DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/11 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.3 - - 55.5 - - 67.0 - - 60.6 - - 48.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - 94 - - 97 - - -40 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 562 - - 1827 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 3452 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3545 - - 4810 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 95 - - 526 - - 1165 - - 1637 - - 91 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 154 - - 232 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 14 - - 18 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 160 - - 120 - - 113 - - 108 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -6 - - -6 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -930 - - -4123 - - -6098 - - -5548 - - -1574 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3874 - - 7668 - - 10909 - - 8494 - - 4519 sfcLCL ODpotential -13190 - - -12179 - - -11887 - - -12439 - - -11140 ODpotential blCL 16134 - - 15724 - - 16697 - - 15384 - - 14085 blCL maxRH 61 - - 48 - - 70 - - 60 - - 55 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 37.3 - - 55.5 - - 67.0 - - 60.6 - - 48.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.2 - - 32.9 - - 29.9 - - 34.2 - - 39.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.9 - - 55.0 - - 66.5 - - 63.0 - - 51.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.4 - - 32.7 - - 29.6 - - 34.2 - - 39.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - 94 - - 97 - - -40 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 562 - - 1827 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96280 20 300 31 284 39 291 28 298 35 298 96280 89309 15 314 17 280 26 291 22 316 18 295 89309 83914 16 320 10 313 14 296 14 314 12 298 83914 79391 13 294 12 335 5 327 8 281 13 294 79391 75459 11 266 13 323 5 316 8 267 12 298 75459 71969 10 314 9 303 6 283 10 258 14 293 71969 68806 12 310 10 283 13 298 9 272 7 276 68806 65885 11 298 11 258 20 285 17 286 10 307 65885 63173 19 301 11 259 24 248 28 260 24 264 63173 60563 22 304 16 305 14 258 28 253 28 250 60563 57859 43 298 39 289 32 280 27 270 27 257 57859 55068 44 287 41 277 38 271 33 281 31 263 55068 52396 40 294 36 285 37 273 44 273 42 266 52396 49980 41 300 42 294 42 282 48 273 43 268 49980 47808 50 307 52 296 47 286 49 279 42 281 47808 45831 66 302 63 292 57 283 51 282 58 288 45831 44024 68 297 64 288 63 280 56 279 65 280 44024 42358 56 294 53 289 58 282 58 275 58 272 42358 40806 42 306 41 294 46 287 55 273 46 272 40806 39346 46 328 38 305 41 295 49 279 44 277 39346 37971 55 328 42 315 45 303 46 289 44 280 37971 36648 58 326 50 317 47 306 46 296 42 285 36648 35315 51 329 52 316 43 308 41 296 41 290 35315 33940 34 335 43 316 35 308 32 293 38 292 33940 32525 21 314 21 321 24 308 23 287 28 290 32525 31055 22 299 15 291 13 293 13 276 18 277 31055 29518 22 302 17 287 11 284 10 251 13 243 29518 27915 16 295 15 282 13 273 10 248 12 228 27915 26249 19 286 16 267 17 259 15 240 16 229 26249 24525 25 291 19 263 21 248 24 233 26 229 24525 22745 25 295 21 261 22 245 26 238 30 227 22745 20901 25 291 21 258 20 242 21 238 25 223 20901 18987 25 284 19 255 17 237 17 228 20 219 18987 17037 24 286 16 254 16 231 16 216 19 214 17037 15155 19 291 15 252 15 223 16 211 20 204 15155 13439 14 280 15 250 14 221 14 207 19 194 13439 11907 13 261 14 246 13 221 13 203 17 186 11907 10541 10 239 13 234 13 215 13 204 14 185 10541 9322 9 212 13 216 14 208 13 205 12 184 9322 8234 11 195 13 207 11 199 9 195 10 168 8234 7265 11 174 10 203 8 173 7 148 11 146 7265 6406 12 154 7 186 8 129 12 127 16 140 6406 5645 14 139 7 139 15 113 17 119 22 129 5645 4962 15 126 13 114 19*112 24 109 27 121 4962 4357 16 118 20 108 19*112 25 107 33 111 4357 3853 19 113 20*111 19 112 24 108 33 102 3853 3465 20 112 16*118 18 113 22 108 25 103 3465 3198 15 126 15 120 17 113 18 108 18 108 3198 3036 10*142 14 120 16 113 14*108 14*113 3036 2944 5*160 11 120 13 113 8*108 6*119 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