DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/06 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 - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 38.4 - - 44.6 - - 48.4 - - 43.7 - - 38.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -29 - - -9 - - 9 - - -5 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 3149 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 2944 - - 6132 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 188 - - 2891 - - 3198 - - 3380 - - 137 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 19 - - 161 - - 6 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 11 - - 19 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 281 - - 280 - - 298 - - 308 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -177 - - -1105 - - 1314 - - -402 - - -121 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3121 - - 4049 - - 4818 - - 3346 - - 3066 sfcLCL ODpotential -3279 - - -2875 - - -459 - - -2358 - - -3616 ODpotential blCL 6223 - - 5819 - - 6591 - - 5302 - - 6560 blCL maxRH 100 - - 99 - - 87 - - 98 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 30 - - 70 - - 50 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m 38.4 - - 44.6 - - 48.4 - - 43.7 - - 38.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.1 - - 37.3 - - 37.6 - - 39.4 - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.7 - - 45.1 - - 48.4 - - 45.9 - - 41.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.6 - - 36.1 - - 36.4 - - 38.5 - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -29 - - -9 - - 9 - - -5 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 3149 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 99 - - 94 - - 49 - - 93 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 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] 96449 45 085 37 075 33 077 34 083 25 083 96449 89275 36 075 30 077 24 077 24 059 23 058 89275 83699 21 056 20 065 15 054 15 027 16 061 83699 79013 21 032 15 053 3 092 17 014 19 031 79013 74979 22 004 16 015 10 014 24 351 20 016 74979 71407 20 341 21 327 23 334 24 333 20 008 71407 68189 18 336 8 314 14 276 17 287 22 316 68189 65255 21 338 8 313 4 233 10 029 16 336 65255 62514 29 313 30 283 23 302 38 312 20 008 62514 59835 40 292 39 278 48 279 58 297 42 300 59835 57066 51 274 37 290 46 292 58 298 63 291 57066 54224 42 284 48 314 53 321 59 308 60 300 54224 51521 60 313 64 312 58 318 64 309 62 313 51521 49071 73 309 74 305 69 312 69 312 63 316 49071 46853 80 307 79 305 78 311 75 313 71 316 46853 44835 87 308 83 309 85 312 80 310 77 311 44835 42993 92 309 90 312 87 312 82 308 74 309 42993 41302 95 311 93 312 87 313 85 311 75 315 41302 39738 96 313 96 315 96 317 94 316 88 319 39738 38280 101 318 110 318 113 319 104 316 99 319 38280 36914 109 319 128 317 122 318 109 313 111 319 36914 35604 111 317 133 314 117 317 108 311 121 319 35604 34288 106 315 124 315 111 316 104 312 124 319 34288 32932 105 316 118 320 107 315 105 319 114 318 32932 31535 107 318 123 324 106 318 110 324 105 326 31535 30086 106 318 124 325 114 323 116 324 104 330 30086 28576 103 318 112 324 125 326 121 322 106 328 28576 27006 100 319 97 321 116 326 116 321 107 326 27006 25376 95 320 88 321 101 321 109 320 98 325 25376 23694 89 320 82 322 90 318 101 320 83 326 23694 21960 83 316 77 322 71 314 89 319 73 331 21960 20168 80 314 73 319 63 314 78 316 68 335 20168 18307 77 313 67 318 60 317 69 314 65 334 18307 16416 70 313 60 317 53 316 58 314 60 331 16416 14604 60 311 52 314 45 313 46 313 50 325 14604 12967 54 311 45 309 39 308 39 305 40 320 12967 11516 51 313 41 310 35 304 36 298 32 313 11516 10222 47 317 36 319 31 306 30 297 29 309 10222 9065 41 318 32 324 26 313 26 296 29 312 9065 8032 35 317 30 322 24 314 24 296 28 315 8032 7110 33 314 28 317 23 313 22 299 26 315 7110 6291 33 313 26 311 22*308 21 305 23 313 6291 5562 35 312 24 303 21*301 20 312 21 309 5562 4904 36 310 25 300 20 299 18 321 19 305 4904 4320 35 309 27 298 20 298 17 328 16 305 4320 3829 32 308 26 295 19 297 16 332 14 307 3829 3452 26 307 22 288 18 296 14 332 10 300 3452 3191 19 301 17 282 17 296 11 328 8 272 3191 3033 14*295 14*281 15 296 8*322 7*247 3033 2943 7*281 11*280 12 295 4*308 6*240 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