DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/16 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 53.6 - - 70.0 - - 78.6 - - 80.0 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 17 - - 284 - - 316 - - 71 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2270 - - 4972 - - 4551 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 4335 - - 6428 - - 5145 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 5253 - - 7955 - - 7534 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 336 - - 1853 - - 1852 - - 2550 - - 318 Hgt.Variab. W* 27 - - 355 - - 478 - - 283 - - 3 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 11 - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 125 - - 119 - - 114 - - 113 - - 190 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -6 - - -8 - - -17 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3151 - - -4436 - - -3778 - - -5008 - - -7334 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6097 - - 9689 - - 11734 - - 12543 - - 10281 sfcLCL ODpotential -11593 - - -9617 - - -7859 - - -9399 - - -14181 ODpotential blCL 14538 - - 14870 - - 15814 - - 16933 - - 17127 blCL maxRH 53 - - 58 - - 45 - - 36 - - 44 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 53.6 - - 70.0 - - 78.6 - - 80.0 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.6 - - 37.9 - - 37.3 - - 35.2 - - 34.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.5 - - 68.1 - - 76.5 - - 79.4 - - 74.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.6 - - 37.9 - - 37.2 - - 35.2 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 17 - - 284 - - 316 - - 71 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2270 - - 4972 - - 4551 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98255 9 069 8 074 13 118 1 096 3 240 98255 90987 11 117 8 069 13 091 7 063 10 100 90987 85365 9 079 9 098 6 136 9 034 11 095 85365 80645 10 077 11 098 4 129 6 045 11 068 80645 76570 14 077 9 073 12 102 2 144 10 042 76570 72986 10 085 6 092 12 081 8 132 1 005 72986 69752 8 082 10 130 5 057 12 076 5 102 69752 66780 9 069 7 122 7 116 6 049 12 057 66780 64033 9 057 5 102 8 086 4 165 5 051 64033 61381 3 044 3 112 7 016 7 094 8 121 61381 58607 3 288 3 143 5 325 7 357 7 031 58607 55721 9 332 6 007 4 331 10 345 10 349 55721 52970 17 336 17 349 11 351 16 334 18 339 52970 50491 23 336 21 344 21 343 20 337 20 341 50491 48258 27 335 24 345 26 342 29 341 32 351 48258 46231 30 336 30 346 33 345 39 332 41 336 46231 44377 31 339 37 350 38 348 41 335 43 331 44377 42670 39 355 45 359 39 352 42 345 45 335 42670 41088 55 357 60 358 50 002 49 358 45 342 41088 39609 66 349 65 351 61 000 57 356 42 349 39609 38216 60 344 63 345 66 353 61 353 48 355 38216 36874 54 342 57 344 63 342 63 350 54 353 36874 35520 46 356 49 347 55 339 64 344 60 346 35520 34127 44 001 41 354 47 349 60 339 61 337 34127 32699 40 003 38 001 38 348 49 342 51 336 32699 31223 38 008 36 002 31 350 38 353 34 341 31223 29685 37 013 34 002 29 355 34 350 30 345 29685 28087 36 016 33 005 28 357 30 338 29 344 28087 26427 35 019 30 010 26 352 28 337 28 342 26427 24704 35 020 24 011 24 348 26 338 24 346 24704 22916 33 019 21 016 21 351 22 337 22 346 22916 21058 30 018 21 028 18 357 18 334 20 343 21058 19125 26 020 21 040 13 359 15 335 18 340 19125 17157 24 021 18 046 9 001 12 340 15 343 17157 15263 20 021 12 034 7 019 8 355 9 348 15263 13543 13 026 9 033 7 044 5 042 2 028 13543 12011 9 051 5 056 8 064 7 087 8 100 12011 10643 7 084 5 095 7 080 9 093 12 090 10643 9420 7 104 7 114 6 104 9 096 11 094 9420 8326 9 111 9 124 7*118 8*103 10 108 8326 7351 14 121 14 125 8*118 7*109 9 115 7351 6486 18 120 18 125 8 117 7 111 8 124 6486 5716 18 119 17*126 8 116 7 113 7 134 5716 5022 14 121 13*123 7 114 6 114 6 142 5022 4404 10 118 11 120 7 113 6 114 5 149 4404 3886 8 108 11 119 7 110 6 116 4 152 3886 3485 5 103 10 117 7 109 5 116 3 156 3485 3209 4 121 10 116 7 108 5 116 2 162 3209 3041 4*131 9 116 6 108 5 116 2*176 3041 2945 3*125 8 115 6 108 5 116 2*190 2945 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