DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 25.5 - - 38.4 - - 45.7 - - 42.9 - - 34.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 100 - - 120 - - -3 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 677 - - 1653 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 3504 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3660 - - 4636 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 93 - - 913 - - 1353 - - 2088 - - 233 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 168 - - 240 - - 3 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 189 - - 103 - - 108 - - 090 - - 096 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -2 - - -5 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -309 - - -3038 - - -4105 - - -5296 - - -3243 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3252 - - 6699 - - 8742 - - 8240 - - 6188 sfcLCL ODpotential -9083 - - -12301 - - -12211 - - -13581 - - -14009 ODpotential blCL 12026 - - 15961 - - 16847 - - 16525 - - 16953 blCL maxRH 68 - - 68 - - 81 - - 96 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 25.5 - - 38.4 - - 45.7 - - 42.9 - - 34.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.1 - - 19.9 - - 18.1 - - 17.7 - - 18.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 28.6 - - 37.7 - - 44.8 - - 45.2 - - 39.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.4 - - 19.7 - - 17.9 - - 17.3 - - 18.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 100 - - 120 - - -3 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 677 - - 1653 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 24 - - 85 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 96517 33 089 37 091 36 078 42 089 35 091 96517 89425 29 088 20 078 19 087 22 079 26 080 89425 83896 18 066 12 095 7 078 6 050 18 056 83896 79279 9 073 6 097 7 053 3 175 7 355 79279 75280 8 062 1 168 3 329 3 041 8 006 75280 71715 8 313 5 010 1 112 6 271 8 344 71715 68467 9 258 12 293 10 315 10 329 8 009 68467 65465 4 256 9 290 15 298 18 302 14 331 65465 62670 17 322 11 327 15 304 18 294 17 307 62670 59964 21 305 18 322 22 310 18 312 20 310 59964 57160 21 305 27 306 28 303 29 309 23 309 57160 54247 30 312 34 310 37 303 30 300 27 319 54247 51471 39 315 42 312 35 306 42 314 47 306 51471 49021 49 314 42 315 48 313 53 298 44 297 49021 46848 56 311 54 318 56 306 51 300 36 309 46848 44885 64 312 70 311 63 305 56 314 49 322 44885 43099 61 300 74 304 61 306 71 308 72 312 43099 41473 34 305 66 315 62 311 70 301 80 294 41473 39976 82 350 79 344 68 315 64 304 81 301 39976 38576 98 348 93 343 71 324 67 309 86 305 38576 37256 93 344 89 343 76 330 71 309 84 299 37256 35976 86 339 83 342 75 332 72 306 80 299 35976 34675 81 333 78 330 70 326 72 305 80 302 34675 33325 82 326 78 321 69 317 74 308 79 305 33325 31930 84 325 80 318 73 314 77 311 75 305 31930 30477 81 324 79 317 77 315 79 310 71 304 30477 28956 79 315 74 315 76 313 80 310 70 302 28956 27369 72 309 70 313 74 312 75 312 65 305 27369 25720 65 307 69 314 71 312 66 312 60 309 25720 24010 58 305 62 314 62 309 60 311 59 310 24010 22241 51 307 53 310 52 306 55 310 54 309 22241 20407 42 312 46 311 45 307 46 306 45 311 20407 18503 39 314 43 322 40 308 36 308 41 309 18503 16573 40 313 40 324 33 313 33 308 38 304 16573 14723 39 314 33 321 31 316 31 302 34 299 14723 13048 32 315 26 318 30 313 28 298 29 298 13048 11564 25 316 18 313 25 308 25 299 26 296 11564 10246 20 315 14 310 18 303 20 298 20 289 10246 9070 13 311 10 304 13 297 14 286 15 279 9070 8022 8 297 6 278 10 285 12 274 12 261 8022 7092 7 286 5 253 9 272 11 273 9 253 7092 6269 7 281 4 232 7 267 9 271 7 246 6269 5540 6 278 4 215 4 256 7 280 2 218 5540 4886 6 278 3 202 2*155 1 260 4 125 4886 4306 5 286 2 135 5*113 3 116 7 130 4306 3820 3 297 5*110 5 110 4 104 9 130 3820 3446 2 281 6*107 5 107 4 097 8 122 3446 3189 3 229 5 104 5 106 4 093 6 110 3189 3032 4*200 5 101 5 105 4*091 3*099 3032 2943 3*189 5 100 5 103 3*090 2*096 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