DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/20 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 - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.7 - - 66.9 - - 76.6 - - 74.2 - - 61.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 160 - - 179 - - -14 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1177 - - 4205 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 3323 - - 5575 - - 2929 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 4160 - - 7188 - - 2946 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 140 - - 1207 - - 4040 - - 9439 - - 178 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 236 - - 374 - - 3 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 13 - - 10 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 134 - - 121 - - 116 - - 095 - - 069 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -5 - - -9 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1025 - - -4594 - - -4022 - - -8359 - - -4580 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3970 - - 8755 - - 11211 - - 11306 - - 7526 sfcLCL ODpotential -8936 - - -8088 - - -5805 - - -10349 - - -9124 ODpotential blCL 11881 - - 12248 - - 12993 - - 13295 - - 12070 blCL maxRH 70 - - 72 - - 79 - - 53 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m 47.7 - - 66.9 - - 76.6 - - 74.2 - - 61.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 40.7 - - 39.0 - - 37.6 - - 34.9 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.8 - - 65.8 - - 75.2 - - 75.7 - - 66.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 40.7 - - 39.0 - - 37.5 - - 34.8 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 160 - - 179 - - -14 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1177 - - 4205 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 16 - - 0 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97479 5 011 7 268 16 293 10 339 4 329 97479 90276 4 011 8 308 9 308 14 355 3 011 90276 84703 8 344 3 270 6 300 8 340 7 348 84703 80074 9 007 3 250 3 239 8 293 9 340 80074 76082 8 349 4 269 5 194 9 273 6 322 76082 72547 7 318 4 266 3 181 5 261 9 275 72547 69340 10 262 7 246 7 206 5 250 12 248 69340 66383 5 239 3 242 6 192 5 228 9 244 66383 63626 14 249 14 235 14 244 13 255 12 257 63626 60943 15 217 15 222 13 233 17 245 13 262 60943 58147 16 216 24 234 21 225 23 226 25 234 58147 55260 27 227 27 238 29 224 28 223 33 228 55260 52515 39 232 36 224 35 224 34 225 40 221 52515 50036 50 231 42 235 46 237 44 230 40 225 50036 47799 59 237 68 235 62 235 57 231 52 227 47799 45763 75 232 80 230 75 233 72 227 66 224 45763 43898 83 230 84 230 86 230 81 224 77 222 43898 42177 86 230 82 231 91 230 85 223 82 221 42177 40580 81 228 76 231 90 232 86 224 79 220 40580 39092 70 228 65 229 82 233 83 226 71 221 39092 37702 61 230 56 232 69 232 73 227 63 221 37702 36372 54 228 55 236 60 234 60 226 57 221 36372 35034 50 227 56 235 57 232 49 225 48 219 35034 33660 50 220 49 230 52 225 42 222 37 214 33660 32250 44 208 41 217 48 218 40 218 33 209 32250 30788 41 212 42 208 42 213 38 213 35 206 30788 29261 42 220 43 210 38 211 37 209 33 208 29261 27669 37 222 39 213 35 215 35 207 30 208 27669 26016 28 215 35 214 27 210 31 206 25 200 26016 24309 22 209 28 215 23 205 25 200 20 187 24309 22556 17 211 20 209 20 201 22 195 18 183 22556 20742 13 220 17 203 16 197 19 195 18 178 20742 18858 13 237 11 209 11 190 17 191 20 182 18858 16942 13 246 6 211 7 172 13 183 20 195 16942 15099 9 242 3 199 6 151 9 173 15 200 15099 13422 5 234 3 150 7 140 8 186 9 189 13422 11923 8 195 5 147 7 141 9 194 8 173 11923 10577 11 169 9 164 8 160 9 185 9 154 10577 9370 10 147 11 157 10 172 8 172 12 141 9370 8289 11 130 12 146 10 167 8 149 15 134 8289 7323 11 127 12 141 9*146 9 123 17 127 7323 6463 13 129 11 138 10*125 11 109 19 119 6463 5698 18 120 11 127 11 118 11 104 22 113 5698 5008 21 116 14 120 11 116 12 103 25 107 5008 4392 24 114 15*120 11 114 11 101 26 102 4392 3876 28 108 14*120 11 114 11 100 25 098 3876 3479 25 107 13 121 10 112 10 099 20 092 3479 3205 15 116 13 121 10 112 9 098 11 081 3205 3040 9*124 12 120 9 113 8*097 7*073 3040 2945 4*134 10 121 8 111 5*095 4*069 2945 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