DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.6 - - 50.4 - - 53.0 - - 50.2 - - 44.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 52 - - 81 - - -36 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1425 - - 2235 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 3714 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4408 - - 5218 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1742 - - 1210 - - 1421 - - 3277 - - 691 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 181 - - 242 - - 14 - - 9 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 19 - - 26 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 302 - - 308 - - 315 - - 301 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1212 - - 815 - - -682 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 3196 - - 4403 - - 3627 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential -234 - - 238 - - -777 - - -2229 - - -3370 ODpotential blCL 3178 - - 4170 - - 5995 - - 5174 - - 6314 blCL maxRH 100 - - 99 - - 91 - - 87 - - 83 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 20 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.6 - - 50.4 - - 53.0 - - 50.2 - - 44.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 47.8 - - 46.3 - - 43.7 - - 44.4 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.6 - - 50.0 - - 52.6 - - 51.6 - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 47.7 - - 45.6 - - 42.9 - - 43.9 - - 41.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 52 - - 81 - - -36 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1425 - - 2235 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 94 - - 63 - - 49 - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 7 - - 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] 96405 18 313 18 295 32 292 14 322 19 304 96405 89565 8 006 6 338 12 295 8 306 13 352 89565 84211 11 322 9 340 4 028 9 281 11 335 84211 79696 11 297 17 308 8 336 7 286 8 308 79696 75759 9 280 16 292 14 289 12 293 9 321 75759 72248 13 271 12 281 11 286 13 290 7 298 72248 69042 10 276 13 260 13 274 16 276 14 285 69042 66081 9 279 13 246 13 262 17 264 18 272 66081 63332 16 275 11 258 15 272 17 270 17 270 63332 60670 22 267 16 275 19 270 19 278 16 280 60670 57881 22 265 18 272 21 277 22 282 21 288 57881 54974 20 264 20 280 23 286 26 292 24 293 54974 52201 21 266 23 284 28 288 32 298 29 303 52201 49709 24 264 26 277 30 288 35 307 34 317 49709 47477 26 263 25 274 28 297 39 316 46 326 47477 45446 31 253 25 276 29 301 45 320 54 318 45446 43575 29 239 23 270 26 297 47 322 55 311 43575 41833 27 229 22 252 21 298 45 326 52 313 41833 40201 26 226 24 237 19 309 42 328 50 320 40201 38666 33 231 27 239 23 303 39 326 49 328 38666 37219 44 231 32 235 24 276 35 327 50 339 37219 35828 62 225 40 224 17 258 31 327 56 346 35828 34427 70 219 54 219 18 253 29 328 57 345 34427 32990 75 211 70 214 27 239 24 317 56 343 32990 31524 74 207 74 208 39 216 14 308 45 342 31524 30024 68 205 68 204 47 201 13 285 44 354 30024 28485 60 203 60 200 45 188 23 217 36 342 28485 26915 54 203 51 200 42 191 23 207 15 304 26915 25312 50 205 39 203 38 206 15 219 16 230 25312 23660 44 202 29 204 20 216 14 213 16 221 23660 21955 37 195 23 208 16 195 12 238 19 273 21955 20188 28 199 15 202 9 191 14 292 20 290 20188 18354 28 244 9 280 8 325 17 307 16 333 18354 16485 16 261 3 336 10 345 15 327 19 349 16485 14684 7 211 3 055 8 342 16 343 20 355 14684 13043 10 195 2 001 11 340 17 347 20 005 13043 11580 6 211 8 345 17 346 17 343 21 006 11580 10276 5 162 13 351 17 345 18 341 22 003 10276 9110 7 126 16 004 16 348 21 341 21 360 9110 8066 7 102 15 002 17 343 25 338 21 357 8066 7135 4 051 13 352 22 335 29 334 21 352 7135 6309 7 340 13 338 27 328 31 330 23 344 6309 5574 10 328 17 325 28*322 32 326 26 336 5574 4913 13 319 20*317 28*318 32 322 30 329 4913 4325 16 317 21*311 27 316 31 319 34 323 4325 3833 18 317 21 309 27 315 29 316 32 318 3833 3454 16 313 20 307 26 314 26 311 27 311 3454 3193 13 307 19 306 24 313 21 306 20 298 3193 3034 12*305 17 305 22 312 18*304 16*293 3034 2943 8*302 13 303 17 312 12*301 9*287 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