DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/07 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.8 - - 53.8 - - 55.9 - - 52.2 - - 43.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 20 - - 143 - - -23 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 332 - - 2843 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 4472 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3315 - - 5826 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 225 - - 5196 - - 3674 - - 5166 - - 264 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 83 - - 306 - - 6 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 9 - - 19 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 271 - - 295 - - 323 - - 319 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -919 - - -1455 - - -577 - - -4100 - - -2345 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3864 - - 4770 - - 6404 - - 7046 - - 5289 sfcLCL ODpotential -5322 - - -2948 - - -1730 - - -8171 - - -10258 ODpotential blCL 8266 - - 6263 - - 7556 - - 11116 - - 13202 blCL maxRH 83 - - 98 - - 86 - - 83 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 40 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.8 - - 53.8 - - 55.9 - - 52.2 - - 43.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.4 - - 43.2 - - 38.2 - - 31.9 - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.7 - - 53.7 - - 55.0 - - 53.5 - - 46.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.9 - - 42.4 - - 37.8 - - 31.7 - - 30.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 20 - - 143 - - -23 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 332 - - 2843 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 32 - - 91 - - 45 - - 33 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96746 17 097 11 089 11 099 18 067 11 068 96746 89519 13 079 9 081 8 080 15 024 11 046 89519 83948 10 005 4 070 6 053 10 339 15 358 83948 79333 9 359 5 034 10 358 11 313 21 360 79333 75330 14 318 12 345 13 342 10 336 16 332 75330 71780 15 305 16 325 10 308 23 328 17 357 71780 68584 22 303 20 307 22 306 32 286 22 326 68584 65639 21 305 21 302 15 263 26 342 16 309 65639 62880 34 307 24 315 38 311 28 010 26 340 62880 60203 52 298 41 305 50 309 45 319 49 318 60203 57427 53 299 44 303 46 304 49 301 51 305 57427 54565 55 300 46 301 45 297 50 297 49 305 54565 51840 52 295 53 297 49 296 56 302 52 308 51840 49381 51 296 61 297 60 300 64 302 58 308 49381 47173 61 297 67 295 68 296 69 301 63 305 47173 45179 72 292 70 293 67 298 74 305 69 309 45179 43375 76 290 71 294 69 306 86 309 87 312 43375 41736 77 295 72 302 90 309 99 307 95 308 41736 40221 85 303 81 313 107 305 103 305 91 307 40221 38801 103 308 105 309 111 303 100 305 88 311 38801 37460 116 306 119 301 109 304 97 306 85 312 37460 36163 115 301 119 298 107 304 97 306 82 310 36163 34846 104 298 114 301 106 304 97 304 80 308 34846 33481 99 299 112 306 102 303 95 305 80 308 33481 32076 100 302 111 308 95 303 91 308 77 311 32076 30616 97 302 106 311 91 309 88 309 73 317 30616 29091 92 303 96 314 92 316 84 308 73 320 29091 27500 85 305 92 319 85 318 77 311 72 318 27500 25844 76 302 90 319 76 318 70 316 70 313 25844 24126 69 296 74 307 72 314 63 315 68 311 24126 22346 60 290 67 295 69 306 60 311 65 311 22346 20502 51 283 60 292 66 299 59 308 59 311 20502 18591 44 277 52 288 62 295 57 306 53 311 18591 16654 40 274 48 285 55 292 53 304 49 309 16654 14796 37 274 47 282 50 291 49 303 45 308 14796 13111 35 276 45 282 45 292 43 302 39 306 13111 11619 34 281 42 282 39 288 38 297 34 302 11619 10295 32 287 36 284 34 281 34 289 30 299 10295 9118 30 295 31 286 31 284 29 285 27 299 9118 8069 29 303 30 289 28 289 26 289 23 298 8069 7137 29 308 29 295 26 296 22 298 19 297 7137 6311 30 309 27 300 23*303 21 308 17 299 6311 5576 30 305 24 304 20*314 20 316 18 308 5576 4914 28 297 22 308 19 322 19 322 18 321 4914 4327 25 289 20 308 19 325 19 324 15 331 4327 3834 20 282 17 303 19 326 18 324 13 336 3834 3455 16 275 14*296 19 326 17 323 10 328 3455 3193 10 269 10*295 18 326 14 322 7 298 3193 3034 6*267 9 295 17 326 12*321 6*260 3034 2943 2*271 8 295 14 327 8*319 6*245 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