DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 73.6 - - - - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 187 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1046 - - 2578 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3285 - - 4404 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4029 - - 5561 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 580 - - 1303 - - - - - 101 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 236 - - 322 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 15 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 112 - - 111 - - - - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6535 - - -7889 - - - - - -4808 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10565 - - 13450 - - - - - 7754 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16687 - - -15428 - - - - - -15885 ODpotential blCL - - - 20716 - - 20989 - - - - - 18830 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 66 - - - - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 73.6 - - - - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.3 - - 25.4 - - - - - 32.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.3 - - 72.3 - - - - - 58.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.2 - - 25.3 - - - - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 187 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1046 - - 2578 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97525 6 239 7 267 4 338 97525 90288 10 117 11 170 5 061 90288 84686 9 125 10 153 3 023 84686 80031 3 036 4 129 7 282 80031 76037 10 305 6 331 8 248 76037 72510 11 247 14 284 9 284 72510 69318 9 265 13 270 13 292 69318 66392 11 264 12 261 14 289 66392 63679 11 247 13 245 16 292 63679 61053 12 259 12 251 20 289 61053 58332 18 271 16 265 32 275 58332 55531 14 262 18 269 37 251 55531 52859 16 298 24 292 27 252 52859 50453 19 308 25 288 23 273 50453 48298 14 310 20 278 23 277 48298 46333 10 311 17 273 22 273 46333 44526 13 325 14 285 19 269 44526 42853 16 321 16 297 18 277 42853 41295 13 318 17 301 18 290 41295 39837 11 335 14 306 18 290 39837 38463 14 349 12 319 16 276 38463 37135 16 346 13 324 14 273 37135 35789 17 339 14 325 12 278 35789 34397 17 337 14 327 9 299 34397 32966 16 345 12 339 7 309 32966 31482 14 350 11 358 4 288 31482 29932 12 349 11 000 1 241 29932 28316 10 356 10 359 1 131 28316 26633 9 004 8 009 6 195 26633 24886 6 004 5 031 11 193 24886 23074 3 325 1 341 11 192 23074 21191 2 271 4 239 8 203 21191 19233 4 287 4 253 9 231 19233 17239 6 253 8 235 15 242 17239 15315 9 218 13 228 16 247 15315 13562 12 210 14 232 15 254 13562 12004 12 207 12 227 15 260 12004 10617 12 200 13 217 16 255 10617 9382 13 186 14 209 16 240 9382 8284 18 171 12 205 12 222 8284 7307 18 160 8 192 8 168 7307 6440 19 147 9 152 12 141 6440 5672 20 131 14*123 21 128 5672 4983 22 118 16*112 27 116 4983 4373 22*113 16 111 33 107 4373 3863 19*112 16 111 33 100 3863 3471 18 112 15 111 26 098 3471 3201 17 112 15 111 19 098 3201 3037 16 112 14 110 14*102 3037 2944 13 112 12 110 7*108 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