DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/26 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 2149z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 39.9 - - 57.7 - - 64.5 - - 52.6 - - 47.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -12 - - 142 - - 11 - - 20 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 986 - - 5936 - - 2972 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2928 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3969 - - 8919 - - 5955 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 185 - - 1493 - - 6445 - - 1978 - - 2947 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 214 - - 166 - - 167 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 6 - - 15 - - 21 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 148 - - 121 - - 250 - - 321 - - 273 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 12 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -4 - - 57 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -60 - - -3449 - - -1537 - - 327 - - -1968 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3004 - - 7419 - - 10457 - - 5628 - - 4914 sfcLCL ODpotential -7235 - - -6193 - - -2402 - - -747 - - -4432 ODpotential blCL 10179 - - 10162 - - 11321 - - 6702 - - 7377 blCL maxRH 75 - - 80 - - 100 - - 98 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 90 - - 20 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m 39.9 - - 57.7 - - 64.5 - - 52.6 - - 47.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.0 - - 35.5 - - 28.7 - - 38.2 - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.6 - - 56.7 - - 64.5 - - 52.4 - - 49.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.3 - - 35.4 - - 28.6 - - 37.9 - - 36.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -12 - - 142 - - 11 - - 20 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 986 - - 5936 - - 2972 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 19 - - 99 - - 90 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96902 4 274 11 275 15 266 14 272 18 317 96902 89753 4 126 9 193 8 280 7 322 1 226 89753 84243 10 114 9 175 2 255 7 349 2 075 84243 79647 7 118 9 156 6 182 1 235 3 037 79647 75668 3 111 7 125 7 172 3 157 5 011 75668 72135 4 329 3 139 5 153 5 180 7 305 72135 68922 9 286 3 177 4 165 5 244 11 241 68922 65959 15 238 10 243 7 217 13 228 11 245 65959 63190 14 228 11 263 4 282 21 221 17 240 63190 60483 16 226 18 237 19 248 17 231 17 248 60483 57643 14 224 20 212 23 229 17 248 20 253 57643 54686 14 238 15 211 23 221 26 237 23 249 54686 51853 21 244 17 233 22 220 30 231 23 247 51853 49295 29 240 27 240 23 238 29 241 29 246 49295 47006 35 231 35 237 24 248 29 249 31 257 47006 44946 32 226 36 240 36 257 29 262 30 263 44946 43073 29 234 40 237 42 255 39 272 31 277 43073 41348 32 240 37 230 45 254 43 272 42 288 41348 39752 37 239 38 243 48 252 46 278 54 292 39752 38272 35 237 48 248 51 257 55 280 61 295 38272 36888 45 245 53 247 57 263 61 277 69 299 36888 35561 53 240 58 248 66 264 62 276 74 298 35561 34223 54 239 63 247 73 260 63 275 77 298 34223 32849 55 242 68 247 78 254 64 273 80 298 32849 31443 56 244 72 247 81 249 64 270 82 298 31443 29990 57 245 74 245 84 246 64 264 82 299 29990 28480 55 245 74 245 87 244 65 260 84 301 28480 26909 53 238 71 243 87 243 64 258 87 304 26909 25277 53 231 65 239 82 241 62 259 86 304 25277 23590 54 228 63 232 76 238 57 260 78 301 23590 21856 52 227 63 227 72 234 49 259 67 292 21856 20076 49 223 60 226 69 233 45 255 56 272 20076 18246 48 220 55 226 61 234 45 247 48 262 18246 16399 45 223 50 226 47 233 44 238 41 264 16399 14623 38 226 43 224 33 233 41 233 39 267 14623 13004 29 224 35 222 31 234 36 235 36 270 13004 11556 22 221 27 220 27 236 26 238 32 275 11556 10260 17 219 21 218 22 239 19 252 29 280 10260 9100 13 221 16 223 22*241 17 271 27 285 9100 8061 11 230 12 232 20*243 20 287 25 288 8061 7134 9 239 11 241 19 245 22 297 23 293 7134 6311 9 243 11 248 17 247 23*305 22 299 6311 5579 9 237 10 248 16 250 23*310 21 300 5579 4919 8 209 8 242 14 252 23 315 18 302 4919 4331 11 145 5*209 13 254 22 321 15 308 4331 3838 20 116 6*132 13 256 22 324 12 319 3838 3457 21 114 7 121 12 256 21 326 10 326 3457 3195 15 122 7 118 11 257 20 328 7 324 3195 3035 9*134 6 117 10 257 18 329 5*306 3035 2944 5*148 6 115 8 259 14 329 3*273 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