DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.5 - - 57.5 - - - - - 53.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 174 - - 134 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1852 - - 2404 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3867 - - 4180 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4835 - - 5387 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1974 - - 2884 - - - - - 4256 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 284 - - 293 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 8 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 111 - - 281 - - - - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -23 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3275 - - 529 - - - - - -1101 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8111 - - 4858 - - - - - 4046 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5094 - - -665 - - - - - -2898 ODpotential blCL - - - 9929 - - 6052 - - - - - 5843 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 95 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 180 - - - - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.5 - - 57.5 - - - - - 53.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 46.1 - - - - - 45.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.3 - - 56.4 - - - - - 54.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 44.9 - - - - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 174 - - 134 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1852 - - 2404 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 82 - - - - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 7 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] 96350 18 272 11 280 22 299 96350 89141 14 263 14 291 14 304 89141 83612 9 231 15 254 11 312 83612 79023 5 280 20 286 20 311 79023 75081 18 290 22 278 20 318 75081 71592 19 285 23 274 22 309 71592 68402 21 299 28 277 22 294 68402 65432 29 294 30 281 29 284 65432 62652 35 285 33 278 36 277 62652 59944 38 279 35 272 41 274 59944 57109 39 274 39 268 41 272 57109 54160 39 270 45 269 41 270 54160 51344 39 271 49 270 42 266 51344 48812 40 277 50 266 43 264 48812 46545 45 275 49 264 42 267 46545 44492 48 268 49 265 44 271 44492 42618 49 267 53 265 49 271 42618 40901 58 267 58 266 55 267 40901 39323 64 264 66 264 57 263 39323 37868 66 263 73 262 60 260 37868 36522 74 267 75 258 70 253 36522 35247 84 268 77 251 79 248 35247 33967 87 266 82 246 80 243 33967 32646 84 259 79 244 74 242 32646 31287 82 255 69 244 67 242 31287 29878 72 256 54 246 63 236 29878 28405 63 251 46 249 61 236 28405 26872 60 249 44 245 54 247 26872 25285 58 246 43 242 34 250 25285 23641 53 248 39 240 25 247 23641 21939 40 248 33 238 22 247 21939 20176 38 253 29 240 20 246 20176 18344 38 255 28 243 18 249 18344 16480 34 254 31 242 15 248 16480 14684 28 252 32 236 12 243 14684 13048 23 250 30 232 9 246 13048 11590 20 248 25 234 9 245 11590 10288 19 247 21 237 9 243 10288 9124 18 245 18 240 8 242 9124 8085 18 244 14 246 6 249 8085 7158 15 237 13 249 6 264 7158 6332 12 213 12 255 9 274 6332 5597 11 168 10*263 12 277 5597 4933 13*132 9*273 15 278 4933 4342 14*115 8 279 17 277 4342 3845 14 112 8 282 18 278 3845 3462 13 110 8 283 17 277 3462 3197 13 109 8 284 14 274 3197 3036 12 109 7 285 11*272 3036 2944 11 108 7 285 8*271 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