DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.6 - - 45.4 - - 44.3 - - 37.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 103 - - 38 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2790 - - 3469 - - 2251 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4315 - - 4781 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5773 - - 6452 - - 5234 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1906 - - 2947 - - 3048 - - 1739 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 284 - - 303 - - 189 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 30 - - 28 - - 30 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 320 - - 317 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 13 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1442 - - 1531 - - 842 - - -335 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4331 - - 4922 - - 4392 - - 3279 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 68 - - 242 - - -186 - - -2387 ODpotential blCL - - - 5705 - - 6210 - - 5420 - - 5331 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 94 - - 88 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 100 - - 110 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.6 - - 45.4 - - 44.3 - - 37.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.0 - - 34.2 - - 35.4 - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.1 - - 44.9 - - 44.1 - - 39.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.8 - - 32.9 - - 34.8 - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 103 - - 38 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2790 - - 3469 - - 2251 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 77 - - 53 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 95956 31 278 31 286 27 275 28 279 95956 88973 20 276 22 284 24 295 24 312 88973 83617 17 282 15 240 27 285 25 312 83617 79139 21 285 11 230 17 252 21 294 79139 75230 20 259 22 274 17 286 16 298 75230 71730 20 240 27 258 21 279 20 293 71730 68537 15 248 25 252 24 277 23 278 68537 65578 16 249 24 253 19 251 20 262 65578 62794 16 255 22 252 21 287 24 287 62794 60074 29 281 30 261 35 293 30 291 60074 57231 36 266 35 256 35 280 32 279 57231 54273 33 264 31 270 33 275 29 270 54273 51440 34 277 36 274 31 277 23 265 51440 48879 36 276 36 270 30 275 17 273 48879 46575 36 273 32 273 29 277 23 308 46575 44486 33 272 32 287 33 289 33 305 44486 42584 30 284 37 294 37 295 35 299 42584 40840 29 296 34 295 32 297 26 310 40840 39229 23 310 25 312 22 325 13 309 39229 37728 22 328 26 338 27 347 22 358 37728 36324 26 340 33 345 36 344 40 000 36324 34988 32 345 35 346 42 346 53 000 34988 33657 38 352 33 348 51 352 63 000 33657 32300 46 359 33 350 58 355 67 001 32300 30920 53 001 39 352 64 355 68 004 30920 29503 56 360 46 353 64 355 68 005 29503 28037 54 358 50 355 59 356 65 003 28037 26517 40 347 51 356 52 356 57 000 26517 24942 26 345 47 360 42 352 49 358 24942 23311 25 354 38 354 32 351 40 356 23311 21628 28 354 29 347 28 352 32 355 21628 19887 30 352 19 355 27 356 26 358 19887 18079 28 355 16 005 25 358 23 004 18079 16239 24 359 19 006 23 358 21 007 16239 14467 24 358 22 001 21 356 20 002 14467 12855 27 352 22 357 22 352 22 350 12855 11420 28 347 22 352 25 349 26 340 11420 10139 29 346 23 345 27 343 27 339 10139 8993 31 346 26 340 29 336 30 339 8993 7969 33 342 28 336 30 330 33 337 7969 7055 34 335 29*331 32 326 36 335 7055 6245 34*328 30*326 33 322 38 333 6245 5525 33*322 29 322 33*320 39 332 5525 4877 32 317 29 320 33*319 40 330 4877 4300 31 315 28 319 32 318 38 325 4300 3817 30 313 28 318 31 317 35 320 3817 3445 29 313 27 318 30 316 29 314 3445 3189 27 312 25 317 27 315 22 308 3189 3032 25 311 23 317 24 315 19*306 3032 2943 19 311 18 316 18 315 12*301 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