DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/31 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 - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 42.6 - - 51.3 - - 56.1 - - 52.8 - - 51.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 46 - - 84 - - -17 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 933 - - 2141 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 3586 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3916 - - 5124 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 219 - - 1144 - - 1834 - - 2283 - - 951 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 148 - - 235 - - 10 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 137 - - 127 - - 111 - - 105 - - 081 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 579 - - 538 - - -284 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 3337 - - 4586 - - 3229 - - 2944 sfcLCL ODpotential -4451 - - -986 - - -267 - - -2514 - - -2612 ODpotential blCL 7395 - - 4902 - - 5391 - - 5459 - - 5557 blCL maxRH 87 - - 96 - - 92 - - 87 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 60 - - 0 - - 30 - - 120 - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m 42.6 - - 51.3 - - 56.1 - - 52.8 - - 51.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 40.9 - - 46.8 - - 46.1 - - 48.6 - - 49.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.5 - - 50.9 - - 55.5 - - 54.4 - - 52.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.7 - - 46.3 - - 45.7 - - 48.1 - - 49.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 46 - - 84 - - -17 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 933 - - 2141 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 49 - - 85 - - 69 - - 49 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 96307 19 298 26 303 33 294 28 310 25 302 96307 89454 18 355 11 292 16 286 21 308 13 330 89454 84071 11 343 12 302 8 284 12 274 14 323 84071 79531 11 282 17 294 9 297 6 272 10 272 79531 75586 13 285 14 263 15 261 11 288 11 268 75586 72066 18 280 13 249 16 239 19 259 14 279 72066 68847 23 271 14 262 14 260 19 262 18 273 68847 65861 24 256 17 263 15 252 20 251 19 270 65861 63074 19 236 18 251 13 233 17 241 19 265 63074 60357 14 245 15 257 14 250 17 256 19 265 60357 57511 23 245 23 239 20 242 21 250 23 257 57511 54558 21 243 23 238 20 246 21 245 21 251 54558 51739 30 240 27 246 25 252 23 257 22 261 51739 49202 36 235 34 244 36 244 30 256 25 253 49202 46937 38 236 39 239 38 242 36 259 29 256 46937 44897 43 235 45 240 48 238 48 249 42 246 44897 43043 47 228 52 235 57 232 58 241 55 240 43043 41342 47 225 54 230 61 231 61 241 68 238 41342 39769 49 225 55 230 60 233 68 243 84 241 39769 38308 52 223 57 233 61 237 78 245 99 242 38308 36943 55 222 61 235 65 240 83 246 103 239 36943 35640 56 221 63 234 66 240 81 247 98 233 35640 34330 56 218 57 231 64 237 73 244 103 226 34330 32981 56 213 51 227 62 234 65 238 114 225 32981 31591 57 212 51 222 59 231 61 233 113 228 31591 30152 56 213 53 223 56 227 57 227 91 232 30152 28664 52 216 51 225 57 224 55 221 55 228 28664 27122 45 211 45 226 60 225 54 217 49 218 27122 25517 43 201 38 224 56 229 53 218 50 217 25517 23850 44 200 35 216 45 229 49 213 47 220 23850 22128 43 199 34 205 37 217 46 208 39 221 22128 20346 40 202 35 202 37 209 39 214 33 213 20346 18493 38 214 37 212 33 211 37 220 35 209 18493 16607 35 232 31 224 28 217 31 220 30 214 16607 14792 20 246 18 202 21 224 25 223 20 213 14792 13138 11 240 18 180 16 225 24 225 16 205 13138 11664 8 210 14 150 15 229 18 226 14 206 11664 10348 6 192 11 131 15 229 10 217 12 215 10348 9173 5 203 10 108 15 220 8 199 9 213 9173 8123 4 212 10 086 13 210 8 189 8 195 8123 7186 4 180 10 089 11 202 9 184 9 181 7186 6354 6 140 10 109 8 185 11 178 9 178 6354 5611 9 127 9 131 7*158 12 166 10 177 5611 4941 11 125 9 140 8*127 13 144 11 164 4941 4345 13 116 9*138 10 113 15 123 13 134 4345 3846 14 108 8*132 10 110 15 117 18 107 3846 3462 11 110 7 127 10 108 14 113 18 091 3462 3197 7 122 6 125 9 107 12 110 14 086 3197 3036 6*131 6 124 9 106 10*107 11*085 3036 2944 3*137 5 122 8 105 6*105 5*081 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