DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/07 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 = 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 - - - 42.4 - - 44.9 - - 42.3 - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - 24 - - 0 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2284 - - 16 - - 537 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 5267 - - 2944 - - 3520 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4740 - - 4867 - - 5472 - - 2027 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 170 - - 8 - - 69 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 273 - - 317 - - 160 - - 161 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -878 - - 458 - - -860 - - 578 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3822 - - 4809 - - 3804 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2225 - - -893 - - -1955 - - -240 ODpotential blCL - - - 5169 - - 6160 - - 4899 - - 3760 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 90 - - 190 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.4 - - 44.9 - - 42.3 - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 34.0 - - 35.8 - - 35.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 44.6 - - 43.8 - - 38.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 32.8 - - 34.7 - - 35.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - 24 - - 0 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2284 - - 16 - - 537 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 95 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95967 32 268 39 273 33 296 28 274 95967 88900 24 259 22 284 22 299 21 279 88900 83433 15 252 19 289 15 304 16 271 83433 78878 22 268 20 285 16 302 10 277 78878 74925 21 251 12 271 17 289 12 260 74925 71393 14 254 12 287 13 287 7 255 71393 68144 23 263 20 258 19 272 18 285 68144 65131 20 253 19 259 27 263 28 250 65131 62342 22 276 22 262 26 263 21 261 62342 59627 26 271 21 262 23 264 23 295 59627 56770 32 265 24 265 25 263 27 273 56770 53797 32 261 27 267 30 255 30 263 53797 50951 23 273 29 264 36 254 35 261 50951 48382 32 278 33 260 40 256 39 260 48382 46077 42 269 38 258 38 261 38 253 46077 43985 46 263 42 260 38 266 35 251 43985 42066 54 264 50 262 44 267 36 265 42066 40301 64 259 62 258 52 265 44 278 40301 38675 70 248 76 251 62 263 54 279 38675 37173 71 240 81 246 71 257 63 270 37173 35781 71 238 82 241 77 248 68 254 35781 34465 71 241 78 240 74 236 64 238 34465 33146 73 250 78 243 61 231 53 235 33146 31795 79 254 82 244 55 260 47 250 31795 30427 79 249 85 245 79 268 58 259 30427 29028 81 247 86 245 83 257 72 254 29028 27582 81 251 84 246 78 246 71 250 27582 26086 77 255 75 252 65 247 64 253 26086 24541 72 256 64 263 57 262 61 261 24541 22948 65 257 62 268 59 268 60 266 22948 21307 58 262 56 266 60 267 55 263 21307 19610 51 267 49 265 57 267 44 246 19610 17845 45 270 43 267 51 267 38 243 17845 16045 41 272 38 271 44 264 32 253 16045 14309 38 275 35 276 40 259 37 275 14309 12729 35 278 33 279 37 260 41 285 12729 11320 30 283 32 277 33 263 37 285 11320 10061 26 293 31 277 27 264 32 283 10061 8932 24 303 28 280 20 270 26 281 8932 7921 25 309 26 284 14 289 19 279 7921 7018 30 310 22 290 12 314 14 284 7018 6217 32 309 19 297 12 329 11 300 6217 5504 32 307 16*303 12 338 9 316 5504 4862 30 305 13*311 11 343 7 333 4862 4291 26 302 11 316 9 346 4 350 4291 3812 22 297 11 318 7 351 1*052 3812 3443 17 290 11 318 4 358 2*157 3443 3187 13 281 10 319 1 091 3 161 3187 3032 10*275 10 319 3*151 3 163 3032 2943 7*273 8 319 4*160 3 162 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