DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/22 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 45.9 - - 56.8 - - 64.1 - - 64.7 - - 55.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 70 - - 360 - - 372 - - 131 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 656 - - 2647 - - 4141 - - 3635 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 4691 - - 5852 - - 5009 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 3639 - - 5630 - - 7124 - - 6618 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 680 - - 1242 - - 1454 - - 1942 - - 858 Hgt.Variab. W* 148 - - 406 - - 478 - - 326 - - 6 W* B/S 2 - - 7 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 283 - - 297 - - 303 - - 320 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -5 - - -10 - - -11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5310 - - -5795 - - -6807 - - -6913 - - -7266 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8949 - - 11426 - - 13931 - - 13532 - - 10211 sfcLCL ODpotential -14199 - - -13857 - - -13713 - - -13225 - - -14029 ODpotential blCL 17838 - - 19487 - - 20837 - - 19843 - - 16974 blCL maxRH 79 - - 62 - - 76 - - 72 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 45.9 - - 56.8 - - 64.1 - - 64.7 - - 55.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.5 - - 16.9 - - 12.9 - - 15.3 - - 20.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.4 - - 54.6 - - 62.0 - - 63.9 - - 58.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.2 - - 15.8 - - 11.8 - - 14.2 - - 20.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 70 - - 360 - - 372 - - 131 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 656 - - 2647 - - 4141 - - 3635 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 14 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97432 27 278 21 267 26 281 23 276 28 277 97432 90177 20 260 13 283 22 287 18 299 17 295 90177 84593 7 305 10 320 12 295 17 311 12 327 84593 79944 16 337 6 338 9 349 17 322 12 334 79944 75936 21 332 6 008 11 328 23 312 21 329 75936 72388 25 327 16 360 10 351 21 324 20 328 72388 69155 24 304 26 316 23 332 24 329 21 315 69155 66160 22 312 26 305 30 311 24 321 24 320 66160 63357 26 309 28 308 32 303 28 306 30 315 63357 60619 29 307 29 302 32 298 32 294 36 302 60619 57754 33 304 30 300 31 296 33 292 35 293 57754 54776 38 304 36 301 35 299 37 301 36 297 54776 51933 44 302 44 298 43 290 48 293 44 295 51933 49393 48 299 48 294 47 285 51 287 48 292 49393 47132 52 295 50 294 48 290 48 290 45 295 47132 45096 56 292 55 295 53 293 55 293 54 285 45096 43260 64 293 61 295 58 291 65 282 57 281 43260 41587 67 292 69 294 70 288 61 277 62 280 41587 40045 69 294 77 293 75 288 68 282 67 277 40045 38612 73 296 80 293 74 289 73 281 71 274 38612 37267 72 294 77 292 74 288 72 281 71 275 37267 35971 72 290 74 291 72 287 68 283 68 276 35971 34659 75 289 72 292 69 284 65 284 65 276 34659 33303 74 289 71 294 62 284 63 282 63 277 33303 31907 72 290 69 295 57 288 59 281 59 279 31907 30457 69 292 66 295 54 287 55 281 55 281 30457 28942 62 292 64 296 52 284 54 280 50 283 28942 27365 56 286 62 292 51 284 53 278 48 285 27365 25726 56 282 60 286 50 283 52 277 49 287 25726 24029 61 283 57 284 50 281 50 277 49 284 24029 22280 66 286 55 285 51 281 49 276 47 277 22280 20474 63 286 53 285 51 282 48 276 44 277 20474 18603 57 287 51 283 49 281 46 278 42 282 18603 16700 50 287 47 281 46 279 43 282 40 288 16700 14866 42 281 41 282 41 280 39 283 35 289 14866 13195 33 283 33 284 34 283 35 285 29 287 13195 11706 22 295 24 284 27 286 29 287 25 287 11706 10380 15 313 17 284 22 287 24 287 23 289 10380 9195 14 324 13 287 17 287 20 286 20 292 9195 8137 13 323 11 297 13 293 19 290 17 301 8137 7196 13 317 11 304 11*302 14*311 16 313 7196 6360 14 310 11*302 11*304 14*320 15 323 6360 5617 17 306 11*299 11 304 14 320 14 333 5617 4948 19 310 12 297 11 303 14 320 14 338 4948 4352 18 310 12 297 11 303 14 320 15 336 4352 3852 16*302 11 297 11 303 14 320 15 332 3852 3466 13*285 11 297 11 303 13 320 14 327 3466 3199 13 283 11 296 10 303 13 320 12 319 3199 3037 12 282 10 296 10 303 12 320 9*309 3037 2944 10 281 9 296 9 302 11 320 5*293 2944 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