DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.2 - - 43.3 - - 40.1 - - 34.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 90 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 488 - - 1155 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3471 - - 4138 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 531 - - 1190 - - 1653 - - 566 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 137 - - 193 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 34 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 095 - - 290 - - 279 - - 208 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -5 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2537 - - -4006 - - -4904 - - -3549 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6008 - - 8145 - - 7849 - - 6493 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15941 - - -15027 - - -16043 - - -15534 ODpotential blCL - - - 19412 - - 19165 - - 18987 - - 18478 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 82 - - 95 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.2 - - 43.3 - - 40.1 - - 34.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.8 - - 18.3 - - 16.5 - - 16.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 42.6 - - 42.5 - - 38.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.6 - - 18.1 - - 16.3 - - 16.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 90 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 488 - - 1155 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 29 - - 79 - - 72 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] 97193 75 074 72 071 62 068 65 069 97193 89985 62 074 58 069 53 059 55 053 89985 84441 52 071 43 071 39 051 47 041 84441 79785 41 070 32 066 26 049 39 034 79785 75705 29 066 26 058 26 046 25 033 75705 72058 26 047 26 045 23 035 16 032 72058 68735 19 053 17 042 19 028 10 034 68735 65665 16 045 16 025 16 022 12 028 65665 62821 12 037 16 006 18 006 17 008 62821 60087 12 055 11 001 17 352 19 353 60087 57258 19 021 16 001 21 349 24 358 57258 54341 26 357 26 346 28 338 28 344 54341 51583 29 351 30 342 30 335 27 322 51583 49121 30 350 36 341 31 334 26 328 49121 46926 39 349 42 334 40 332 35 315 46926 44945 41 333 48 328 45 324 39 315 44945 43141 48 341 55 326 55 319 52 314 43141 41482 61 341 65 322 57 314 51 308 41482 39944 68 338 68 323 57 318 67 314 39944 38517 68 336 73 324 63 319 68 311 38517 37182 66 335 68 323 62 316 61 320 37182 35902 64 333 55 321 58 315 71 329 35902 34603 61 335 52 319 56 313 77 326 34603 33256 57 339 46 326 54 312 75 326 33256 31863 54 347 44 329 50 312 63 332 31863 30416 50 354 46 325 47 315 56 317 30416 28903 46 358 44 328 44 320 52 305 28903 27330 44 000 39 333 44 325 47 307 27330 25695 43 001 36 338 47 326 40 311 25695 23996 43 001 35 338 44 324 37 318 23996 22237 43 002 36 337 42 321 37 323 22237 20411 42 005 33 337 38 319 38 324 20411 18514 39 006 28 339 36 317 37 322 18514 16582 33 004 26 344 31 319 35 319 16582 14723 25 353 24 346 25 331 31 315 14723 13037 20 341 21 341 21 342 26 311 13037 11546 16 335 18 334 16 341 20 310 11546 10223 14 324 15 322 13 326 18 308 10223 9047 14 316 14 311 13 306 18 308 9047 8001 13 310 13 305 13 295 18 306 8001 7074 12 306 11 302 13 288 16 302 7074 6256 11 303 9 298 12 283 14 295 6256 5529 11 303 7 293 10 282 11 284 5529 4878 9 302 5 287 7 287 8 278 4878 4299 7 298 2*275 5 293 5 299 4299 3816 3*292 1*276 4 294 5 326 3816 3444 0*123 1 284 4 295 4 311 3444 3188 1 097 1 304 3 293 4 272 3188 3032 1 090 1 307 3*287 3*242 3032 2943 1 085 1 305 2*279 2*208 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