DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/29 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0956z - - 1327z - - 1555z - - 1855z - - 2155z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 46.1 - - 63.9 - - 72.6 - - 74.5 - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 9 - - 229 - - 257 - - 16 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1614 - - 4324 - - 2853 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 3797 - - 5842 - - 2928 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4597 - - 7307 - - 5836 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 179 - - 1360 - - 1850 - - 4878 - - 243 Hgt.Variab. W* 21 - - 296 - - 427 - - 148 - - 3 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 15 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 8 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 BL Wind Direction 132 - - 112 - - 116 - - 082 - - 269 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -4 - - -9 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2674 - - -5785 - - -5005 - - -7125 - - -7842 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5618 - - 10383 - - 12313 - - 12962 - - 10788 sfcLCL ODpotential -11257 - - -11648 - - -9563 - - -11144 - - -13372 ODpotential blCL 14201 - - 16245 - - 16870 - - 16980 - - 16318 blCL maxRH 53 - - 68 - - 69 - - 92 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 46.1 - - 63.9 - - 72.6 - - 74.5 - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.0 - - 28.6 - - 28.5 - - 27.5 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.1 - - 62.4 - - 71.0 - - 74.4 - - 69.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.0 - - 28.5 - - 28.4 - - 27.3 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 9 - - 229 - - 257 - - 16 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1614 - - 4324 - - 2853 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 67 - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97803 6 337 4 321 9 241 10 224 16 287 97803 90538 7 028 3 009 2 149 4 249 8 279 90538 84919 4 165 1 352 3 098 4 177 5 105 84919 80260 7 148 2 200 5 238 7 008 10 080 80260 76232 6 091 4 175 7 222 7 318 11 055 76232 72645 8 024 4 106 3 251 11 275 9 020 72645 69377 5 339 5 347 4 123 14 232 12 304 69377 66364 15 267 17 272 13 263 11 223 13 262 66364 63558 17 259 18 254 18 248 9 236 15 239 63558 60820 18 264 22 256 23 263 21 273 16 222 60820 57953 20 268 27 254 33 256 26 273 15 246 57953 54975 27 271 28 255 33 248 28 258 21 260 54975 52139 32 271 28 260 33 248 35 246 32 251 52139 49612 37 268 35 255 36 250 40 242 41 239 49612 47368 43 265 42 255 42 251 43 242 45 234 47368 45343 52 263 51 255 50 249 49 240 49 233 45343 43499 60 257 61 252 62 248 59 240 56 232 43499 41811 64 253 73 249 76 245 73 237 67 229 41811 40254 71 251 83 247 87 241 86 232 77 225 40254 38806 74 251 87 246 90 239 86 229 80 221 38806 37446 74 252 87 245 88 238 85 228 79 220 37446 36136 74 255 86 245 86 238 84 228 77 222 36136 34812 71 256 83 245 82 238 80 229 73 223 34812 33446 67 256 77 246 80 238 74 231 69 223 33446 32041 63 256 71 246 75 239 70 232 67 223 32041 30582 60 256 67 246 69 239 65 232 65 222 30582 29061 56 256 63 246 64 238 62 232 62 221 29061 27480 54 256 59 246 60 237 60 232 60 223 27480 25842 51 256 55 246 57 237 57 231 58 226 25842 24147 48 256 50 246 54 238 52 230 53 228 24147 22399 44 256 46 247 49 239 47 231 49 225 22399 20593 41 255 42 248 43 241 41 232 48 221 20593 18722 38 253 38 248 37 243 37 230 48 218 18722 16822 34 251 34 245 33 241 37 229 47 215 16822 14990 29 249 28 239 30 238 36 228 41 215 14990 13322 22 246 24 233 26 237 30 220 29 218 13322 11835 17 241 20 228 22 239 23 215 18 232 11835 10504 13 238 16 222 18 238 18 215 12 241 10504 9311 9 232 11 208 14 233 12 208 4 196 9311 8242 7 215 8 191 9*219 7 187 7 125 8242 7285 6 191 7 170 5*146 5 150 10 110 7285 6435 6 169 8 145 5 121 6*098 11 099 6435 5678 5 153 10 130 5 117 6*087 13 097 5678 4994 4 137 10*118 5 114 6 084 13 098 4994 4385 5 108 9*115 5 112 6 082 12 099 4385 3873 6 103 9 113 5 109 6 080 10 100 3873 3478 5 112 9 112 5 107 6 079 7 100 3478 3205 5 126 8 110 5 106 6 079 4 097 3205 3039 5*128 7 109 4 107 6 079 1*091 3039 2945 2*132 7 109 4 106 5 078 0*269 2945 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