DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/30 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 - - 1003z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.1 - - 55.3 - - 59.5 - - 57.7 - - 49.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 83 - - 154 - - -2 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 927 - - 2770 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 4454 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3910 - - 5753 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 312 - - 1786 - - 2097 - - 3234 - - 683 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 175 - - 310 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 190 - - 232 - - 316 - - 289 - - 027 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 3 - - -8 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -724 - - -2824 - - -2241 - - -4402 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3668 - - 6735 - - 7995 - - 7347 - - 2944 sfcLCL ODpotential -7115 - - -5629 - - -4750 - - -7109 - - -3738 ODpotential blCL 10059 - - 9539 - - 10503 - - 10054 - - 6683 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 92 - - 98 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 10 - - 230 CAPE Temp@2m 43.1 - - 55.3 - - 59.5 - - 57.7 - - 49.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.3 - - 36.1 - - 34.6 - - 35.8 - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.5 - - 54.7 - - 58.4 - - 59.0 - - 52.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.2 - - 36.0 - - 34.6 - - 35.7 - - 46.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 83 - - 154 - - -2 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 927 - - 2770 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 100 - - 70 - - 91 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 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] 96293 29 291 48 282 34 301 35 307 33 285 96293 89331 11 302 24 279 23 310 15 309 17 306 89331 83881 11 320 11 275 20 284 6 316 17 308 83881 79314 14 291 7 277 18 260 19 281 22 313 79314 75352 19 300 6 281 14 238 23 266 17 296 75352 71831 23 267 9 284 11 225 18 240 17 242 71831 68618 26 252 15 262 15 233 16 235 19 226 68618 65640 23 252 21 248 23 244 20 249 18 239 65640 62847 23 254 23 239 25 245 24 253 22 247 62847 60120 24 240 28 233 24 240 23 252 25 241 60120 57276 27 229 29 231 25 236 24 234 24 246 57276 54333 26 229 31 231 28 238 25 235 28 248 54333 51532 29 239 34 227 35 240 36 236 33 236 51532 49023 34 239 35 228 38 237 40 232 35 230 49023 46784 39 234 38 232 43 236 40 235 35 235 46784 44766 43 233 43 231 47 233 44 237 38 239 44766 42935 46 230 46 232 50 232 49 232 43 235 42935 41270 47 227 50 232 52 233 50 230 45 231 41270 39743 49 228 53 231 51 234 49 232 46 229 39743 38326 54 229 52 230 48 235 48 231 48 226 38326 36995 56 228 49 231 44 238 47 228 49 224 36995 35711 56 229 49 232 43 242 47 226 50 224 35711 34410 55 229 51 229 43 241 46 224 49 224 34410 33064 56 224 52 220 43 235 44 222 48 226 33064 31678 56 214 54 210 44 233 42 221 47 227 31678 30240 54 217 56 208 46 230 41 224 44 226 30240 28739 55 223 57 213 52 223 42 226 42 225 28739 27175 51 223 55 218 57 218 45 225 40 225 27175 25552 49 226 52 218 55 215 50 220 42 223 25552 23875 49 228 51 220 50 212 50 213 47 217 23875 22148 47 228 48 221 49 214 46 210 44 206 22148 20357 41 223 43 221 47 220 44 217 39 204 20357 18497 35 213 39 220 41 225 38 223 39 222 18497 16610 33 202 37 222 36 229 31 227 30 229 16610 14796 32 194 39 224 33 228 28 229 21 222 14796 13144 27 187 37 213 29 226 26 231 19 225 13144 11671 21 181 29 189 27 229 23 230 18 232 11671 10358 16 176 21 176 26 230 17 222 13 231 10358 9183 12 181 13 186 23 225 14 211 8 213 9183 8130 9 197 8 219 17 213 12 196 5 186 8130 7190 7 211 6 270 7 212 9 175 5 153 7190 6355 5 212 10 290 3*282 7 148 7 137 6355 5610 5 194 12 286 4*309 5 124 11 131 5610 4941 6 159 10 276 5 315 4 114 14 118 4941 4346 13 126 7*259 5 317 1 336 14 105 4346 3847 19 113 4*234 5 317 3 300 17 095 3847 3463 17 116 4 231 5 318 3 296 15 088 3463 3197 10 139 4 232 5 317 3 293 8 082 3197 3036 7*159 3 231 5 317 3*290 4*074 3036 2944 4*190 3 234 4 319 2*289 1*027 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