DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 53.6 - - 61.7 - - 67.6 - - 64.9 - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 16 - - 166 - - 285 - - 60 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 223 - - 2639 - - 6457 - - 4875 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 4407 - - 7550 - - 5197 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 3206 - - 5622 - - 9440 - - 7858 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1015 - - 2224 - - 2122 - - 2303 - - 2745 Hgt.Variab. W* 69 - - 315 - - 507 - - 275 - - 8 W* B/S 2 - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 277 - - 299 - - 296 - - 309 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -4 - - -8 - - -8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3091 - - -2451 - - -693 - - -455 - - -1921 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6297 - - 8073 - - 10134 - - 8313 - - 4866 sfcLCL ODpotential -7487 - - -5104 - - -2129 - - -1561 - - -3952 ODpotential blCL 10693 - - 10726 - - 11569 - - 9419 - - 6897 blCL maxRH 93 - - 96 - - 97 - - 98 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 53.6 - - 61.7 - - 67.6 - - 64.9 - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.5 - - 36.7 - - 33.2 - - 38.6 - - 43.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.5 - - 60.5 - - 65.9 - - 64.4 - - 55.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.6 - - 36.1 - - 32.7 - - 38.4 - - 43.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 16 - - 166 - - 285 - - 60 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 223 - - 2639 - - 6457 - - 4875 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 71 - - 86 - - 89 - - 91 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 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] 97743 12 051 8 151 2 337 6 219 6 297 97743 90352 8 045 7 094 1 242 6 032 4 052 90352 84687 4 079 1 024 2 164 7 003 8 047 84687 79991 3 013 2 310 4 100 5 203 8 331 79991 75937 3 328 6 278 6 004 3 313 3 271 75937 72342 4 116 11 257 9 307 11 324 4 308 72342 69071 4 005 12 265 11 277 13 301 7 297 69071 66048 7 283 13 263 13 258 14 274 11 296 66048 63225 11 256 13 258 17 257 17 275 15 296 63225 60475 14 273 14 260 17 267 18 267 16 290 60475 57609 13 266 13 264 16 273 19 283 20 288 57609 54655 11 291 13 274 16 268 21 292 17 290 54655 51846 16 308 12 287 14 284 19 310 20 306 51846 49325 15 324 17 302 22 301 22 312 21 315 49325 47068 16 331 19 305 19 295 22 308 26 321 47068 45022 19 329 16 323 15 298 21 312 26 315 45022 43149 20 333 20 333 19 311 23 316 24 315 43149 41431 19 339 27 325 25 311 28 314 27 317 41431 39860 15 339 26 318 28 313 34 303 33 313 39860 38422 17 004 24 318 38 312 40 297 35 305 38422 37090 22 009 24 322 34 309 39 288 33 295 37090 35815 25 004 24 325 30 307 35 287 30 288 35815 34526 23 358 22 332 27 303 32 287 31 285 34526 33193 19 358 18 341 24 302 28 288 34 280 33193 31817 17 356 17 335 23 304 24 291 33 283 31817 30386 17 356 14 320 22 304 24 296 30 288 30386 28888 18 352 11 314 20 298 25 299 28 294 28888 27326 19 350 12 317 18 293 24 299 28 298 27326 25700 19 342 13 317 21 300 24 295 27 294 25700 24011 17 326 20 315 24 302 24 292 25 284 24011 22265 14 320 20 317 22 296 23 291 25 278 22265 20456 15 333 19 308 20 284 22 288 26 276 20456 18581 17 339 21 302 22 285 22 290 27 277 18581 16673 15 339 18 308 22 297 22 293 27 281 16673 14836 11 338 13 316 17 301 22 295 28 288 14836 13165 12 331 12 309 14 289 23 293 28 294 13165 11677 17 320 14 304 15 284 21 292 25 299 11677 10354 18 312 16 298 17*287 20 290 25 306 10354 9173 16 302 16 293 15*291 18 291 27 315 9173 8119 15 296 15 292 14 293 16*297 26 322 8119 7180 12 303 14 297 14 295 15*302 24 327 7180 6346 12 319 13*306 14 296 14 307 21 327 6346 5604 13 322 12*304 13 297 14 309 19 323 5604 4937 13 316 12 302 13 298 14 310 18 315 4937 4343 12 311 12 299 13 298 14 310 17 304 4343 3846 12 307 12 298 12 299 13 311 16 290 3846 3463 12*293 11 296 12 299 13 311 15 284 3463 3198 10*280 11 295 11 299 13 311 14 280 3198 3037 8 277 10 295 11 299 12 311 12*279 3037 2944 7 276 9 295 10 299 10 311 9*277 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