DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/21 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.8 - - 46.6 - - 49.9 - - - - - 38.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 64 - - 92 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1079 - - 1208 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - - - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4062 - - 4191 - - - - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1047 - - 978 - - 1760 - - - - - 227 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 172 - - 201 - - - - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 14 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction 243 - - 148 - - 045 - - - - - 213 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -3 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 335 - - 130 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 3727 - - 4061 - - - - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential -3530 - - -2027 - - -1138 - - - - - -5666 ODpotential blCL 6474 - - 6089 - - 5329 - - - - - 8610 blCL maxRH 93 - - 91 - - 87 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 37.8 - - 46.6 - - 49.9 - - - - - 38.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.2 - - 40.7 - - 42.5 - - - - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.4 - - 46.0 - - 49.2 - - - - - 41.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 39.0 - - 40.1 - - 41.8 - - - - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 64 - - 92 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1079 - - 1208 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 73 - - 64 - - 48 - - - - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 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] 96517 18 060 18 036 23 069 16 081 96517 89519 28 053 20 095 17 076 27 079 89519 84043 20 099 28 088 13 079 23 076 84043 79460 22 106 17 091 10 070 15 072 79460 75494 17 060 15 109 8 128 5 092 75494 71969 7 008 8 061 11 151 2 027 71969 68750 15 160 6 313 3 141 4 164 68750 65773 18 141 13 214 4 292 8 167 65773 63017 11 067 19 182 10 220 7 247 63017 60351 16 007 10 177 12 196 15 251 60351 57564 18 282 7 251 6 202 9 240 57564 54676 19 214 11 242 6 261 5 321 54676 51937 14 164 7 223 5 210 11 335 51937 49477 11 152 3 153 7 157 4 305 49477 47269 12 141 6 105 5 106 3 001 47269 45266 15 121 12 102 6 072 7 018 45266 43435 17 096 16 093 10 063 16 012 43435 41758 18 072 18 068 16 045 27 016 41758 40217 20 060 24 053 24 050 28 023 40217 38775 23 054 34 054 39 046 37 042 38775 37417 29 060 48 054 61 049 53 041 37417 36112 43 061 69 039 83 037 55 038 36112 34795 51 060 75 038 90 032 53 038 34795 33438 65 060 75 041 86 036 46 042 33438 32040 77 058 78 044 77 047 39 048 32040 30586 78 054 80 050 68 050 34 054 30586 29064 75 055 76 055 63 053 37 039 29064 27478 73 063 68 054 58 059 36 029 27478 25827 66 071 61 056 52 055 31 037 25827 24112 38 066 56 072 48 064 28 042 24112 22336 21 056 43 081 45 070 24 048 22336 20498 12 063 27 086 31 077 21 047 20498 18591 11 069 15 084 18 077 19 041 18591 16659 10 079 10 071 11 070 15 035 16659 14810 7 091 8 064 9 062 13 023 14810 13132 3 090 6 059 7 073 11 008 13132 11640 3 102 5 053 4 089 6 002 11640 10312 4 113 3 071 2 126 3 335 10312 9129 6 086 5 114 4 148 3 289 9129 8073 6 049 7 125 5 156 1 282 8073 7133 5 354 6 129 4 183 1 009 7133 6302 7 316 1 158 4 232 3 031 6302 5565 9 313 3 239 4 249 2 016 5565 4905 11 316 3 233 3 268 4 299 4905 4320 12 309 3*191 3*020 8 271 4320 3830 12 297 3*171 6*043 9 258 3830 3452 11 284 2 152 6 045 10 248 3452 3191 8 272 2 137 6 045 8 238 3191 3033 5*260 2 129 6 045 5*222 3033 2943 3*243 2 128 6 046 4*213 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