DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 71.7 - - 73.5 - - 65.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 396 - - 154 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3587 - - 6296 - - 6372 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5403 - - 7574 - - 7120 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6570 - - 9279 - - 9355 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1893 - - 1451 - - 1974 - - 7471 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 447 - - 560 - - 411 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 34 - - 20 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 099 - - 068 - - 084 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -6 - - -13 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3551 - - -2942 - - -4390 - - -8914 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10121 - - 12222 - - 13745 - - 11860 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8461 - - -7490 - - -8868 - - -14457 ODpotential blCL - - - 15031 - - 16769 - - 18223 - - 17403 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 59 - - 60 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 71.7 - - 73.5 - - 65.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.4 - - 28.0 - - 23.0 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 69.4 - - 72.3 - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 27.3 - - 22.3 - - 23.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 396 - - 154 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3587 - - 6296 - - 6372 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97627 13 113 10 184 1 094 4 028 97627 90244 4 191 4 143 4 097 8 061 90244 84574 4 168 3 180 2 175 10 029 84574 79892 5 078 4 148 4 137 4 093 79892 75860 3 089 4 100 6 227 4 095 75860 72276 6 179 2 343 4 243 3 108 72276 69011 1 210 1 188 4 251 2 297 69011 66003 7 309 4 346 5 208 4 297 66003 63217 7 337 6 340 4 001 2 254 63217 60514 8 337 8 315 14 335 10 021 60514 57706 8 005 5 297 11 336 13 009 57706 54803 18 003 12 011 10 359 11 353 54803 52036 18 357 18 016 20 030 15 018 52036 49546 20 013 23 012 29 023 22 028 49546 47313 29 029 25 021 30 021 25 035 47313 45291 35 025 28 026 29 015 27 041 45291 43451 33 018 29 027 25 013 27 038 43451 41769 31 017 29 022 23 013 24 030 41769 40223 34 023 31 020 23 018 22 025 40223 38789 40 027 35 020 29 018 24 026 38789 37448 44 028 38 019 32 015 28 024 37448 36155 43 027 37 019 32 016 32 025 36155 34846 38 024 35 020 31 021 35 027 34846 33496 34 023 31 022 31 024 38 025 33496 32107 31 024 29 026 31 026 37 025 32107 30665 29 027 28 029 30 027 38 027 30665 29160 28 030 27 033 29 027 37 028 29160 27590 28 031 26 034 25 023 35 030 27590 25956 28 030 25 033 22 017 31 033 25956 24260 29 029 25 032 21 018 26 037 24260 22502 31 029 25 033 20 023 20 035 22502 20681 32 030 25 034 19 028 18 023 20681 18790 31 031 25 034 17 032 15 019 18790 16867 28 031 23 035 15 039 12 022 16867 15015 23 030 19 038 13 048 8 039 15015 13329 19 031 15 043 11 059 6 072 13329 11830 13 031 12 050 9 074 7 096 11830 10495 7 032 7*063 7*081 10 089 10495 9301 4 047 4*074 6*081 10 083 9301 8232 3 088 4 075 5 082 9 086 8232 7276 5*115 3 073 4 083 7 096 7276 6427 4*113 3 072 4 086 5 110 6427 5671 3 109 3 070 3 087 3 125 5671 4989 3 101 3 064 3 085 2 139 4989 4382 3 097 3 058 3 085 2 157 4382 3871 2 089 2 056 2 086 1 187 3871 3477 2 084 2 052 2 086 1 224 3477 3205 2 078 2 049 2 083 1 244 3205 3040 2 078 2 047 2 084 2*255 3040 2945 2 078 2 048 2 083 2*256 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