DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/19 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.2 - - 51.1 - - 49.5 - - 45.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 108 - - -9 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 356 - - 1481 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3339 - - 4464 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1592 - - 729 - - 1930 - - 480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 89 - - 225 - - 5 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 056 - - 120 - - 095 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 237 - - -52 - - -1206 - - -88 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3102 - - 4516 - - 4151 - - 3032 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -973 - - -2879 - - -4531 - - -4277 ODpotential blCL - - - 4312 - - 7343 - - 7476 - - 7221 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 89 - - 86 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.2 - - 51.1 - - 49.5 - - 45.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.8 - - 41.5 - - 41.5 - - 42.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 50.2 - - 51.2 - - 47.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 41.1 - - 41.3 - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 108 - - -9 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 356 - - 1481 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 56 - - 44 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96788 14 104 21 090 23 047 18 062 96788 89751 17 098 21 074 21 077 20 084 89751 84234 18 089 14 086 15 081 16 078 84234 79618 17 092 6 088 9 049 14 070 79618 75617 13 079 4 071 5 059 13 062 75617 72066 9 049 4 077 2 090 12 023 72066 68847 7 019 4 054 3 152 7 336 68847 65886 7 343 7 358 3 049 2 207 65886 63122 8 320 10 315 11 336 6 094 63122 60432 4 307 9 275 15 302 9 335 60432 57636 8 004 6 331 15 279 16 297 57636 54752 21 339 10 345 9 281 18 249 54752 51976 26 339 27 001 16 003 5 043 51976 49485 34 347 45 328 43 307 34 302 49485 47286 40 342 41 322 33 302 35 281 47286 45279 42 007 21 011 7 321 26 261 45279 43414 58 013 31 042 15 034 3 187 43414 41667 60 012 34 027 22 014 8 026 41667 40029 68 009 60 351 45 352 35 003 40029 38505 71 002 79 340 57 350 44 357 38505 37101 72 358 73 345 58 346 45 355 37101 35778 69 005 67 004 49 353 41 008 35778 34456 66 013 73 013 48 014 41 024 34456 33099 58 013 75 009 54 022 42 022 33099 31705 64 007 77 008 55 022 44 021 31705 30257 73 004 75 013 54 021 46 020 30257 28743 60 005 73 021 56 019 45 023 28743 27165 25 002 72 027 57 019 43 029 27165 25523 13 288 68 034 55 025 44 033 25523 23822 29 239 39 031 47 028 44 037 23822 22061 32 231 16 287 36 011 37 030 22061 20239 25 235 23 258 33 358 29 020 20239 18367 22 238 24 241 13 332 8 025 18367 16489 19 237 22 231 20 254 12 223 16489 14696 16 236 19 227 20 236 15 215 14696 13065 15 228 17 226 19 227 17 214 13065 11605 14 218 15 227 18 223 16 227 11605 10299 13 213 12 231 16 221 14 231 10299 9130 11 214 10 235 13 222 10 220 9130 8083 9 217 7 239 10 224 8 198 8083 7149 6 211 4 246 6 219 9 180 7149 6319 2 190 2 248 3 177 10 157 6319 5583 2 298 3 124 4 131 13 135 5583 4919 4 283 6*119 7 123 17 121 4919 4331 4 282 7*121 9 117 17 116 4331 3837 1 315 6 120 9 112 14 117 3837 3456 2*048 6 120 8 108 11 121 3456 3194 3*056 6 119 8 104 8 122 3194 3035 3 056 6 119 6*099 5*123 3035 2943 3 057 5 117 4*095 2*124 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