DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1012z - - 1337z - - 1602z - - 1902z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.5 - - 57.2 - - 62.5 - - 66.1 - - 60.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 69 - - 214 - - 311 - - 168 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1099 - - 4211 - - 5385 - - 5560 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2918 - - 5717 - - 6766 - - 6584 - - 2919 Hcrit BL Top 4082 - - 7194 - - 8368 - - 8543 - - 2936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2851 - - 1801 - - 2827 - - 4677 - - 4232 Hgt.Variab. W* 182 - - 411 - - 497 - - 409 - - 14 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 18 - - 32 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 12 - - 5 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 293 - - 302 - - 283 - - 174 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 6 - - 2 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -10 - - -20 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 403 - - 1759 - - 626 - - -976 - - -3228 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3679 - - 5435 - - 7742 - - 9519 - - 6165 sfcLCL ODpotential -1044 - - -327 - - -1223 - - -2227 - - -5536 ODpotential blCL 5126 - - 7521 - - 9591 - - 10770 - - 8472 blCL maxRH 86 - - 77 - - 65 - - 67 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 50 - - 90 - - 40 - - 30 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m 49.5 - - 57.2 - - 62.5 - - 66.1 - - 60.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.5 - - 43.4 - - 38.6 - - 34.3 - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 49.0 - - 55.9 - - 61.5 - - 65.4 - - 61.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 42.4 - - 41.4 - - 37.6 - - 33.6 - - 41.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 69 - - 214 - - 311 - - 168 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1099 - - 4211 - - 5385 - - 5560 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 42 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 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] 98168 31 097 30 108 28 111 25 092 26 102 98168 90714 31 102 29 109 25 106 23 091 26 097 90714 84990 26 100 24 111 17 119 18 093 25 099 84990 80243 19 108 22 103 22 123 11 107 21 105 80243 76144 19 104 16 108 23 114 15 145 18 099 76144 72508 17 101 16 118 15 126 17 129 14 097 72508 69200 11 111 14 121 16 147 13 142 10 119 69200 66146 10 167 11 154 16 139 17 146 12 146 66146 63301 15 184 12 180 13 171 12 145 12 151 63301 60522 15 178 16 190 18 183 10 171 12 158 60522 57611 12 189 19 203 18 196 12 201 15 195 57611 54586 11 210 19 204 19 206 22 215 18 194 54586 51694 13 222 18 212 20 209 22 214 21 213 51694 49103 14 241 19 211 22 229 27 220 28 213 49103 46807 18 258 16 223 25 229 26 219 23 192 46807 44738 24 267 13 260 20 247 12 213 20 241 44738 42863 29 260 26 289 28 263 32 250 31 238 42863 41157 23 267 36 280 31 261 35 254 30 241 41157 39590 18 303 36 279 32 278 37 274 38 250 39590 38143 29 330 34 287 44 289 45 271 40 252 38143 36803 42 332 34 294 54 292 43 274 37 255 36803 35524 43 328 35 299 55 293 36 279 30 254 35524 34234 42 322 39 300 50 293 34 268 31 255 34234 32904 43 317 43 302 46 293 37 260 41 240 32904 31533 47 312 47 305 45 293 37 262 33 239 31533 30109 46 310 47 308 40 294 36 264 21 248 30109 28620 33 306 37 316 37 296 32 267 16 255 28620 27069 22 322 24 301 27 301 22 276 17 235 27069 25454 20 334 18 281 23 302 12 321 21 223 25454 23780 22 338 17 299 19 292 3 276 20 214 23780 22052 24 341 15 322 12 272 10 208 24 208 22052 20270 22 344 11 334 10 259 16 216 26 206 20270 18428 19 342 11 327 11 259 16 219 24 205 18428 16557 18 335 13 320 9 265 14 221 19 213 16557 14758 16 335 13 313 7 273 12 230 14 237 14758 13122 14 344 11 307 6 280 13 249 11 242 13122 11663 12 352 9 309 5 270 13 248 11 233 11663 10359 11 350 8 313 5 268 12 240 10 223 10359 9188 13 338 9 318 6*273 11*237 9 204 9188 8140 16 329 11*319 6*276 9*233 10 184 8140 7202 19 322 12*316 6 282 4 219 11 168 7202 6367 21 315 13 311 5 287 2 168 12 154 6367 5623 22 312 13 305 5 286 2 139 12 142 5623 4951 21 312 12 299 5 285 2 134 12 130 4951 4352 20*310 12 296 5 283 3 130 12 120 4352 3849 18*301 12 294 5 282 3 128 12 112 3849 3461 16 292 11 292 5 281 3 126 11 107 3461 3192 15 290 11 291 5 281 3 127 10 104 3192 3029 14 288 10 290 5 280 3 127 8*102 3029 2935 11 287 9 291 4 280 3 127 5*098 2935 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