DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - 56.5 - - 60.0 - - - - - 50.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 442 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7692 - - 10081 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8704 - - 10689 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10675 - - 13064 - - - - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2761 - - 2629 - - - - - 6438 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 603 - - 679 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 17 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 315 - - - - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -26 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 85 - - 969 - - - - - -6547 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10591 - - 12095 - - - - - 9491 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1494 - - -187 - - - - - -8919 ODpotential blCL - - - 12169 - - 13251 - - - - - 11863 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 73 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.5 - - 60.0 - - - - - 50.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.9 - - 16.4 - - - - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.4 - - 57.6 - - - - - 52.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.2 - - 15.6 - - - - - 19.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 442 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7692 - - 10081 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97251 7 238 10 274 15 299 97251 89949 7 298 11 286 11 314 89949 84363 11 301 13 287 7 305 84363 79718 14 268 17 271 12 285 79718 75700 15 239 20 257 15 276 75700 72125 18 222 23 247 18 266 72125 68866 17 225 22 236 20 256 68866 65847 18 246 18 233 18 250 65847 63029 21 248 17 248 20 249 63029 60282 21 245 19 257 20 247 60282 57398 19 247 20 255 21 251 57398 54396 19 246 19 248 20 262 54396 51529 20 251 19 240 21 266 51529 48955 21 258 16 246 19 268 48955 46655 17 262 14 276 15 275 46655 44579 14 281 16 289 12 300 44579 42681 17 291 16 284 12 299 42681 40932 17 288 13 297 14 299 40932 39313 15 302 20 301 18 308 39313 37815 16 295 22 287 24 313 37815 36433 16 300 18 309 25 314 36433 35121 19 314 27 324 26 328 35121 33807 24 336 29 324 29 336 33807 32463 26 339 28 330 31 339 32463 31090 21 325 24 326 31 342 31090 29670 19 305 22 309 30 347 29670 28193 20 298 23 296 30 351 28193 26660 20 281 25 282 29 349 26660 25070 20 271 24 273 28 338 25070 23429 18 267 23 273 26 336 23429 21739 15 271 23 277 23 336 21739 19995 15 278 19 281 20 335 19995 18192 16 278 17 275 28 323 18192 16360 17 281 18 279 27 320 16360 14593 16 295 19*291 22 320 14593 12980 17 311 18*303 20 314 12980 11539 19*320 18 308 19 309 11539 10251 19*320 18 312 18 308 10251 9097 19 319 18 314 17 308 9097 8063 19 317 18 316 17 309 8063 7139 19 316 18 317 18 311 7139 6318 18 315 18 319 19 314 6318 5585 18 314 18 319 20 316 5585 4924 18 314 18 320 20 317 4924 4335 18 313 18 321 21 316 4335 3841 17 313 17 321 20 315 3841 3459 17 313 17 321 18 311 3459 3196 16 312 16 321 15 305 3196 3036 15 312 16 321 11*297 3036 2943 13 312 14 321 6*291 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