DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 74.6 - - 79.9 - - - - - 67.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 443 - - 490 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4434 - - 9449 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6139 - - 10226 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7417 - - 12432 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3217 - - 3394 - - - - - 6603 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 517 - - 688 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 10 - - - - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 318 - - 293 - - - - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -6 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3908 - - -1213 - - - - - -5376 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11326 - - 13646 - - - - - 8323 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6352 - - -2114 - - - - - -7369 ODpotential blCL - - - 13769 - - 14546 - - - - - 10315 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 82 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.6 - - 79.9 - - - - - 67.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.8 - - 29.3 - - - - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.0 - - 77.0 - - - - - 68.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 29.0 - - - - - 41.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 443 - - 490 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4434 - - 9449 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 28 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98368 11 099 7 060 20 088 98368 91002 12 087 18 070 19 089 91002 85325 5 107 10 061 18 096 85325 80625 15 106 9 134 17 080 80625 76569 18 105 13 140 15 068 76569 72965 12 108 10 125 8 076 72965 69694 7 141 9 188 5 101 69694 66673 9 166 17 188 2 172 66673 63851 10 197 15 136 9 208 63851 61101 14 249 8 141 18 198 61101 58219 16 203 11 185 18 203 58219 55220 13 169 16 212 17 204 55220 52355 24 198 23 211 19 200 52355 49784 27 192 21 197 19 197 49784 47489 20 169 21 185 14 207 47489 45411 13 189 17 195 13 219 45411 43508 23 212 19 221 17 202 43508 41756 32 200 29 212 18 183 41756 40139 37 175 30 200 16 168 40139 38642 37 171 36 174 16 188 38642 37245 42 172 45 166 26 188 37245 35913 50 166 50 164 37 166 35913 34583 52 167 48 163 41 153 34583 33227 56 172 50 166 42 154 33227 31843 59 171 52 167 39 158 31843 30415 56 169 52 169 39 165 30415 28929 53 170 50 170 41 163 28929 27381 50 173 46 170 43 157 27381 25767 45 179 41 171 44 152 25767 24090 37 183 35 174 37 153 24090 22356 30 181 28 174 27 174 22356 20559 29 173 26 169 26 183 20559 18690 30 163 28 169 19 161 18690 16789 34 159 27 173 18 165 16789 14957 37 160 22 179 15 192 14957 13288 32 165 15*190 8 221 13288 11798 23 177 8*222 2 293 11798 10468 13 176 7 259 12 329 10468 9278 8 158 8 275 17 324 9278 8214 3*024 10 297 19 320 8214 7263 11*331 11 301 20 314 7263 6417 15 323 12 303 21 306 6417 5663 16 320 12 304 23 299 5663 4983 16 317 13 305 24 292 4983 4378 16 316 13 305 25 289 4378 3869 16 314 13 306 24 287 3869 3477 16 313 13 306 23 285 3477 3205 15 312 13 306 21 284 3205 3040 15 312 12 305 19*283 3040 2945 13 311 11 306 14*282 2945 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