DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/14 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.3 - - 53.2 - - 53.4 - - 45.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 103 - - -16 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 592 - - 2092 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 3761 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3575 - - 5075 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 794 - - 2101 - - 3684 - - 259 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 146 - - 251 - - 12 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 114 - - 116 - - 094 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -8 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1484 - - -3222 - - -5570 - - -3901 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5060 - - 8297 - - 8515 - - 6846 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6123 - - -7057 - - -9147 - - -9493 ODpotential blCL - - - 9698 - - 12132 - - 12092 - - 12437 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 82 - - 85 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.3 - - 53.2 - - 53.4 - - 45.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 27.2 - - 26.5 - - 25.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.9 - - 52.5 - - 54.3 - - 49.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 26.3 - - 25.8 - - 24.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 103 - - -16 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 592 - - 2092 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 28 - - 40 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96858 36 086 39 088 37 111 28 090 96858 89717 28 089 31 099 26 097 27 100 89717 84158 19 096 21 106 18 092 18 080 84158 79507 16 103 14 105 13 119 7 080 79507 75466 13 113 8 095 8 119 7 102 75466 71867 2 078 2 171 4 073 3 028 71867 68589 4 272 8 280 5 292 6 297 68589 65560 13 243 13 251 8 253 8 238 65560 62753 15 255 14 272 12 283 12 261 62753 60036 22 255 26 253 24 259 22 271 60036 57195 31 268 33 258 31 264 28 272 57195 54244 44 265 43 263 41 263 41 267 54244 51432 53 263 49 264 51 263 52 269 51432 48897 61 261 60 264 61 265 60 264 48897 46620 63 263 69 265 69 266 65 260 46620 44566 65 267 71 269 75 266 69 262 44566 42700 72 268 73 271 79 265 76 265 42700 40995 75 269 78 271 85 267 85 266 40995 39436 90 275 92 271 102 268 104 265 39436 38006 109 272 108 267 118 265 116 260 38006 36679 106 273 107 266 115 263 111 258 36679 35402 98 276 102 266 108 264 104 259 35402 34107 94 276 97 264 102 263 98 258 34107 32771 93 272 94 262 95 261 91 258 32771 31398 94 269 91 261 89 260 86 258 31398 29974 88 268 84 261 84 258 80 258 29974 28489 78 267 79 262 80 257 76 258 28489 26942 70 266 75 263 76 257 73 258 26942 25335 63 266 69 263 71 257 69 256 25335 23674 55 267 61 263 63 254 61 251 23674 21965 47 266 55 264 52 250 52 247 21965 20201 43 266 49 264 42 244 45 245 20201 18369 43 266 43 264 33 240 40 243 18369 16503 41 260 37 261 28 240 35 243 16503 14703 33 250 32 251 25 245 29 241 14703 13064 28 244 29 246 21 252 22 237 13064 11601 24 242 25 246 17 252 17 226 11601 10295 17 234 20 241 15 238 18 210 10295 9128 9 224 17 225 15 216 20 198 9128 8084 5 196 15 207 15 199 18 191 8084 7153 5 154 13 181 14 186 14 176 7153 6325 6 140 12 162 12 157 15 146 6325 5589 8 136 12*151 13 126 21 123 5589 4925 10 127 12*129 15 108 24 115 4925 4334 13 121 12 118 16 101 25 108 4334 3839 14*118 12 114 15 099 25 100 3839 3457 14*116 12 112 14 097 20 092 3457 3194 13 115 11 111 13 096 13 088 3194 3035 12 114 10 110 11*095 7*091 3035 2943 10 112 9 109 8*094 4*098 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