DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/14 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 - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 40.1 - - 55.2 - - 65.0 - - 65.4 - - 52.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 204 - - 223 - - -9 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1647 - - 3285 - - 2084 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3777 - - 4998 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4630 - - 6268 - - 5067 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 153 - - 788 - - 1371 - - 2054 - - 163 Hgt.Variab. W* 2 - - 286 - - 371 - - 31 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 7 - - 12 - - 20 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 198 - - 305 - - 314 - - 311 - - 258 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -4 - - 5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2837 - - -4255 - - -4053 - - -5753 - - -4736 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5781 - - 8885 - - 10321 - - 10821 - - 7682 sfcLCL ODpotential -13214 - - -11050 - - -8611 - - -10290 - - -11400 ODpotential blCL 16158 - - 15680 - - 14879 - - 15357 - - 14345 blCL maxRH 85 - - 76 - - 73 - - 67 - - 73 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 40.1 - - 55.2 - - 65.0 - - 65.4 - - 52.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.7 - - 26.9 - - 30.1 - - 28.4 - - 30.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 43.3 - - 53.7 - - 63.5 - - 65.8 - - 55.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.7 - - 26.9 - - 30.0 - - 28.4 - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 204 - - 223 - - -9 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1647 - - 3285 - - 2084 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 41 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97378 16 052 0 128 10 324 13 014 10 022 97378 90217 12 072 5 061 8 090 11 061 12 092 90217 84662 3 126 4 063 3 038 8 041 8 093 84662 80045 1 071 8 079 5 220 7 294 8 337 80045 76062 9 242 1 043 3 232 8 208 8 256 76062 72537 8 252 3 175 8 244 9 253 11 265 72537 69356 10 283 6 276 8 255 11 237 13 246 69356 66424 15 258 12 245 15 266 17 282 11 283 66424 63692 17 255 11 254 18 252 24 273 19 290 63692 61044 18 274 9 257 12 227 20 271 20 279 61044 58272 19 268 19 289 19 284 19 274 17 288 58272 55372 19 282 24 290 24 286 25 281 24 292 55372 52593 20 294 21 296 26 297 28 290 28 304 52593 50086 16 315 21 311 35 300 35 289 37 307 50086 47837 25 326 27 324 31 310 35 285 39 294 47837 45789 33 328 35 333 32 329 30 307 33 283 45789 43902 36 330 37 333 38 333 35 326 27 305 43902 42155 37 333 38 333 40 328 41 324 31 315 42155 40541 36 336 37 334 41 322 44 319 35 321 40541 39046 37 339 36 334 40 329 43 317 36 337 39046 37657 38 345 36 338 38 338 37 326 34 348 37657 36334 38 352 36 345 39 345 34 338 30 355 36334 35006 36 356 34 352 40 348 38 342 29 356 35006 33639 35 352 37 355 42 349 44 341 31 353 33639 32238 32 347 41 355 41 351 48 337 34 347 32238 30787 28 349 41 354 40 352 44 338 33 342 30787 29272 32 350 39 357 39 351 39 339 29 344 29272 27691 32 356 40 000 38 353 37 338 29 351 27691 26045 32 006 41 002 36 000 33 345 30 355 26045 24336 33 007 38 003 34 003 32 354 29 002 24336 22565 32 008 33 006 33 006 32 001 27 009 22565 20729 31 010 33 011 32 008 30 009 28 012 20729 18824 29 014 35 014 30 008 28 012 29 015 18824 16888 27 016 35 017 30 006 27 009 28 017 16888 15025 26 016 31 018 28 009 26 006 25 018 15025 13333 26 016 25 018 25 017 23 012 21 016 13333 11827 24 014 22 016 21 021 20 022 15 017 11827 10484 21 009 19 014 17 018 18 023 12 028 10484 9282 18 360 16 007 14 010 18 012 13 033 9282 8207 16 350 14 358 14 354 18 353 15 028 8207 7248 15 343 14 347 15 335 20 335 17 015 7248 6397 13 334 13 338 14*320 22 322 20 359 6397 5642 11 328 12 329 14*316 23*316 25 345 5642 4963 10 326 10*318 13 315 23*313 27 335 4963 4360 7 329 7*304 13 314 22 312 27 327 4360 3855 6 327 7 305 12 314 21 311 24 321 3855 3467 6 302 7 305 11 312 20 309 19 311 3467 3199 5 269 6 306 11 313 18 308 14 290 3199 3036 3*222 6 306 10 313 16 307 11*272 3036 2944 2*198 5 307 9 312 12 305 7*258 2944 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