DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/08 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.0 - - 74.2 - - 79.1 - - 78.8 - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 84 - - 382 - - 431 - - 169 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 602 - - 4926 - - 6448 - - 5903 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 6472 - - 7733 - - 6830 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 3585 - - 7909 - - 9431 - - 8886 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 650 - - 1989 - - 1995 - - 3306 - - 3044 Hgt.Variab. W* 153 - - 509 - - 581 - - 414 - - 0 W* B/S 3 - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 14 - - 17 - - 17 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 278 - - 304 - - 309 - - 318 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -8 - - -10 - - -17 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6456 - - -4774 - - -4545 - - -5735 - - -9406 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10041 - - 12683 - - 13977 - - 14621 - - 12353 sfcLCL ODpotential -12615 - - -9467 - - -8531 - - -9576 - - -13890 ODpotential blCL 16200 - - 17376 - - 17962 - - 18462 - - 16836 blCL maxRH 55 - - 61 - - 72 - - 79 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 64.0 - - 74.2 - - 79.1 - - 78.8 - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.6 - - 28.6 - - 27.4 - - 24.3 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.5 - - 72.0 - - 76.6 - - 77.6 - - 72.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.4 - - 28.0 - - 26.7 - - 23.6 - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 84 - - 382 - - 431 - - 169 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 602 - - 4926 - - 6448 - - 5903 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 17 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97749 5 132 9 247 13 281 6 296 6 314 97749 90328 3 014 9 199 8 249 6 267 5 314 90328 84600 2 074 6 186 6 240 5 270 4 016 84600 79859 6 020 1 178 1 111 1 341 8 003 79859 75797 3 089 5 256 5 355 3 060 7 003 75797 72214 7 011 4 025 5 330 5 358 5 358 72214 68965 8 295 6 355 6 332 7 343 9 349 68965 65975 10 333 11 338 7 343 7 328 8 331 65975 63194 16 330 12 333 12 331 16 342 11 360 63194 60503 14 316 14 340 17 328 24 330 20 338 60503 57710 15 315 16 329 19 322 25 324 21 339 57710 54832 24 332 19 329 18 315 26 323 30 324 54832 52112 30 331 27 333 26 333 34 322 33 328 52112 49673 36 329 38 327 36 324 41 324 35 324 49673 47475 42 329 44 330 44 320 43 317 42 310 47475 45470 45 328 44 324 46 309 48 306 50 302 45470 43629 46 327 43 322 48 303 58 299 57 299 43629 41928 46 327 42 318 51 294 64 292 64 295 41928 40350 44 330 40 310 47 281 62 282 65 290 40350 38882 41 331 37 302 45 278 56 271 62 287 38882 37513 39 328 35 298 44 276 54 265 58 281 37513 36204 38 325 34 299 44 273 55 267 56 275 36204 34889 34 322 33 300 42 275 55 266 55 272 34889 33535 31 319 32 296 40 277 53 266 52 272 33535 32144 31 318 32 290 38 277 48 266 49 272 32144 30699 33 316 32 289 36 276 45 269 50 270 30699 29190 35 313 32 293 34 276 43 273 51 271 29190 27617 36 313 32 298 32 276 41 275 48 274 27617 25981 35 314 30 298 31 280 40 275 43 277 25981 24284 32 315 28 297 31 286 37 276 40 279 24284 22529 30 315 28 295 31 291 33 277 38 282 22529 20711 30 314 29 297 30 293 31 281 38 286 20711 18824 30 312 30 303 28 292 31 287 38 288 18824 16906 29 308 30 308 27 290 33 292 38 287 16906 15061 27 308 28 311 27 292 35 293 37 283 15061 13382 26 312 25 310 27 296 32 289 34 280 13382 11883 25 315 22 309 25 299 28 285 31 284 11883 10543 22 314 19 307 22*298 27 285 29 291 10543 9342 17 309 17 302 17*303 23*291 27 298 9342 8266 15 304 15*298 17 306 20*300 25 303 8266 7305 13 309 15*301 17 307 19 305 24 308 7305 6450 13 320 15 303 17 309 18 313 22 315 6450 5688 14 324 14 304 17 310 17 322 20 322 5688 5001 14 319 14 304 17 311 16 325 19 333 5001 4390 14 309 14 305 16 312 16 327 18 344 4390 3876 13*295 14 305 16 312 16 328 16 349 3876 3481 12*282 13 305 16 313 15 328 15 351 3481 3207 11 277 13 305 15 314 15 329 11 349 3207 3040 10 276 12 304 15 313 14 329 8*344 3040 2945 9 276 11 304 13 314 13 330 4*328 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