6 285 3 222 8 298 5*100 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