DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - - 66.1 - - 77.2 - - 78.9 - - 66.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 231 - - 33 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 984 - - 2287 - - 2104 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3204 - - 4287 - - 2928 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3967 - - 5270 - - 5087 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 641 - - 2486 - - 2418 - - 230 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 229 - - 335 - - 175 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 35 - - 11 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 340 - - 359 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -9 - - -7 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6691 - - -7996 - - -9966 - - -9510 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10658 - - 13267 - - 15053 - - 12457 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14367 - - -13701 - - -15470 - - -17140 ODpotential blCL - - - 18334 - - 18971 - - 20557 - - 20086 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 45 - - 30 - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.1 - - 77.2 - - 78.9 - - 66.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 29.4 - - 23.2 - - 23.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.1 - - 75.7 - - 78.5 - - 72.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.7 - - 28.4 - - 22.0 - - 23.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 231 - - 33 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 984 - - 2287 - - 2104 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 96480 13 257 18 275 17 337 9 198 96480 89471 3 088 13 262 14 309 9 359 89471 84045 6 335 11 267 12 288 13 354 84045 79495 7 297 9 311 11 290 13 334 79495 75556 4 282 13 317 7 261 14 302 75556 72078 11 307 19 323 4 037 8 279 72078 68932 19 284 28 292 19 327 14 332 68932 66048 15 273 23 286 25 305 18 328 66048 63382 20 293 19 291 24 278 25 315 63382 60810 31 300 23 308 22 291 27 299 60810 58130 35 290 31 295 29 293 31 294 58130 55336 36 282 35 284 36 287 36 289 55336 52655 37 284 40 284 42 286 38 285 52655 50231 42 283 44 279 44 286 40 287 50231 48044 45 283 47 278 51 286 46 289 48044 46051 53 285 52 279 55 283 51 285 46051 44225 58 282 56 280 57 281 54 279 44225 42545 59 280 54 280 55 278 57 274 42545 40990 60 280 48 281 49 278 55 272 40990 39536 59 281 40 282 41 279 51 272 39536 38168 59 283 36 285 33 276 45 272 38168 36848 63 281 35 285 29 276 44 273 36848 35511 69 279 39 282 39 280 52 279 35511 34131 77 277 60 279 53 283 63 282 34131 32710 79 274 75 277 60 282 66 282 32710 31236 72 273 74 276 65 280 67 283 31236 29697 67 270 70 275 69 279 68 283 29697 28094 63 271 67 276 68 277 66 282 28094 26428 55 276 62 278 63 277 61 281 26428 24701 46 281 55 281 57 279 56 282 24701 22915 43 280 49 282 49 281 48 283 22915 21062 41 278 44 278 45 282 43 280 21062 19133 40 278 43 276 43 281 40 277 19133 17167 38 281 42 277 40 280 37 278 17167 15274 33 282 36 275 36 280 34 284 15274 13551 28 278 31 272 31 281 30 285 13551 12016 26 277 28 273 28 282 26 278 12016 10646 25 279 25 278 23 279 22 267 10646 9420 22 279 22 278 20 268 19 269 9420 8323 17 280 19 274 17 265 14 274 8323 7345 13 281 15 273 13 267 9 270 7345 6477 11 278 12 280 9 275 4 270 6477 5706 8 279 9*294 5*300 2 345 5706 5013 6 270 6*324 4*352 4 050 5013 4397 4*269 6 338 4 359 4 063 4397 3881 2*285 6 342 4 360 3 078 3881 3483 1 350 6 345 4 001 2 091 3483 3208 1 006 5 346 4 001 1 105 3208 3040 2 016 5 347 4 002 1*136 3040 2945 2 014 5 346 3 002 2*157 2945 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