DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/18 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 0949z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1557z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.5 - - 63.8 - - 70.9 - - 69.8 - - 62.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 162 - - 297 - - 81 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2178 - - 4682 - - 3891 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 4086 - - 6182 - - 4812 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 5161 - - 7665 - - 6874 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 407 - - 2232 - - 2433 - - 2451 - - 437 Hgt.Variab. W* 13 - - 297 - - 461 - - 281 - - 4 W* B/S 1 - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 252 - - 298 - - 301 - - 313 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -3 - - -9 - - -6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -546 - - -250 - - -1177 - - -1370 - - -4400 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3491 - - 5411 - - 8843 - - 8245 - - 7345 sfcLCL ODpotential -3821 - - -2201 - - -3159 - - -3222 - - -8186 ODpotential blCL 6766 - - 7362 - - 10824 - - 10096 - - 11131 blCL maxRH 74 - - 76 - - 74 - - 83 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.5 - - 63.8 - - 70.9 - - 69.8 - - 62.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 49.2 - - 50.0 - - 42.1 - - 43.8 - - 40.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.8 - - 62.7 - - 69.0 - - 69.3 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 48.6 - - 49.1 - - 41.8 - - 43.6 - - 40.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 162 - - 297 - - 81 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2178 - - 4682 - - 3891 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 34 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 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] 98521 3 187 2 304 0 043 5 241 5 286 98521 91235 9 087 3 340 12 055 8 046 9 046 91235 85610 15 093 6 116 11 031 14 066 12 082 85610 80923 11 082 15 115 4 178 7 045 13 087 80923 76854 10 073 13 116 10 137 5 167 7 084 76854 73238 5 075 11 103 11 122 7 163 3 036 73238 69957 7 127 8 080 11 120 3 180 2 134 69957 66922 8 122 3 146 7 132 2 193 8 124 66922 64090 6 111 9 165 7 157 4 182 7 164 64090 61344 7 185 10 171 10 178 6 164 9 183 61344 58470 15 192 11 175 13 176 10 177 12 181 58470 55481 15 194 10 194 8 183 10 196 7 218 55481 52637 14 189 15 203 9 226 9 230 8 249 52637 50082 8 190 17 195 16 221 14 239 12 248 50082 47790 6 234 12 194 16 225 16 234 14 235 47790 45713 13 239 7 215 17 235 16 244 13 239 45713 43813 22 236 10 233 19 229 20 251 15 258 43813 42060 23 239 12 230 21 229 23 241 22 250 42060 40435 24 244 14 238 17 222 24 226 27 237 40435 38928 26 242 16 250 10 212 22 212 24 236 38928 37527 22 240 19 245 5 225 14 184 19 234 37527 36198 14 240 17 218 9 218 9 132 7 178 36198 34875 9 234 10 209 10 173 12 120 11 136 34875 33524 6 252 9 210 7 164 13 135 13 126 33524 32134 9 259 11 205 8 184 11 137 10 117 32134 30687 9 263 12 211 9 205 12 129 6 110 30687 29174 8 264 10 228 5 224 7 145 2 104 29174 27598 7 272 5 245 4 259 3 192 1 123 27598 25958 6 272 3 258 5 246 2 262 2 144 25958 24256 8 279 4 302 5 245 3 263 1 106 24256 22495 11 295 6 329 4 264 3 267 2 014 22495 20671 11 306 6 313 4 276 3 302 5 029 20671 18780 9 317 6 288 6 267 4 344 8 055 18780 16856 8 307 6 274 9 262 8 348 7 057 16856 15005 9 304 7 287 8 273 7 339 4 048 15005 13322 9 305 9 292 7 300 6 318 0 132 13322 11825 10 313 10 297 9 307 8 304 4 259 11825 10488 11 320 10 309 9 308 11 305 6 291 10488 9294 12 322 11 315 10 314 12 315 7 310 9294 8225 13 322 12 316 11*312 13 323 8 317 8225 7270 13 317 13 314 12*309 13*321 9 320 7270 6422 13 312 14 312 12 306 13*318 10 321 6422 5667 13 317 13*308 12 303 13 316 10 321 5667 4986 12 323 12*302 13 301 14 313 11 321 4986 4379 11 316 12 299 13 298 14 312 12 321 4379 3869 10 297 12 298 12 296 13 311 12 323 3869 3476 11 282 12 297 12 295 13 310 12 322 3476 3204 10 269 11 296 12 294 13 309 10 319 3204 3039 8*256 11 296 11 294 12 310 7*308 3039 2944 4*252 9 296 10 293 10 309 4*295 2944 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