DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/21 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 22.6 - - 28.8 - - 32.3 - - 33.3 - - 26.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 37 - - 83 - - -1 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1318 - - 1387 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2925 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 4301 - - 4370 - - 2943 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 310 - - 522 - - 408 - - 1751 - - 625 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 153 - - 202 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 12 - - 7 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 074 - - 112 - - 115 - - 069 - - 008 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -3 - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 898 - - 440 - - -685 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2942 - - 3403 - - 3930 - - 3628 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential -12414 - - 236 - - -10221 - - -10688 - - -11261 ODpotential blCL 15357 - - 4065 - - 14591 - - 13631 - - 14204 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 96 - - 88 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 22.6 - - 28.8 - - 32.3 - - 33.3 - - 26.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.9 - - 24.7 - - 25.8 - - 28.2 - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 24.3 - - 28.6 - - 31.7 - - 33.8 - - 28.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.2 - - 24.1 - - 24.9 - - 27.2 - - 26.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 37 - - 83 - - -1 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1318 - - 1387 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 99 - - 100 - - 82 - - 53 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95674 19 073 25 041 19 044 5 021 12 023 95674 88807 25 059 21 023 22 036 19 033 19 037 88807 83435 19 053 15 037 17 024 25 042 21 036 83435 78928 17 032 17 025 15 021 24 034 22 022 78928 75012 17 023 14 018 16 001 24 024 21 008 75012 71525 16 040 16 045 14 341 23 357 23 357 71525 68355 25 012 27 357 25 342 27 345 27 356 68355 65434 33 349 31 347 27 331 30 341 32 356 65434 62718 35 348 39 349 31 342 42 348 38 349 62718 60076 45 341 50 338 49 335 52 336 42 340 60076 57299 51 331 54 331 53 323 55 328 48 333 57299 54400 54 329 55 324 57 324 60 327 53 328 54400 51630 60 331 62 323 67 324 67 323 58 326 51630 49139 72 329 72 321 74 320 71 320 63 325 49139 46908 75 326 72 319 76 317 73 320 67 325 46908 44884 75 326 71 320 75 317 73 319 68 324 44884 43026 72 324 71 321 71 317 72 318 69 324 43026 41311 68 323 70 320 67 318 68 317 68 321 41311 39727 67 323 67 317 66 317 65 316 62 318 39727 38265 71 318 65 313 65 312 64 315 62 316 38265 36911 76 313 66 311 66 311 64 308 61 312 36911 35622 84 308 69 309 71 305 65 304 60 311 35622 34325 85 307 69 309 70 303 65 303 59 312 34325 32989 79 308 67 309 66 304 64 305 59 313 32989 31614 69 312 64 310 64 306 62 309 59 313 31614 30188 62 312 58 310 60 308 56 313 56 314 30188 28699 54 312 53 309 56 309 55 316 50 317 28699 27144 47 314 49 308 52 308 54 316 48 320 27144 25526 47 316 46 311 46 311 50 314 50 319 25526 23848 47 318 46 315 45 314 48 314 49 317 23848 22112 46 318 45 317 44 316 46 315 47 318 22112 20311 45 317 43 317 43 317 45 316 45 323 20311 18437 42 318 40 315 40 316 42 313 41 325 18437 16527 36 318 37 314 36 314 38 312 38 326 16527 14684 31 318 33 312 31 314 33 314 35 327 14684 13006 26 315 26 311 26 312 29 315 29 328 13006 11511 23 313 19 312 20 312 24 315 22 324 11511 10182 18 316 13 315 14 312 18 316 18 321 10182 8999 13 321 8 325 8 308 11 311 13 323 8999 7948 8 311 4 346 3 300 6 298 9 318 7948 7019 4 299 2 022 1 048 2 302 5 323 7019 6202 1 085 4 073 4 092 3 095 1 063 6202 5482 6 130 7 104 8 116 6 126 4 128 5482 4840 10 137 12*120 9*126 7 143 3 175 4840 4273 10 133 14*116 8*122 6 145 3 210 4273 3800 8 134 13 113 8 118 4 137 1 242 3800 3434 6 146 13 111 7 114 3 121 2 026 3434 3182 4 113 12 110 7 111 2 097 3 030 3182 3030 4*074 11 109 6 109 2*080 2*016 3030 2942 3*074 9 107 6 108 2*069 1*008 2942 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