DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/10 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 - - - 75.0 - - 84.0 - - 86.5 - - 75.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 325 - - 355 - - 123 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2865 - - 4588 - - 3179 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4825 - - 6183 - - 4648 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5848 - - 7571 - - 6162 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1472 - - 3096 - - 5812 - - 173 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 403 - - 487 - - 306 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 17 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 5 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 122 - - 131 - - 085 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -19 - - -15 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7207 - - -9343 - - -12414 - - -12703 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13055 - - 16915 - - 18577 - - 15650 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12646 - - -13973 - - -16523 - - -18282 ODpotential blCL - - - 18494 - - 21544 - - 22685 - - 21228 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 70 - - 63 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.0 - - 84.0 - - 86.5 - - 75.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 19.0 - - 13.9 - - 17.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.9 - - 81.9 - - 85.4 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 17.9 - - 12.9 - - 16.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 325 - - 355 - - 123 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2865 - - 4588 - - 3179 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97764 14 174 7 205 1 089 17 143 97764 90353 17 149 10 166 2 176 4 142 90353 84678 11 123 15 143 4 224 5 093 84678 79977 9 122 9 124 3 182 4 102 79977 75927 7 141 6 176 4 327 4 061 75927 72359 5 110 6 179 4 276 3 349 72359 69126 4 002 0 102 4 286 4 340 69126 66140 4 350 3 264 6 276 7 308 66140 63366 6 327 5 293 6 290 7 280 63366 60682 8 269 10 285 10 288 7 287 60682 57892 10 271 13 275 16 289 13 291 57892 55013 18 285 21 272 24 277 24 281 55013 52288 22 306 21 286 28 275 28 271 52288 49839 35 305 28 296 33 279 32 267 49839 47643 40 300 37 293 40 280 38 268 47643 45660 44 298 44 290 44 281 46 272 45660 43863 45 298 49 291 47 285 52 278 43863 42221 44 297 49 289 48 284 55 280 42221 40694 44 294 47 284 43 280 51 276 40694 39260 46 293 46 283 42 278 48 274 39260 37909 48 294 46 285 43 278 48 274 37909 36606 47 292 46 284 43 279 48 274 36606 35288 45 291 45 283 44 281 48 274 35288 33926 41 291 41 284 43 281 46 274 33926 32523 36 291 39 283 41 279 45 273 32523 31066 33 292 36 281 39 277 42 273 31066 29543 30 293 34 281 38 278 38 275 29543 27958 26 293 31 283 36 281 34 277 27958 26310 22 287 26 284 32 282 30 278 26310 24601 20 287 23 281 26 280 25 275 24601 22832 20 292 22 277 23 274 22 270 22832 20997 20 295 20 280 22 271 23 265 20997 19092 18 290 17 282 19 272 27 258 19092 17156 15 281 16 272 18 271 27 248 17156 15291 13 273 14 258 20 253 27 236 15291 13588 11 278 13 250 23 235 25 237 13588 12063 7 294 10 244 23 230 23 239 12063 10696 2 265 9 230 20 227 21 238 10696 9470 3 193 9 213 16 220 19 236 9470 8371 5 183 8*193 10 207 15 228 8371 7389 7 181 7*175 6 177 11 207 7389 6516 7*165 6 168 6*124 9 166 6516 5739 8*141 6 139 8*098 11 133 5739 5039 9 128 6 122 10 087 14 114 5039 4416 9 121 6 114 11 084 16 106 4416 3894 9 118 6 106 11 083 16 104 3894 3490 9 115 6 100 11 082 15 103 3490 3212 9 112 6 098 11 082 13 103 3212 3042 9 111 6 097 10 081 9*106 3042 2945 8 110 5 096 9 081 5*111 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