DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/20 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 52.5 - - 48.9 - - 44.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 51 - - -2 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 519 - - 2002 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3502 - - 4985 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1147 - - 1853 - - 3296 - - 768 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 95 - - 196 - - 3 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 114 - - 112 - - 302 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -4 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 95 - - 325 - - -490 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3407 - - 4661 - - 3435 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2094 - - -731 - - -2699 - - -2300 ODpotential blCL - - - 5596 - - 5716 - - 5644 - - 5244 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 86 - - 83 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 80 - - 140 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 52.5 - - 48.9 - - 44.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.1 - - 42.2 - - 44.0 - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.7 - - 52.1 - - 51.8 - - 45.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.6 - - 41.8 - - 43.5 - - 43.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 51 - - -2 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 519 - - 2002 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 43 - - 30 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96739 33 066 23 050 22 062 19 067 96739 89681 22 074 16 047 24 061 21 070 89681 84169 15 070 15 082 18 066 21 078 84169 79557 8 083 17 088 14 088 16 081 79557 75570 5 076 15 083 12 091 11 091 75570 72045 5 081 9 108 8 082 6 095 72045 68841 6 091 8 125 5 109 3 112 68841 65868 7 104 6 159 2 161 6 118 65868 63092 5 080 6 156 8 207 6 151 63092 60408 6 262 4 346 4 167 12 142 60408 57612 16 219 12 240 11 237 6 140 57612 54711 12 197 20 197 18 212 13 232 54711 51949 10 218 15 192 18 192 18 207 51949 49469 25 225 20 218 17 208 16 210 49469 47237 20 214 21 200 21 187 22 184 47237 45202 10 213 18 173 22 156 25 169 45202 43328 12 201 19 169 21 147 27 151 43328 41590 15 205 21 170 21 157 26 133 41590 39972 20 206 21 176 21 164 24 125 39972 38459 23 212 20 179 19 163 21 123 38459 37041 19 198 17 171 17 163 18 117 37041 35677 21 169 16 160 17 134 19 097 35677 34303 24 135 20 150 14 136 20 087 34303 32893 23 121 21 125 20 122 23 080 32893 31455 24 115 22 110 16 116 22 087 31455 29980 28 109 25 116 8 112 18 077 29980 28462 34 106 18 121 6 099 16 060 28462 26905 31 117 10 116 1 072 6 004 26905 25306 16 134 5 139 8 318 7 342 25306 23652 8 110 13 173 5 317 3 347 23652 21943 7 093 18 172 3 172 2 117 21943 20173 8 155 13 170 10 182 7 139 20173 18336 10 169 7 176 12 191 10 150 18336 16470 14 197 9 184 14 192 8 180 16470 14674 16 176 12 179 15 190 7 186 14674 13035 16 182 14 189 13 185 9 186 13035 11574 10 207 14 191 12 185 10 170 11574 10270 6 227 11 188 9 177 12 147 10270 9104 3 211 7 171 5 121 12 118 9104 8061 3 188 4 131 8 087 12 115 8061 7130 4 182 4 100 9 084 10 112 7130 6305 6 174 2 104 9 082 4 089 6305 5570 7 163 2*141 8 077 6 320 5570 4910 8 148 3*121 6 069 12 305 4910 4323 10 131 3 116 3 051 16 310 4323 3832 12*117 2 111 2 360 18 319 3832 3453 12*115 2 108 2 320 17 314 3453 3193 10 113 2 103 3 313 14 299 3193 3034 9 113 2 101 3*307 10*289 3034 2943 7 113 2 099 3*302 6*280 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