DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.1 - - 49.7 - - 44.9 - - 37.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 75 - - -1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 472 - - 971 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3455 - - 3954 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 383 - - 906 - - 1496 - - 215 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 173 - - 1 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 109 - - 106 - - 068 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -764 - - -1952 - - -2009 - - -194 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4219 - - 5907 - - 4953 - - 3138 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9418 - - -8101 - - -8876 - - -8110 ODpotential blCL - - - 12873 - - 12055 - - 11820 - - 11054 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 78 - - 74 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.1 - - 49.7 - - 44.9 - - 37.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 34.2 - - 33.7 - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 49.1 - - 48.7 - - 42.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 33.7 - - 33.4 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 75 - - -1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 472 - - 971 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 11 - - 0 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96575 14 072 17 077 21 072 28 091 96575 89530 20 084 15 092 16 085 25 081 89530 84029 17 083 14 113 9 098 14 087 84029 79421 13 101 15 115 10 140 8 075 79421 75415 8 115 7 140 8 116 6 097 75415 71852 3 277 7 206 1 263 1 052 71852 68613 10 287 8 254 5 280 8 224 68613 65627 13 271 14 261 13 281 13 249 65627 62853 14 270 17 269 17 272 15 270 62853 60158 20 258 22 273 25 276 24 277 60158 57350 17 262 22 270 29 269 28 278 57350 54457 20 279 24 265 30 266 33 265 54457 51711 23 282 22 271 28 269 29 264 51711 49235 31 272 34 285 34 284 34 277 49235 47012 31 265 40 286 43 282 40 276 47012 44999 27 277 38 289 44 278 46 272 44999 43166 27 279 39 287 46 277 48 272 43166 41490 20 289 36 282 49 282 53 278 41490 39948 26 318 30 282 50 280 59 279 39948 38517 36 319 33 291 43 278 55 273 38517 37177 35 314 39 297 39 283 49 271 37177 35888 24 304 41 294 38 287 47 276 35888 34583 23 305 37 290 36 285 45 278 34583 33235 20 307 35 286 35 286 41 273 33235 31846 19 310 35 283 34 288 38 271 31846 30402 20 309 33 285 34 291 35 272 30402 28894 21 312 29 291 33 291 34 272 28894 27325 21 314 26 293 30 288 34 270 27325 25691 14 315 23 293 28 287 34 269 25691 23997 13 310 21 298 26 290 32 270 23997 22246 14 302 17 294 23 291 28 272 22246 20433 13 299 17 285 22 284 26 274 20433 18551 13 299 17 284 23 281 27 279 18551 16638 13 303 15 285 22 282 26 283 16638 14796 10 303 14 287 18 285 22 284 14796 13120 7 277 14 286 16 286 18 286 13120 11628 9 275 14 284 15 290 15 290 11628 10300 10 279 13 285 14 293 14 293 10300 9117 9 274 12 284 13 292 14 296 9117 8064 7 264 11 283 11 288 13 295 8064 7129 5 251 10 282 11 284 12 289 7129 6300 4 225 9 279 10 282 10 281 6300 5564 5 169 7 277 8 283 8 283 5564 4904 8 139 4 266 4 297 6 277 4904 4318 10 125 2*146 2 289 5 278 4318 3828 12*117 5*110 1 166 5 285 3828 3451 11*114 6 107 2 115 5 276 3451 3191 9 108 5 104 2 089 4 257 3191 3033 8 107 5 104 2*077 2*241 3033 2943 7 106 5 102 2*068 2*183 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