DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/13 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.5 - - 61.3 - - 60.5 - - 48.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 200 - - 256 - - 6 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1724 - - 3035 - - 2321 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3826 - - 4866 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4707 - - 6018 - - 5304 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 821 - - 1856 - - 2042 - - 143 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 289 - - 378 - - 98 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 21 - - 20 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 314 - - 312 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4558 - - -5328 - - -6410 - - -6659 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9265 - - 11347 - - 11715 - - 9604 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9674 - - -9697 - - -12305 - - -15639 ODpotential blCL - - - 14381 - - 15715 - - 17609 - - 18584 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 63 - - 74 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.5 - - 61.3 - - 60.5 - - 48.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.4 - - 21.7 - - 19.4 - - 17.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.3 - - 59.9 - - 60.5 - - 51.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.3 - - 21.6 - - 19.4 - - 17.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 200 - - 256 - - 6 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1724 - - 3035 - - 2321 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97259 9 019 13 357 16 353 18 016 97259 90145 9 060 10 351 16 020 11 038 90145 84608 7 044 6 330 7 014 4 051 84608 80012 6 011 1 054 2 279 1 092 80012 76048 3 145 3 206 9 289 3 050 76048 72526 1 263 6 223 12 254 5 322 72526 69321 9 288 10 238 12 249 7 289 69321 66369 13 259 10 232 12 238 11 263 66369 63634 16 252 10 246 12 225 13 255 63634 60979 22 242 15 259 8 259 9 261 60979 58191 18 226 18 256 13 284 12 281 58191 55281 10 219 17 238 17 268 16 281 55281 52497 13 260 16 246 16 263 16 280 52497 49991 13 269 14 260 15 270 15 270 49991 47737 13 292 16 277 13 280 12 282 47737 45684 17 297 13 287 13 294 13 313 45684 43799 18 286 11 307 15 332 10 343 43799 42051 4 253 16 329 21 347 18 009 42051 40425 5 062 18 340 22 348 29 008 40425 38918 18 031 19 013 24 008 33 011 38918 37517 31 027 28 032 39 024 43 018 37517 36183 36 037 35 034 55 026 55 012 36183 34847 35 036 43 033 61 026 59 009 34847 33478 36 036 54 035 62 030 58 016 33478 32073 38 034 65 035 67 033 59 024 32073 30616 40 035 69 034 70 033 60 026 30616 29092 42 037 67 034 68 032 61 027 29092 27503 41 038 59 037 61 031 60 030 27503 25851 35 042 48 037 47 030 56 032 25851 24139 26 053 40 037 36 033 52 031 24139 22373 24 048 34 038 34 035 45 033 22373 20547 26 040 28 038 32 037 36 035 20547 18655 28 049 25 037 30 038 30 036 18655 16732 24 052 25 037 29 040 28 037 16732 14880 21 042 25 034 28 043 25 039 14880 13199 20 031 21 031 24 040 21 037 13199 11707 22 022 16 030 18 028 17 027 11707 10379 20 018 13 032 11 004 15 015 10379 9192 16 016 10 026 11 327 15 360 9192 8131 12 006 9 003 13 313 16 344 8131 7185 11 342 11 339 17 315 18 337 7185 6347 12 328 17*322 22 317 21 332 6347 5604 14 324 21*316 23*315 23 327 5604 4936 16*312 22 315 22*314 24 322 4936 4343 16*300 22 314 22 313 24 317 4343 3845 16 299 22 313 21 312 23 313 3845 3460 16 297 21 313 20 310 19 308 3460 3196 15 296 20 312 19 310 14 294 3196 3035 14 295 19 312 17 309 10*271 3035 2944 12 295 16 311 13 308 6*256 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