DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/23 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 - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.3 - - 46.4 - - 48.7 - - 48.3 - - 44.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 3 - - 7 - - 24 - - -33 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 981 - - 1349 - - 1490 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 3964 - - 4332 - - 4473 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1214 - - 1121 - - 1452 - - 2719 - - 797 Hgt.Variab. W* 80 - - 101 - - 155 - - 17 - - 15 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 21 - - 23 - - 23 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 294 - - 298 - - 299 - - 294 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 13 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1021 - - 1017 - - 437 - - -974 - - -614 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 3315 - - 4036 - - 3919 - - 3558 sfcLCL ODpotential 146 - - 82 - - -3198 - - -3198 - - -4660 ODpotential blCL 3818 - - 4250 - - 7671 - - 6143 - - 7604 blCL maxRH 101 - - 101 - - 98 - - 99 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 47.3 - - 46.4 - - 48.7 - - 48.3 - - 44.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.9 - - 42.0 - - 41.4 - - 41.5 - - 39.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.4 - - 46.3 - - 48.6 - - 49.7 - - 46.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.3 - - 41.5 - - 40.1 - - 40.5 - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 3 - - 7 - - 24 - - -33 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 981 - - 1349 - - 1490 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 102 - - 92 - - 95 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 97220 0 058 6 245 10 319 8 001 4 291 97220 90048 7 076 5 092 7 331 13 026 14 077 90048 84530 10 045 8 102 3 032 9 348 19 054 84530 79942 9 037 9 118 5 092 4 007 11 024 79942 75979 9 020 8 088 1 316 8 351 5 040 75979 72463 6 338 7 023 6 109 4 309 3 352 72463 69259 0 068 4 245 2 185 6 224 5 259 69259 66300 15 246 6 246 10 217 12 222 12 242 66300 63546 19 231 15 254 15 222 14 230 15 220 63546 60856 19 240 22 248 18 214 15 228 18 206 60856 58019 24 248 25 238 23 222 20 223 19 212 58019 55062 28 234 28 229 26 222 24 223 22 221 55062 52236 27 220 26 218 26 216 24 225 21 228 52236 49689 25 211 24 213 25 220 23 222 22 234 49689 47398 22 208 24 209 23 233 19 230 21 240 47398 45316 20 212 23 197 22 235 18 235 20 240 45316 43414 19 223 16 197 18 227 14 247 15 253 43414 41665 21 229 11 231 11 235 11 263 13 284 41665 40049 17 218 14 217 11 251 10 284 14 310 40049 38547 14 210 13 202 8 251 14 334 10 342 38547 37149 14 218 5 257 7 358 24 350 15 017 37149 35836 11 215 4 279 17 349 21 004 40 013 35836 34533 6 206 2 116 14 338 32 360 40 000 34533 33190 8 135 18 100 21 079 9 061 9 029 33190 31808 27 118 38 073 25 065 13 079 10 039 31808 30375 42 105 27 067 16 049 8 014 14 357 30375 28877 31 124 23 059 15 025 11 346 17 340 28877 27314 20 153 18 058 16 012 16 342 18 343 27314 25681 10 174 10 067 14 002 21 341 28 345 25681 23984 3 076 2 150 12 340 19 343 30 352 23984 22230 9 038 2 310 9 330 18 349 21 358 22230 20415 10 021 3 019 7 337 15 357 17 008 20415 18531 13 355 4 354 12 349 13 002 19 019 18531 16618 17 331 11 308 13 343 15 009 23 025 16618 14781 20 314 18 328 14 345 20 002 22 027 14781 13115 21 301 19 341 17 357 22 350 16 024 13115 11633 21 297 16 334 18 356 20 355 12 019 11633 10314 21 302 15 323 17 351 19 001 10 019 10314 9134 19 303 14 312 16 343 19 002 11 016 9134 8082 17 295 15 295 17 333 20 356 14 006 8082 7144 16 286 18 296 20 329 23 346 18 356 7144 6314 18 286 23 314 27 323 27 334 23 345 6314 5577 21 302 27 315 30 313 31 322 28 335 5577 4914 26 306 28*309 29*307 31 316 32 327 4914 4326 26*302 27*303 27*303 30 313 33 322 4326 3834 25*298 25 300 25 301 27 310 29 316 3834 3455 23 295 24 297 23 298 24 306 23 306 3455 3193 20 292 21 295 21 296 19 301 18 291 3193 3034 18 291 19 294 18 294 16*299 15*284 3034 2943 13 290 14 292 14 293 10*294 8*275 2943 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