DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/29 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.2 - - 44.8 - - 40.1 - - 31.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 125 - - -23 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1378 - - 2198 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 3930 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4361 - - 5181 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1545 - - 771 - - 2134 - - 175 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 217 - - 267 - - 4 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 15 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 109 - - 106 - - 127 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -6 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5161 - - -4385 - - -5060 - - -4222 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9522 - - 9567 - - 8005 - - 7166 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13065 - - -10948 - - -12222 - - -13164 ODpotential blCL - - - 17426 - - 16129 - - 15166 - - 16107 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 85 - - 89 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.2 - - 44.8 - - 40.1 - - 31.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.3 - - 13.5 - - 15.8 - - 11.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 44.0 - - 42.1 - - 35.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.2 - - 13.3 - - 15.7 - - 11.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 125 - - -23 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1378 - - 2198 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 38 - - 54 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97071 82 096 66 102 63 086 68 092 97071 89875 63 095 58 097 64 089 70 091 89875 84256 44 098 47 094 57 085 69 090 84256 79550 36 093 35 082 46 086 56 089 79550 75463 29 075 24 086 28 078 34 080 75463 71832 14 050 22 060 23 071 20 072 71832 68533 9 035 17 031 23 053 19 063 68533 65492 11 360 15 359 21 012 23 029 65492 62670 13 356 12 341 19 330 23 358 62670 59933 22 355 12 345 15 326 23 335 59933 57071 28 340 19 336 21 323 24 331 57071 54102 34 327 27 333 27 334 32 332 54102 51286 38 309 38 317 34 321 31 324 51286 48764 38 305 40 305 34 317 33 331 48764 46508 41 304 40 315 39 322 39 320 46508 44471 44 314 52 314 42 314 39 318 44471 42616 54 312 52 312 42 312 42 321 42616 40916 57 304 58 314 47 318 44 322 40916 39344 58 301 60 305 53 316 47 324 39344 37882 66 297 55 299 54 316 52 322 37882 36521 67 294 52 300 56 318 59 318 36521 35224 57 296 52 305 57 316 61 313 35224 33927 59 295 54 310 54 310 59 308 33927 32600 66 291 55 309 51 306 59 302 32600 31240 68 297 57 303 52 305 60 298 31240 29831 66 308 62 300 55 306 61 295 29831 28357 58 313 65 304 56 305 62 294 28357 26822 51 310 61 312 54 304 60 294 26822 25226 48 308 48 309 49 302 55 294 25226 23570 48 311 46 297 43 296 49 292 23570 21855 47 313 43 294 40 283 44 287 21855 20077 38 314 34 283 38 270 38 281 20077 18235 30 314 29 269 33 257 33 278 18235 16366 23 306 25 264 27 250 29 269 16366 14570 19 296 17 270 21 248 22 253 14570 12937 14 298 11 278 17 236 20 247 12937 11482 10 303 6 274 14 220 21 244 11482 10183 5 320 5 247 13 206 22 237 10183 9022 2 005 5 205 14 199 20 230 9022 7984 2 077 7 174 13 192 16 223 7984 7059 4 119 9 163 12 183 11 203 7059 6240 9 140 11 149 13 161 14 153 6240 5517 14 132 15*122 16 132 23 124 5517 4869 18*124 16*112 20 113 30 112 4869 4294 18*121 15 111 20 111 31 103 4294 3813 18 119 15 109 19 110 26 103 3813 3442 17 118 15 108 17 109 19 106 3442 3186 16 117 14 107 14 109 14 112 3186 3031 15 117 13 106 11*108 9*121 3031 2942 12 117 11 106 6*106 5*127 2942 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