DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/24 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 36.2 - - 55.4 - - 66.4 - - 63.9 - - 54.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -19 - - 138 - - 148 - - -31 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 736 - - 1529 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 3551 - - 2928 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3719 - - 4512 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 112 - - 643 - - 1237 - - 1670 - - 98 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 192 - - 251 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 13 - - 13 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 132 - - 114 - - 115 - - 108 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -5 - - -10 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1680 - - -4502 - - -7136 - - -8666 - - -6308 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4624 - - 8222 - - 11648 - - 11612 - - 9253 sfcLCL ODpotential -14319 - - -12948 - - -13989 - - -15596 - - -15162 ODpotential blCL 17263 - - 16667 - - 18501 - - 18541 - - 18107 blCL maxRH 73 - - 68 - - 73 - - 74 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.2 - - 55.4 - - 66.4 - - 63.9 - - 54.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.8 - - 30.1 - - 25.8 - - 23.8 - - 24.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.3 - - 54.5 - - 65.3 - - 65.6 - - 59.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.6 - - 29.8 - - 25.6 - - 23.5 - - 24.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -19 - - 138 - - 148 - - -31 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 736 - - 1529 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96658 16 304 12 261 20 276 22 292 18 282 96658 89532 15 321 10 260 14 268 18 291 14 285 89532 84000 11 293 11 280 4 276 17 270 20 286 84000 79407 13 290 16 286 7 309 15 245 18 286 79407 75437 12 266 18 276 15 294 10 290 16 294 75437 71904 8 255 15 262 19 274 16 294 20 289 71904 68695 11 273 15 256 17 262 18 285 20 279 68695 65745 17 282 16 251 19 269 20 284 20 277 65745 63010 15 282 17 251 24 261 24 268 19 273 63010 60358 20 289 19 260 23 257 22 255 19 271 60358 57594 26 290 20 275 23 261 22 259 23 258 57594 54724 30 286 22 275 22 251 25 254 27 261 54724 51979 30 287 26 274 26 264 38 274 35 260 51979 49516 31 282 31 275 38 272 46 266 40 262 49516 47317 27 288 36 278 42 270 42 259 40 268 47317 45327 27 292 29 274 35 263 39 262 50 259 45327 43526 18 296 22 277 30 264 46 272 54 250 43526 41899 19 312 34 288 38 267 47 255 61 253 41899 40398 23 320 33 284 42 266 44 241 62 249 40398 38982 29 321 26 281 39 265 41 237 56 239 38982 37642 24 322 24 280 34 261 39 235 51 235 37642 36347 17 331 26 281 33 258 38 240 48 238 36347 35034 17 329 21 274 34 256 39 250 47 242 35034 33674 18 315 22 268 35 253 42 256 47 249 33674 32270 16 312 27 262 35 252 42 261 49 255 32270 30809 14 306 25 253 34 256 44 266 51 257 30809 29280 16 291 23 246 32 260 48 267 51 259 29280 27688 18 277 25 262 31 266 49 264 52 262 27688 26035 21 275 25 279 31 275 46 259 52 261 26035 24327 24 288 26 292 31 281 41 259 52 257 24327 22566 19 301 24 292 29 279 37 264 47 253 22566 20743 16 319 20 287 27 272 32 263 39 252 20743 18849 15 332 15 280 25 262 26 257 35 252 18849 16921 14 336 9 281 21 250 23 251 33 251 16921 15062 13 330 5 288 16 237 21 243 30 248 15062 13368 6 353 1 191 13 217 19 237 27 248 13368 11857 5 299 5 196 12 211 20 240 25 248 11857 10510 8 287 9 226 12 230 21 238 24 242 10510 9305 8 285 10 227 14 237 22 229 23 231 9305 8228 9 274 10 229 14 236 21 217 23 223 8228 7267 9 262 10 224 12 231 18 209 21 221 7267 6414 8 250 10 210 9 215 14 193 16 209 6414 5655 6 234 8 187 7 185 13 161 15 166 5655 4972 4 199 9 148 9*140 15 133 21 134 4972 4367 5 126 14 120 14*117 19 115 25 121 4367 3860 9 114 15*116 14 115 19 111 24 116 3860 3470 12 121 15*114 14 115 18 110 19 115 3470 3201 12 125 14 114 13 114 15 109 12 114 3201 3037 11*131 13 114 13 114 12*108 8*116 3037 2944 6*132 11 113 11 113 8*108 6*123 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