DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/14 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 47.3 - - 56.2 - - 61.2 - - 58.1 - - 51.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 43 - - 39 - - -1 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 338 - - 1733 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2928 - - 2928 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3321 - - 4716 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 320 - - 843 - - 2310 - - 3219 - - 284 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 102 - - 170 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 204 - - 199 - - 342 - - 054 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -8 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -317 - - -1593 - - -1888 - - -3499 - - -1229 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3261 - - 4914 - - 6605 - - 6444 - - 4174 sfcLCL ODpotential -5662 - - -4163 - - -4370 - - -6988 - - -5934 ODpotential blCL 8606 - - 7484 - - 9086 - - 9933 - - 8879 blCL maxRH 100 - - 96 - - 100 - - 80 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 50 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 47.3 - - 56.2 - - 61.2 - - 58.1 - - 51.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.1 - - 44.8 - - 42.4 - - 40.2 - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.4 - - 55.8 - - 60.9 - - 61.1 - - 56.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 43.1 - - 44.5 - - 42.2 - - 40.1 - - 43.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 43 - - 39 - - -1 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 338 - - 1733 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 98 - - 84 - - 100 - - 21 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96196 22 036 26 030 26 054 26 045 32 060 96196 89308 29 050 20 040 24 036 28 053 33 051 89308 83916 19 042 16 045 9 041 27 023 31 043 83916 79410 16 037 11 047 9 060 19 017 23 014 79410 75499 10 008 7 044 8 016 12 357 12 358 75499 72015 14 344 8 351 6 331 13 325 14 346 72015 68851 17 325 15 329 8 014 7 329 17 325 68851 65945 14 290 21 302 16 331 11 338 12 302 65945 63247 12 252 24 291 24 291 21 317 16 308 63247 60611 15 281 24 241 30 273 23 289 26 295 60611 57841 30 298 24 254 32 255 33 270 36 277 57841 54959 42 276 30 285 31 250 39 260 41 268 54959 52214 47 258 42 281 41 275 39 268 43 266 52214 49760 47 262 52 264 53 274 47 268 45 266 49760 47581 58 269 63 261 56 267 50 268 46 269 47581 45610 70 256 75 256 57 263 51 269 47 265 45610 43801 77 243 73 253 54 262 46 267 37 257 43801 42132 79 243 66 260 48 263 44 265 31 263 42132 40586 86 248 63 259 50 262 43 264 27 277 40586 39144 94 247 83 249 54 264 34 273 19 306 39144 37788 98 246 102 245 59 263 29 285 18 313 37788 36479 102 246 104 244 66 258 28 301 18 329 36479 35151 105 246 103 246 66 255 30 307 21 352 35151 33774 108 246 103 248 71 259 32 308 27 005 33774 32353 108 245 105 249 85 260 32 323 29 010 32353 30875 107 244 104 250 96 257 32 334 25 010 30875 29330 104 244 98 249 95 253 30 316 18 359 29330 27719 100 246 92 248 91 252 46 277 15 340 27719 26044 93 247 90 248 90 252 65 265 18 267 26044 24308 85 248 86 249 88 254 69 262 31 267 24308 22515 75 249 80 249 83 258 67 264 41 268 22515 20658 64 247 71 246 76 259 66 267 48 269 20658 18737 57 242 62 242 68 259 62 266 48 272 18737 16795 54 240 54 246 57 260 60 262 46 274 16795 14939 50 243 49 252 49 251 56 264 42 277 14939 13257 43 251 43 250 44 241 47 268 40 276 13257 11761 40 256 38 252 38 246 38 263 37 268 11761 10428 37 255 32 253 34 257 32 258 33 260 10428 9238 32 253 25 251 28 257 26 257 27 260 9238 8173 24 257 17 257 21 251 22 258 21 268 8173 7224 17 269 13 282 14 243 18 257 18 278 7224 6381 12 283 15 296 9 250 13 254 15 283 6381 5632 10 297 16 300 5 286 9 254 11 284 5632 4957 11 316 14 302 4*317 3 272 7 279 4957 4357 12 327 9 302 3*331 2 353 4 302 4357 3854 14 344 3 315 2 339 2 017 5 330 3854 3467 12 349 2*214 2 347 2 027 4 337 3467 3199 7 341 4*200 2 351 2 036 3 306 3199 3037 3*293 4 199 2 349 2*041 3*241 3037 2944 3*204 3 198 2 352 2*054 4*222 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