DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/27 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 2149z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.8 - - 48.7 - - 54.5 - - 53.7 - - 44.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 137 - - 128 - - -5 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1220 - - 2582 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3224 - - 4222 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4203 - - 5565 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 177 - - 1528 - - 1928 - - 4745 - - 1762 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 227 - - 285 - - 0 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 141 - - 090 - - 096 - - 346 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -3 - - -5 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -844 - - -2272 - - -2299 - - -4818 - - -1277 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3788 - - 6475 - - 7864 - - 7763 - - 4221 sfcLCL ODpotential -5520 - - -5210 - - -4349 - - -7151 - - -4255 ODpotential blCL 8464 - - 9413 - - 9914 - - 10096 - - 7199 blCL maxRH 91 - - 94 - - 81 - - 87 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m 36.8 - - 48.7 - - 54.5 - - 53.7 - - 44.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.8 - - 30.8 - - 30.2 - - 29.9 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.7 - - 47.8 - - 53.6 - - 54.2 - - 46.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.5 - - 30.5 - - 30.1 - - 29.8 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 137 - - 128 - - -5 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1220 - - 2582 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 66 - - 78 - - 25 - - 49 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96775 9 273 25 264 24 283 18 294 20 279 96775 89640 7 264 11 243 18 276 15 298 14 273 89640 84121 4 284 4 268 8 257 11 267 13 287 84121 79516 6 316 5 248 6 251 10 265 12 277 79516 75532 6 252 2 307 12 217 11 284 12 290 75532 71983 12 249 9 286 7 204 9 281 14 278 71983 68742 14 240 19 240 18 266 19 265 17 260 68742 65745 16 249 19 225 21 251 22 248 18 258 65745 62947 13 256 14 250 20 233 17 256 16 262 62947 60221 21 253 26 252 25 251 26 267 18 264 60221 57364 28 239 31 246 30 255 32 260 24 268 57364 54399 27 242 27 244 29 255 35 262 28 270 54399 51577 26 256 25 248 28 249 34 264 31 275 51577 49052 29 274 27 261 26 252 28 269 36 274 49052 46800 39 277 35 271 34 268 35 277 41 274 46800 44762 47 274 47 271 45 270 46 274 43 266 44762 42900 55 271 55 269 54 267 52 267 43 266 42900 41188 64 270 65 269 64 265 54 268 46 268 41188 39605 71 272 78 266 77 264 59 270 46 271 39605 38133 79 276 84 263 88 260 68 269 47 275 38133 36759 86 279 87 264 93 258 76 266 50 276 36759 35445 87 278 89 266 97 258 82 264 49 276 35445 34121 87 276 90 266 101 258 85 262 50 279 34121 32759 90 274 90 264 101 257 85 259 53 277 32759 31359 90 272 89 262 99 255 85 257 53 271 31359 29910 89 271 87 260 96 254 86 255 55 266 29910 28403 88 270 86 259 92 254 83 254 58 262 28403 26838 87 269 85 260 87 255 77 254 59 261 26838 25216 83 269 82 260 81 256 75 255 59 261 25216 23539 76 269 75 260 74 257 74 255 59 261 23539 21817 68 268 67 259 66 257 71 254 59 262 21817 20049 63 267 60 259 58 256 62 253 53 265 20049 18228 60 263 53 259 52 255 52 253 38 269 18228 16383 55 261 46 258 44 254 42 255 31 267 16383 14604 45 264 39 258 35 253 35 260 35 258 14604 12981 33 273 31 262 28 250 30 260 32 257 12981 11532 23 279 24 266 22 248 26 255 26 261 11532 10238 14 284 17 267 19 248 22 250 21 270 10238 9079 9 274 11 255 16 253 19 251 18 278 9079 8042 6 262 11 231 12 259 14 259 16 275 8042 7117 4 258 10 221 8 258 9 271 15 271 7117 6296 4 256 8 217 5 244 3 295 12 270 6296 5566 4 250 6 205 4*110 3 337 8 280 5566 4908 3 234 5 186 5*101 3 343 6 317 4908 4323 2 172 4*136 5 099 4 346 8 346 4323 3833 3 126 5*096 6 096 4 346 9 350 3833 3455 3 154 6 092 5 094 5 347 9 347 3455 3193 5 194 6 088 5 093 5 346 8 343 3193 3034 5*162 5 087 5 092 4*347 6*339 3034 2943 3*141 5 085 5 091 4*346 4*331 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