DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 45.6 - - 48.1 - - 47.3 - - 47.2 - - 45.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 4 - - 0 - - -3 - - -5 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 293 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 2944 - - 3276 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 641 - - 3466 - - 3132 - - 3674 - - 602 Hgt.Variab. W* 17 - - 12 - - 46 - - 13 - - 9 W* B/S 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 8 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 225 - - 272 - - 320 - - 271 - - 223 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1 - - -310 - - -280 - - -59 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 2943 - - 3586 - - 3224 - - 3004 sfcLCL ODpotential -1720 - - -905 - - -1652 - - -1368 - - -2410 ODpotential blCL 4664 - - 3849 - - 4928 - - 4312 - - 5354 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 40 - - 20 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 45.6 - - 48.1 - - 47.3 - - 47.2 - - 45.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 45.1 - - 46.5 - - 41.9 - - 43.3 - - 42.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.1 - - 48.6 - - 47.5 - - 47.9 - - 46.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.9 - - 46.2 - - 40.6 - - 42.4 - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 4 - - 0 - - -3 - - -5 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 293 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 101 - - 102 - - 100 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96707 14 071 17 114 9 097 19 103 14 075 96707 89528 13 059 18 090 9 108 8 077 16 070 89528 83923 13 039 8 090 9 039 9 063 16 051 83923 79258 8 358 8 078 3 096 8 014 9 027 79258 75245 13 336 12 000 7 018 12 340 12 356 75245 71704 15 325 19 353 10 320 19 332 16 319 71704 68496 26 320 29 315 14 341 16 349 20 288 68496 65523 34 301 43 300 39 304 34 311 16 337 65523 62761 36 293 41 296 42 300 40 296 36 313 62761 60108 37 302 38 299 45 303 48 290 52 299 60108 57354 54 298 50 298 57 299 52 283 57 290 57354 54475 71 285 66 291 65 296 53 298 59 290 54475 51702 73 282 72 287 73 295 72 304 68 297 51702 49210 81 294 76 292 76 296 79 301 80 295 49210 46996 104 296 88 300 89 300 92 300 91 297 46996 44991 124 286 113 291 112 291 119 293 109 297 44991 43150 125 278 123 279 122 278 130 281 120 288 43150 41459 118 285 117 278 114 277 124 277 117 283 41459 39904 141 294 133 294 129 292 130 285 118 288 39904 38467 154 292 153 296 155 295 155 290 135 292 38467 37119 152 290 148 292 152 292 156 290 143 292 37119 35817 151 290 147 289 153 290 153 290 132 292 35817 34497 151 292 145 288 149 291 151 291 125 293 34497 33135 149 293 140 288 134 291 145 292 126 293 33135 31734 131 290 129 290 121 287 133 293 126 291 31734 30279 116 284 117 290 115 284 117 291 127 291 30279 28758 111 280 108 289 113 283 102 287 120 292 28758 27175 109 282 102 289 109 285 98 283 109 292 27175 25534 102 285 100 290 98 289 97 287 100 291 25534 23839 93 287 95 291 93 293 92 293 94 292 23839 22093 87 287 84 291 85 296 85 298 83 296 22093 20288 82 288 75 291 72 296 74 300 73 298 20288 18418 77 289 70 291 66 293 65 296 67 297 18418 16520 69 289 66 290 62 287 62 287 61 293 16520 14698 58 287 60 288 56 284 58 283 56 289 14698 13047 47 288 50 287 44 281 44 280 49 285 13047 11582 45 289 39 287 35 282 34 279 42 284 11582 10274 43 288 34 286 32 285 30 284 38 287 10274 9104 37 287 30 284 28 288 27 289 34 294 9104 8059 31 288 24 283 21 289 24 296 30 302 8059 7130 26 291 17 297 14 291 22 310 26 308 7130 6306 23 299 14 321 15 310 21 322 21 312 6306 5574 21 308 13 326 20 324 17 327 16 312 5574 4915 19 316 13 331 21 332 14 319 13 307 4915 4328 18 318 13 335 18 338 12 308 11 290 4328 3836 15 317 12 327 15 336 11 302 11 272 3836 3456 10 301 10 303 12*330 10 292 10 260 3456 3194 7 276 9 286 9*323 8 282 9 243 3194 3034 5*249 8*277 8 320 7*275 8*231 3034 2943 3*225 5*272 6 316 5*271 4*223 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