DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/06 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 - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.0 - - 47.3 - - 56.3 - - 53.5 - - 45.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 117 - - 138 - - -7 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 680 - - 1787 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 3698 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3663 - - 4770 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 134 - - 705 - - 1391 - - 2428 - - 131 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 177 - - 258 - - 2 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 11 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 124 - - 096 - - 099 - - 098 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -6 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -26 - - -2713 - - -3550 - - -4207 - - -2676 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2969 - - 6376 - - 8320 - - 7152 - - 5620 sfcLCL ODpotential -11413 - - -11982 - - -10081 - - -10868 - - -12095 ODpotential blCL 14356 - - 15645 - - 14851 - - 13813 - - 15039 blCL maxRH 77 - - 62 - - 59 - - 74 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.0 - - 47.3 - - 56.3 - - 53.5 - - 45.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.7 - - 30.1 - - 30.5 - - 32.9 - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.4 - - 46.5 - - 55.4 - - 55.8 - - 50.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.7 - - 29.9 - - 30.3 - - 32.7 - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 117 - - 138 - - -7 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 680 - - 1787 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95779 28 304 24 295 35 299 26 294 33 289 95779 88986 12 337 15 315 16 307 18 310 17 314 88986 83662 9 009 11 335 7 329 16 318 14 347 83662 79197 4 355 8 359 3 320 9 304 10 326 79197 75320 9 004 7 343 6 313 6 298 8 294 75320 71869 16 333 8 353 4 308 9 283 12 277 71869 68734 14 323 12 341 7 335 8 319 9 307 68734 65842 21 311 19 314 16 313 17 320 16 318 65842 63155 19 292 17 303 17 313 20 326 18 318 63155 60532 19 332 17 323 18 309 19 315 18 329 60532 57780 27 331 21 330 20 325 27 324 29 315 57780 54940 29 330 30 348 32 326 32 309 32 309 54940 52247 31 342 34 344 21 332 33 321 33 324 52247 49836 35 340 30 357 38 339 47 330 44 323 49836 47677 32 348 50 347 52 327 42 320 31 316 47677 45703 49 358 53 339 37 326 31 329 27 335 45703 43874 65 349 48 353 40 358 43 345 52 340 43874 42181 63 348 62 356 62 347 64 335 74 329 42181 40622 55 351 74 345 72 339 71 329 74 325 40622 39175 51 352 69 343 71 335 67 329 65 326 39175 37818 52 352 60 344 61 336 60 333 58 327 37818 36510 52 352 51 345 49 337 52 337 49 330 36510 35188 53 356 44 344 42 339 46 333 42 333 35188 33821 53 359 41 339 40 340 40 329 36 334 33821 32413 53 360 39 339 36 341 32 331 34 334 32413 30949 52 002 36 347 30 344 25 328 31 333 30949 29415 51 004 32 353 23 340 20 326 22 324 29415 27816 51 001 32 352 23 338 20 325 23 319 27816 26151 45 356 30 347 25 335 23 325 25 315 26151 24423 26 009 29 328 24 330 23 323 22 306 24423 22630 26 042 24 331 24 324 22 320 21 305 22630 20768 20 038 16 321 24 323 22 318 20 313 20768 18836 21 009 17 322 21 316 18 324 18 318 18836 16875 25 347 17 332 15 322 14 330 15 316 16875 14993 21 347 17 341 13 332 13 335 13 322 14993 13284 15 351 13 349 10 333 11 333 10 329 13284 11766 11 349 8 350 6 330 9 323 9 331 11766 10416 7 337 5 340 4 314 7 303 7 330 10416 9215 5 342 4 352 4 305 6 291 5 321 9215 8146 4 329 2 023 2 288 6 288 3 297 8146 7196 4 281 2 253 2 250 5 282 2 269 7196 6355 4 258 4 236 4 246 4 282 1 264 6355 5609 3 250 3 225 3 237 1 247 2 117 5609 4938 2 254 2 199 2*134 4 130 5 116 4938 4343 1 223 2 166 3*109 7 122 7 131 4343 3845 1 122 3*122 3 103 7 115 10 132 3845 3460 1 187 3*103 3 097 7 110 10 127 3460 3196 3 173 3 096 3 093 6 106 8 120 3196 3035 4*139 3 091 3 090 6*102 5*122 3035 2943 4*124 3 091 3 090 4*098 3*129 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