DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/07 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.6 - - 37.9 - - 44.1 - - 43.3 - - 41.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -15 - - 6 - - 27 - - -4 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 81 - - 286 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3064 - - 3269 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 130 - - 509 - - 745 - - 699 - - 173 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 35 - - 85 - - 6 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 126 - - 106 - - 096 - - 095 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -261 - - -669 - - -1051 - - -683 - - -333 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3205 - - 3733 - - 4320 - - 3628 - - 3277 sfcLCL ODpotential -7019 - - -5768 - - -4832 - - -4882 - - -4862 ODpotential blCL 9963 - - 8832 - - 8101 - - 7826 - - 7806 blCL maxRH 93 - - 100 - - 93 - - 100 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.6 - - 37.9 - - 44.1 - - 43.3 - - 41.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.2 - - 32.2 - - 35.7 - - 37.9 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.0 - - 37.9 - - 43.8 - - 44.9 - - 44.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.9 - - 31.5 - - 34.8 - - 37.0 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -15 - - 6 - - 27 - - -4 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 81 - - 286 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 73 - - 100 - - 71 - - 101 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96327 18 084 19 075 10 086 18 055 15 053 96327 89174 20 050 14 074 12 061 14 039 18 032 89174 83623 21 044 19 068 12 071 12 006 20 037 83623 78984 20 036 13 051 15 047 18 024 25 025 78984 74979 15 004 13 028 14 036 17 009 17 357 74979 71432 22 354 21 345 21 015 18 021 15 010 71432 68216 25 321 29 325 29 333 27 351 28 009 68216 65252 21 314 27 326 23 311 30 313 27 312 65252 62527 13 344 25 345 20 311 27 307 28 279 62527 59919 39 333 34 320 29 310 30 311 31 309 59919 57175 48 316 43 313 38 309 44 307 37 319 57175 54287 57 306 56 307 51 303 48 304 49 310 54287 51527 67 301 64 300 58 300 55 305 58 299 51527 49062 71 303 65 298 62 297 61 301 59 298 49062 46860 79 304 66 302 64 299 63 300 58 302 46860 44864 85 300 76 300 69 301 63 302 58 305 44864 43033 85 298 84 294 75 299 68 303 59 307 43033 41339 87 301 84 292 78 298 74 300 62 308 41339 39762 94 304 85 296 80 298 79 296 66 305 39762 38291 97 305 90 299 87 299 83 295 72 301 38291 36918 98 306 95 300 98 299 85 295 77 298 36918 35607 97 307 96 301 106 297 87 295 79 295 35607 34297 96 307 96 302 103 297 89 294 80 291 34297 32957 95 307 95 303 97 297 89 293 81 290 32957 31586 96 308 95 303 92 297 83 293 82 291 31586 30166 99 308 95 302 86 297 74 295 80 291 30166 28683 98 308 93 300 76 299 70 297 75 291 28683 27136 91 308 86 301 67 305 68 298 70 293 27136 25528 80 310 74 306 64 307 63 297 65 297 25528 23859 65 311 62 311 60 303 58 297 60 301 23859 22129 57 308 55 313 55 299 54 299 57 304 22129 20337 52 307 52 312 51 296 51 302 52 304 20337 18480 52 310 47 310 45 298 47 302 46 306 18480 16591 50 308 45 307 41 302 43 299 41 307 16591 14769 45 300 44 307 41 302 40 299 37 305 14769 13111 37 290 42 304 40 299 38 296 34 305 13111 11634 31 281 38 299 36 296 37 292 32 305 11634 10318 28 279 33 296 31 294 34 292 30 304 10318 9142 23 274 24 294 26 293 30 293 28 303 9142 8092 17 267 17 293 20 291 25 290 26 302 8092 7156 11 254 14 284 15 285 22 283 24 301 7156 6326 6 227 12 267 12 279 18 277 22 298 6326 5587 5 190 9 245 9 272 14 271 19 292 5587 4922 6 171 6 228 7 265 10 265 16 286 4922 4331 5 165 4 197 2 237 3 250 11 279 4331 3836 3 170 6 137 6 108 4 105 7 264 3836 3455 3 194 10 116 9*099 8 107 5 189 3455 3192 6 170 10*111 9*097 8 104 8 164 3192 3034 7*134 7*107 8 096 6*101 7*162 3034 2943 5*126 6 106 7 096 3*095 4*158 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