DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/11 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 39.7 - - 49.7 - - 57.9 - - 50.2 - - 43.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 6 - - 50 - - -9 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1217 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 2944 - - 4200 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 107 - - 455 - - 1434 - - 1176 - - 66 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 22 - - 165 - - 7 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 9 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 204 - - 262 - - 309 - - 276 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - 3 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2580 - - -3255 - - -4549 - - -3377 - - -1747 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5525 - - 6199 - - 8749 - - 6322 - - 4691 sfcLCL ODpotential -15011 - - -12068 - - -12388 - - -12579 - - -12421 ODpotential blCL 17955 - - 15012 - - 16588 - - 15523 - - 15365 blCL maxRH 53 - - 49 - - 77 - - 52 - - 47 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 39.7 - - 49.7 - - 57.9 - - 50.2 - - 43.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.5 - - 33.3 - - 30.2 - - 33.3 - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.4 - - 49.9 - - 57.5 - - 54.0 - - 48.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.1 - - 32.1 - - 29.5 - - 33.0 - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 6 - - 50 - - -9 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1217 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96240 21 006 25 344 28 345 23 002 25 342 96240 89307 28 012 23 357 23 003 22 003 23 355 89307 83876 32 003 20 005 18 357 24 006 22 009 83876 79303 29 002 24 019 15 005 20 357 22 034 79303 75298 25 006 17 005 14 358 22 343 27 012 75298 71745 23 002 16 345 23 346 27 342 22 330 71745 68542 25 360 15 016 15 346 28 348 20 351 68542 65589 25 335 20 337 18 344 30 346 32 005 65589 62841 15 334 17 323 24 328 37 338 37 351 62841 60210 20 341 22 306 34 325 37 333 27 338 60210 57499 47 327 43 322 37 322 39 325 36 334 57499 54693 43 324 46 323 44 327 44 325 46 321 54693 52023 40 317 48 318 44 321 48 318 48 321 52023 49609 42 310 48 310 45 313 50 312 50 318 49609 47435 46 310 46 309 45 308 56 314 54 313 47435 45473 50 308 49 308 49 308 62 316 59 314 45473 43691 54 305 54 304 54 304 65 301 63 310 43691 42057 57 304 55 305 53 304 61 295 58 300 42057 40542 58 302 53 306 52 307 55 299 51 301 40542 39121 57 300 53 305 53 304 52 303 47 304 39121 37777 56 299 54 303 52 299 51 305 46 307 37777 36476 55 300 54 302 52 296 50 305 46 308 36476 35155 53 302 54 301 52 295 50 306 45 308 35155 33786 53 303 53 300 51 294 49 308 43 307 33786 32374 52 303 51 298 50 294 48 308 42 307 32374 30905 53 299 49 296 49 296 46 307 41 308 30905 29370 53 295 48 295 48 299 45 307 41 310 29370 27773 52 294 47 295 48 304 44 307 41 311 27773 26113 50 297 47 298 47 308 43 307 41 311 26113 24393 48 300 46 302 46 309 42 307 41 310 24393 22610 49 303 46 305 45 308 42 311 41 311 22610 20760 49 306 46 307 46 309 42 315 40 312 20760 18838 48 307 45 309 47 312 42 318 39 309 18838 16884 46 308 43 311 45 312 40 317 37 307 16884 15002 44 306 40 311 41 310 36 315 35 309 15002 13292 42 302 38 308 37 308 32 312 31 312 13292 11772 38 297 36 306 34 307 29 312 27 314 11772 10421 36 295 32 305 31 309 25 315 22 316 10421 9219 33 298 27 306 27 311 21 316 17 319 9219 8149 31 303 23 307 23 312 19 313 14 319 8149 7198 29 309 19 306 20 309 18 307 13 311 7198 6357 28 313 17 301 18 300 18 303 14 303 6357 5610 25 315 17 301 17 295 18 305 14 299 5610 4939 16 311 18 311 15 302 18 311 13 303 4939 4343 11 293 16 310 13*308 17 320 14 316 4343 3844 11 284 13 293 10*310 14 323 12 325 3844 3460 12 274 12 283 10 309 11 313 8 299 3460 3196 10 260 9 264 9 310 9 303 9 263 3196 3035 4*236 5*259 9 309 7*292 8*245 3035 2943 2*204 3*262 8 310 5*276 6*238 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