DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.0 - - 52.2 - - 65.5 - - 68.6 - - 56.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 8 - - 270 - - 283 - - 57 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1557 - - 3204 - - 2954 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3804 - - 5035 - - 3741 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4540 - - 6187 - - 5937 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 229 - - 702 - - 1013 - - 1749 - - 253 Hgt.Variab. W* 21 - - 308 - - 400 - - 232 - - 2 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 14 - - 14 - - 12 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 128 - - 113 - - 112 - - 107 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -6 - - -7 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5218 - - -6233 - - -8389 - - -10130 - - -9937 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8162 - - 10773 - - 14577 - - 16068 - - 12883 sfcLCL ODpotential -16827 - - -14480 - - -15245 - - -17053 - - -18108 ODpotential blCL 19771 - - 19020 - - 21432 - - 22990 - - 21053 blCL maxRH 73 - - 77 - - 71 - - 69 - - 56 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.0 - - 52.2 - - 65.5 - - 68.6 - - 56.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 11.6 - - 15.9 - - 11.9 - - 8.1 - - 11.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.0 - - 50.6 - - 64.0 - - 68.2 - - 62.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 11.4 - - 15.1 - - 10.9 - - 7.1 - - 10.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 8 - - 270 - - 283 - - 57 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1557 - - 3204 - - 2954 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96155 25 277 24 288 27 286 21 292 24 302 96155 88971 19 281 25 279 31 288 29 300 22 306 88971 83474 31 297 25 286 29 280 33 297 28 311 83474 78941 38 296 32 289 31 285 30 287 33 303 78941 75053 35 289 35 293 34 289 31 291 30 301 75053 71615 33 287 34 298 34 291 31 296 31 306 71615 68486 34 290 34 290 36 288 34 295 32 303 68486 65591 34 289 34 286 37 285 36 291 33 298 65591 62900 37 285 37 280 40 281 39 291 36 294 62900 60290 42 287 41 279 42 280 43 289 41 291 60290 57565 53 285 50 277 52 277 55 279 54 280 57565 54739 66 277 59 274 64 273 63 276 62 276 54739 52029 70 273 67 272 71 275 71 277 68 274 52029 49571 78 276 75 273 79 273 77 277 72 273 49571 47361 80 273 81 272 85 268 84 272 76 272 47361 45356 79 273 80 271 85 265 86 267 78 271 45356 43525 79 271 80 270 81 267 79 265 71 269 43525 41854 77 271 79 269 75 269 71 264 64 263 41854 40320 78 270 76 269 70 269 61 267 57 260 40320 38899 74 269 73 269 67 266 57 267 54 263 38899 37566 70 268 70 268 67 265 58 267 56 264 37566 36276 67 270 67 269 67 266 57 268 55 266 36276 34967 64 270 66 269 65 267 54 271 49 267 34967 33613 60 272 64 267 59 269 49 271 44 269 33613 32217 57 272 61 268 54 273 45 274 39 270 32217 30764 56 271 58 268 51 277 40 275 35 269 30764 29245 53 272 54 270 49 279 35 282 32 267 29245 27660 50 274 51 273 47 278 33 287 29 265 27660 26010 45 277 47 273 46 277 36 285 28 264 26010 24298 42 279 41 272 44 276 38 279 31 267 24298 22531 42 278 37 274 38 275 37 277 34 270 22531 20705 38 278 31 272 31 273 33 277 34 271 20705 18811 28 276 25 267 24 264 28 273 32 268 18811 16883 20 271 19 257 18 253 24 262 28 265 16883 15025 14 268 15 245 16 240 20 248 25 266 15025 13334 11 261 12 230 16 227 17 237 22 262 13334 11827 7 246 11 211 16 217 17 237 22 247 11827 10482 6 202 10 195 15 209 19 226 21 233 10482 9280 10 162 11 171 13 201 18 210 15 229 9280 8204 15 146 15 156 12 188 13 192 9 211 8204 7247 19 128 17 150 12 163 11 159 10 163 7247 6399 20 121 18 140 13*125 12*121 14 128 6399 5646 18 122 19 122 14*113 13*110 18 111 5646 4969 16 121 18*112 14 113 13 108 18 108 4969 4367 13 116 16*112 14 112 12 107 18 106 4367 3860 12 109 15 114 14 112 12 106 16 104 3860 3470 11 113 14 113 13 111 12 105 13 102 3470 3201 9 124 13 114 12 111 11 104 8 100 3201 3037 7*127 12 114 12 111 10 104 4*097 3037 2944 4*128 11 114 11 111 9 104 2*107 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