DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 88.1 - - 88.8 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 217 - - 253 - - 26 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1266 - - 3025 - - 2844 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3528 - - 4857 - - 2929 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4249 - - 6008 - - 5827 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 931 - - 5891 - - 8344 - - 125 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 267 - - 377 - - 174 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 34 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 108 - - 266 - - 292 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -13 - - 10 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8854 - - -10039 - - -9770 - - -10714 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13104 - - 16048 - - 15597 - - 13660 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15152 - - -13663 - - -12240 - - -15905 ODpotential blCL - - - 19401 - - 19671 - - 18067 - - 18851 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 88 - - 99 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 88.1 - - 88.8 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.7 - - 27.3 - - 30.1 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.2 - - 86.3 - - 88.6 - - 80.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.6 - - 27.1 - - 29.9 - - 27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 217 - - 253 - - 26 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1266 - - 3025 - - 2844 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 51 - - 95 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98766 18 270 18 295 12 272 16 300 98766 91364 8 256 19 268 16 289 16 290 91364 85629 6 248 12 277 12 278 13 308 85629 80860 4 319 4 295 6 274 6 316 80860 76746 6 344 3 334 11 321 7 323 76746 73113 6 354 6 357 8 299 8 345 73113 69832 7 338 10 339 11 285 15 323 69832 66826 12 305 13 315 9 296 10 292 66826 64042 16 300 15 303 15 322 10 327 64042 61350 18 284 20 291 22 290 21 294 61350 58553 26 284 31 283 29 288 22 288 58553 55659 31 287 37 274 37 288 41 283 55659 52927 42 288 43 278 48 281 54 279 52927 50496 53 284 52 284 58 279 61 278 50496 48321 59 284 62 283 67 279 65 277 48321 46339 63 282 67 279 72 278 67 276 46339 44514 61 282 67 277 73 276 67 275 44514 42820 59 283 66 276 72 274 64 272 42820 41236 62 282 65 275 71 274 62 270 41236 39748 68 281 66 275 70 273 63 269 39748 38348 73 279 68 274 71 272 68 269 38348 37000 67 276 69 272 72 271 71 269 37000 35638 63 275 65 271 70 272 70 269 35638 34236 60 274 59 269 65 272 67 268 34236 32797 51 270 55 270 58 270 64 268 32797 31303 47 272 52 268 52 265 60 266 31303 29746 48 271 50 265 52 263 59 262 29746 28127 47 266 47 264 52 264 56 261 28127 26446 43 262 47 263 49 270 53 268 26446 24705 37 258 48 266 41 278 46 271 24705 22909 30 249 45 273 37 281 43 267 22909 21057 23 246 44 277 37 276 43 268 21057 19140 27 255 42 277 39 271 39 273 19140 17193 29 268 34 286 38 272 36 279 17193 15318 31 284 35 295 31 276 27 271 15318 13611 32 286 30 295 30 278 27 256 13611 12085 30 282 26 287 29 277 29 253 12085 10717 26 276 28 272 25 273 30 251 10717 9488 22 270 26 264 22 270 29 249 9488 8387 18 266 22 258 21 270 25 245 8387 7402 16 265 18 254 18 270 20 236 7402 6527 14 265 13*252 15*272 14 222 6527 5748 11 263 9*251 12*278 7 210 5748 5046 7 254 4 252 10 286 2 244 5046 4421 3*169 1 278 9 294 2 309 4421 3896 5*114 1 325 8 297 2 351 3896 3492 5 110 1 358 8 299 2 074 3492 3212 5 105 1 011 8 300 4 138 3212 3042 5 103 1 013 7 301 6*160 3042 2945 5 103 1 019 7 302 5*168 2945 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