DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/07 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 52.1 - - 70.3 - - 80.9 - - 81.6 - - 66.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 174 - - 202 - - 0 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1022 - - 1895 - - 1544 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 3235 - - 3950 - - 2929 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 4005 - - 4878 - - 4527 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 75 - - 660 - - 1478 - - 2017 - - 74 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 231 - - 299 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 16 - - 21 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 146 - - 117 - - 329 - - 313 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -3 - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5043 - - -7542 - - -9929 - - -10101 - - -8343 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7988 - - 11547 - - 14808 - - 14629 - - 11290 sfcLCL ODpotential -15911 - - -14348 - - -14664 - - -14129 - - -15253 ODpotential blCL 18856 - - 18353 - - 19542 - - 18656 - - 18199 blCL maxRH 33 - - 40 - - 40 - - 43 - - 36 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 52.1 - - 70.3 - - 80.9 - - 81.6 - - 66.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.5 - - 30.6 - - 26.3 - - 27.8 - - 28.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.2 - - 69.1 - - 79.4 - - 81.7 - - 70.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.5 - - 30.5 - - 26.1 - - 27.7 - - 28.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 174 - - 202 - - 0 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1022 - - 1895 - - 1544 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97758 15 052 15 028 20 036 19 033 19 040 97758 90554 15 065 16 063 19 057 22 043 25 050 90554 84921 14 045 10 067 11 063 19 065 22 053 84921 80238 12 038 10 061 4 042 13 024 20 042 80238 76220 18 022 14 021 7 027 12 011 20 017 76220 72696 22 002 16 005 17 346 19 004 22 010 72696 69520 27 357 21 001 18 002 20 347 23 349 69520 66608 28 333 26 342 24 358 23 353 22 351 66608 63903 29 321 25 330 23 329 27 336 23 341 63903 61273 30 318 24 321 25 316 29 324 27 329 61273 58524 29 317 26 318 27 318 27 321 26 321 58524 55667 31 321 25 312 28 318 25 323 24 318 55667 52945 31 319 22 297 26 307 26 323 24 329 52945 50501 29 314 18 287 23 296 23 317 26 328 50501 48310 29 317 17 309 19 297 18 314 21 326 48310 46316 31 320 20 327 15 311 13 320 15 323 46316 44473 34 316 23 318 15 316 12 326 14 333 44473 42752 32 313 24 314 17 313 12 333 14 338 42752 41141 26 315 24 313 16 305 10 321 16 349 41141 39630 21 328 19 309 11 293 5 276 19 352 39630 38218 15 334 12 314 5 262 8 194 13 354 38218 36869 10 309 7 328 3 174 11 162 9 036 36869 35513 8 253 7 285 8 204 11 167 12 086 35513 34120 9 203 10 221 16 204 14 182 13 114 34120 32695 6 197 10 196 15 196 16 179 15 139 32695 31219 7 215 9 195 12 181 15 171 13 147 31219 29682 9 205 10 204 12 178 12 178 6 145 29682 28082 10 198 10 201 14 174 9 180 4 148 28082 26420 10 201 11 191 13 170 7 167 4 168 26420 24697 8 198 11 188 10 174 4 156 1 190 24697 22916 6 177 10 183 6 187 2 174 2 305 22916 21071 6 167 9 172 7 195 4 219 3 277 21071 19154 5 171 7 179 8 206 5 228 4 254 19154 17202 4 193 4 230 8 238 8 250 7 263 17202 15322 5 274 9 243 12 248 12 259 8 281 15322 13605 8 273 12 250 13 250 12 266 9 293 13605 12071 10 264 12 254 13 259 11 281 10 298 12071 10697 8 268 11 256 12 262 12 292 11 306 10697 9466 7 284 9 272 10 269 12 299 11 319 9466 8364 6 290 8 293 9 287 12 306 11 333 8364 7379 6 299 7 306 8 307 12 314 12 341 7379 6505 6 311 6 317 8 323 10 327 12 346 6505 5728 5 314 4 328 5 331 9 333 11 345 5728 5028 5 315 1 359 3*328 7*326 11 333 5028 4407 4 323 2*140 3*326 7*318 12 314 4407 3886 1 063 3*127 3 329 6 314 13 306 3886 3485 2 131 3 119 3 330 6 312 14 303 3485 3208 2 177 3 113 3 332 6 310 13 296 3208 3040 3*165 2 107 3 331 5 311 9*276 3040 2945 3*146 2 108 2 332 5 309 6*267 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