DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.1 - - 59.7 - - 61.7 - - 57.2 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 12 - - 288 - - 214 - - 29 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 5443 - - 6457 - - 3195 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 6763 - - 7399 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 8426 - - 9440 - - 6178 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 536 - - 2256 - - 3465 - - 3004 - - 4388 Hgt.Variab. W* 24 - - 481 - - 462 - - 203 - - 12 W* B/S 2 - - 9 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 10 - - 15 - - 23 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 197 - - 251 - - 247 - - 234 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 12 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 9 - - 25 - - 15 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1291 - - 577 - - 1382 - - 260 - - -2300 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4235 - - 7850 - - 8058 - - 5919 - - 5246 sfcLCL ODpotential -3880 - - -58 - - 834 - - -1754 - - -4145 ODpotential blCL 6824 - - 8484 - - 8606 - - 7932 - - 7090 blCL maxRH 87 - - 90 - - 100 - - 90 - - 101 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 60 - - 260 - - 250 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m 47.1 - - 59.7 - - 61.7 - - 57.2 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.6 - - 35.2 - - 36.2 - - 41.1 - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.0 - - 58.0 - - 60.3 - - 57.1 - - 54.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.5 - - 34.7 - - 35.7 - - 40.0 - - 39.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 12 - - 288 - - 214 - - 29 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 5443 - - 6457 - - 3195 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 49 - - 59 - - 98 - - 61 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96306 11 249 14 252 10 244 18 260 21 299 96306 89160 2 269 8 243 7 290 9 276 17 287 89160 83684 16 328 4 172 11 290 11 295 7 312 83684 79113 16 293 6 296 16 291 17 288 18 310 79113 75164 11 253 10 278 19 254 16 270 17 283 75164 71653 12 280 17 268 19 253 23 287 18 287 71653 68437 24 290 24 276 27 267 32 276 21 286 68437 65458 32 282 28 285 31 268 28 264 25 290 65458 62679 34 275 29 281 26 271 22 279 32 286 62679 59972 31 272 34 280 28 283 35 282 38 282 59972 57138 35 277 36 275 39 280 40 276 39 280 57138 54188 41 274 35 271 40 273 36 276 40 281 54188 51359 39 272 33 277 34 275 38 280 41 275 51359 48811 39 273 35 286 36 278 47 280 38 282 48811 46526 40 272 40 284 40 271 46 280 44 291 46526 44458 39 269 43 277 43 273 44 284 59 283 44458 42581 39 267 43 273 46 273 53 284 65 275 42581 40863 40 261 44 273 49 276 68 281 66 277 40863 39271 40 248 45 270 58 280 73 278 74 281 39271 37789 37 242 43 268 63 276 73 279 81 278 37789 36407 32 254 41 267 61 271 77 281 82 275 36407 35092 32 262 38 261 57 266 81 283 83 276 35092 33776 29 267 34 258 55 263 76 281 86 281 33776 32427 25 272 36 262 53 262 64 274 94 284 32427 31047 24 273 39 263 50 261 52 264 94 285 31047 29624 25 267 36 258 47 259 44 255 78 282 29624 28153 25 259 33 254 43 258 43 251 48 265 28153 26638 24 254 33 255 40 254 45 253 36 244 26638 25071 25 256 32 253 39 250 44 256 33 243 25071 23448 26 260 32 249 40 249 41 256 34 243 23448 21768 26 262 32 251 39 251 38 251 37 244 21768 20024 26 266 30 251 36 252 37 246 38 245 20024 18212 23 274 26 252 31 248 35 242 40 245 18212 16369 20 283 22 255 26 237 32 240 41 245 16369 14592 19 279 20 257 24 230 28 242 41 245 14592 12974 18 263 22 254 25 231 26 244 40 246 12974 11530 18 258 23 253 25 235 27 247 39 245 11530 10242 18 264 21 256 23*238 29 252 37 244 10242 9089 17 269 17*255 20*241 31 254 34 242 9089 8057 15 272 14*251 18 243 31 251 32 240 8057 7135 13 280 12 250 17 245 30 246 30 237 7135 6313 14 291 11 250 16 246 28*241 29 233 6313 5582 16 295 10 250 15 248 27*237 29 231 5582 4923 18 292 9 252 14 249 26 236 28 228 4923 4335 17 285 8 253 13 251 25 234 26 227 4335 3841 13 278 8 254 12 252 23 233 23 226 3841 3460 9 268 7 255 11 253 22 232 19 227 3460 3197 6 245 6 256 11 253 20 231 15 227 3197 3036 4*216 6 256 10 254 17 231 12*227 3036 2944 2*197 6 255 9 254 14 230 6*225 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