DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 81.8 - - - - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 434 - - - - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10535 - - 4990 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10891 - - 6576 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13518 - - 7973 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3812 - - 3626 - - - - - 3693 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 626 - - 536 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 25 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 322 - - - - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 23 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 29 - - 10 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1853 - - -5581 - - - - - -8321 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15372 - - 13555 - - - - - 11267 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3047 - - -7540 - - - - - -15768 ODpotential blCL - - - 16565 - - 15513 - - - - - 18713 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 86 - - - - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 81.8 - - - - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.8 - - 32.0 - - - - - 22.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.2 - - 79.7 - - - - - 62.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 31.1 - - - - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 434 - - - - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10535 - - 4990 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 44 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98258 8 327 5 069 12 335 98258 90844 6 114 2 203 11 022 90844 85115 7 127 3 236 11 033 85115 80352 4 116 5 009 8 020 80352 76265 2 332 8 026 7 019 76265 72668 4 003 8 359 7 013 72668 69416 8 032 5 345 7 015 69416 66429 5 345 9 322 10 356 66429 63647 5 027 7 298 12 341 63647 60948 13 348 10 312 16 317 60948 58137 17 316 13 298 18 354 58137 55215 18 303 17 295 29 305 55215 52440 22 274 13 312 29 290 52440 49948 24 268 19 306 36 320 49948 47707 29 270 27 300 45 304 47707 45677 39 265 38 292 42 286 45677 43816 49 255 51 273 39 273 43816 42086 55 246 54 259 38 274 42086 40466 59 238 49 257 47 288 40466 38957 64 233 46 260 64 293 38957 37562 68 229 48 264 74 286 37562 36242 68 227 53 264 71 280 36242 34921 66 226 59 259 66 277 34921 33562 64 227 63 253 62 276 33562 32165 61 229 66 247 60 278 32165 30710 59 230 68 245 61 279 30710 29189 57 229 67 246 63 279 29189 27603 53 227 65 249 64 281 27603 25954 51 227 64 248 63 282 25954 24244 55 229 64 243 59 281 24244 22476 62 225 66 237 55 278 22476 20643 67 218 68 233 51 277 20643 18740 67 215 64 232 47 279 18740 16806 60 221 53 231 44 282 16806 14947 47*225 48 234 40 284 14947 13259 34*224 44 237 37 284 13259 11759 27 229 38 244 34 285 11759 10423 25 236 32 254 31 285 10423 9229 24 240 27 270 30 288 9229 8164 23 242 24*287 30 293 8164 7216 22 245 24*301 31 300 7216 6376 21 247 24 311 32 308 6376 5629 20 249 25 321 32 317 5629 4956 19 250 26 326 31 327 4956 4358 19 252 26 329 31 330 4358 3856 18 253 26 330 29 331 3856 3468 17 254 25 331 26 331 3468 3200 16 255 24 332 23 329 3200 3038 16 255 23 332 19*328 3038 2944 14 256 19 332 13*328 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