DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/27 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 - - - 47.0 - - 56.9 - - 50.1 - - 40.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 57 - - -6 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 292 - - 944 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3275 - - 3927 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 529 - - 1053 - - 726 - - 68 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 107 - - 156 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 7 - - 4 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 101 - - 091 - - 117 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2756 - - -5692 - - -5349 - - -3701 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6031 - - 9619 - - 8294 - - 6645 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10402 - - -10779 - - -11694 - - -12758 ODpotential blCL - - - 13677 - - 14706 - - 14639 - - 15702 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 84 - - 79 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.0 - - 56.9 - - 50.1 - - 40.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 25.5 - - 24.7 - - 22.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 56.5 - - 54.5 - - 45.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 25.1 - - 24.5 - - 22.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 57 - - -6 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 292 - - 944 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 36 - - 15 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96473 9 039 23 065 24 082 20 069 96473 89397 12 069 19 064 22 077 15 059 89397 83873 17 061 17 083 10 071 13 040 83873 79262 16 053 12 065 9 047 13 041 79262 75274 10 050 8 032 10 355 14 043 75274 71731 7 030 10 344 13 342 16 027 71731 68509 8 014 14 312 19 333 19 356 68509 65538 12 347 20 312 17 316 17 342 65538 62786 21 335 18 312 19 315 16 334 62786 60101 24 312 22 307 23 311 26 324 60101 57291 27 300 25 300 36 301 36 293 57291 54376 34 306 35 305 38 288 34 289 54376 51589 44 294 40 295 40 284 34 287 51589 49082 43 283 42 282 45 285 44 290 49082 46848 42 280 44 273 50 283 50 279 46848 44839 46 278 45 275 51 282 46 271 44839 43011 48 272 49 276 50 280 43 273 43011 41324 44 270 54 271 51 281 50 282 41324 39762 45 275 58 262 57 277 65 284 39762 38322 47 283 60 257 61 270 76 278 38322 36992 49 285 61 258 65 274 76 274 36992 35721 48 279 65 261 70 277 73 274 35721 34434 45 272 65 261 69 276 73 275 34434 33102 45 267 63 261 63 274 71 275 33102 31731 48 264 61 263 57 280 64 277 31731 30306 49 263 60 265 55 290 60 279 30306 28818 46 264 59 266 55 295 57 281 28818 27266 42 267 57 266 56 294 56 283 27266 25652 40 270 54 266 55 291 54 285 25652 23978 42 272 51 266 52 290 49 284 23978 22246 43 270 49 269 46 292 45 284 22246 20451 42 268 48 272 42 290 41 285 20451 18586 41 270 47 274 41 282 39 285 18586 16685 41 274 46 273 40 276 37 282 16685 14852 39 277 39 269 36 272 36 279 14852 13183 34 277 32 265 33 271 34 279 13183 11696 28 273 30 268 31 274 31 280 11696 10370 23 265 27 273 29 277 27 281 10370 9185 19 255 25 277 25 277 24 278 9185 8126 16 247 24 281 20 276 19 271 8126 7182 14 247 21 280 15 272 16 264 7182 6345 12 249 17 275 12 266 14 262 6345 5602 9 245 13 269 10 258 14 258 5602 4933 6 211 8 253 8 249 12 249 4933 4338 8 151 3*188 3 224 7 222 4338 3840 14 127 7*107 4 124 7 146 3840 3458 15*123 7 101 9 105 10 125 3458 3194 12*120 7 100 8 100 10 116 3194 3034 12 119 7 099 6*095 8*114 3034 2943 10 118 7 098 4*091 7*117 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