DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/24 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1008z - - 1332z - - 1602z - - 1859z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.5 - - 61.5 - - 68.8 - - 68.4 - - 57.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 30 - - 321 - - 367 - - 87 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 317 - - 2378 - - 4552 - - 3769 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2918 - - 4453 - - 6161 - - 4782 - - 2918 Hcrit BL Top 3300 - - 5361 - - 7535 - - 6752 - - 2936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 887 - - 1872 - - 1876 - - 2169 - - 167 Hgt.Variab. W* 87 - - 376 - - 488 - - 284 - - 7 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 20 - - 20 - - 21 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 283 - - 306 - - 310 - - 308 - - 269 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 10 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 3 - - -11 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4769 - - -5089 - - -5417 - - -5801 - - -7351 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8070 - - 10451 - - 12952 - - 12553 - - 10288 sfcLCL ODpotential -14637 - - -13158 - - -12477 - - -12297 - - -15939 ODpotential blCL 17937 - - 18519 - - 20012 - - 19049 - - 18875 blCL maxRH 52 - - 38 - - 32 - - 43 - - 35 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.5 - - 61.5 - - 68.8 - - 68.4 - - 57.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.9 - - 25.9 - - 22.0 - - 23.5 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.4 - - 59.7 - - 66.8 - - 67.8 - - 58.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.8 - - 25.9 - - 21.8 - - 23.4 - - 23.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 30 - - 321 - - 367 - - 87 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 317 - - 2378 - - 4552 - - 3769 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 98165 18 291 11 313 12 265 7 262 17 272 98165 90777 13 291 15 279 17 278 16 277 19 283 90777 85068 16 289 19 272 20 273 22 283 20 287 85068 80323 17 302 19 274 18 268 24 286 22 291 80323 76244 16 299 19 269 23 277 25 287 21 286 76244 72646 21 301 18 279 23 274 21 285 18 296 72646 69389 24 300 18 281 21 282 22 291 19 305 69389 66394 27 300 21 292 22 283 24 287 23 303 66394 63620 28 297 24 294 24 289 27 289 27 302 63620 60945 26 295 24 295 24 289 27 287 28 308 60945 58160 31 301 29 309 24 300 25 299 30 303 58160 55256 39 300 39 306 37 305 37 308 34 314 55256 52490 42 294 46 297 51 298 50 304 46 310 52490 50023 43 293 46 299 51 290 52 291 47 296 50023 47802 46 306 47 305 41 285 37 286 40 287 47802 45765 54 310 46 307 34 301 27 320 46 324 45765 43901 56 309 48 314 46 325 63 333 63 326 43901 42199 57 309 55 320 67 326 75 323 67 320 42199 40636 59 313 64 320 78 319 71 313 62 313 40636 39182 64 316 70 316 78 312 66 307 56 310 39182 37815 71 316 74 311 74 308 61 307 52 324 37815 36502 75 314 76 308 70 311 59 311 56 336 36502 35175 76 313 77 307 67 314 58 316 59 340 35175 33807 75 314 77 308 65 316 58 324 59 341 33807 32397 71 315 75 310 62 317 59 329 56 338 32397 30929 67 316 71 314 60 318 59 329 50 332 30929 29394 62 320 66 322 58 323 58 328 46 325 29394 27789 58 327 64 331 56 328 55 329 46 320 27789 26119 56 331 63 335 53 332 50 331 46 320 26119 24386 54 330 60 336 49 332 44 331 45 322 24386 22597 52 332 59 336 47 328 41 326 41 322 22597 20749 40 326 56 332 48 328 41 326 36 324 20749 18833 33 316 53 330 48 327 41 330 35 332 18833 16882 28 314 40 330 48 331 39 338 33 345 16882 15007 24 314 29 317 39 337 34 348 27 359 15007 13308 22 317 24 317 28 326 24 349 14 005 13308 11802 20 321 20 321 25 331 17 344 6 004 11802 10461 19 324 19 323 21 337 14 356 6 024 10461 9263 18 325 19 322 18 336 16 001 9 026 9263 8191 19 324 20 320 18*328 17 354 12 014 8191 7235 20 319 21 317 19*323 19*340 17 359 7235 6387 22 312 23 316 20 317 21*325 21 346 6387 5635 23 306 24*314 21 310 22 312 24 336 5635 4957 24 308 23*312 21 307 22 307 24 327 4957 4355 25 312 21 308 21 307 22 305 24 319 4355 3849 24 311 20 306 21 306 21 304 23 312 3849 3460 20*300 19 304 20 305 21 303 20 306 3460 3191 16*286 17 303 19 304 20 302 16 297 3191 3028 14 282 16 302 18 304 18 301 12*284 3028 2935 11 280 14 302 15 304 15 301 6*269 2935 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