DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.6 - - 64.0 - - 63.1 - - 52.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 110 - - 258 - - 45 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2906 - - 5245 - - 2487 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4391 - - 6554 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5889 - - 8228 - - 5470 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2628 - - 2340 - - 3106 - - 1410 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 287 - - 457 - - 202 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 25 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 303 - - 324 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 15 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3458 - - -1174 - - -2995 - - -2990 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9347 - - 9402 - - 8466 - - 5935 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7863 - - -2943 - - -5164 - - -7373 ODpotential blCL - - - 13752 - - 11171 - - 10634 - - 10318 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 80 - - 71 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.6 - - 64.0 - - 63.1 - - 52.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 33.0 - - 36.4 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 62.7 - - 62.8 - - 56.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.1 - - 32.4 - - 36.0 - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 110 - - 258 - - 45 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2906 - - 5245 - - 2487 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 59 - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96352 6 029 4 084 4 306 9 076 96352 89244 2 019 2 032 4 030 9 072 89244 83738 4 049 3 335 12 012 12 025 83738 79154 3 124 9 209 10 317 4 002 79154 75173 11 004 8 341 18 313 14 360 75173 71614 18 278 19 305 11 278 19 276 71614 68389 30 281 19 294 21 317 17 308 68389 65444 47 312 48 312 47 320 43 323 65444 62743 53 302 59 307 55 312 49 321 62743 60133 47 301 55 301 58 303 54 308 60133 57392 46 304 51 301 56 298 54 299 57392 54523 56 305 53 306 52 300 53 305 54523 51778 65 302 63 306 58 306 70 308 51778 49318 69 297 68 300 70 305 82 302 49318 47115 66 299 64 299 75 303 76 303 47115 45120 72 312 69 312 80 309 78 313 45120 43315 93 315 92 313 91 307 90 311 43315 41683 99 304 93 300 89 293 84 299 41683 40181 91 295 79 289 79 284 68 290 40181 38768 82 301 68 294 76 291 63 293 38768 37428 81 311 71 303 86 299 74 300 37428 36131 85 309 80 305 89 301 79 301 36131 34815 81 304 86 303 91 301 82 302 34815 33451 83 302 89 302 91 302 84 303 33451 32044 90 302 90 301 89 303 83 303 32044 30582 94 304 89 303 86 304 80 301 30582 29056 93 305 87 305 83 303 77 300 29056 27470 89 305 84 306 81 302 74 299 27470 25824 85 305 80 306 78 301 72 300 25824 24121 79 304 75 305 74 302 70 301 24121 22362 75 303 71 303 70 302 68 302 22362 20544 71 301 68 302 67 302 65 304 20544 18659 68 299 67 300 65 301 62 305 18659 16745 63 296 66 298 63 300 59 305 16745 14903 58 294 61 296 61 298 57 303 14903 13229 52 291 53 293 57 296 54 300 13229 11740 47 289 47 291 52 290 52 296 11740 10413 43 292 42 291 45 282 49 289 10413 9226 40 297 38*291 38 279 44 285 9226 8163 40 300 31*292 34 281 41 286 8163 7214 39 299 27 297 29 288 37 290 7214 6372 35*298 27 299 25 296 32 295 6372 5622 29*298 25 304 22*307 27 301 5622 4949 26 299 25 306 19*319 21 310 4949 4351 23 300 24 307 18 323 16 325 4351 3851 20 301 24 308 18 325 13 336 3851 3465 19 301 23 309 17 326 9 337 3465 3199 18 302 22 310 16 327 5 314 3199 3036 16 302 21 310 15 327 4*265 3036 2944 14 302 17 310 12 328 5*235 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