DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 48.7 - - 60.6 - - 66.0 - - 66.6 - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 97 - - 375 - - 433 - - 177 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 641 - - 4391 - - 7242 - - 5943 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 6046 - - 8372 - - 6887 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 3624 - - 7374 - - 10225 - - 8926 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 572 - - 1969 - - 2167 - - 3464 - - 3286 Hgt.Variab. W* 163 - - 487 - - 604 - - 421 - - 7 W* B/S 2 - - 10 - - 12 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 9 - - 9 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 290 - - 323 - - 305 - - 325 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - -5 - - -13 - - -7 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3658 - - -2572 - - -1224 - - -3510 - - -7142 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7282 - - 9947 - - 11450 - - 12437 - - 10088 sfcLCL ODpotential -8648 - - -5623 - - -2586 - - -5210 - - -10269 ODpotential blCL 12272 - - 12997 - - 12811 - - 14136 - - 13214 blCL maxRH 77 - - 78 - - 71 - - 50 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.7 - - 60.6 - - 66.0 - - 66.6 - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.3 - - 27.0 - - 25.5 - - 21.7 - - 24.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.9 - - 58.6 - - 63.5 - - 65.3 - - 59.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.2 - - 26.6 - - 24.9 - - 21.1 - - 24.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 97 - - 375 - - 433 - - 177 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 641 - - 4391 - - 7242 - - 5943 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 9 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97546 7 090 7 091 9 148 3 340 6 064 97546 90159 3 106 3 230 5 131 5 194 8 023 90159 84476 5 087 5 216 6 138 1 351 5 350 84476 79777 6 050 8 236 3 286 7 039 2 039 79777 75716 5 184 8 195 13 278 10 322 6 028 75716 72104 5 294 5 231 12 270 15 252 14 279 72104 68825 12 296 10 269 5 234 13 227 14 242 68825 65786 22 284 19 288 11 285 21 269 20 261 65786 62952 26 264 22 261 23 272 22 272 21 261 62952 60200 21 254 19 248 24 263 20 278 19 270 60200 57326 19 267 21 265 25 266 24 273 23 274 57326 54344 27 272 26 267 28 263 31 265 26 269 54344 51506 28 268 28 261 31 254 34 262 29 268 51506 48963 27 266 28 259 28 248 33 261 30 264 48963 46697 30 270 30 266 27 255 33 265 28 259 46697 44651 37 269 34 271 31 263 35 267 26 262 44651 42780 42 266 39 263 36 264 37 265 30 265 42780 41055 46 260 42 259 41 260 39 258 36 259 41055 39459 48 253 46 260 45 255 41 251 40 250 39459 37982 51 249 53 253 50 251 45 245 39 241 37982 36617 54 248 58 248 56 246 50 239 34 236 36617 35320 58 250 62 247 62 244 56 236 31 241 35320 34017 62 251 64 247 65 243 58 234 35 247 34017 32678 64 250 65 246 65 242 59 233 42 245 32678 31307 63 248 64 245 63 239 57 232 48 241 31307 29893 59 248 62 242 61 235 56 233 53 236 29893 28424 54 248 59 239 57 230 56 233 54 232 28424 26898 49 248 54 239 54 227 56 234 49 231 26898 25317 45 248 50 243 50 230 53 236 36 231 25317 23682 45 247 47 247 45 236 47 239 29 233 23682 21991 43 248 47 248 41 241 39 243 29 234 21991 20238 40 250 45 249 38 246 31 247 27 231 20238 18413 35 245 41 250 34 254 23 250 24 228 18413 16554 29 237 37 254 29 262 18 253 19 231 16554 14761 22 237 30 266 21 268 16 260 13 249 14761 13124 15 240 20 264 15 268 16 268 11 279 13124 11660 12 228 15 256 10 270 14 276 9 307 11660 10351 7 206 10 273 7*303 10 301 7 329 10351 9178 2 172 6 294 7*311 11*330 8 340 9178 8129 4 325 7*337 8 311 11*331 10 339 8129 7191 4 327 8*338 8 309 12 329 13 337 7191 6358 5 310 9 335 9 307 12 327 16 331 6358 5616 9 314 9 328 9 305 13 325 19 324 5616 4948 13 318 10 321 9 303 13 323 21 319 4948 4352 15 314 10 318 10 301 13 323 22 315 4352 3852 15*305 10 314 10 300 13 322 22 310 3852 3466 13*293 9 312 10 300 13 321 21 305 3466 3199 12 290 9 310 10 299 13 321 18 297 3199 3037 12 289 9 311 10 299 12 320 14*292 3037 2944 10 289 8 310 9 299 11 320 9*287 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