DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/04 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 52.6 - - 63.0 - - 76.1 - - 77.6 - - 61.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 89 - - 194 - - 156 - - 8 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 706 - - 2387 - - 7425 - - 11032 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 4302 - - 7969 - - 2929 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 3689 - - 5370 - - 10408 - - 14015 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 970 - - 1549 - - 5522 - - 2608 - - 1024 Hgt.Variab. W* 165 - - 323 - - 442 - - 222 - - 15 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 25 - - 31 - - 23 - - 20 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 106 - - 110 - - 147 - - 167 - - 234 Direction Wind Shear 11 - - 13 - - 21 - - 21 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -5 - - 67 - - 120 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4783 - - -4701 - - -2237 - - 1045 - - -3269 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8473 - - 10072 - - 12646 - - 12971 - - 6216 sfcLCL ODpotential -11018 - - -8835 - - -3739 - - -306 - - -5828 ODpotential blCL 14707 - - 14205 - - 14147 - - 14321 - - 8774 blCL maxRH 86 - - 94 - - 100 - - 98 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 60 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m 52.6 - - 63.0 - - 76.1 - - 77.6 - - 61.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.9 - - 28.8 - - 30.1 - - 30.1 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 52.2 - - 62.0 - - 75.3 - - 77.7 - - 64.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.6 - - 28.1 - - 28.9 - - 28.8 - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 89 - - 194 - - 156 - - 8 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 706 - - 2387 - - 7425 - - 11032 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 42 - - 78 - - 101 - - 91 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 7 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] 98094 8 002 1 211 3 226 14 279 6 348 98094 90736 7 266 8 254 9 255 10 275 9 258 90736 85051 7 179 9 237 6 234 8 247 5 265 85051 80321 9 119 4 181 5 204 5 224 1 248 80321 76212 7 110 5 140 5 215 5 239 5 301 76212 72561 2 128 4 157 3 167 5 200 8 210 72561 69245 7 192 6 195 3 255 3 269 4 181 69245 66177 13 186 14 221 11 251 9 258 6 238 66177 63317 7 205 11 199 10 242 11 273 7 307 63317 60526 7 272 10 225 18 239 22 262 19 282 60526 57617 17 261 16 237 20 232 19 239 24 253 57617 54624 23 242 16 253 14 251 9 237 13 246 54624 51756 19 237 26 245 23 262 18 246 12 260 51756 49158 20 244 31 241 39 240 26 241 26 241 49158 46854 26 255 33 240 36 233 26 237 27 228 46854 44791 32 262 30 247 29 237 26 240 25 230 44791 42919 36 258 31 245 31 240 37 232 34 229 42919 41204 37 255 26 242 41 240 45 230 48 230 41204 39621 32 257 39 264 55 242 59 228 66 223 39621 38161 31 269 47 255 61 237 69 224 71 203 38161 36808 36 266 50 250 50 230 66 223 75 199 36808 35512 33 260 46 249 48 230 67 226 71 197 35512 34202 27 257 33 239 51 230 66 225 68 194 34202 32853 28 255 26 225 53 228 65 220 67 190 32853 31468 38 250 30 223 51 225 63 216 69 191 31468 30033 41 239 37 227 49 221 62 216 69 199 30033 28539 37 229 39 227 51 219 59 216 65 208 28539 26987 37 225 41 226 53 216 57 216 62 210 26987 25379 38 226 44 223 52 212 55 213 60 210 25379 23718 38 229 46 216 52 208 52 205 59 201 23718 22007 39 229 45 209 53 207 49 198 59 189 22007 20240 37 222 44 205 54 209 45 196 58 182 20240 18409 36 216 43 204 51 207 39 197 54 176 18409 16549 39 221 42 208 46 203 34 199 46 171 16549 14757 40 225 42 214 39 198 30*198 35 168 14757 13125 33 220 36 212 35 192 27*192 27 175 13125 11671 25 198 27 201 32 187 24 185 23 188 11671 10371 23 172 27 196 29*179 23 178 22 200 10371 9207 20 163 33 196 28*172 22 170 23 212 9207 8162 19 171 35 185 26 164 21 164 24 221 8162 7226 22 171 33 166 25 156 21 160 25 227 7226 6391 26 161 32 146 24 148 20 156 25 232 6391 5646 29 147 33*127 24 141 20 152 25 234 5646 4972 30 126 33*115 23 136 19 149 25 234 4972 4370 31 108 33 111 23 132 19 147 23 233 4370 3864 31*105 32 109 22 130 18 145 21 232 3864 3473 29*105 31 108 22 129 17 143 19 232 3473 3203 27 106 29 108 21 127 16 142 17 231 3203 3039 24 106 26 107 20 126 15 140 15*231 3039 2945 18 106 20 107 17 125 12 139 10*234 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