DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.6 - - 76.1 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 173 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 686 - - 1829 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 3838 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3669 - - 4812 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 628 - - 2311 - - - - - 87 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 200 - - 280 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 115 - - 103 - - - - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -8 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7087 - - -9574 - - - - - -7861 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10757 - - 14387 - - - - - 10807 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15816 - - -15728 - - - - - -17468 ODpotential blCL - - - 19485 - - 20540 - - - - - 20414 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 82 - - - - - 22 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.6 - - 76.1 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.5 - - 23.4 - - - - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 74.9 - - - - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 23.3 - - - - - 23.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 173 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 686 - - 1829 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 27 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 97570 13 265 14 277 15 288 97570 90331 3 250 9 258 5 301 90331 84691 6 331 6 221 12 326 84691 79999 9 291 10 291 15 297 79999 75986 10 261 15 269 18 300 75986 72440 14 290 18 267 19 299 72440 69226 18 285 23 280 32 296 69226 66300 14 271 24 289 28 287 66300 63591 15 270 21 272 21 278 63591 60932 24 277 26 278 25 291 60932 58144 35 274 38 279 40 286 58144 55273 37 261 45 269 44 280 55273 52556 42 254 46 260 42 277 52556 50112 45 254 47 254 42 274 50112 47912 45 257 47 256 42 269 47912 45910 46 256 46 256 42 260 45910 44081 43 251 43 257 40 252 44081 42404 36 241 36 249 39 256 42404 40856 29 233 30 242 37 259 40856 39411 25 231 29 246 34 258 39411 38048 24 226 28 243 33 258 38048 36733 22 226 27 242 31 252 36733 35401 18 242 24 246 29 246 35401 34025 16 261 22 253 29 251 34025 32606 16 262 21 251 29 255 32606 31133 16 251 22 242 30 258 31133 29594 18 247 24 236 30 258 29594 27994 20 244 26 231 27 250 27994 26330 22 244 25 233 25 240 26330 24602 22 245 22 239 24 245 24602 22812 21 245 23 248 23 244 22812 20956 21 242 24 249 23 247 20956 19028 21 239 24 249 22 254 19028 17067 21 240 24 249 20 261 17067 15179 24 238 24 247 20 265 15179 13463 26 236 23 245 20 260 13463 11937 22 236 20 245 21 248 11937 10579 16 242 19 250 20 240 10579 9365 13 254 18 252 17 247 9365 8279 12 260 17 248 13 257 8279 7310 12 263 15 243 7 256 7310 6450 11 263 11 238 2 178 6450 5685 7 254 7 227 5 107 5685 4997 4 215 4*156 8 111 4997 4385 8 131 8*108 11 125 4385 3872 13*117 9 104 12 128 3872 3477 13*115 9 103 10 126 3477 3204 12 115 9 102 8 127 3204 3039 11 114 8 102 6*137 3039 2945 10 114 8 102 5*147 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