DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/19 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 74.3 - - 71.2 - - 58.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 172 - - -11 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 969 - - 2768 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2928 - - 4504 - - 2928 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3952 - - 5751 - - 2946 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 769 - - 2949 - - 4337 - - 154 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 222 - - 321 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 116 - - 121 - - 089 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -10 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6043 - - -8481 - - -11085 - - -7737 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9995 - - 14233 - - 14031 - - 10683 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11933 - - -13798 - - -16227 - - -14901 ODpotential blCL - - - 15885 - - 19549 - - 19173 - - 17846 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 63 - - 77 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 74.3 - - 71.2 - - 58.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.2 - - 21.8 - - 20.0 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.2 - - 73.0 - - 73.2 - - 64.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 21.6 - - 19.8 - - 23.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 172 - - -11 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 969 - - 2768 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97605 10 270 15 298 7 332 6 304 97605 90367 9 276 11 284 11 313 8 328 90367 84767 5 326 4 239 9 295 5 306 84767 80111 9 301 6 281 7 304 6 295 80111 76096 9 292 10 276 7 286 9 311 76096 72534 10 301 12 279 11 265 11 284 72534 69302 10 273 11 261 10 272 9 256 69302 66326 15 269 11 256 18 260 14 267 66326 63566 24 263 22 259 20 247 20 260 63566 60889 29 247 24 260 20 256 22 258 60889 58092 30 248 28 250 30 247 30 243 58092 55198 39 249 36 244 38 243 34 235 55198 52446 49 247 47 244 43 244 44 234 52446 49973 52 242 55 242 50 240 51 233 49973 47758 52 240 58 240 55 238 56 232 47758 45741 51 242 58 241 58 238 59 234 45741 43885 51 244 57 240 59 239 63 236 43885 42164 48 243 54 239 60 240 65 236 42164 40561 46 243 50 238 57 238 64 235 40561 39062 45 243 49 240 56 238 61 235 39062 37659 45 241 53 241 57 238 57 234 37659 36325 44 241 54 239 54 237 53 234 36325 34991 40 241 49 236 50 236 50 234 34991 33625 34 245 42 236 46 235 48 232 33625 32223 31 248 36 233 44 232 47 230 32223 30768 31 241 34 228 42 228 45 228 30768 29245 30 237 34 223 41 224 44 228 29245 27658 29 234 34 223 39 219 40 226 27658 26009 27 232 30 221 35 216 33 222 26009 24299 24 228 26 218 30 216 30 218 24299 22533 23 219 24 216 25 214 25 213 22533 20707 22 213 24 216 22 212 19 210 20707 18817 23 212 23 216 20 212 16 212 18817 16898 22 215 22 221 18 215 14 219 16898 15053 21 221 20 225 15 217 13 221 15053 13375 19 225 17 228 13 215 13 208 13375 11879 17 218 14 226 13 211 12 202 11879 10540 15 210 12 224 14 210 9 185 10540 9338 11 217 9 218 12 209 9 153 9338 8262 6 230 6 206 9 204 11 132 8262 7299 3 224 5 177 6 184 13 117 7299 6444 2 161 7*150 6 148 14 109 6444 5681 4 132 9*129 9 122 16 106 5681 4994 7 124 9 124 10 110 18 103 4994 4382 13*118 9 121 10 105 19 097 4382 3870 13*117 9 120 9 102 16 085 3870 3475 13 116 9 118 9 099 10 065 3475 3203 13 115 8 117 8 096 6 026 3203 3038 12 115 8 116 7*094 4*356 3038 2944 10 115 7 116 4*089 3*315 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