DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/21 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 50.2 - - 50.9 - - 41.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 231 - - -4 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1224 - - 3527 - - 1438 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3369 - - 5195 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4207 - - 6510 - - 4421 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 896 - - 1831 - - 4716 - - 1339 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 240 - - 385 - - 55 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 21 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 111 - - 116 - - 099 - - 097 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -11 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3222 - - -5133 - - -6989 - - -4525 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7429 - - 11644 - - 11411 - - 7470 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8301 - - -10827 - - -12653 - - -10936 ODpotential blCL - - - 12508 - - 17337 - - 17074 - - 13880 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 76 - - 84 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 50.2 - - 50.9 - - 41.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.2 - - 9.3 - - 11.1 - - 19.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.2 - - 48.8 - - 51.1 - - 42.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.3 - - 8.4 - - 10.6 - - 19.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 231 - - -4 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1224 - - 3527 - - 1438 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 4 - - 36 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96963 26 125 23 114 21 124 21 101 96963 89778 25 121 16 136 16 092 17 097 89778 84194 18 128 14 137 11 095 13 104 84194 79526 12 117 12 148 3 149 7 123 79526 75483 8 148 9 149 5 134 8 129 75483 71898 9 149 7 180 0 132 8 138 71898 68641 7 159 10 193 5 235 1 317 68641 65636 3 142 8 210 12 231 10 239 65636 62843 5 296 11 249 14 231 13 234 62843 60130 16 273 11 259 15 257 16 249 60130 57301 18 275 15 282 18 269 22 258 57301 54377 28 275 27 275 33 263 24 274 54377 51582 35 271 35 280 40 275 42 277 51582 49065 37 272 46 274 51 274 49 273 49065 46814 37 276 50 275 54 272 50 275 46814 44776 41 286 54 278 55 274 65 277 44776 42922 59 286 56 279 65 280 81 279 42922 41235 68 284 64 289 86 282 95 280 41235 39686 70 290 103 290 109 282 105 277 39686 38249 82 298 127 286 119 280 111 274 38249 36900 109 294 128 283 119 279 113 272 36900 35601 117 291 125 284 118 280 113 274 35601 34288 113 292 120 286 116 282 111 277 34288 32935 106 294 103 287 107 282 105 278 32935 31546 92 296 75 286 92 280 92 277 31546 30110 80 294 64 283 75 277 80 275 30110 28617 71 293 65 280 62 273 70 274 28617 27064 59 296 61 278 62 273 59 274 27064 25448 49 298 53 279 59 273 52 273 25448 23771 42 296 45 279 50 271 47 273 23771 22032 35 295 39 278 44 265 43 276 22032 20230 27 294 33 278 37 261 36 278 20230 18364 21 288 23 274 30 255 32 260 18364 16473 18 278 18 258 26 248 33 243 16473 14657 18 269 20 250 25 241 32 233 14657 13007 20 263 21 244 26 235 30 223 13007 11539 20 255 18 235 25 222 27 210 11539 10233 17 250 15 230 23 200 24 199 10233 9067 14 243 14 217 21 179 23 189 9067 8026 13 234 13 196 20 162 22 178 8026 7098 11 220 11*161 19 150 22 166 7098 6275 9 193 13*131 19 135 23 151 6275 5544 11 146 15 121 20 119 29 135 5544 4887 16 117 16 116 22*106 36 117 4887 4306 17*112 16 114 22*102 40 102 4306 3820 17*112 16 113 22 100 37 095 3820 3447 16 111 16 111 22 098 31 095 3447 3190 15 111 15 110 20 097 26 097 3190 3033 14 111 14 110 18 096 23*097 3033 2943 12 111 13 109 14 095 15*097 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