DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 61.7 - - 65.5 - - 68.9 - - 68.8 - - 60.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 125 - - 429 - - 451 - - 192 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3185 - - 6286 - - 6971 - - 5539 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4646 - - 7603 - - 8177 - - 6638 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 6168 - - 9269 - - 9954 - - 8522 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2148 - - 1011 - - 1360 - - 2547 - - 4323 Hgt.Variab. W* 305 - - 576 - - 607 - - 425 - - 8 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 24 - - 23 - - 22 - - 23 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 315 - - 305 - - 304 - - 320 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 8 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 7 - - -6 - - -13 - - 8 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2368 - - 237 - - -970 - - -4899 - - -9498 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8536 - - 9032 - - 10924 - - 13422 - - 12443 sfcLCL ODpotential -8195 - - -3870 - - -5366 - - -9978 - - -15728 ODpotential blCL 14363 - - 13139 - - 15320 - - 18500 - - 18673 blCL maxRH 52 - - 71 - - 57 - - 40 - - 32 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 61.7 - - 65.5 - - 68.9 - - 68.8 - - 60.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.5 - - 35.9 - - 30.8 - - 19.7 - - 16.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.0 - - 63.4 - - 66.6 - - 67.8 - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.1 - - 35.2 - - 29.8 - - 18.6 - - 15.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 125 - - 429 - - 451 - - 192 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3185 - - 6286 - - 6971 - - 5539 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 98626 31 102 18 099 26 084 26 103 20 104 98626 91202 18 107 17 113 22 108 18 098 23 102 91202 85438 18 140 13 119 14 130 12 103 16 099 85438 80630 14 147 11 141 11 159 7 139 10 103 80630 76464 12 158 6 122 8 189 4 134 6 147 76464 72770 5 193 7 169 9 223 1 053 1 113 72770 69421 7 254 5 162 10 229 4 263 8 208 69421 66357 13 259 8 205 13 227 12 271 6 309 66357 63516 15 250 13 264 12 257 20 243 14 274 63516 60760 24 248 20 250 8 285 14 277 22 263 60760 57910 23 255 24 273 29 286 29 295 26 280 57910 54976 32 283 37 267 39 276 37 285 32 297 54976 52174 35 286 42 285 46 284 46 283 40 291 52174 49648 37 291 48 291 54 284 54 280 50 280 49648 47388 45 287 54 283 59 277 60 277 55 276 47388 45341 54 280 58 275 64 270 65 276 59 276 45341 43472 60 275 61 270 68 269 70 273 66 276 43472 41753 65 270 66 271 74 271 72 274 66 278 41753 40166 69 265 74 273 80 272 74 279 71 286 40166 38698 71 261 80 273 86 276 81 284 78 285 38698 37333 72 264 84 273 92 278 88 282 77 282 37333 36027 75 268 87 274 92 277 85 280 72 283 36027 34710 78 273 89 275 90 275 79 284 69 286 34710 33353 81 277 89 275 88 276 79 289 68 287 33353 31955 83 279 86 274 85 281 77 293 66 287 31955 30503 84 278 81 275 81 286 73 295 67 289 30503 28988 83 277 78 279 78 290 70 296 66 292 28988 27411 78 278 75 282 74 291 70 296 64 295 27411 25771 71 279 71 285 69 291 69 296 59 295 25771 24073 66 279 68 287 65 293 67 295 57 296 24073 22322 62 278 66 287 62 295 64 294 56 299 22322 20511 59 278 63 285 60 296 62 295 52 301 20511 18635 57 278 60 284 59 295 60 295 48 299 18635 16724 55 279 57 285 55 295 57 294 47 297 16724 14883 52 280 54 287 51 293 50 293 46 294 14883 13208 49 281 48 289 47 291 44 288 44 284 13208 11720 45 284 42 291 40 286 36 280 37 276 11720 10396 38 288 34*292 28*288 32 281 30 279 10396 9214 31 292 24*299 24*294 26*291 27 292 9214 8157 29 297 24 302 24 297 24*305 26 304 8157 7214 29 304 24 304 23 299 23 308 25 316 7214 6376 29*310 24 305 23 305 23 317 25 326 6376 5631 27*316 23 306 23 307 23 323 24 334 5631 4959 26 317 23 306 22 308 23 326 24 338 4959 4360 25 316 23 307 22 309 23 327 23 340 4360 3857 24 315 23 307 22 311 23 327 21 340 3857 3469 23 314 22 308 21 311 23 328 19 337 3469 3201 22 314 21 308 20 312 22 328 15 333 3201 3038 20 313 20 308 19 312 20 328 12*327 3038 2944 16 312 17 308 17 312 17 328 6*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