DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/14 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 - - - 40.6 - - 52.9 - - 46.1 - - 37.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 60 - - -3 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 253 - - 560 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3236 - - 3543 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 346 - - 599 - - 640 - - 101 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 97 - - 134 - - 0 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 115 - - 115 - - 100 - - 135 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -4 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2812 - - -5591 - - -4892 - - -3207 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6048 - - 9134 - - 7838 - - 6152 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14585 - - -14468 - - -15115 - - -15478 ODpotential blCL - - - 17821 - - 18011 - - 18060 - - 18422 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 45 - - 30 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.6 - - 52.9 - - 46.1 - - 37.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.1 - - 23.8 - - 22.9 - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.3 - - 52.5 - - 51.2 - - 43.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.5 - - 23.3 - - 22.5 - - 21.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 60 - - -3 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 253 - - 560 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96757 55 053 65 058 66 059 61 071 96757 89789 45 052 46 055 49 061 45 062 89789 84355 44 064 34 064 40 064 34 064 84355 79786 40 074 24 086 27 059 26 064 79786 75799 26 063 19 083 14 066 14 050 75799 72253 16 045 8 049 14 039 12 052 72253 69037 10 005 9 355 12 335 10 349 69037 66079 10 347 18 344 13 321 16 317 66079 63347 18 332 20 338 10 321 15 312 63347 60715 18 333 22 338 12 325 18 311 60715 57970 23 315 27 315 19 317 23 303 57970 55109 24 317 29 307 28 305 30 309 55109 52368 26 311 30 296 35 300 29 304 52368 49881 29 298 33 289 38 297 32 301 49881 47642 33 286 35 283 44 293 38 293 47642 45609 38 281 37 285 43 288 42 290 45609 43744 42 283 38 290 36 287 38 288 43744 42025 43 277 37 285 31 286 35 292 42025 40432 38 269 35 277 32 285 32 285 40432 38954 28 265 33 272 32 270 25 283 38954 37583 22 277 28 262 31 265 24 298 37583 36274 23 288 19 254 25 245 30 299 36274 34950 25 286 11 265 18 233 27 280 34950 33586 27 277 10 288 15 231 23 274 33586 32189 29 265 13 275 19 234 16 270 32189 30740 29 260 21 261 25 236 14 270 30740 29225 27 260 27 254 32 237 15 269 29225 27645 25 259 29 250 33 236 17 265 27645 25998 24 255 28 248 29 236 18 261 25998 24287 24 252 25 245 24 236 16 257 24287 22517 24 244 24 242 21 238 14 255 22517 20681 22 229 22 238 20 248 15 260 20681 18770 20 216 21 236 19 262 12 262 18770 16825 21 223 19 242 16 270 11 259 16825 14953 20 227 17 251 14 273 13 265 14953 13253 20 225 17 254 14 276 15 281 13253 11741 18 227 17 254 16 275 14 292 11741 10396 15 231 16 253 17 270 14 287 10396 9197 12 233 15 253 15 266 14 277 9197 8128 11 226 13 250 13 267 13 269 8128 7178 13 218 12 251 10 272 10 259 7178 6338 13 217 10 257 8 275 8 248 6338 5593 9 200 8 244 6 272 5 235 5593 4924 8 149 4 174 2 249 3 179 4924 4331 14 125 10 116 2 145 6 124 4331 3835 20 116 12*113 6 124 9 119 3835 3454 19*116 10*115 9 123 9 124 3454 3192 14*116 10 115 7 118 8 127 3192 3033 13 115 9 115 4*108 6*128 3033 2943 10 114 8 115 3*100 4*135 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