DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/04 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 - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.0 - - 51.0 - - 57.4 - - 52.6 - - 44.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -19 - - 151 - - 170 - - -13 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1276 - - 2670 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3369 - - 4429 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4259 - - 5653 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 159 - - 1213 - - 1784 - - 3282 - - 292 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 238 - - 316 - - 4 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 12 - - 10 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 246 - - 285 - - 304 - - 301 - - 230 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 1 - - -3 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -482 - - -2277 - - -2802 - - -4902 - - -2805 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3427 - - 6536 - - 8455 - - 7846 - - 5749 sfcLCL ODpotential -7884 - - -6072 - - -6237 - - -10251 - - -10253 ODpotential blCL 10828 - - 10331 - - 11890 - - 13195 - - 13197 blCL maxRH 78 - - 65 - - 64 - - 56 - - 49 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 37.0 - - 51.0 - - 57.4 - - 52.6 - - 44.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.5 - - 32.7 - - 30.6 - - 28.7 - - 29.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.7 - - 49.9 - - 56.1 - - 53.8 - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.5 - - 32.5 - - 30.5 - - 28.7 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -19 - - 151 - - 170 - - -13 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1276 - - 2670 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 13 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96130 29 303 29 291 29 296 31 299 40 294 96130 89283 10 315 21 291 20 310 19 317 23 311 89283 83929 10 317 11 293 16 307 14 332 16 320 83929 79420 11 298 9 324 9 296 11 313 13 326 79420 75494 13 286 8 323 7 256 11 287 11 320 75494 72000 13 278 7 301 8 241 9 288 10 307 72000 68817 13 289 11 274 12 274 11 304 11 318 68817 65879 16 302 14 304 16 299 12 307 12 309 65879 63135 20 293 17 312 21 301 15 312 12 310 63135 60452 18 282 18 300 21 294 19 306 17 306 60452 57648 14 302 18 298 22 293 24 298 24 312 57648 54742 20 320 20 297 21 296 27 302 32 312 54742 51972 25 318 19 310 24 310 27 309 36 310 51972 49476 29 313 26 327 30 317 29 319 34 311 49476 47238 27 308 33 325 31 319 34 325 33 318 47238 45208 29 308 35 322 32 332 39 327 32 323 45208 43353 20 310 30 335 39 340 42 328 32 329 43353 41651 20 331 31 338 41 338 41 333 37 327 41651 40082 18 360 31 343 41 341 41 335 42 324 40082 38625 30 019 22 360 38 346 42 336 45 322 38625 37262 26 022 33 024 41 351 40 336 42 329 37262 35953 20 058 46 008 37 349 34 332 42 335 35953 34635 39 102 16 029 28 351 24 319 43 337 34635 33275 45 094 19 084 26 342 19 325 41 336 33275 31878 41 082 24 069 16 339 21 336 32 331 31878 30431 41 079 25 054 11 007 24 333 21 328 30431 28922 35 079 25 042 13 013 25 329 17 334 28922 27351 23 078 26 036 17 004 26 326 19 337 27351 25717 15 083 27 033 18 005 24 322 21 335 25717 24023 12 085 25 032 16 360 21 331 19 332 24023 22269 10 071 21 035 16 356 20 347 17 329 22269 20451 10 063 15 044 14 004 18 339 18 331 20451 18564 10 092 10 067 9 005 20 348 19 337 18564 16649 7 113 9 076 4 015 19 003 17 346 16649 14808 5 084 9 069 4 053 12 007 13 348 14808 13134 6 086 5 062 7 056 6 035 6 329 13134 11645 4 089 2 027 6 044 3 042 1 315 11645 10321 10 053 6 036 3 052 3 335 0 343 10321 9140 12 029 8 025 1 071 6 312 2 306 9140 8089 11 007 8 005 3 303 9 311 3 319 8089 7153 14 341 8 342 7 297 12 313 7 320 7153 6324 18 325 9 325 10*303 14 313 10 313 6324 5586 20 319 12 312 10*304 13 312 10 306 5586 4923 21 316 14 303 11 305 12 310 10 300 4923 4333 22 315 14*296 11 304 11 308 8 293 4333 3838 21 311 13*287 11 304 11 307 7 286 3838 3458 18 302 12 286 10 304 10 307 7 284 3458 3194 13 279 12 284 10 304 9 305 5 279 3194 3034 10*258 11 284 9 304 8*303 4*253 3034 2943 6*246 10 284 8 304 5*301 3*230 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