DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/22 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1011z - - 1333z - - 1603z - - 1903z - - 2201z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.2 - - 69.3 - - 75.4 - - 78.8 - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 41 - - 296 - - 367 - - 103 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 301 - - 2269 - - 4234 - - 6966 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2957 - - 4363 - - 5923 - - 7284 - - 2957 Hcrit BL Top 3284 - - 5252 - - 7217 - - 9949 - - 2975 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1000 - - 2350 - - 4972 - - 3197 - - 1162 Hgt.Variab. W* 98 - - 366 - - 481 - - 375 - - 14 W* B/S 2 - - 40 - - 104 - - 28 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 253 - - 206 - - 308 - - 216 - - 097 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 6 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - -8 - - -15 - - -9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -911 - - -933 - - -722 - - 296 - - -537 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4195 - - 6185 - - 7940 - - 9653 - - 3512 sfcLCL ODpotential -3976 - - -3140 - - -2163 - - -1196 - - -3385 ODpotential blCL 7260 - - 8392 - - 9380 - - 11145 - - 6360 blCL maxRH 99 - - 83 - - 75 - - 79 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 310 - - 920 - - 1230 - - 780 - - 1360 CAPE Temp@2m 62.2 - - 69.3 - - 75.4 - - 78.8 - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 53.8 - - 52.2 - - 50.6 - - 46.4 - - 59.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.9 - - 69.3 - - 75.1 - - 78.0 - - 65.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 53.3 - - 52.2 - - 50.5 - - 45.8 - - 58.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 41 - - 296 - - 367 - - 103 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 301 - - 2269 - - 4234 - - 6966 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 95 - - 34 - - 2 - - 14 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 12 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] 98311 6 134 7 123 8 067 11 089 7 098 98311 91424 7 102 10 128 8 119 3 096 5 103 91424 86051 12 099 10 117 9 146 3 093 7 085 86051 81541 13 104 8 106 9 157 5 106 5 080 81541 77628 12 107 5 111 5 142 7 112 4 085 77628 74148 9 103 5 126 4 109 8 109 5 099 74148 70981 6 094 6 128 2 082 7 104 8 104 70981 68053 4 086 7 124 2 110 5 111 9 108 68053 65323 4 083 8 117 3 151 5 131 7 110 65323 62662 4 087 8 111 6 160 5 145 4 099 62662 59876 4 090 7 109 6 157 5 142 2 089 59876 56976 3 099 5 116 4 153 4 138 1 150 56976 54204 3 098 4 127 4 157 3 140 2 205 54204 51710 4 079 5 117 5 149 2 140 2 192 51710 49479 5 064 6 100 7 127 4 132 3 143 49479 47459 7 063 9 087 11 105 6 114 6 082 47459 45616 8 066 12 079 13 093 7 089 8 049 45616 43923 11 068 16 070 16 088 10 079 7 062 43923 42351 13 074 20 067 21 083 17 075 14 081 42351 40884 14 078 24 067 27 077 23 074 21 078 40884 39513 15 078 25 068 30 073 28 072 27 072 39513 38200 14 076 25 068 31 073 30 072 29 070 38200 36880 11 082 23 067 31 073 28 074 24 067 36880 35520 12 105 19 072 29 073 20 082 13 072 35520 34117 14 112 20 085 27 076 23 122 14 111 34117 32645 15 107 22 087 27 083 29 122 19 120 32645 31090 11 094 19 082 23 082 27 116 16 119 31090 29454 10 076 16 076 20 080 25 117 12 118 29454 27736 10 066 15 075 21 087 24 125 12 113 27736 25933 11 073 17 087 21 103 22 131 13 108 25933 24051 12 080 19 103 17 115 13 129 14 106 24051 22084 12 089 18 108 12 138 8 130 15 104 22084 20029 10 094 15 116 9 155 9 140 15 103 20029 17928 13 092 13 130 9 167 14 135 14 103 17928 15899 17 105 13 139 13 162 15 131 11 098 15899 14051 18 114 13 141 16 154 12 114 9 097 14051 12408 18 108 10 148 12 155 6 087 7 091 12408 10945 16 106 9 148 9 138 3*043 5 050 10945 9644 12 108 11 131 9 118 2*004 6 021 9644 8488 9 115 9 120 9 108 1 320 7 021 8488 7464 7 126 7 103 8*107 1 265 6 028 7464 6563 5 147 7 088 6*108 3 229 4 028 6563 5768 4 175 6*086 2 112 4 216 3 013 5768 5057 4 213 3*099 2 298 4 207 3 027 5057 4430 6 246 1 194 2 296 5 203 6 072 4430 3908 10 254 2 219 3 299 5 197 11 095 3908 3509 12*251 3 224 3 299 5 195 13 097 3509 3235 11*252 3 229 3 298 5 194 11 097 3235 3069 10 254 3 229 3 299 5 195 9*098 3069 2974 7 255 3 230 3 299 5 194 6*097 2974 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