DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 86.2 - - 70.9 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 188 - - 271 - - 110 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1212 - - 10581 - - 2230 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3439 - - 10795 - - 3875 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4195 - - 13564 - - 5213 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4721 - - 2099 - - 1154 - - 2763 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 252 - - 586 - - 258 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 47 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 21 - - 36 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 242 - - 261 - - 328 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 22 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 34 - - 15 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9052 - - -1272 - - -4045 - - -5270 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13247 - - 14836 - - 9258 - - 8216 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11970 - - -2730 - - -7836 - - -10447 ODpotential blCL - - - 16165 - - 16294 - - 13049 - - 13393 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 71 - - 71 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 86.2 - - 70.9 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.7 - - 30.5 - - 40.6 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.4 - - 84.5 - - 70.3 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 30.4 - - 40.5 - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 188 - - 271 - - 110 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1212 - - 10581 - - 2230 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98394 5 197 11 196 4 246 4 252 98394 91055 3 265 5 231 2 247 5 333 91055 85363 3 167 3 291 3 296 4 294 85363 80637 9 138 2 198 0 014 2 339 80637 76576 6 130 2 112 4 035 4 008 76576 72987 5 065 3 085 3 331 7 318 72987 69736 3 314 2 200 5 034 2 243 69736 66726 6 196 7 218 9 303 4 282 66726 63916 15 224 19 221 19 230 18 251 63916 61198 19 222 21 217 23 227 18 258 61198 58356 22 223 21 221 26 243 23 242 58356 55395 21 222 26 242 26 243 23 254 55395 52572 36 239 35 250 32 264 28 257 52572 50056 42 239 39 247 34 263 29 264 50056 47822 41 238 38 245 31 260 26 273 47822 45800 38 241 33 246 32 267 32 275 45800 43952 38 246 35 253 37 266 36 274 43952 42246 39 249 40 256 42 263 39 271 42246 40659 41 247 47 255 48 258 42 268 40659 39176 41 243 54 252 53 254 44 264 39176 37788 42 241 59 248 59 249 46 257 37788 36460 43 239 60 248 61 246 48 253 36460 35123 44 239 58 248 59 245 47 253 35123 33748 44 237 55 247 56 245 46 257 33748 32337 43 235 54 245 54 244 45 259 32337 30876 42 233 53 241 53 245 44 259 30876 29352 39 234 53 239 52 247 43 260 29352 27762 39 236 52 239 51 250 43 261 27762 26106 39 236 51 242 50 253 43 261 26106 24387 40 236 50 242 50 256 44 260 24387 22606 40 238 49 239 51 255 44 257 22606 20761 39 237 48 235 52 248 45 255 20761 18850 38 231 49 233 54 239 48 252 18850 16911 38 225 48 233 50 231 51 243 16911 15051 35 223 41*233 39 224 49 232 15051 13358 29 224 28*238 36 224 43 228 13358 11845 27 228 25 245 34 228 39 236 11845 10492 28 241 24 249 29 234 33 244 10492 9284 27 253 22 258 21 254 23 267 9284 8210 23 262 21 263 19 289 25 296 8210 7256 21 265 20 269 23 313 29 315 7256 6409 18 267 19 273 30 327 31 331 6409 5656 15 268 19 276 34*330 31 336 5656 4977 12 267 19 279 37*329 29 338 4977 4372 9*263 18 282 38 329 26 337 4372 3865 3*250 17 283 38 328 23 331 3865 3473 1 238 17 284 37 327 20 319 3473 3203 0 218 17 285 35 326 16 306 3203 3039 0 108 16 286 32 326 14*299 3039 2945 0 129 14 286 23 324 9*291 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