DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.9 - - 93.3 - - - - - 83.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 335 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2148 - - 5510 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4282 - - 6885 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5131 - - 8493 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1589 - - 7354 - - - - - 400 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 363 - - 509 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 107 - - 108 - - - - - 107 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -18 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8183 - - -8122 - - - - - -11022 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13315 - - 16616 - - - - - 13969 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11406 - - -9988 - - - - - -14242 ODpotential blCL - - - 16537 - - 18481 - - - - - 17189 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 65 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.9 - - 93.3 - - - - - 83.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 29.6 - - - - - 33.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.0 - - 91.0 - - - - - 89.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 28.6 - - - - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 335 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2148 - - 5510 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 98151 2 184 2 005 4 322 98151 90716 6 209 5 206 4 044 90716 84956 6 174 5 202 5 053 84956 80201 3 111 2 187 2 203 80201 76145 5 109 8 217 5 066 76145 72569 1 098 8 184 9 015 72569 69329 4 296 4 011 6 342 69329 66348 5 334 6 319 6 352 66348 63578 9 336 5 305 12 311 63578 60893 12 307 10 295 5 316 60893 58078 13 284 11 264 10 295 58078 55157 18 271 21 268 15 269 55157 52388 29 261 24 265 19 293 52388 49900 34 256 32 257 37 266 49900 47695 33 256 39 252 44 248 47695 45734 37 260 40 254 40 237 45734 43965 39 261 36 252 37 235 43965 42333 40 263 32 247 36 236 42333 40807 38 260 33 247 38 237 40807 39370 35 258 34 248 42 237 39370 38015 33 258 35 250 44 234 38015 36708 34 258 36 251 43 231 36708 35385 36 256 36 251 39 229 35385 34018 37 254 36 249 36 230 34018 32611 37 253 35 248 35 234 32611 31150 35 252 34 249 35 236 31150 29624 32 252 32 250 38 234 29624 28038 30 253 31 250 41 231 28038 26390 30 255 30 250 39 227 26390 24686 30 257 29 249 34 224 24686 22927 27 254 25 247 30 216 22927 21107 24 254 23 244 26 207 21107 19214 25 256 22 240 23 214 19214 17280 27 247 23 231 21 222 17280 15408 21 241 24 222 20 223 15408 13694 8 265 24 217 18 219 13694 12158 4 224 22 214 15 211 12158 10781 9 197 17 209 13 198 10781 9546 12 184 11*192 11 174 9546 8437 12 164 8*161 12 146 8437 7447 12 142 8 126 13 132 7447 6566 11 128 9 114 14 121 6566 5781 9*117 10 105 15 116 5781 5072 8*111 10 101 15 112 5072 4440 8 109 10 098 15 109 4440 3910 8 107 10 096 14 107 3910 3500 7 105 10 094 12 105 3500 3217 7 103 10 093 10 104 3217 3044 7 102 10 092 6*103 3044 2946 6 101 9 092 4*107 2946 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