DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/18 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 - - - 31.8 - - 37.1 - - 37.3 - - 28.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 189 - - 43 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2447 - - 4883 - - 4531 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 6126 - - 4439 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5430 - - 7866 - - 7514 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2576 - - 6339 - - 6892 - - 2659 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 404 - - 241 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 26 - - 24 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 306 - - 302 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -10 - - -13 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1501 - - 1215 - - -1284 - - -3169 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3929 - - 6652 - - 8799 - - 6112 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 721 - - 215 - - -2474 - - -5549 ODpotential blCL - - - 4709 - - 7651 - - 9988 - - 8492 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 84 - - 65 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 140 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.8 - - 37.1 - - 37.3 - - 28.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.8 - - 18.0 - - 8.7 - - 12.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 36.2 - - 37.1 - - 30.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 17.3 - - 8.4 - - 12.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 189 - - 43 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2447 - - 4883 - - 4531 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 35 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 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] 97022 22 113 20 123 21 110 20 114 97022 89817 14 129 13 104 19 104 20 101 89817 84214 14 131 10 088 10 119 18 088 84214 79527 15 107 13 102 12 120 9 078 79527 75459 14 091 9 127 7 091 8 070 75459 71851 8 077 10 136 1 188 12 028 71851 68585 3 021 5 086 6 170 3 308 68585 65582 6 271 8 289 3 252 7 197 65582 62763 12 247 12 270 12 268 6 213 62763 59984 7 251 12 249 19 266 10 267 59984 57061 11 284 16 257 20 255 19 269 57061 54018 24 270 23 279 19 261 28 251 54018 51091 26 267 31 271 22 276 25 257 51091 48451 20 267 29 269 28 281 26 275 48451 46095 20 275 24 281 30 280 30 284 46095 43965 27 279 24 293 29 276 31 275 43965 42014 29 279 27 297 26 275 28 273 42014 40213 29 278 32 294 28 283 28 279 40213 38543 31 279 35 290 35 286 32 280 38543 36993 32 277 35 284 38 286 33 284 36993 35556 31 270 34 280 38 286 37 290 35556 34195 29 269 32 281 37 290 40 291 34195 32847 27 270 29 283 36 295 43 293 32847 31483 26 260 29 281 37 299 46 298 31483 30108 28 245 28 273 38 302 51 306 30108 28699 28 236 24 258 36 304 59 305 28699 27238 30 222 22 247 32 302 62 305 27238 25720 37 199 24 225 28 291 63 309 25720 24147 44 197 34 202 18 270 58 313 24147 22525 49 195 40 196 14 251 45 318 22525 20876 45 197 36 201 12 262 27 315 20876 19200 40 212 15 249 8 274 8 306 19200 17482 29 241 14 301 6 325 7 091 17482 15737 22 264 16 307 12 294 3 089 15737 14054 18 283 20 308 19 284 13 298 14054 12520 18 306 21 306 23 285 19 293 12520 11149 19 314 23 304 24 288 21 290 11149 9920 21 308 26 304 25 291 20 293 9920 8819 23 305 27*305 25 294 19 295 8819 7832 23 309 27*306 25*297 18 297 7832 6950 22 310 27 306 25*299 18 297 6950 6165 22 309 27 306 25 300 18 296 6165 5467 23*307 27 306 25 302 18 295 5467 4835 22*302 27 306 25 303 19 293 4835 4273 22 298 26 306 24 304 19 289 4273 3800 21 296 26 306 24 304 19 284 3800 3435 20 295 25 306 23 304 17 280 3435 3183 19 294 24 306 22 304 14 274 3183 3030 18 294 22 306 20 304 11*270 3030 2942 14 293 18 306 16 305 5*262 2942 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