DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/14 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 46.3 - - 52.8 - - 53.9 - - 45.9 - - 40.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - -17 - - 71 - - 36 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 83 - - 3964 - - 2962 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 4904 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3066 - - 6947 - - 5945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 122 - - 6011 - - 4612 - - 2065 - - 5005 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 42 - - 287 - - 209 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 14 - - 31 - - 34 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 233 - - 301 - - 312 - - 332 - - 316 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 16 - - 17 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 4 - - 13 - - 13 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3710 - - -2116 - - 1264 - - -654 - - -4684 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6654 - - 5182 - - 5683 - - 6600 - - 7629 sfcLCL ODpotential -8859 - - -3511 - - -130 - - -3570 - - -8790 ODpotential blCL 11803 - - 6577 - - 7077 - - 9515 - - 11734 blCL maxRH 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 86 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 10 - - 160 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 46.3 - - 52.8 - - 53.9 - - 45.9 - - 40.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.7 - - 40.2 - - 39.1 - - 27.3 - - 17.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.2 - - 53.5 - - 53.6 - - 45.7 - - 41.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.4 - - 39.0 - - 37.9 - - 26.3 - - 17.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - -17 - - 71 - - 36 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 83 - - 3964 - - 2962 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 97 - - 101 - - 99 - - 45 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96273 10 075 10 059 11 113 5 120 4 028 96273 89160 12 064 10 085 9 087 3 073 10 026 89160 83661 10 043 8 079 5 054 8 062 13 033 83661 79084 11 022 8 097 2 023 9 357 14 036 79084 75130 11 008 11 038 7 018 7 007 13 019 75130 71635 13 346 11 003 12 337 12 006 15 000 71635 68463 14 321 14 322 10 316 9 317 12 348 68463 65525 10 333 14 296 17 302 13 335 3 124 65525 62753 24 338 24 323 34 293 32 321 32 331 62753 60054 32 313 29 314 42 295 50 299 52 309 60054 57257 35 305 29 300 40 289 50 294 49 317 57257 54347 42 303 31 295 30 287 54 313 54 317 54347 51557 50 298 49 302 40 316 60 307 58 311 51557 49041 55 296 57 299 64 311 62 306 59 312 49041 46783 65 295 61 295 76 304 64 309 61 319 46783 44731 72 292 65 294 79 299 67 313 68 327 44731 42851 75 290 73 297 78 302 74 317 86 328 42851 41133 77 290 83 298 83 307 88 320 104 321 41133 39566 83 291 88 296 92 307 104 318 105 325 39566 38121 86 289 87 297 94 308 109 317 123 343 38121 36773 86 286 86 300 93 314 107 325 157 351 36773 35481 88 281 87 303 104 323 126 338 156 349 35481 34176 91 277 91 305 115 325 148 341 145 344 34176 32832 89 276 98 308 117 321 145 335 142 341 32832 31448 85 277 103 309 114 316 135 330 139 337 31448 30012 80 280 102 308 114 315 131 327 131 332 30012 28512 74 285 96 306 113 314 126 323 123 329 28512 26953 71 289 89 302 112 312 125 319 114 328 26953 25331 70 290 83 295 110 310 126 320 110 327 25331 23645 68 288 80 290 107 309 126 322 110 328 23645 21897 67 286 78 287 101 307 120 321 110 328 21897 20080 67 286 72 284 93 305 111 317 108 326 20080 18195 65 286 68 283 84 299 101 315 102 322 18195 16290 61 286 66 285 80 295 87 311 91 319 16290 14476 56 285 60 289 75 294 76 303 76 316 14476 12841 53 284 52 293 59 292 67 294 65 309 12841 11394 50 284 47 297 51 289 54 285 56 302 11394 10109 48 285 46 301 49 289 47 285 46 300 10109 8965 46 287 45 302 46 291 43 293 42 307 8965 7946 41 288 44 302 41 295 42 306 42 321 7946 7038 32 287 42 301 37*299 40 320 42 332 7038 6233 22 279 40 301 35*304 38*328 40 339 6233 5518 17 272 37 301 33 310 37*332 36 341 5518 4873 13 279 34 301 32 313 36 332 33 339 4873 4299 11 294 30 302 31 314 36 333 30 334 4299 3817 9 293 26 302 30 315 35 333 27 328 3817 3445 8 273 22 302 29 316 33 332 24 323 3445 3189 8 251 19*301 28 316 30 332 21 319 3189 3032 7*236 17*301 25 316 27 331 18*318 3032 2943 4*233 13 301 19 317 20 331 13*316 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