DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/24 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.1 - - 52.8 - - 51.7 - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -38 - - -22 - - -29 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 2945 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 265 - - 596 - - 207 - - 160 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 17 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 101 - - 097 - - 101 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -361 - - -587 - - 2 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3305 - - 3532 - - 2944 - - 2944 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5852 - - -4294 - - -3807 - - -3577 ODpotential blCL - - - 8796 - - 7239 - - 6752 - - 6522 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 99 - - 92 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 60 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.1 - - 52.8 - - 51.7 - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.7 - - 47.2 - - 49.0 - - 46.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 54.0 - - 53.9 - - 52.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.1 - - 46.4 - - 48.8 - - 46.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -38 - - -22 - - -29 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 98 - - 67 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 95898 31 322 27 332 32 335 19 357 95898 88902 26 331 21 319 32 321 19 323 88902 83485 26 321 21 319 22 314 21 330 83485 78957 32 295 28 293 27 289 30 307 78957 75042 23 287 19 300 20 284 22 288 75042 71570 14 308 24 291 20 283 20 296 71570 68400 35 264 34 260 28 248 31 259 68400 65489 44 237 29 242 24 238 31 230 65489 62766 26 236 20 246 14 264 22 216 62766 60053 17 249 27 256 31 299 21 259 60053 57180 31 242 47 237 54 249 63 242 57180 54238 63 235 70 229 95 230 96 236 54238 51466 90 232 90 223 103 219 108 225 51466 48972 98 227 84 226 84 218 95 217 48972 46743 93 230 86 240 85 232 87 223 46743 44738 102 235 118 240 114 233 102 230 44738 42914 120 234 138 233 127 227 120 229 42914 41234 133 233 140 227 129 222 128 225 41234 39673 139 233 139 227 127 220 129 222 39673 38218 138 233 136 227 129 220 128 222 38218 36862 130 233 121 225 134 222 130 223 36862 35568 113 231 100 222 132 222 130 222 35568 34270 94 227 88 220 123 220 122 222 34270 32936 83 222 82 217 118 219 113 220 32936 31567 82 223 81 217 114 220 107 218 31567 30145 78 223 80 216 109 221 99 216 30145 28658 67 220 80 213 103 222 90 212 28658 27106 59 214 78 210 97 222 83 208 27106 25492 62 214 75 209 89 220 77 208 25492 23823 64 217 71 209 87 219 75 214 23823 22100 59 216 69 210 82 220 78 218 22100 20317 54 212 65 211 70 219 74 219 20317 18465 48 212 60 211 63 217 63 216 18465 16581 42 215 53 211 51 216 47 209 16581 14768 38 217 47 212 40 217 41 209 14768 13118 38 216 45 216 40 219 41 215 13118 11649 40 217 46 218 41 218 44 219 11649 10339 44 219 43 217 40 213 42 218 10339 9169 49 220 38 212 38 208 37 217 9169 8123 50 219 32 207 35 203 32 215 8123 7189 47 216 29 204 31 200 28 215 7189 6358 41 213 26 202 27 196 24 216 6358 5617 33 209 23 197 24 192 21 218 5617 4948 25 200 19 184 21 188 18 221 4948 4352 17 178 16 156 18 180 14 224 4352 3851 15 138 18 124 16 162 10 227 3851 3465 18 111 19 103 15 133 6 213 3465 3198 18 103 16 099 16 110 5 160 3198 3036 16*101 13*098 13*105 5*133 3036 2944 9*101 8*097 7*101 4*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