DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 40.2 - - 57.8 - - 67.5 - - 70.4 - - 59.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 194 - - 237 - - 66 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1329 - - 2196 - - 2786 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3538 - - 4229 - - 3827 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4312 - - 5179 - - 5769 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 179 - - 751 - - 1968 - - 2108 - - 422 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 263 - - 333 - - 238 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 20 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 116 - - 112 - - 067 - - 350 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -8 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6212 - - -6184 - - -7996 - - -7381 - - -8071 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9156 - - 10497 - - 13175 - - 13151 - - 11017 sfcLCL ODpotential -19185 - - -14841 - - -15817 - - -14811 - - -17761 ODpotential blCL 22129 - - 19153 - - 20996 - - 20580 - - 20706 blCL maxRH 80 - - 87 - - 79 - - 80 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 40.2 - - 57.8 - - 67.5 - - 70.4 - - 59.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 11.6 - - 22.4 - - 19.8 - - 22.8 - - 22.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.5 - - 56.6 - - 66.0 - - 69.7 - - 64.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 11.0 - - 21.7 - - 18.8 - - 21.9 - - 21.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 194 - - 237 - - 66 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1329 - - 2196 - - 2786 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 21 - - 47 - - 17 - - 20 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96353 25 293 23 280 28 288 26 290 25 289 96353 89228 15 296 15 275 27 286 30 295 27 308 89228 83799 15 318 14 285 24 275 22 295 22 295 83799 79293 25 306 18 301 26 287 24 300 21 293 79293 75371 24 300 20 289 30 293 31 311 26 301 75371 71891 28 305 25 301 32 286 33 293 30 300 71891 68729 34 293 33 300 29 283 37 285 41 297 68729 65820 35 295 35 300 30 288 42 291 49 296 65820 63129 50 299 44 309 43 301 51 293 54 290 63129 60528 58 294 54 302 50 294 55 291 50 287 60528 57802 65 293 57 295 54 295 54 300 50 303 57802 54970 64 292 64 301 59 300 66 308 63 308 54970 52278 69 300 70 301 82 311 84 307 70 301 52278 49846 82 302 83 307 102 306 94 306 72 304 49846 47656 93 298 97 304 106 299 99 302 90 308 47656 45679 90 293 100 297 92 295 93 294 103 304 45679 43885 81 299 92 292 74 298 80 295 102 298 43885 42229 118 317 88 316 79 317 78 312 91 299 42229 40684 141 318 115 324 99 318 101 322 86 308 40684 39240 138 317 115 323 101 311 93 318 83 310 39240 37883 125 314 107 321 101 312 78 306 81 305 37883 36576 110 307 92 313 96 309 77 297 82 300 36576 35249 104 301 84 305 91 304 80 297 85 298 35249 33874 102 298 77 294 93 298 79 298 86 298 33874 32453 102 297 76 290 97 295 79 296 85 295 32453 30972 101 302 77 290 97 296 82 295 84 292 30972 29421 78 311 78 292 95 297 82 296 88 294 29421 27802 64 301 74 296 89 296 81 297 87 296 27802 26122 61 288 59 294 75 291 79 295 78 294 26122 24387 54 280 56 287 65 288 78 294 71 293 24387 22598 53 276 55 281 59 291 76 295 69 293 22598 20746 52 275 49 278 51 289 63 295 68 296 20746 18826 46 275 42 278 46 285 45 288 58 296 18826 16881 36 274 35 278 40 281 42 286 44 292 16881 15016 29 271 29 272 34 277 41 283 38 281 15016 13325 24 271 27 267 29 274 36 268 33 260 13325 11825 19 270 25 265 26 272 33 249 30 245 11825 10485 15 272 20 266 22 271 27 250 28 247 10485 9285 11 271 13 269 18 270 20 252 24 243 9285 8210 8 270 9 277 14 270 13 254 17 232 8210 7253 6 262 6 285 9 277 8 269 8 209 7253 6406 4 223 3 282 5 295 4*333 4 140 6406 5653 6 146 3 146 2*346 5*351 3 106 5653 4975 10 120 7 131 2*063 5 352 1 117 4975 4371 9 112 7*123 3 069 5 351 1 268 4371 3864 9 116 6*118 3 068 5 350 2 282 3864 3473 8 121 6 114 3 066 5 349 3 287 3473 3203 8 120 6 109 3 065 5 347 4 285 3203 3039 7*116 6 108 3 065 4 346 4*277 3039 2944 3*116 5 107 3 065 4 347 4*266 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