DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/20 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 - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 39.5 - - 56.8 - - 66.9 - - 64.9 - - 56.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -15 - - 167 - - 177 - - -2 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 926 - - 1996 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 3968 - - 2928 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3909 - - 4979 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 180 - - 556 - - 1099 - - 2259 - - 177 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 221 - - 291 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 10 - - 7 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 131 - - 109 - - 117 - - 090 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -4 - - -9 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2635 - - -5682 - - -6674 - - -7240 - - -5407 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5579 - - 9592 - - 11654 - - 10186 - - 8352 sfcLCL ODpotential -15607 - - -14841 - - -13407 - - -13532 - - -13283 ODpotential blCL 18551 - - 18750 - - 18386 - - 16477 - - 16228 blCL maxRH 65 - - 64 - - 72 - - 83 - - 83 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 39.5 - - 56.8 - - 66.9 - - 64.9 - - 56.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.1 - - 25.6 - - 26.4 - - 30.9 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.5 - - 55.6 - - 65.7 - - 66.4 - - 61.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.0 - - 25.6 - - 26.3 - - 30.8 - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -15 - - 167 - - 177 - - -2 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 926 - - 1996 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 32 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97252 20 315 27 294 20 294 17 302 19 288 97252 90069 13 318 13 264 23 269 22 310 13 284 90069 84518 17 300 13 303 19 251 26 285 22 290 84518 79909 17 257 20 295 14 280 16 277 18 277 79909 75920 14 245 18 265 18 287 8 290 13 276 75920 72373 16 283 15 259 16 264 12 266 18 287 72373 69152 14 279 14 271 15 268 13 260 17 275 69152 66188 15 292 14 267 18 274 16 268 16 256 66188 63434 24 295 14 272 19 267 21 265 19 266 63434 60775 25 290 20 277 20 270 22 255 24 265 60775 58011 20 276 25 281 26 279 21 266 22 258 58011 55139 15 267 21 273 27 274 26 277 19 265 55139 52396 11 258 13 241 23 263 29 278 23 282 52396 49938 5 298 6 215 18 240 27 271 29 281 49938 47748 16 334 7 329 9 238 21 261 32 275 47748 45764 26 328 16 334 9 291 16 267 28 270 45764 43937 27 325 21 328 15 308 17 279 27 272 43937 42245 19 327 22 322 18 308 22 288 23 282 42245 40677 14 340 20 315 20 306 23 302 29 299 40677 39224 9 351 16 302 23 304 30 309 35 306 39224 37867 5 011 14 297 24 300 33 312 38 311 37867 36558 5 030 13 298 24 303 30 311 35 311 36558 35231 8 004 11 301 25 309 27 310 32 309 35231 33856 7 355 11 301 25 311 27 309 27 308 33856 32438 5 347 12 300 23 309 26 309 24 307 32438 30965 9 327 13 308 20 307 22 306 21 304 30965 29429 13 332 12 317 16 305 16 300 17 300 29429 27832 9 341 8 323 12 302 14 298 15 287 27832 26176 7 343 6 322 10 296 11 294 10 275 26176 24457 5 349 4 309 10 298 9 291 11 281 24457 22676 4 354 2 287 8 297 7 293 12 284 22676 20831 3 359 2 300 7 299 6 300 12 279 20831 18918 4 359 2 341 5 305 4 295 12 277 18918 16974 5 004 2 023 2 286 4 284 10 271 16974 15104 4 018 1 066 2 229 3 269 7 262 15104 13401 3 056 1 133 3 198 4 262 6 255 13401 11884 3 106 3 152 4 207 5 270 7 251 11884 10529 4 127 3 134 4 210 5 276 7 248 10529 9320 4 122 3 105 3 210 5 276 7 260 9320 8239 3 087 3 081 2 207 6 279 8 263 8239 7276 3 047 3 095 2 207 7 284 9 254 7276 6421 3 025 3 133 2 190 6 286 6 246 6421 5661 3 036 5 151 3*157 4 293 2 199 5661 4977 4 085 7 147 6*124 1 262 5 137 4977 4370 8 108 10*123 7 119 2 128 8 140 4370 3862 16 119 11*112 7 116 3 109 10 136 3862 3471 19 126 10 109 7 114 3 100 9 129 3471 3202 17 131 10 108 7 112 3 094 7 122 3202 3038 12*134 9 107 7 111 3*092 4*115 3038 2944 6*131 8 107 6 112 2*090 1*119 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