DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 33.6 - - 45.2 - - 50.3 - - 50.6 - - 42.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - 67 - - 100 - - -5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 832 - - 2177 - - 1417 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 3870 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3815 - - 5160 - - 4400 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 240 - - 2252 - - 2131 - - 1607 - - 987 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 165 - - 260 - - 86 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 9 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 251 - - 275 - - 320 - - 332 - - 271 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -9 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -329 - - -1667 - - -1414 - - -2078 - - -1578 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3273 - - 5482 - - 6574 - - 6478 - - 4522 sfcLCL ODpotential -5198 - - -8717 - - -7078 - - -9182 - - -8223 ODpotential blCL 8141 - - 12532 - - 12238 - - 13582 - - 11167 blCL maxRH 66 - - 65 - - 55 - - 63 - - 56 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.6 - - 45.2 - - 50.3 - - 50.6 - - 42.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.0 - - 31.7 - - 32.0 - - 32.8 - - 33.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.2 - - 44.6 - - 49.6 - - 50.8 - - 46.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.2 - - 30.6 - - 30.8 - - 31.6 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - 67 - - 100 - - -5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 832 - - 2177 - - 1417 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96761 21 096 17 126 8 128 8 099 19 083 96761 89585 16 072 15 115 11 154 8 065 13 089 89585 83989 11 085 13 110 5 169 13 031 8 073 83989 79333 4 000 5 012 6 144 5 307 10 346 79333 75297 5 002 4 300 7 328 9 037 3 296 75297 71719 21 301 16 316 19 297 26 307 16 323 71719 68491 26 303 22 318 30 305 31 300 29 322 68491 65540 41 306 46 309 47 309 50 300 48 306 65540 62828 50 297 54 299 55 305 55 303 51 305 62828 60198 55 303 55 301 59 303 55 306 55 305 60198 57443 61 305 59 304 60 305 59 310 60 299 57443 54583 70 305 66 303 69 309 72 305 65 302 54583 51844 78 299 73 303 82 301 83 291 77 303 51844 49374 83 298 89 297 85 290 80 291 85 297 49374 47167 86 298 89 299 81 297 83 300 85 294 47167 45175 99 304 100 306 90 307 101 304 94 301 45175 43360 111 304 117 296 110 298 115 295 108 298 43360 41698 124 295 112 288 113 289 118 285 113 288 41698 40166 117 292 98 298 109 282 109 282 109 286 40166 38737 112 297 111 308 102 302 100 297 104 297 38737 37395 110 305 119 307 112 307 113 304 109 299 37395 36100 107 305 116 303 110 304 116 302 109 299 36100 34788 103 303 115 302 107 302 113 297 104 297 34788 33430 101 305 112 304 105 300 110 298 101 296 33430 32029 102 307 104 306 103 299 105 299 102 297 32029 30571 103 306 96 304 98 301 102 300 100 300 30571 29048 102 305 86 300 89 301 97 302 95 301 29048 27462 100 305 83 300 82 300 88 300 90 303 27462 25813 99 308 82 303 77 300 83 305 81 304 25813 24106 92 309 77 307 71 302 73 307 71 305 24106 22342 89 309 70 305 67 303 62 301 61 309 22342 20514 69 310 66 305 68 303 58 298 54 303 20514 18616 39 310 50 308 62 304 59 300 53 301 18616 16683 28 314 25 298 49 303 59 305 52 307 16683 14822 22 315 15 288 33 297 49 308 46 310 14822 13131 19 317 12 292 26 291 34 298 39 299 13131 11636 21 315 12 293 24 293 30 292 36 292 11636 10310 25 311 12 297 21 295 27 293 33 292 10310 9130 24 306 14 299 19 293 23 291 30 293 9130 8077 21 302 15 295 18 290 20 285 26 294 8077 7139 17 302 14 290 17 286 17 276 22 293 7139 6309 13 301 12 285 14 288 13 274 18 291 6309 5572 11 308 10 281 10*294 9 283 13 289 5572 4911 11 326 8 285 7*310 6*312 9 297 4911 4325 10 319 6 302 6 319 5*330 8 316 4325 3833 10 303 5*296 5 321 5 332 8 326 3833 3455 12 285 4*275 5 323 4 333 7 327 3455 3193 12 270 4 275 5 325 4 333 5 317 3193 3034 8*256 4 276 5 324 4 333 4*287 3034 2943 5*251 4 274 4 325 4 334 4*271 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