DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 31.7 - - 50.2 - - 61.1 - - 57.6 - - 47.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 137 - - 146 - - -20 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 863 - - 2224 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 4039 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3846 - - 5207 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 147 - - 713 - - 1607 - - 2770 - - 210 Hgt.Variab. W* 2 - - 202 - - 283 - - 5 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 13 - - 11 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 147 - - 116 - - 105 - - 102 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -5 - - -7 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -950 - - -3763 - - -5634 - - -6464 - - -1606 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3893 - - 7610 - - 10842 - - 9409 - - 4551 sfcLCL ODpotential -11775 - - -10649 - - -10194 - - -11127 - - -7415 ODpotential blCL 14718 - - 14495 - - 15401 - - 14072 - - 10360 blCL maxRH 71 - - 72 - - 82 - - 79 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 31.7 - - 50.2 - - 61.1 - - 57.6 - - 47.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.3 - - 27.4 - - 23.8 - - 26.9 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 34.8 - - 49.4 - - 60.0 - - 59.7 - - 50.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.4 - - 27.4 - - 23.6 - - 26.9 - - 37.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 137 - - 146 - - -20 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 863 - - 2224 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 27 - - 18 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96243 22 265 33 270 30 279 36 275 38 288 96243 89251 14 288 23 263 29 272 19 289 20 273 89251 83839 14 314 18 261 21 264 11 286 12 281 83839 79280 11 291 16 262 16 251 13 267 13 288 79280 75303 12 266 18 254 12 234 16 257 14 279 75303 71770 16 253 20 242 16 236 14 268 14 268 71770 68560 21 246 19 232 21 234 18 285 15 271 68560 65591 23 253 16 235 22 230 24 258 21 260 65591 62816 27 247 17 241 19 240 22 246 24 254 62816 60109 25 244 21 242 22 253 25 252 28 249 60109 57267 26 250 26 242 31 247 29 248 30 241 57267 54310 33 258 30 243 34 245 32 244 31 236 54310 51491 38 251 32 243 36 251 33 245 31 241 51491 48971 38 245 37 245 40 250 37 246 34 250 48971 46737 38 250 40 246 41 246 39 239 41 246 46737 44732 43 253 41 253 40 247 38 237 43 241 44732 42911 49 251 46 251 42 247 40 239 44 239 42911 41238 53 247 50 244 46 244 40 240 43 238 41238 39694 58 248 53 243 51 239 42 240 44 240 39694 38266 69 247 58 244 57 235 47 236 44 240 38266 36937 70 246 60 245 60 235 50 233 43 240 36937 35661 68 247 62 245 60 235 52 233 45 238 35661 34370 67 248 63 243 57 236 52 232 50 233 34370 33036 65 249 62 240 56 236 49 229 52 230 33036 31661 63 248 62 239 55 233 46 226 52 230 31661 30232 63 247 59 240 53 230 44 226 51 232 30232 28739 62 249 54 244 51 229 45 230 49 234 28739 27183 57 255 51 246 50 229 48 233 47 234 27183 25563 51 256 48 243 47 228 49 234 46 231 25563 23884 44 256 45 240 42 226 43 231 49 230 23884 22150 41 260 40 241 38 226 32 223 45 229 22150 20361 39 262 36 245 31 227 27 220 30 223 20361 18512 37 265 33 252 24 229 24 218 22 216 18512 16632 33 263 31 256 21 238 20 215 19 216 16632 14820 29 259 29 255 20 238 18 221 18 216 14820 13166 25 256 26 253 19 234 18 226 18 214 13166 11690 21 253 22 249 18 229 18 224 18 204 11690 10372 17 250 17 243 17 226 18 218 16 195 10372 9192 13 245 14 233 15 224 15 217 12 181 9192 8135 9 231 12 217 12 220 10 214 12 152 8135 7192 7 199 11 199 9 210 5 183 14 138 7192 6353 9 164 11 181 7 184 6 132 17 129 6353 5608 10 142 10 164 8*138 10 111 21 122 5608 4937 12 128 11 137 11*108 15 106 26 114 4937 4342 15 119 15*119 12 106 16 105 30 103 4342 3844 17 115 14*117 12 105 16 105 25 097 3844 3461 16 118 13 116 11 104 14 104 18 097 3461 3196 12 132 13 116 11 104 13 104 13 102 3196 3035 9*137 12 115 10 103 10*103 9*112 3035 2944 4*147 10 115 9 104 6*102 5*124 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