DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/28 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.0 - - 37.3 - - 34.6 - - 28.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 118 - - -8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1381 - - 2321 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 3990 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4364 - - 5304 - - 2943 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1134 - - 1282 - - 3357 - - 419 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 197 - - 268 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 289 - - 294 - - 283 - - 269 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -779 - - -1675 - - -3802 - - -2429 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5143 - - 6980 - - 6745 - - 5372 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5910 - - -10665 - - -14163 - - -14487 ODpotential blCL - - - 10274 - - 15969 - - 17106 - - 17430 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 55 - - 51 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.0 - - 37.3 - - 34.6 - - 28.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.4 - - 17.6 - - 16.0 - - 16.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.5 - - 36.6 - - 36.3 - - 31.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.3 - - 16.6 - - 15.1 - - 15.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 118 - - -8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1381 - - 2321 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96542 34 052 36 057 32 059 33 034 96542 89376 24 032 17 035 18 013 16 019 89376 83815 14 041 14 349 16 353 18 005 83815 79226 15 009 17 333 15 347 11 358 79226 75256 20 000 20 333 26 349 12 337 75256 71695 12 331 18 334 27 346 16 340 71695 68440 6 340 14 343 25 354 23 349 68440 65442 14 008 18 348 27 345 22 345 65442 62666 18 352 19 335 27 327 29 343 62666 59991 18 335 21 323 27 325 32 334 59991 57204 22 332 26 328 25 327 29 328 57204 54302 26 329 25 334 27 342 31 325 54302 51535 35 336 31 348 35 339 26 323 51535 49057 40 330 37 339 35 338 25 342 49057 46848 38 321 36 326 35 340 25 343 46848 44842 31 325 28 324 32 336 36 002 44842 43015 34 346 26 340 27 336 54 358 43015 41359 45 356 30 348 52 003 51 357 41359 39834 58 353 55 354 69 001 55 020 39834 38414 58 346 60 350 58 354 90 029 38414 37086 46 341 53 001 47 357 111 028 37086 35805 38 342 54 020 48 012 107 028 35805 34508 30 004 62 031 64 030 74 026 34508 33170 35 027 67 035 76 031 62 023 33170 31790 40 038 61 036 76 029 60 021 31790 30355 42 036 58 037 66 026 57 017 30355 28852 33 016 56 036 59 024 56 015 28852 27283 32 349 51 030 57 023 56 016 27283 25648 36 346 47 018 51 023 52 016 25648 23949 36 350 48 006 45 023 46 011 23949 22190 36 352 49 004 42 027 42 007 22190 20363 36 352 47 010 40 025 39 011 20363 18463 35 349 45 017 39 020 36 016 18463 16527 32 341 38 022 37 021 35 020 16527 14662 27 339 28 022 31 030 33 023 14662 12968 20 346 20 017 24 036 27 028 12968 11468 15 352 14 014 15 035 17 040 11468 10144 13 357 8 015 9 029 10 046 10144 8973 11 006 5 021 4 024 4 029 8973 7937 10 011 4 031 2 015 2 327 7937 7020 9 007 4 022 2 343 3 289 7020 6211 9 349 5 353 4 329 4 295 6211 5495 10 323 7*306 7 319 4 304 5495 4853 13*303 8*297 8 311 5 305 4853 4283 12*292 8 295 9 306 6 306 4283 3806 12 289 8 293 9 303 8 311 3806 3438 12 288 8 292 8 298 8 314 3438 3184 11 288 7 292 8 294 7 308 3184 3030 10 287 7 291 6*290 5*284 3030 2942 9 287 6 291 4*283 3*269 2942 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