DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 55.0 - - 65.5 - - 73.8 - - 75.0 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 109 - - 366 - - 389 - - 160 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 787 - - 2781 - - 5012 - - 4534 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 4800 - - 6553 - - 5782 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 3770 - - 5764 - - 7995 - - 7517 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 760 - - 2216 - - 3458 - - 3263 - - 4293 Hgt.Variab. W* 182 - - 416 - - 518 - - 375 - - 4 W* B/S 5 - - 184 - - 23 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 0 - - 4 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 273 - - 289 - - 306 - - 322 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 2 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -5 - - -15 - - -7 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7566 - - -7216 - - -6534 - - -7013 - - -9063 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11336 - - 12981 - - 14530 - - 14530 - - 12009 sfcLCL ODpotential -15268 - - -12814 - - -10460 - - -10470 - - -13201 ODpotential blCL 19038 - - 18578 - - 18455 - - 17987 - - 16146 blCL maxRH 53 - - 76 - - 70 - - 82 - - 56 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 55.0 - - 65.5 - - 73.8 - - 75.0 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.0 - - 18.5 - - 19.5 - - 20.8 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.3 - - 63.3 - - 71.5 - - 73.8 - - 69.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.4 - - 17.4 - - 18.4 - - 19.7 - - 23.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 109 - - 366 - - 389 - - 160 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 787 - - 2781 - - 5012 - - 4534 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 28 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 98675 24 093 20 102 27 084 26 105 18 112 98675 91268 25 090 22 113 16 106 23 095 20 101 91268 85535 18 107 17 115 17 126 11 116 13 083 85535 80749 14 109 11 108 14 160 7 108 10 069 80749 76610 4 191 8 134 10 164 3 199 3 057 76610 72926 10 209 3 155 5 211 11 217 2 164 72926 69570 8 217 13 271 5 279 14 246 7 277 69570 66482 12 211 15 246 15 275 7 276 6 286 66482 63620 12 296 16 262 16 276 17 277 18 272 63620 60869 22 297 21 280 22 263 22 267 21 270 60869 57999 28 284 27 274 30 264 24 272 21 264 57999 55001 33 267 33 269 36 271 30 277 33 275 55001 52136 37 261 41 269 41 269 41 277 41 270 52136 49557 38 260 44 266 45 265 51 270 48 268 49557 47245 39 267 45 266 48 264 55 265 52 267 47245 45161 47 276 48 267 52 270 52 266 52 271 45161 43279 56 279 55 273 58 274 52 272 57 274 43279 41568 68 278 64 275 63 270 61 277 60 271 41568 39993 73 274 70 272 66 267 68 274 56 273 39993 38529 74 273 72 267 70 266 66 274 58 281 38529 37163 74 271 73 268 73 265 65 277 67 287 37163 35859 72 271 72 272 72 266 66 271 74 285 35859 34549 67 275 68 274 67 268 67 265 73 281 34549 33203 66 275 66 273 65 271 67 267 67 277 33203 31820 67 273 67 274 64 272 68 269 61 272 31820 30387 62 271 65 275 63 272 67 269 59 268 30387 28889 58 271 63 274 62 273 63 268 60 266 28889 27328 56 273 61 273 61 275 60 267 62 267 27328 25706 54 274 59 274 60 273 58 267 64 270 25706 24030 53 276 59 276 60 270 57 268 64 269 24030 22301 52 278 58 278 59 269 57 269 63 266 22301 20515 51 278 55 279 57 269 57 269 62 261 20515 18664 49 278 52 277 54 268 56 269 54 252 18664 16780 45 277 49 276 51 268 53 264 47 247 16780 14959 40 278 45 276 48 269 43 251 43 248 14959 13293 34 281 39 276 41 266 38 244 37 250 13293 11804 28 288 30 273 33 253 34 249 33 255 11804 10472 21 293 23 270 26 248 28 255 27 263 10472 9279 13 283 18 264 22 248 22 264 21 275 9279 8213 9 252 15 255 13*252 15*281 17 290 8213 7261 7 215 13 250 7*264 13*296 15 303 7261 6416 4 199 8*248 6 270 12 317 13 318 6416 5663 2 294 1*249 4 305 12 322 12 334 5663 4983 3 314 1 253 4 322 12 326 13 346 4983 4378 3 291 0 269 4 330 12 327 13 352 4378 3870 6*272 0 335 4 337 12 329 13 354 3870 3476 6*272 1 354 4 341 12 330 12 353 3476 3205 6 273 1 000 4 343 12 330 9 349 3205 3040 6 275 1 004 4 344 11 330 6*339 3040 2944 5 275 1 004 4 345 10 330 3*319 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