DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/08 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.1 - - 52.5 - - 57.1 - - 58.5 - - 55.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 76 - - 414 - - 210 - - 20 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1387 - - 4221 - - 4676 - - 1682 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 5948 - - 6023 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 4370 - - 7204 - - 7659 - - 4665 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1536 - - 1376 - - 2665 - - 4821 - - 1695 Hgt.Variab. W* 195 - - 497 - - 412 - - 138 - - 8 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 21 - - 23 - - 23 - - 24 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 301 - - 320 - - 326 - - 306 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 4 - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1390 - - -345 - - -273 - - -3091 - - -3875 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5760 - - 7549 - - 7932 - - 7756 - - 6820 sfcLCL ODpotential -4412 - - -1880 - - -1178 - - -4785 - - -6095 ODpotential blCL 8782 - - 9084 - - 8837 - - 9450 - - 9040 blCL maxRH 95 - - 90 - - 100 - - 101 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 43.1 - - 52.5 - - 57.1 - - 58.5 - - 55.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.4 - - 29.7 - - 32.6 - - 34.8 - - 36.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.7 - - 50.4 - - 56.0 - - 58.5 - - 57.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.2 - - 29.2 - - 32.0 - - 34.4 - - 36.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 76 - - 414 - - 210 - - 20 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1387 - - 4221 - - 4676 - - 1682 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 79 - - 61 - - 99 - - 103 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 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] 98033 9 051 8 039 2 349 11 290 15 008 98033 90690 6 055 8 105 10 016 11 038 7 010 90690 85051 9 123 9 104 8 035 14 042 10 036 85051 80354 10 106 5 131 6 085 7 010 12 046 80354 76306 7 079 5 136 4 098 6 333 12 040 76306 72728 7 078 5 094 2 056 7 014 9 034 72728 69473 8 076 10 088 3 142 4 078 5 022 69473 66460 4 130 9 100 6 129 6 133 3 131 66460 63650 2 153 6 085 3 140 1 159 5 089 63650 60919 1 313 3 017 4 100 3 322 3 049 60919 58050 5 037 4 327 6 024 6 000 6 031 58050 55058 2 013 2 201 1 138 5 005 10 007 55058 52204 8 025 6 354 4 101 5 022 6 322 52204 49635 14 343 6 028 9 015 11 023 7 048 49635 47334 14 350 16 058 12 039 11 029 12 047 47334 45251 22 009 27 014 18 053 16 051 18 041 45251 43348 28 002 35 001 26 034 29 037 28 034 43348 41604 25 021 28 001 31 009 31 019 29 026 41604 39993 32 026 21 020 26 350 33 026 33 055 39993 38494 32 014 26 028 34 036 46 046 55 057 38494 37095 31 011 34 023 47 042 63 048 64 056 37095 35757 33 013 41 016 50 039 62 044 64 059 35757 34414 41 015 47 013 50 036 52 041 65 062 34414 33038 49 009 50 013 50 032 47 044 64 062 33038 31636 53 001 53 017 50 029 47 045 57 065 31636 30199 57 000 56 021 45 032 43 045 55 063 30199 28711 59 004 53 025 39 039 38 047 52 057 28711 27168 59 008 46 028 34 045 37 046 44 064 27168 25562 58 011 40 031 30 049 36 046 41 071 25562 23892 54 015 39 034 27 052 32 048 41 071 23892 22160 46 018 38 034 26 051 25 049 41 067 22160 20363 37 020 36 032 27 047 21 052 38 062 20363 18502 32 023 33 028 27 043 22 057 32 054 18502 16611 29 024 30 024 27 041 28 055 30 050 16611 14793 26 018 26 021 26 042 30 052 29 060 14793 13140 24 010 25 025 24 047 24 051 28 066 13140 11671 25 001 26 027 21 043 22 048 21 063 11671 10362 28 354 27 023 20 027 20 043 15 062 10362 9188 30 353 26 013 20 011 18 031 14 067 9188 8137 32 354 24*356 21*352 18 015 13 068 8137 7198 33 354 23*334 22*342 18 356 12 063 7198 6363 30 349 24 325 23 334 20 339 11 053 6363 5619 27 337 24 321 24 327 23 326 10 034 5619 4949 25*321 24 318 25 324 25*315 10 009 4949 4352 23*305 24 316 25 322 26*310 11 343 4352 3851 22 302 24 315 24 321 25 308 13 324 3851 3465 22 300 23 314 24 319 25 306 14 311 3465 3199 20 299 22 314 23 319 23 304 13 300 3199 3036 19 298 21 313 22 318 21 303 11*294 3036 2944 15 297 17 313 18 317 16 301 7*288 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