DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 62.6 - - 62.8 - - 56.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 366 - - 329 - - 191 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5140 - - 6840 - - 6378 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6626 - - 7924 - - 7266 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8123 - - 9823 - - 9361 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3532 - - 3445 - - 4089 - - 7286 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 510 - - 542 - - 442 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 24 - - 25 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 309 - - 309 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 6 - - -6 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 593 - - 484 - - 215 - - -4251 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7530 - - 9340 - - 9147 - - 7196 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -130 - - -271 - - -868 - - -5687 ODpotential blCL - - - 8253 - - 10094 - - 10229 - - 8632 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 91 - - 92 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 60 - - 70 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 62.6 - - 62.8 - - 56.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 31.6 - - 32.8 - - 34.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 60.9 - - 61.7 - - 57.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 31.2 - - 32.5 - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 366 - - 329 - - 191 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5140 - - 6840 - - 6378 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 64 - - 66 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97802 7 161 2 201 3 157 8 168 97802 90439 9 121 5 157 3 110 4 047 90439 84788 4 102 8 139 5 206 9 029 84788 80093 5 196 7 146 9 211 3 333 80093 76044 7 212 2 084 5 189 3 220 76044 72460 5 174 3 314 3 150 2 191 72460 69208 5 171 3 273 4 088 5 148 69208 66190 9 190 9 239 7 300 3 087 66190 63358 12 186 15 198 15 242 7 263 63358 60597 11 199 14 189 16 218 13 240 60597 57703 13 220 15 204 20 209 14 229 57703 54686 16 223 15 206 17 220 13 235 54686 51803 19 240 11 214 12 232 14 233 51803 49219 20 245 13 253 9 253 12 228 49219 46915 17 245 16 260 13 278 6 244 46915 44834 11 249 16 254 15 265 6 281 44834 42932 9 260 14 256 12 276 10 325 42932 41184 7 281 13 267 13 299 16 338 41184 39573 14 316 16 293 17 319 20 336 39573 38087 20 317 18 320 20 326 22 341 38087 36712 19 334 21 339 22 339 27 341 36712 35408 25 356 31 349 26 345 28 338 35408 34105 41 004 39 349 33 346 28 334 34105 32770 52 003 42 349 36 344 28 331 32770 31403 53 002 42 349 34 343 28 332 31403 29986 51 360 40 350 33 347 28 337 29986 28510 48 000 39 352 30 350 27 339 28510 26972 36 358 36 351 28 350 26 339 26972 25372 23 325 33 349 27 347 25 339 25372 23713 19 309 30 346 26 345 23 339 23713 22000 21 312 26 347 22 348 19 341 22000 20227 17 338 21 345 18 357 17 340 20227 18387 15 354 18 337 15 350 15 333 18387 16515 16 352 18 330 18 336 15 322 16515 14711 17 356 16 336 18 324 16 305 14711 13073 20 353 14 343 18 306 22 292 13073 11614 23 348 16 327 20 301 26 301 11614 10313 24 344 19*315 22*303 26 306 10313 9148 25*336 21*311 23*307 25 311 9148 8105 25*326 24 309 25 309 24 316 8105 7174 26 319 24 308 25 309 23 319 7174 6345 26 316 25 309 25 309 23 321 6345 5607 27 314 25 308 26 309 22 323 5607 4941 27 313 25 308 26 309 22 324 4941 4347 27 312 24 308 25 310 21 325 4347 3849 26 312 24 308 25 309 19 325 3849 3464 25 311 23 308 24 309 17 324 3464 3198 25 311 23 308 24 309 14 322 3198 3037 23 311 21 308 22 309 11*320 3037 2944 19 310 18 308 18 309 7*318 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