DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 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 - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 25.5 - - 33.3 - - 39.1 - - 37.0 - - 32.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 39 - - 43 - - -6 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 136 - - 505 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3119 - - 3488 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 148 - - 760 - - 777 - - 694 - - 138 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 73 - - 119 - - 9 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 7 - - 10 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 112 - - 108 - - 099 - - 093 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -634 - - -1040 - - -1253 - - -713 - - -450 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3577 - - 4159 - - 4742 - - 3657 - - 3393 sfcLCL ODpotential -12203 - - -9902 - - -9577 - - -8282 - - -10270 ODpotential blCL 15146 - - 13021 - - 13065 - - 11226 - - 13213 blCL maxRH 72 - - 75 - - 83 - - 68 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 25.5 - - 33.3 - - 39.1 - - 37.0 - - 32.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 21.0 - - 26.2 - - 29.3 - - 32.0 - - 28.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.4 - - 33.1 - - 38.8 - - 39.1 - - 34.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.4 - - 25.2 - - 28.2 - - 31.0 - - 27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 39 - - 43 - - -6 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 136 - - 505 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 33 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 95848 41 321 32 330 32 338 29 333 26 337 95848 89011 27 329 18 328 22 329 26 341 24 341 89011 83613 23 333 16 320 23 332 26 352 20 358 83613 79095 20 337 18 315 21 327 27 336 20 349 79095 75193 14 344 12 312 16 331 15 327 15 333 75193 71710 16 350 14 348 15 328 13 352 12 347 71710 68509 15 003 16 349 22 334 23 335 19 337 68509 65546 18 020 13 006 22 340 23 328 22 321 65546 62806 19 006 15 011 18 336 17 312 22 312 62806 60162 28 348 29 345 11 334 11 310 22 307 60162 57399 53 340 37 346 25 336 19 327 23 303 57399 54528 51 340 43 343 38 326 30 312 28 292 54528 51792 41 352 47 335 40 313 37 293 33 287 51792 49317 46 350 42 329 29 312 36 290 29 287 49317 47084 51 343 34 330 28 322 36 301 31 301 47084 45066 52 345 31 338 41 321 41 307 44 298 45066 43258 49 348 34 335 49 310 49 299 52 291 43258 41641 44 351 36 333 40 302 46 292 54 283 41641 40156 40 353 35 336 38 306 49 300 50 279 40156 38759 40 351 36 336 39 316 53 303 43 276 38759 37437 40 350 39 335 35 315 49 299 41 273 37437 36155 40 352 39 336 28 312 44 298 43 281 36155 34853 37 358 34 340 24 314 36 293 47 288 34853 33502 33 359 28 346 24 314 33 289 50 293 33502 32107 29 356 23 350 27 314 35 291 54 295 32107 30654 26 353 19 346 28 318 35 294 53 296 30654 29131 24 342 19 334 27 319 31 298 46 294 29131 27543 24 318 33 325 29 316 25 305 39 295 27543 25891 24 314 38 325 32 312 26 312 28 291 25891 24177 26 317 34 321 29 311 28 314 24 289 24177 22409 24 325 27 331 24 306 26 314 23 296 22409 20578 21 341 16 331 13 295 18 312 21 300 20578 18675 18 355 10 330 11 267 14 300 18 293 18675 16736 17 013 8 354 8 259 12 263 15 275 16736 14868 19 024 9 027 3 239 11 236 15 254 14868 13169 20 028 7 060 3 172 8 210 13 238 13169 11656 16 034 5 098 5 186 9 201 10 232 11656 10310 9 039 4 136 7 199 9 203 8 225 10310 9111 4 029 4 152 7 198 8 201 6 211 9111 8048 4 350 2 129 5 189 7 198 5 184 8048 7107 5 338 2 055 4 155 6 188 6 160 7107 6277 6 326 1 036 4 136 6 164 8 142 6277 5544 5 302 1 146 5 134 7 139 10 137 5544 4886 4 278 4 171 6 141 9 123 17 130 4886 4305 3 275 6 137 9 128 12 114 22 120 4305 3818 2 275 9 118 12*107 15 106 24 114 3818 3445 3 242 11 117 12*103 14 102 21 113 3445 3187 4 184 10*113 11 100 10 100 13 113 3187 3031 5*120 8*110 9 097 6*098 8*117 3031 2942 4*112 6 106 8 095 3*093 4*124 2942 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