DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/25 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 - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 67.2 - - 65.2 - - 58.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 244 - - 373 - - 137 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2753 - - 6084 - - 5094 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4651 - - 7388 - - 6102 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5736 - - 9067 - - 8077 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2274 - - 2954 - - 3408 - - 6390 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 364 - - 546 - - 370 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 15 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 301 - - 310 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -14 - - -12 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3043 - - -1453 - - -1237 - - -4662 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8780 - - 10521 - - 9314 - - 7608 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5966 - - -3048 - - -2838 - - -6865 ODpotential blCL - - - 11702 - - 12115 - - 10915 - - 9810 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 84 - - 88 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 67.2 - - 65.2 - - 58.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.0 - - 30.8 - - 34.3 - - 35.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.9 - - 65.0 - - 64.4 - - 60.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 29.7 - - 33.6 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 244 - - 373 - - 137 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2753 - - 6084 - - 5094 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 35 - - 52 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 97913 22 264 29 285 28 293 19 314 97913 90518 20 272 16 285 22 295 19 319 90518 84850 12 265 12 299 13 306 17 328 84850 80159 5 281 13 286 16 304 13 333 80159 76103 4 293 11 252 16 284 16 319 76103 72512 4 289 9 251 15 272 14 295 72512 69247 13 270 12 260 17 248 15 261 69247 66225 23 266 17 257 21 250 22 242 66225 63398 28 256 24 259 24 249 21 236 63398 60638 31 247 31 260 26 267 22 253 60638 57748 32 251 36 259 35 265 27 259 57748 54732 33 255 37 252 34 265 27 264 54732 51846 32 254 30 254 31 272 28 270 51846 49253 30 261 31 261 29 276 28 265 49253 46937 29 265 27 260 28 269 25 263 46937 44841 25 265 22 264 24 270 23 274 44841 42931 22 270 23 269 27 276 28 274 42931 41182 20 277 26 273 28 270 27 271 41182 39573 20 280 26 279 25 268 26 270 39573 38087 16 272 25 280 22 272 29 268 38087 36710 14 274 22 278 23 268 29 262 36710 35401 16 278 20 284 24 251 28 259 35401 34096 17 272 21 280 24 242 26 247 34096 32764 15 266 22 262 21 242 28 237 32764 31398 15 257 23 246 20 253 29 228 31398 29983 17 244 24 239 21 256 27 227 29983 28505 19 239 24 234 25 248 27 239 28505 26967 22 236 26 233 28 244 25 246 26967 25369 23 232 27 233 29 237 21 254 25369 23713 21 237 28 235 29 234 18 262 23713 22003 20 249 26 240 28 232 17 267 22003 20233 20 256 22 250 25 231 18 271 20233 18399 17 259 20 252 20 240 19 275 18399 16534 15 263 19 248 19 258 21 279 16534 14738 15 256 17 258 26 260 26 277 14738 13104 15 259 19 274 27 265 28 277 13104 11647 13 264 21 275 26 272 26 279 11647 10345 12 274 19 275 25 276 23 282 10345 9178 13 288 15*287 22 280 21 289 9178 8132 16 298 15*298 17*289 19 297 8132 7197 19 307 15 300 15*296 17 305 7197 6365 19*316 15 301 15 300 15 313 6365 5624 19*315 15 302 14 309 14 320 5624 4954 19 315 15 302 14 313 13 328 4954 4357 19 312 16 302 14 315 13 332 4357 3856 19 311 15 303 14 317 12 334 3856 3468 18 310 15 303 13 318 11 336 3468 3201 17 310 14 303 13 318 10 334 3201 3038 16 309 14 303 12 319 7*330 3038 2944 14 308 12 303 11 319 4*320 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