DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/22 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 0655z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 31.7 - - 42.9 - - 50.4 - - 45.7 - - 38.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 62 - - 79 - - -8 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 642 - - 1561 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3625 - - 4544 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 145 - - 872 - - 875 - - 1723 - - 208 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 143 - - 208 - - 5 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 12 - - 11 - - 5 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 099 - - 109 - - 105 - - 125 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -3 - - -4 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 102 - - -312 - - -1207 - - -292 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2942 - - 3523 - - 4856 - - 4152 - - 3237 sfcLCL ODpotential -10103 - - -5716 - - -3968 - - -6230 - - -8531 ODpotential blCL 13046 - - 9341 - - 8512 - - 9175 - - 11475 blCL maxRH 87 - - 90 - - 81 - - 67 - - 72 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 31.7 - - 42.9 - - 50.4 - - 45.7 - - 38.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.6 - - 38.1 - - 39.5 - - 38.1 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.9 - - 42.4 - - 49.8 - - 48.6 - - 43.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.7 - - 37.5 - - 38.9 - - 37.7 - - 36.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 62 - - 79 - - -8 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 642 - - 1561 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 47 - - 59 - - 23 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96625 21 087 20 085 10 086 17 072 19 092 96625 89521 26 085 24 094 14 093 15 070 21 085 89521 84028 27 084 20 103 19 092 13 085 23 082 84028 79440 20 089 20 108 20 100 10 105 21 075 79440 75450 13 113 14 095 11 092 8 117 9 077 75450 71911 9 123 1 080 4 355 4 075 5 135 71911 68689 3 299 1 241 6 257 6 308 0 205 68689 65718 10 283 7 279 9 250 11 266 10 293 65718 62972 13 282 13 280 12 270 12 259 14 267 62972 60305 16 271 17 277 15 270 14 280 18 267 60305 57522 19 283 17 274 14 273 15 280 19 259 57522 54644 20 289 15 290 15 296 11 281 17 240 54644 51911 15 290 15 290 15 298 11 290 11 278 51911 49466 10 307 10 279 12 278 12 269 11 283 49466 47268 11 351 7 325 8 280 11 273 13 303 47268 45263 16 360 10 345 7 308 11 296 16 308 45263 43433 10 335 11 337 11 338 6 322 11 319 43433 41765 5 325 14 336 18 341 12 344 13 349 41765 40228 16 357 16 342 20 337 21 340 19 353 40228 38795 26 003 17 355 14 347 16 344 14 360 38795 37447 30 004 19 006 12 015 10 004 9 024 37447 36152 23 010 17 019 12 033 8 029 10 067 36152 34843 13 034 14 021 8 059 9 046 12 086 34843 33488 12 064 9 018 6 068 4 074 8 084 33488 32093 16 074 4 067 5 148 5 131 2 004 32093 30643 17 073 6 135 10 161 5 153 1 340 30643 29125 18 073 9 140 9 173 7 163 1 188 29125 27540 20 077 12 135 11 181 6 149 2 334 27540 25884 18 077 11 135 13 177 7 145 1 056 25884 24165 12 051 4 142 7 191 5 142 3 158 24165 22389 10 029 1 145 3 236 1 094 1 342 22389 20552 8 023 2 090 2 239 2 075 2 046 20552 18649 8 021 2 060 2 024 3 066 3 051 18649 16714 7 025 2 036 2 032 2 086 3 066 16714 14851 3 325 3 290 3 235 2 239 2 134 14851 13159 8 270 6 259 6 230 5 241 3 259 13159 11657 10 267 8 254 7 231 7 216 4 251 11657 10322 9 261 7 252 7 232 8 217 5 246 10322 9134 7 258 6 243 7 233 7 223 5 247 9134 8075 4 261 5 222 6 232 5 232 4 255 8075 7136 1 288 5 192 6 218 3 233 2 292 7136 6304 2 083 7 164 6 189 2 181 1 010 6304 5568 4 100 9 150 7 151 5 135 4 097 5568 4907 7 103 12 141 11*116 11 115 10 115 4907 4321 9 110 16 122 12*107 14 115 14 121 4321 3830 11 115 15*114 11 105 14 118 16 119 3830 3453 11 113 14*111 11 105 12 119 14 120 3453 3192 10 109 12 109 10 103 10 120 9 123 3192 3033 8*105 11 108 10 103 8*122 5*124 3033 2943 4*099 9 107 8 103 5*125 1*168 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