DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.1 - - 45.4 - - 46.7 - - 38.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 88 - - -7 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 676 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2943 - - 3659 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 481 - - 964 - - 1921 - - 235 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 27 - - 164 - - 10 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 049 - - 084 - - 081 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -971 - - -1660 - - -2243 - - -688 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3914 - - 5319 - - 5187 - - 3632 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5059 - - -4660 - - -5005 - - -5946 ODpotential blCL - - - 8002 - - 8319 - - 7949 - - 8890 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 84 - - 83 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.1 - - 45.4 - - 46.7 - - 38.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.8 - - 32.9 - - 34.6 - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 44.8 - - 47.7 - - 43.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 31.9 - - 33.8 - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 88 - - -7 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 676 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 37 - - 33 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 95202 69 297 91 298 80 299 47 292 95202 88356 43 307 68 298 67 309 47 305 88356 82981 49 309 58 305 59 312 52 310 82981 78500 54 310 53 307 57 311 50 321 78500 74621 49 307 52 304 59 309 48 325 74621 71173 41 297 48 301 56 305 46 314 71173 68039 36 297 41 300 44 303 45 304 68039 65155 36 310 37 313 35 315 41 299 65155 62478 41 313 40 322 38 320 34 303 62478 59861 51 299 45 316 41 315 42 308 59861 57104 49 293 48 309 50 309 52 298 57104 54229 45 297 53 305 54 308 53 297 54229 51486 47 298 54 307 55 315 53 310 51486 49028 48 307 56 306 58 312 56 320 49028 46826 50 313 50 308 52 308 66 328 46826 44845 53 316 45 315 50 312 76 323 44845 43055 57 317 45 328 61 319 66 326 43055 41425 62 319 65 334 56 343 61 345 41425 39922 68 325 82 344 86 357 89 350 39922 38519 77 331 124 349 99 353 98 348 38519 37198 85 335 138 347 98 353 83 345 37198 35922 85 335 129 347 92 353 77 341 35922 34624 81 331 118 350 84 346 76 342 34624 33279 79 327 102 349 84 338 68 340 33279 31893 72 327 92 340 83 338 66 338 31893 30452 54 322 91 336 80 341 63 338 30452 28946 43 320 90 337 72 343 60 339 28946 27373 38 317 79 340 64 339 58 338 27373 25733 35 319 47 334 61 329 55 332 25733 24029 37 322 34 321 58 322 50 327 24029 22267 42 332 39 315 52 321 47 325 22267 20443 42 336 40 314 45 317 45 326 20443 18551 33 329 33 313 43 317 41 326 18551 16630 27 325 28 317 35 326 37 321 16630 14786 21 316 28 318 28 328 33 316 14786 13113 15 308 24 316 23 327 27 318 13113 11625 14 310 17 311 20 319 19 323 11625 10302 11 298 14 303 17 310 15 321 10302 9123 8 276 12 293 13 297 12 311 9123 8072 6 258 11 274 10 286 10 292 8072 7135 4 239 12 259 11 272 9 268 7135 6306 4 222 11 249 9 262 7 251 6306 5570 3 214 8 241 6 256 3 221 5570 4908 3 199 5 225 3 219 3 155 4908 4321 3 192 3 181 4 123 7 131 4321 3830 3 206 4*102 7 097 10 124 3830 3452 4 225 6*086 7 090 10 120 3452 3192 2 220 6 085 7 087 6 125 3192 3034 1*059 6 082 6*085 3*127 3034 2943 1*049 5 082 4*081 1*177 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