DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/03 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 60.8 - - 72.7 - - 80.8 - - 80.5 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 43 - - 327 - - 372 - - 146 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 257 - - 2319 - - 9682 - - 8384 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 4419 - - 10275 - - 8629 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 3240 - - 5302 - - 12665 - - 11367 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 527 - - 2565 - - 3652 - - 5886 - - 265 Hgt.Variab. W* 92 - - 377 - - 635 - - 445 - - 7 W* B/S 6 - - 31 - - 23 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 273 - - 304 - - 304 - - 328 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -4 - - -13 - - -22 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5772 - - -6128 - - -2060 - - -3315 - - -7650 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9012 - - 11431 - - 14726 - - 14683 - - 10597 sfcLCL ODpotential -10267 - - -8261 - - -3767 - - -4878 - - -10945 ODpotential blCL 13507 - - 13563 - - 16432 - - 16245 - - 13891 blCL maxRH 90 - - 64 - - 57 - - 58 - - 59 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 350 CAPE Temp@2m 60.8 - - 72.7 - - 80.8 - - 80.5 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.0 - - 32.7 - - 25.5 - - 25.5 - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 60.4 - - 70.8 - - 78.4 - - 79.3 - - 72.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.9 - - 32.1 - - 24.4 - - 24.6 - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 43 - - 327 - - 372 - - 146 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 257 - - 2319 - - 9682 - - 8384 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 62 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97702 10 216 21 219 26 263 10 269 11 230 97702 90210 4 232 13 233 18 248 17 263 12 256 90210 84456 6 257 8 233 9 250 14 252 14 289 84456 79722 5 271 7 330 5 258 11 269 14 300 79722 75655 6 351 12 328 9 287 12 291 12 299 75655 72057 12 353 11 307 10 290 14 311 13 306 72057 68800 14 336 12 311 10 294 16 310 15 311 68800 65813 16 328 13 309 12 286 15 299 16 312 65813 63038 15 321 12 294 14 291 17 303 16 310 63038 60338 13 316 11 298 16 307 20 303 16 310 60338 57507 17 310 11 305 16 306 20 292 21 301 57507 54556 18 301 12 300 17 294 20 285 23 289 54556 51740 16 301 16 301 20 288 21 292 23 282 51740 49220 16 301 18 287 22 278 22 298 21 280 49220 46975 17 299 17 291 17 278 21 294 18 282 46975 44946 18 287 18 293 16 280 19 293 16 286 44946 43094 14 269 13 300 14 264 20 284 15 301 43094 41393 15 289 16 282 9 293 12 270 15 311 41393 39833 21 275 21 259 15 283 8 343 10 297 39833 38397 20 279 14 264 19 259 16 337 4 333 38397 37067 23 285 12 309 17 255 15 283 8 035 37067 35795 22 276 20 299 17 283 13 260 12 011 35795 34511 19 268 24 285 19 296 10 310 10 335 34511 33186 17 273 23 285 21 299 16 318 7 315 33186 31820 13 278 18 291 21 310 13 301 7 323 31820 30402 9 284 18 301 18 313 13 309 9 338 30402 28921 9 300 16 315 16 320 11 314 9 350 28921 27377 11 310 15 332 12 317 10 302 7 347 27377 25770 11 291 12 330 8 299 9 324 6 331 25770 24102 8 255 10 255 11 273 7 340 5 317 24102 22378 4 231 12 278 12 293 4 319 4 264 22378 20593 9 272 11 300 10 293 5 257 11 246 20593 18740 17 277 8 320 6 288 9 250 12 257 18740 16853 18 258 8 307 4 255 11 240 10 281 16853 15030 18 231 9 281 7 273 8 249 7 299 15030 13365 11 219 8 275 7*277 5 281 5 315 13365 11876 7 213 4 250 6*276 6*322 2 010 11876 10543 4 189 3 224 5 285 7*330 4 032 10543 9346 5 034 3 258 5 299 7 331 6 018 9346 8273 9 008 2 300 5 308 8 330 7 000 8273 7313 12 356 3 347 5 311 8 330 9 345 7313 6459 12 358 4 005 5 313 9 328 11 335 6459 5697 9 010 3*353 5 313 9 327 13 328 5697 5009 5 035 2*315 5 313 10 326 15 324 5009 4395 1 081 2 304 5 314 10 326 17 319 4395 3880 3 283 2 303 5 313 10 325 18 316 3880 3482 6*277 2 303 5 314 10 325 17 312 3482 3207 4*273 2 301 5 315 10 324 15 304 3207 3041 2 272 2 302 5 314 9 324 12*294 3041 2945 2 276 2 301 5 314 9 324 7*283 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