DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/16 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 - - - 48.3 - - 60.3 - - 59.6 - - 49.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 119 - - -5 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 497 - - 8155 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 8297 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3480 - - 11138 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 962 - - 2662 - - 12547 - - 374 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 138 - - 414 - - 7 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 205 - - 197 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 9 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2791 - - -291 - - -8376 - - -6016 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6272 - - 11430 - - 11322 - - 8961 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6654 - - -1957 - - -9831 - - -9372 ODpotential blCL - - - 10134 - - 13095 - - 12776 - - 12317 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.3 - - 60.3 - - 59.6 - - 49.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 19.6 - - 19.5 - - 20.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 59.5 - - 61.0 - - 52.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 18.5 - - 18.4 - - 20.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 119 - - -5 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 497 - - 8155 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 100 - - 101 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96851 20 103 30 098 25 124 19 089 96851 89713 20 117 23 109 19 105 21 101 89713 84126 19 118 17 115 14 119 17 105 84126 79440 12 099 12 131 10 131 10 089 79440 75370 5 109 7 160 1 138 6 105 75370 71748 4 173 5 196 4 193 2 048 71748 68468 5 207 7 242 11 231 11 235 68468 65447 12 243 12 243 12 251 8 192 65447 62617 22 250 21 251 24 249 23 249 62617 59852 28 241 32 236 34 243 33 237 59852 56947 27 242 31 242 46 241 34 246 56947 53910 31 245 36 255 44 231 45 237 53910 51007 39 237 43 242 42 236 46 229 51007 48405 37 241 43 236 43 247 42 235 48405 46084 41 254 52 243 49 251 46 242 46084 43985 63 242 62 242 61 244 56 239 43985 42071 69 237 65 243 70 237 59 235 42071 40318 74 240 80 240 70 234 60 237 40318 38699 94 235 98 233 71 233 66 237 38699 37198 108 233 101 229 75 236 76 233 37198 35814 120 233 104 229 91 236 85 228 35814 34514 122 232 107 229 108 233 90 227 34514 33230 119 231 107 229 111 231 86 223 33230 31931 117 230 106 229 100 229 73 216 31931 30606 115 228 103 230 90 227 66 211 30606 29231 113 229 98 232 86 227 71 215 29231 27796 103 232 89 237 85 229 75 218 27796 26302 85 233 77 240 83 231 70 216 26302 24751 70 231 70 237 76 229 58 210 24751 23145 58 235 60 228 60 222 50 209 23145 21487 50 227 52 215 53 216 46 209 21487 19773 51 220 54 219 51 218 44 207 19773 17996 50 222 50 221 46 217 43 201 17996 16190 44 220 46 221 39 214 40 197 16190 14452 36 218 42 220 31 212 33 197 14452 12869 28 221 33 219 27 212 28 201 12869 11458 20 218 22*212 23 212 26 203 11458 10195 16 205 18*206 21 213 25 203 10195 9060 15 197 17 207 19 213 24 201 9060 8040 13 201 15 206 18 213 22 199 8040 7124 14 215 14 206 16 212 18 197 7124 6308 16 223 12 204 15 211 13 198 6308 5579 16 219 11 204 13 211 9 204 5579 4921 14 207 10 202 12 210 5 227 4921 4333 10 175 9 201 10 208 4 284 4333 3840 10*134 8 200 9 208 5 304 3840 3459 11*116 7 198 8 205 6 299 3459 3195 11 113 7 199 6 202 5 282 3195 3035 10 112 6 198 5*198 5*275 3035 2944 9 110 6 198 3*197 4*277 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