DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.7 - - 71.5 - - - - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 411 - - 373 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5153 - - 8108 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6684 - - 9006 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8136 - - 11091 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2260 - - 3690 - - - - - 7581 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 532 - - 600 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 19 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 266 - - 284 - - - - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 21 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -22 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2960 - - -727 - - - - - -5288 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11097 - - 11818 - - - - - 8233 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5587 - - -1889 - - - - - -6876 ODpotential blCL - - - 13723 - - 12980 - - - - - 9821 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 93 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.7 - - 71.5 - - - - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.7 - - 29.1 - - - - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.3 - - 69.6 - - - - - 58.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 28.2 - - - - - 31.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 411 - - 373 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5153 - - 8108 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 71 - - - - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 97897 7 299 16 309 7 344 97897 90506 1 132 7 270 6 015 90506 84856 9 130 4 264 9 009 84856 80162 6 101 3 009 9 021 80162 76100 6 085 5 131 7 024 76100 72511 9 095 7 168 2 051 72511 69249 5 066 5 131 3 133 69249 66226 8 244 3 297 1 001 66226 63414 3 195 3 297 8 268 63414 60685 2 259 10 233 16 209 60685 57825 8 235 13 195 11 219 57825 54845 13 303 2 125 21 247 54845 52013 42 258 25 251 33 258 52013 49479 43 248 27 250 43 226 49479 47198 43 245 40 226 42 224 47198 45108 42 241 54 218 40 236 45108 43187 48 247 47 229 47 237 43187 41419 65 251 56 240 48 230 41419 39784 87 249 78 240 52 237 39784 38266 101 242 100 238 69 244 38266 36858 103 239 114 235 89 240 36858 35527 104 237 116 233 102 233 35527 34201 103 237 115 233 106 230 34201 32843 103 237 116 233 106 228 32843 31450 101 237 115 233 104 227 31450 30008 99 236 113 232 105 226 30008 28506 96 235 109 230 105 224 28506 26945 93 234 107 228 102 222 26945 25328 90 232 105 226 95 218 25328 23658 87 230 102 224 92 211 23658 21935 85 228 97 222 92 206 21935 20151 83 227 89 218 89 207 20151 18304 79 226 77 213 77 210 18304 16434 72 225 61 214 55 214 16434 14640 65 225 43 221 36 220 14640 13010 56 228 35 232 29 239 13010 11563 45 231 30*241 29 260 11563 10273 34 230 25*251 27 274 10273 9119 23*230 23 260 25 288 9119 8084 12*241 21 270 23 304 8084 7159 8 262 20 281 24 310 7159 6336 8 266 19 294 24 310 6336 5602 8 269 19 300 24 310 5602 4938 8 271 20 303 25 309 4938 4346 8 272 20 305 25 308 4346 3849 8 273 19 306 24 307 3849 3465 8 274 19 306 22 305 3465 3199 8 274 19 307 19 303 3199 3037 8 274 18 307 17*302 3037 2944 7 274 16 307 11*301 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