DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 57.0 - - 74.0 - - 82.6 - - 82.9 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 12 - - 243 - - 283 - - 46 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1739 - - 5002 - - 3680 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 3904 - - 6404 - - 3764 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 4722 - - 7985 - - 6663 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 449 - - 1997 - - 5503 - - 5765 - - 138 Hgt.Variab. W* 24 - - 309 - - 462 - - 228 - - 3 W* B/S 1 - - 5 - - 9 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 11 - - 9 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 129 - - 115 - - 114 - - 107 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -6 - - -16 - - -14 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1830 - - -4228 - - -3933 - - -6141 - - -7090 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4775 - - 8950 - - 11918 - - 12805 - - 10036 sfcLCL ODpotential -8156 - - -6943 - - -5508 - - -7948 - - -12043 ODpotential blCL 11101 - - 11665 - - 13493 - - 14611 - - 14989 blCL maxRH 68 - - 48 - - 53 - - 63 - - 62 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 57.0 - - 74.0 - - 82.6 - - 82.9 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 46.4 - - 45.1 - - 40.3 - - 36.8 - - 36.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.9 - - 72.4 - - 80.7 - - 82.5 - - 73.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 46.3 - - 45.0 - - 40.2 - - 36.7 - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 12 - - 243 - - 283 - - 46 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1739 - - 5002 - - 3680 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98312 11 214 12 219 16 236 9 231 15 250 98312 90938 10 175 7 265 4 212 7 240 6 240 90938 85246 3 136 8 268 4 317 7 300 5 033 85246 80539 3 046 3 202 5 288 10 320 10 024 80539 76517 9 018 5 116 2 211 6 314 9 020 76517 72957 9 349 7 130 1 017 4 304 6 014 72957 69710 3 292 2 176 4 232 6 262 6 327 69710 66709 7 225 5 261 8 230 12 245 12 275 66709 63914 13 265 5 225 15 204 17 227 18 245 63914 61189 25 258 19 261 15 209 17 225 20 241 61189 58335 30 230 27 239 22 242 19 238 22 240 58335 55377 27 224 32 226 35 240 29 245 27 238 55377 52565 34 242 35 229 36 233 36 240 32 240 52565 50051 38 238 38 233 36 238 38 237 35 244 50051 47817 34 237 34 228 34 237 38 237 38 240 47817 45808 28 247 34 256 39 257 38 250 35 248 45808 43999 36 262 39 258 38 255 39 253 36 251 43999 42356 31 275 26 264 23 261 23 269 26 258 42356 40834 34 312 32 312 28 292 27 296 29 292 40834 39408 32 331 35 310 27 294 29 297 34 299 39408 38063 46 353 30 312 24 288 27 298 30 300 38063 36762 54 354 31 332 26 291 26 301 23 304 36762 35442 56 349 38 340 27 305 25 303 22 303 35442 34074 48 349 37 338 27 316 22 305 23 289 34074 32663 34 334 35 334 28 319 19 302 25 276 32663 31195 37 326 33 331 29 319 17 298 26 272 31195 29661 37 331 32 327 30 319 17 289 26 271 29661 28061 31 333 32 323 21 304 22 274 24 270 28061 26397 27 329 28 314 18 295 26 274 22 265 26397 24669 25 318 23 303 20 295 26 274 22 266 24669 22880 23 308 19 298 23 291 25 279 20 278 22880 21025 19 303 14 290 20 277 23 288 17 290 21025 19099 17 285 14 273 19 266 20 286 17 292 19099 17143 15 281 14 271 19 268 23 273 19 272 17143 15269 14 296 14 281 17 270 24 244 23 240 15269 13563 13 314 14 290 15 272 21 239 20 236 13563 12036 10 313 11 301 12 271 16 232 18 237 12036 10669 4 286 6 288 9 270 11 217 14 221 10669 9443 2 212 4 232 5 261 8 193 12 191 9443 8344 2 151 5 192 3*164 8 154 14 161 8344 7365 3 135 6 173 6*132 11*125 17 140 7365 6495 5 138 7 156 9 119 15*112 19 126 6495 5722 8 132 9 138 10 116 16 108 22 119 5722 5026 11 113 11*123 10 113 17 107 25 116 5026 4407 15 108 12*117 10 112 17 106 27 115 4407 3887 18 116 12 116 10 110 16 106 27 114 3887 3486 17 125 11 115 10 109 16 105 25 114 3486 3209 14 131 11 114 10 108 16 105 18 113 3209 3041 10*132 10 114 9 108 15 105 12*112 3041 2945 6*129 9 113 9 108 12 104 6*111 2945 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