DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.2 - - 81.9 - - 83.4 - - 76.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 345 - - 126 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4198 - - 7927 - - 6536 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5834 - - 8825 - - 7135 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7181 - - 10910 - - 9519 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3389 - - 2708 - - 4552 - - 8502 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 454 - - 582 - - 394 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 13 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 286 - - 298 - - 071 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -21 - - -12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4635 - - -1999 - - -3360 - - -8602 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11817 - - 12910 - - 12879 - - 11549 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7847 - - -4716 - - -5917 - - -11369 ODpotential blCL - - - 15028 - - 15626 - - 15436 - - 14316 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 47 - - 57 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.2 - - 81.9 - - 83.4 - - 76.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.3 - - 34.9 - - 36.6 - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.2 - - 79.8 - - 82.3 - - 81.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 33.8 - - 35.5 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 345 - - 126 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4198 - - 7927 - - 6536 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98610 19 111 29 116 23 109 22 089 98610 91156 21 114 22 105 16 099 25 089 91156 85372 14 109 12 149 9 085 14 102 85372 80549 13 112 9 170 5 200 8 116 80549 76401 5 151 2 160 9 201 4 142 76401 72744 8 195 4 266 2 190 5 142 72744 69424 4 237 8 283 3 339 2 167 69424 66359 14 269 11 289 9 342 8 269 66359 63516 17 281 15 273 12 315 8 305 63516 60779 17 290 16 271 21 301 20 300 60779 57947 21 293 17 272 23 292 19 299 57947 55027 28 320 24 315 30 313 29 308 55027 52251 39 316 36 318 39 316 34 310 52251 49760 43 328 41 322 40 321 37 319 49760 47541 44 334 47 323 42 322 40 319 47541 45552 43 335 50 327 46 325 44 329 45552 43752 49 336 52 329 53 331 49 332 43752 42100 51 334 53 328 57 331 46 330 42100 40558 48 337 52 328 53 330 44 329 40558 39108 48 340 50 330 50 330 43 327 39108 37739 49 340 48 334 48 328 43 324 37739 36419 48 337 47 335 46 326 44 322 36419 35086 46 335 45 333 43 322 45 320 35086 33711 43 334 42 332 41 318 46 317 33711 32298 39 332 39 333 39 318 45 313 32298 30834 37 331 37 336 36 319 43 311 30834 29308 35 331 36 335 32 319 38 310 29308 27720 28 329 35 330 29 319 32 306 27720 26070 22 320 31 322 28 320 28 306 26070 24363 22 314 28 309 28 321 26 308 24363 22602 23 312 27 301 28 315 26 310 22602 20783 23 316 25 297 28 311 28 309 20783 18898 23 316 25 298 28 306 30 300 18898 16986 20 308 24 297 29 298 33 283 16986 15147 17 293 22 292 31 288 33 269 15147 13469 16 290 22 285 29 277 29 270 13469 11966 17 299 20*278 27 276 26 274 11966 10619 18 304 16*277 24*279 22 282 10619 9410 18 301 15 277 21*285 19 289 9410 8327 17 294 14 281 18 290 15 297 8327 7357 15*292 13 283 15 295 12 304 7357 6495 13*294 12 288 13 301 10 311 6495 5726 11 297 11 292 11 304 8 317 5726 5031 11 299 11 294 10 306 7 327 5031 4412 10 301 11 295 10 308 6 335 4412 3891 10 301 10 297 9 310 5 345 3891 3490 9 301 10 298 8 311 4 353 3490 3212 9 302 10 299 8 312 3 006 3212 3042 8 302 9 299 8 312 2*032 3042 2946 8 302 8 299 7 312 1*071 2946 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