DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 18.5 - - 29.8 - - 37.6 - - 36.3 - - 28.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -23 - - 40 - - 137 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 268 - - 1301 - - 66 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2925 - - 3317 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2942 - - 3251 - - 4284 - - 3049 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 82 - - 888 - - 1041 - - 1707 - - 338 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 92 - - 232 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 238 - - 273 - - 320 - - 053 - - 127 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 0 - - -4 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1175 - - -3220 - - -3641 - - -3898 - - -1628 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4118 - - 6471 - - 7925 - - 6947 - - 4571 sfcLCL ODpotential -10971 - - -10136 - - -9878 - - -9541 - - -9045 ODpotential blCL 13913 - - 13387 - - 14162 - - 12590 - - 11988 blCL maxRH 53 - - 46 - - 40 - - 42 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 18.5 - - 29.8 - - 37.6 - - 36.3 - - 28.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 11.5 - - 12.3 - - 13.5 - - 16.6 - - 19.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 21.9 - - 29.5 - - 36.7 - - 36.9 - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 11.3 - - 11.5 - - 12.7 - - 15.9 - - 18.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -23 - - 40 - - 137 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 268 - - 1301 - - 66 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 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] 94009 76 288 85 288 80 289 61 288 93 285 94009 87512 68 296 70 293 64 293 62 298 74 289 87512 82416 56 297 53 295 56 299 60 304 56 294 82416 78106 45 298 41 294 52 299 53 304 43 294 78106 74311 37 303 34 288 48 292 50 306 36 308 74311 70897 34 307 27 283 43 288 52 308 37 315 70897 67767 33 301 25 285 39 289 50 306 39 314 67767 64860 35 299 31 297 40 295 45 308 40 312 64860 62143 37 305 35 299 42 298 40 308 40 311 62143 59494 37 309 35 299 38 301 39 303 41 311 59494 56709 38 310 34 302 37 305 37 299 40 308 56709 53793 41 310 37 311 40 307 37 307 41 308 53793 50991 43 311 42 313 42 307 42 311 42 315 50991 48467 47 318 44 313 43 313 44 313 47 319 48467 46209 54 322 46 321 46 316 45 319 50 319 46209 44170 60 323 52 324 48 319 47 324 49 322 44170 42319 64 326 55 329 50 324 51 323 50 324 42319 40627 65 330 58 332 53 327 53 324 51 324 40627 39074 66 334 61 335 57 332 56 334 56 331 39074 37649 69 337 67 339 63 336 72 342 71 337 37649 36333 74 340 76 340 72 339 89 341 80 336 36333 35077 78 341 81 342 80 339 92 337 79 338 35077 33804 79 342 84 342 82 339 90 337 81 338 33804 32486 78 341 84 342 82 339 90 338 83 334 32486 31127 72 341 80 342 81 340 90 340 82 334 31127 29714 65 341 69 342 76 341 87 342 76 339 29714 28237 59 344 60 343 66 342 85 344 69 341 28237 26703 56 345 57 347 57 342 76 347 64 340 26703 25110 55 343 57 348 49 340 56 341 58 340 25110 23459 57 343 56 346 44 341 43 331 48 337 23459 21756 58 343 55 344 43 343 36 330 38 331 21756 19999 57 342 54 343 41 341 32 332 30 322 19999 18177 56 342 53 343 40 341 30 331 29 318 18177 16323 55 342 51 347 39 342 30 332 28 317 16323 14532 51 342 44 352 36 344 29 334 26 320 14532 12898 46 340 35 353 29 345 25 335 23 327 12898 11441 41 334 27 350 22 340 21 331 20 326 11441 10144 37 331 22 346 18 333 16 327 16 321 10144 8988 31 328 18 346 14 334 11 322 11 311 8988 7957 27 325 15 346 10 338 8 309 9 291 7957 7040 24 324 11 343 6 331 7 291 9 277 7040 6227 22 323 9 332 5 306 7 286 8 269 6227 5507 20 319 8 315 5 290 7 290 5 269 5507 4860 17 314 10 303 5*290 4 299 2 287 4860 4287 15 308 10 291 4*304 2 328 0 143 4287 3808 13 305 10 282 4 315 2 016 2 149 3808 3440 11 294 9*271 4 323 2 033 3 146 3440 3185 10 266 7*272 4 330 2*042 3 137 3185 3030 9*245 6 273 4 331 2*048 2*127 3030 2942 6*238 5 276 3 332 2 055 2*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