DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.5 - - 50.1 - - - - - 40.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 146 - - 277 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1415 - - 4285 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3483 - - 5846 - - - - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4398 - - 7268 - - - - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1668 - - 2749 - - - - - 634 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 247 - - 437 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 15 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 321 - - - - - 294 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -502 - - -559 - - - - - -1663 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4900 - - 7828 - - - - - 4607 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3021 - - -2302 - - - - - -5070 ODpotential blCL - - - 7419 - - 9570 - - - - - 8014 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 73 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.5 - - 50.1 - - - - - 40.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.6 - - 26.2 - - - - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.6 - - 48.6 - - - - - 42.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 25.6 - - - - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 146 - - 277 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1415 - - 4285 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 96062 19 314 19 314 7 015 96062 88976 31 302 28 317 29 328 88976 83574 25 311 29 309 32 325 83574 79068 23 318 24 295 28 322 79068 75147 25 298 25 292 26 319 75147 71665 18 274 18 271 19 316 71665 68486 18 316 10 275 13 309 68486 65533 26 309 19 306 22 311 65533 62790 24 295 25 302 19 308 62790 60128 17 289 20 289 10 301 60128 57315 11 294 13 280 18 333 57315 54381 13 323 17 310 24 346 54381 51601 26 330 20 345 22 356 51601 49109 22 337 28 359 24 019 49109 46875 20 003 28 346 39 017 46875 44857 31 343 26 350 53 006 44857 43026 28 350 40 357 46 008 43026 41354 38 009 43 007 58 032 41354 39814 54 001 55 017 86 033 39814 38378 57 357 72 020 108 031 38378 37028 63 014 94 024 122 029 37028 35724 95 025 128 024 126 027 35724 34405 136 023 138 022 117 027 34405 33048 143 019 137 023 104 027 33048 31653 138 019 132 025 102 025 31653 30203 136 020 122 021 102 022 30203 28687 127 023 115 021 98 023 28687 27107 102 019 113 026 90 023 27107 25468 91 011 96 025 80 023 25468 23774 83 011 83 020 72 021 23774 22027 61 008 75 016 66 020 22027 20220 44 003 67 019 59 022 20220 18349 40 016 53 021 49 018 18349 16457 37 018 39 013 36 008 16457 14644 35 018 31 003 28 005 14644 12995 28 020 27 004 25 010 12995 11528 23 018 22 008 22 009 11528 10223 19 014 16 016 17 007 10223 9061 17 007 10 013 12 001 9061 8023 15 360 8*347 11 352 8023 7098 13 350 12*327 12 344 7098 6279 13 337 14 323 15 337 6279 5550 14 325 16 321 18 333 5550 4895 17*314 16 321 21 331 4895 4313 18*307 16 320 23 328 4313 3826 18 306 16 320 23 325 3826 3450 17 305 16 320 20 322 3450 3191 16 305 15 320 15 316 3191 3033 15 305 15 319 12*307 3033 2943 13 305 13 319 6*294 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