DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 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 - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.1 - - 42.6 - - 48.6 - - 41.8 - - 34.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 5 - - 63 - - -38 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 2991 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 3927 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 2944 - - 5974 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 150 - - 499 - - 3608 - - 4070 - - 422 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 19 - - 240 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 0 - - 2 - - 27 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 232 - - 273 - - 320 - - 320 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 0 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -675 - - -1220 - - -214 - - -3569 - - -1544 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3619 - - 4164 - - 6188 - - 6514 - - 4488 sfcLCL ODpotential -6952 - - -4089 - - -1404 - - -6011 - - -5624 ODpotential blCL 9896 - - 7033 - - 7378 - - 8955 - - 8568 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 93 - - 75 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 30 - - 30 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.1 - - 42.6 - - 48.6 - - 41.8 - - 34.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.9 - - 35.0 - - 32.0 - - 24.0 - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.3 - - 42.8 - - 48.4 - - 43.3 - - 37.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.5 - - 34.3 - - 31.5 - - 23.8 - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 5 - - 63 - - -38 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 2991 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 101 - - 72 - - 0 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96493 30 087 24 066 39 066 29 084 30 087 96493 89429 27 085 18 082 16 067 22 074 22 099 89429 83920 13 103 9 098 5 083 6 066 17 073 83920 79303 7 104 8 109 2 126 1 151 10 052 79303 75291 6 083 6 096 4 206 4 079 7 049 75291 71718 7 003 4 123 5 231 4 288 8 027 71718 68465 5 308 8 250 9 270 6 240 8 303 68465 65467 10 266 12 256 15 264 9 307 11 296 65467 62681 11 272 12 266 21 265 15 288 12 318 62681 59971 22 278 11 272 13 255 18 278 10 287 59971 57121 27 251 22 283 21 284 23 288 22 295 57121 54158 33 263 35 277 27 284 44 293 39 292 54158 51348 45 267 41 270 47 286 51 285 45 285 51348 48832 44 263 47 271 53 279 48 283 43 294 48832 46594 45 271 53 272 47 279 53 293 48 300 46594 44588 55 274 52 273 49 284 56 294 51 304 44588 42771 62 272 52 279 50 286 54 297 52 309 42771 41107 63 273 55 280 51 294 55 308 66 318 41107 39574 63 274 52 288 62 303 70 313 83 316 39574 38153 60 273 60 297 72 304 78 308 79 314 38153 36829 59 275 67 295 73 305 78 313 78 324 36829 35562 64 280 68 290 76 307 84 319 83 331 35562 34281 69 282 67 291 79 307 91 316 85 332 34281 32953 68 281 67 298 81 307 86 315 81 327 32953 31581 63 278 69 304 83 308 79 316 74 320 31581 30148 60 277 72 307 80 309 76 316 72 317 30148 28644 60 279 74 308 75 310 75 314 73 316 28644 27074 62 283 75 309 70 310 73 313 70 314 27074 25441 60 286 73 309 66 308 69 313 57 308 25441 23749 56 288 65 306 64 306 65 312 47 312 23749 21997 53 288 57 299 61 306 61 311 45 310 21997 20181 50 287 52 291 58 303 56 308 52 306 20181 18305 47 285 49 287 54 296 53 305 61 308 18305 16406 47 284 47 285 52 291 52 303 61 310 16406 14584 46 284 46 284 52 290 50 303 53 311 14584 12929 41 282 43 285 50 290 46 303 42 312 12929 11463 33 279 37 284 44 289 40 302 33 313 11463 10164 31 285 31 282 36 284 35 296 25 311 10164 9008 31 292 29 288 34 283 31 290 21 307 9008 7979 29 296 28 295 33 287 28 291 20 306 7979 7062 28 301 28 301 32 297 27 300 19 309 7062 6250 28 306 31 306 30*305 27 310 20 315 6250 5528 26 308 32 305 29*313 27 319 20 323 5528 4879 20 304 30 303 28 319 27 324 19 330 4879 4302 14 295 24 301 28 321 26 326 17 336 4302 3818 11 288 17 298 27 321 25 326 16 336 3818 3445 9 281 11 292 27 322 22 324 13 330 3445 3188 7 273 7 285 25 322 19 323 8 314 3188 3032 4*257 4*274 23 322 16*321 6*281 3032 2943 0*232 2*273 17 322 10*320 5*259 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