DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 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 - - - 45.0 - - 54.1 - - 49.3 - - 40.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 61 - - -4 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 80 - - 613 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3063 - - 3596 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 496 - - 927 - - 1178 - - 62 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 54 - - 139 - - 0 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 098 - - 063 - - 277 - - 237 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3351 - - -4727 - - -3748 - - -1882 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6414 - - 8323 - - 6694 - - 4826 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14398 - - -13637 - - -13207 - - -13444 ODpotential blCL - - - 17461 - - 17233 - - 16152 - - 16388 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 64 - - 63 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.0 - - 54.1 - - 49.3 - - 40.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.7 - - 28.3 - - 30.8 - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.8 - - 53.5 - - 54.0 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.2 - - 27.9 - - 30.3 - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 61 - - -4 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 80 - - 613 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95991 30 002 23 001 30 358 35 003 95991 89093 27 355 15 003 24 005 24 004 89093 83682 25 013 20 011 24 005 20 011 83682 79137 28 017 26 009 23 360 28 359 79137 75202 24 010 26 007 19 005 22 002 75202 71707 18 018 26 011 22 018 24 020 71707 68529 27 007 34 360 33 011 30 022 68529 65609 30 347 36 341 40 358 34 014 65609 62907 28 340 32 327 39 340 30 359 62907 60301 32 340 29 322 33 325 28 342 60301 57577 40 340 31 329 34 325 36 332 57577 54738 47 334 42 327 45 325 42 327 54738 52028 56 323 50 320 51 320 49 324 52028 49592 55 315 54 319 56 319 54 325 49592 47407 55 316 57 318 57 316 59 320 47407 45431 59 318 55 319 52 313 55 312 45431 43634 57 317 51 317 47 313 47 310 43634 41983 51 317 45 316 42 310 44 311 41983 40449 47 316 40 318 36 307 38 298 40449 39016 43 309 39 313 34 310 32 289 39016 37669 41 305 38 307 31 312 28 292 37669 36369 39 305 36 305 29 318 25 303 36369 35053 35 302 35 305 27 319 24 314 35053 33690 31 301 34 302 26 311 25 322 33690 32284 29 301 32 295 24 305 26 325 32284 30821 28 297 30 292 23 311 25 322 30821 29292 30 297 32 303 23 315 24 312 29292 27702 33 302 36 311 27 318 28 309 27702 26051 35 302 37 315 32 324 33 316 26051 24339 37 304 37 321 36 325 35 318 24339 22565 37 309 38 323 35 319 35 317 22565 20724 35 314 35 320 35 317 35 318 20724 18812 35 320 31 314 33 318 35 322 18812 16865 33 319 29 312 31 316 36 327 16865 14991 29 315 28 311 29 313 35 329 14991 13284 26 311 28 309 29 313 33 325 13284 11766 21 304 27 307 29 313 31 320 11766 10414 18 298 23 302 26 314 28 319 10414 9211 16 299 20 298 24 310 24 320 9211 8139 13 292 18 291 22 302 20 318 8139 7187 11 273 16 284 20 296 19 311 7187 6345 9 260 15 281 18 292 18 304 6345 5600 7 254 13 281 15 294 16 295 5600 4930 4 256 9 283 12 303 11 283 4930 4337 2 251 4 289 9 317 8 309 4337 3840 1 233 1*054 7 316 7 312 3840 3457 1 229 2*064 6 301 8 279 3457 3194 1*148 2 064 5 290 9 262 3194 3034 2*102 2 062 4*283 8*244 3034 2943 2 096 2 059 3*277 6*237 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