DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.2 - - 39.1 - - 39.4 - - 32.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 10 - - -20 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 842 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 3825 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 550 - - 1415 - - 2668 - - 598 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 89 - - 9 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 15 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 294 - - 299 - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2110 - - 264 - - -1445 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5055 - - 3561 - - 4389 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6220 - - -1302 - - -3585 - - -3455 ODpotential blCL - - - 9164 - - 5127 - - 6529 - - 6399 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.2 - - 39.1 - - 39.4 - - 32.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.6 - - 33.9 - - 30.6 - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 39.0 - - 40.2 - - 34.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 33.5 - - 30.5 - - 31.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 10 - - -20 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 842 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 86 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97000 54 074 55 076 58 070 52 075 97000 89742 51 068 46 072 50 064 47 074 89742 84122 43 063 36 067 36 062 42 064 84122 79434 34 060 30 055 30 050 34 053 79434 75390 29 045 23 049 22 050 27 042 75390 71824 23 051 18 042 20 048 23 034 71824 68588 23 055 18 027 15 033 18 026 68588 65590 20 028 16 026 12 044 12 049 65590 62774 18 009 17 002 14 017 23 043 62774 60031 20 357 17 346 22 015 24 025 60031 57177 28 339 20 353 36 360 25 025 57177 54213 32 324 24 350 29 341 31 004 54213 51375 25 322 24 325 27 333 29 347 51375 48809 24 326 23 331 23 338 32 347 48809 46505 38 320 31 341 33 341 39 342 46505 44427 44 310 35 332 34 339 40 340 44427 42536 42 310 33 328 32 341 38 345 42536 40796 42 312 37 332 36 349 41 354 40796 39183 45 309 46 335 41 350 45 358 39183 37680 47 304 49 331 45 346 46 359 37680 36275 47 301 48 326 46 343 45 360 36275 34931 47 302 45 324 47 343 44 002 34931 33583 46 303 42 327 46 342 44 006 33583 32205 45 302 41 328 42 340 44 006 32205 30804 45 303 37 323 36 340 43 004 30804 29368 44 305 32 316 33 340 40 359 29368 27889 41 306 28 305 31 333 34 352 27889 26368 36 306 28 300 28 324 31 355 26368 24802 34 305 28 303 28 321 34 006 24802 23191 35 305 27 308 29 321 39 010 23191 21530 35 306 26 310 30 327 40 008 21530 19809 36 308 26 311 32 334 37 005 19809 18018 36 311 27 312 29 340 33 006 18018 16192 36 309 29 315 22 343 28 011 16192 14433 37 305 28 317 18 350 24 014 14433 12829 37 299 24 313 23 346 20 014 12829 11398 36 296 22 308 25 346 19 011 11398 10120 33 300 25 309 25 345 19 007 10120 8976 30 307 27 315 26 343 20 003 8976 7952 27 316 28 322 26 339 22 000 7952 7041 25 320 29 325 27 335 24 355 7041 6232 24 317 28 326 27 330 27 348 6232 5513 24 312 27 324 28 325 29 339 5513 4866 22 309 26 320 29 320 32 329 4866 4292 17 305 22*311 28 313 33 321 4292 3811 13 295 18*300 26 309 31 316 3811 3441 13 283 15 294 24 306 25 308 3441 3186 11 273 14 292 21 303 18 293 3186 3031 7*264 13 291 18*301 15*287 3031 2943 4*261 10 289 12*299 9*279 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