DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.6 - - 47.4 - - 55.7 - - 52.9 - - 43.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 154 - - 203 - - 2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1345 - - 2490 - - 1682 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3438 - - 4378 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 4328 - - 5473 - - 4665 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 283 - - 564 - - 1083 - - 1318 - - 245 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 244 - - 328 - - 67 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 9 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 9 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 150 - - 122 - - 119 - - 107 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -5 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1257 - - -2183 - - -2527 - - -1485 - - -621 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4200 - - 6511 - - 8000 - - 6150 - - 3566 sfcLCL ODpotential -12863 - - -10784 - - -9234 - - -8711 - - -9319 ODpotential blCL 15806 - - 15112 - - 14707 - - 13376 - - 12264 blCL maxRH 87 - - 66 - - 54 - - 67 - - 66 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.6 - - 47.4 - - 55.7 - - 52.9 - - 43.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.1 - - 29.6 - - 31.1 - - 36.4 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.6 - - 46.4 - - 54.3 - - 52.9 - - 47.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.4 - - 29.1 - - 30.9 - - 36.3 - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 154 - - 203 - - 2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1345 - - 2490 - - 1682 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 47 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97347 8 130 5 268 7 277 7 229 8 300 97347 90075 11 104 6 114 1 002 6 111 0 233 90075 84482 10 075 12 093 5 089 9 105 4 125 84482 79870 7 055 11 086 5 120 8 083 10 091 79870 75895 5 020 9 072 7 125 4 324 10 061 75895 72370 2 253 8 016 5 135 4 172 3 228 72370 69168 8 208 11 296 4 252 3 152 7 206 69168 66200 11 206 13 256 10 251 6 240 10 210 66200 63433 13 242 14 240 16 256 15 248 17 229 63433 60729 15 239 14 243 24 238 15 253 15 228 60729 57899 17 238 21 250 24 250 24 272 23 261 57899 54964 19 240 25 238 27 243 30 262 23 256 54964 52150 25 257 22 242 26 238 30 255 27 275 52150 49616 23 261 21 254 25 235 32 268 36 278 49616 47360 23 251 21 246 22 248 29 263 35 269 47360 45334 19 256 18 258 22 258 20 262 22 267 45334 43488 21 286 16 275 16 293 13 281 22 296 43488 41796 17 296 19 286 21 302 21 300 26 298 41796 40240 16 314 17 275 25 296 20 290 21 284 40240 38795 30 011 18 011 22 318 13 315 13 270 38795 37436 55 007 41 007 34 355 25 343 15 331 37436 36128 60 001 48 360 45 357 38 339 30 340 36128 34811 58 001 48 359 47 354 40 335 36 338 34811 33457 55 004 46 003 44 355 36 334 33 334 33457 32065 51 009 46 005 39 358 31 334 29 332 32065 30621 48 009 41 005 35 004 27 339 26 331 30621 29112 46 012 35 006 25 002 18 347 21 331 29112 27537 38 018 29 015 16 355 14 333 17 323 27537 25896 29 019 24 021 12 006 11 318 18 321 25896 24191 25 015 18 016 12 012 6 307 14 316 24191 22428 22 009 16 360 10 014 4 288 9 300 22428 20600 18 019 14 346 10 355 7 325 7 308 20600 18701 14 038 8 359 9 347 10 331 7 334 18701 16766 12 051 5 048 5 351 8 321 7 336 16766 14902 12 067 6 095 1 066 8 296 7 325 14902 13205 11 081 7 110 2 106 6 300 7 322 13205 11695 11 078 7 098 4 098 3 343 3 359 11695 10353 10 064 9 082 5 109 1 118 3 114 10353 9159 9 085 9 090 4 115 1 123 3 123 9159 8098 11 120 10 122 6 110 2 073 4 113 8098 7156 14 128 12 131 9 114 4 096 7 115 7156 6323 14 139 17 128 12 120 7 107 10 106 6323 5585 9 150 17 139 10*124 8 113 12 109 5585 4921 2 063 10*151 10*124 8*114 13 121 4921 4332 4 120 5*130 9 121 8*110 13 131 4332 3838 4 133 5 126 9 119 8 108 12 132 3838 3457 2 144 5 120 9 116 8 105 10 129 3457 3194 3 156 4 115 8 115 8 105 8 126 3194 3035 3*149 4 112 8 113 7 103 4*119 3035 2944 3*150 4 112 7 114 6 103 2*111 2944 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