DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.3 - - 58.2 - - 60.7 - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 415 - - 171 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3985 - - 6197 - - 5081 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5729 - - 7516 - - 6215 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6968 - - 9180 - - 8064 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2766 - - 2608 - - 3721 - - 5015 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 471 - - 566 - - 395 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 86 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 1 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 097 - - 334 - - 342 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 11 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -12 - - -6 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2819 - - -2664 - - -3973 - - -6814 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9787 - - 11845 - - 12038 - - 9759 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4755 - - -4883 - - -6031 - - -10767 ODpotential blCL - - - 11723 - - 14063 - - 14095 - - 13712 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 69 - - 72 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.3 - - 58.2 - - 60.7 - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.3 - - 15.8 - - 17.5 - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.1 - - 55.9 - - 59.4 - - 55.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.8 - - 15.1 - - 16.8 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 415 - - 171 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3985 - - 6197 - - 5081 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 6 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] 97121 17 283 21 299 16 306 17 280 97121 89800 14 286 23 281 15 293 15 317 89800 84197 8 300 10 280 12 263 14 313 84197 79539 10 269 10 299 11 266 11 289 79539 75509 14 260 15 270 13 272 9 282 75509 71926 8 224 17 232 15 261 14 268 71926 68669 9 263 20 243 14 252 15 252 68669 65667 18 267 17 267 9 257 11 257 65667 62861 19 260 20 273 17 260 13 270 62861 60123 19 255 22 257 24 245 23 258 60123 57261 18 264 19 252 24 247 24 263 57261 54281 23 270 18 272 19 273 22 264 54281 51424 29 268 26 276 25 277 23 259 51424 48855 31 271 32 264 32 274 25 270 48855 46561 30 277 30 262 37 271 27 281 46561 44481 34 281 30 275 40 266 33 274 44481 42578 39 277 36 277 40 266 38 265 42578 40830 42 275 40 273 40 269 39 260 40830 39219 42 271 43 271 43 269 41 260 39219 37734 40 274 45 271 49 267 48 266 37734 36363 44 284 53 274 58 267 61 267 36363 35060 58 279 67 274 67 266 73 260 35060 33760 68 274 79 270 75 263 80 255 33760 32429 70 273 82 266 83 261 80 252 32429 31065 73 271 70 266 77 260 75 252 31065 29655 70 271 67 269 64 264 63 248 29655 28190 65 273 65 272 64 265 59 250 28190 26667 63 275 62 271 67 264 60 255 26667 25085 62 276 60 273 65 268 60 259 25085 23446 55 279 58 278 59 278 57 266 23446 21759 46 283 53 285 52 285 47 274 21759 20016 42 282 42 285 41 286 41 276 20016 18208 40 284 38 280 37 278 40 270 18208 16368 36 285 38 279 40 268 35 261 16368 14592 31 281 36 275 37 256 32 255 14592 12973 27 282 32 263 31 252 27 252 12973 11530 22 286 25 254 23 249 18 245 11530 10243 18 283 19*253 18 249 12 238 10243 9092 14 275 9*254 10 257 7 234 9092 8061 9 270 3 268 5*285 3 236 8061 7139 2*305 2 282 5*309 1 324 7139 6319 2*081 2 009 5 333 4 010 6319 5587 3 091 2 028 5 341 5 008 5587 4927 4 098 2 037 6 344 7 004 4927 4338 4 099 3 038 6 347 8 359 4338 3844 4 100 3 042 6 349 9 356 3844 3461 4 100 3 043 6 350 9 353 3461 3197 4 099 3 044 6 350 9 350 3197 3036 4 100 3 043 6 351 7*349 3036 2944 4 100 3 044 6 350 4*345 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