DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/12 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 - - - 32.3 - - 43.2 - - 40.1 - - 32.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 57 - - 3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 557 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2943 - - 3540 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 463 - - 616 - - 718 - - 176 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 134 - - 15 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 105 - - 103 - - 092 - - 181 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -690 - - -938 - - -299 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3633 - - 4479 - - 3243 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12737 - - -10215 - - -9788 - - -11615 ODpotential blCL - - - 15680 - - 13755 - - 12732 - - 14558 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 77 - - 75 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.3 - - 43.2 - - 40.1 - - 32.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.4 - - 34.5 - - 36.7 - - 31.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 42.9 - - 41.9 - - 36.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.7 - - 33.3 - - 36.2 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 57 - - 3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 557 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 10 - - 6 - - 1 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96235 44 027 53 040 48 053 37 058 96235 89432 36 036 39 039 46 051 37 066 89432 84103 34 048 34 054 41 050 45 068 84103 79553 29 052 33 054 31 060 32 071 79553 75556 24 038 29 031 30 051 24 060 75556 72006 15 050 22 027 25 042 17 056 72006 68788 21 019 23 013 23 022 20 039 68788 65835 18 008 17 354 21 006 21 033 65835 63090 22 014 11 360 23 355 24 006 63090 60435 19 013 15 343 25 327 32 345 60435 57694 31 352 23 002 19 339 25 343 57694 54853 42 345 34 006 24 016 18 001 54853 52129 53 349 58 354 55 003 53 358 52129 49675 54 342 59 338 62 340 56 346 49675 47475 50 343 48 338 48 338 46 345 47475 45474 50 351 51 349 44 346 48 349 45474 43637 50 352 53 351 54 355 50 355 43637 41951 48 352 47 352 55 356 53 001 41951 40402 40 344 38 353 54 358 61 004 40402 38973 29 338 34 343 48 352 71 360 38973 37644 30 336 36 331 36 336 50 352 37644 36368 32 330 36 320 30 002 43 345 36368 35076 27 330 34 320 30 005 37 341 35076 33736 23 332 26 322 23 359 32 339 33736 32350 19 338 27 318 21 351 31 336 32350 30907 18 340 31 306 23 334 28 331 30907 29393 17 327 22 294 23 323 26 327 29393 27810 16 318 21 290 22 325 27 333 27810 26157 17 317 24 291 28 329 31 339 26157 24434 23 307 27 294 31 325 33 336 24434 22645 25 306 28 309 29 318 33 336 22645 20792 25 314 28 319 26 319 25 332 20792 18868 22 316 24 321 21 317 20 318 18868 16911 19 320 20 321 18 318 17 316 16911 15023 16 327 17 319 17 319 15 329 15023 13302 14 323 13 312 16 316 15 335 13302 11769 12 308 12 308 14 311 15 337 11769 10405 11 305 11 306 12 308 13 341 10405 9191 10 306 10 298 10 306 10 342 9191 8110 7 305 9 289 8 301 8 339 8110 7153 5 306 7 283 6 294 6 340 7153 6310 2 290 4 275 4 281 5 336 6310 5566 2 205 3 270 2 257 3 309 5566 4900 5 175 1 251 3 152 2 249 4900 4312 8 140 4 127 5 158 3 224 4312 3821 12 120 8*110 6 154 3 177 3821 3446 14 115 8*105 6 128 6 121 3446 3188 11 113 7 104 5 112 6 119 3188 3032 8*108 6 100 4*100 3*159 3032 2942 5*105 6 098 3*092 3*181 2942 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