DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/15 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.5 - - 47.9 - - 56.0 - - 55.6 - - 44.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 75 - - 187 - - 11 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 673 - - 2797 - - 3210 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 4574 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3656 - - 5780 - - 6193 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 263 - - 887 - - 2668 - - 2375 - - 418 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 156 - - 334 - - 143 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 10 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 296 - - 117 - - 322 - - 330 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -2 - - -2 - - 4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1092 - - -2400 - - -2489 - - -2243 - - -2249 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4036 - - 6057 - - 8270 - - 8436 - - 5193 sfcLCL ODpotential -8321 - - -6291 - - -4975 - - -4479 - - -6427 ODpotential blCL 11265 - - 9947 - - 10755 - - 10672 - - 9371 blCL maxRH 80 - - 64 - - 71 - - 92 - - 73 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.5 - - 47.9 - - 56.0 - - 55.6 - - 44.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.3 - - 31.7 - - 29.9 - - 28.8 - - 31.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.1 - - 47.4 - - 54.7 - - 55.6 - - 48.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.9 - - 30.5 - - 29.2 - - 28.4 - - 31.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 75 - - 187 - - 11 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 673 - - 2797 - - 3210 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 18 - - 0 - - 0 - - 66 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96950 34 099 28 094 30 094 31 107 15 100 96950 89753 32 101 18 100 21 089 25 108 19 101 89753 84122 22 093 15 103 12 074 18 105 15 096 84122 79425 13 090 11 099 4 085 8 089 14 065 79425 75368 10 071 6 106 4 137 2 192 7 038 75368 71766 6 016 7 039 7 151 4 206 0 157 71766 68506 6 257 10 302 5 259 7 264 5 272 68506 65498 8 268 10 244 12 261 15 287 13 284 65498 62683 13 271 16 244 18 256 24 254 22 250 62683 59957 20 258 23 248 20 261 25 260 23 267 59957 57105 28 251 37 251 39 253 36 251 27 257 57105 54116 38 257 39 248 44 247 40 250 28 248 54116 51240 53 260 50 252 54 248 45 252 36 249 51240 48665 66 255 59 249 60 246 55 255 56 251 48665 46388 66 251 61 250 65 247 70 249 67 248 46388 44338 65 255 65 253 65 248 71 245 69 247 44338 42476 75 257 72 252 65 253 72 250 72 253 42476 40772 85 251 79 248 76 253 83 253 79 255 40772 39197 82 245 80 243 86 247 90 250 84 254 39197 37735 77 246 78 244 87 244 92 251 91 254 37735 36375 84 251 88 247 92 246 97 252 100 254 36375 35080 99 249 100 246 99 246 101 252 103 252 35080 33786 109 245 99 242 98 244 99 250 100 252 33786 32464 109 243 93 242 92 243 95 249 99 252 32464 31112 104 242 90 245 90 244 91 247 99 250 31112 29712 98 242 89 246 86 245 87 248 95 248 29712 28252 91 243 82 246 81 246 81 249 88 249 28252 26731 80 246 75 247 77 247 74 250 81 250 26731 25150 68 247 68 250 73 249 67 250 71 252 25150 23512 63 247 60 251 67 250 62 251 57 255 23512 21819 58 249 56 248 58 251 56 253 43 253 21819 20068 52 252 55 244 48 249 49 252 36 250 20068 18251 47 250 52 240 47 242 42 247 34 248 18251 16400 43 243 46 238 47 238 42 241 32 248 16400 14616 34 238 37 236 41 235 40 239 30 246 14616 12990 23 239 27 233 36 235 32 238 28 239 12990 11542 13 233 16 229 28 236 26 239 24 232 11542 10247 6 252 7 206 15 226 21 244 20 236 10247 9089 4 303 2 152 7 206 16 255 13 252 9089 8053 3 341 2 066 1 138 11 271 7 296 8053 7129 3 027 3 056 3 033 10 312 7 337 7129 6308 4 089 3 052 4*004 12*329 7 341 6308 5577 6 118 3 052 5*335 14*330 7 343 5577 4917 12 110 7 097 6 326 14 330 8 349 4917 4330 15 104 9 105 6 321 14 330 9 359 4330 3836 15 106 7*111 7 320 14 330 10 003 3836 3456 9 122 5*118 7 318 13 329 8 351 3456 3194 4 157 5 118 7 317 13 329 6 314 3194 3035 1*229 4 116 6 317 12 329 5*273 3035 2943 3*296 4 117 6 316 9 328 5*252 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