DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/02 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 2149z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.9 - - 46.8 - - 54.1 - - 50.8 - - 42.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -21 - - 92 - - 130 - - -2 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1045 - - 2068 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 3880 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4028 - - 5051 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 526 - - 758 - - 1370 - - 3132 - - 202 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 193 - - 268 - - 4 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 14 - - 11 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 259 - - 284 - - 309 - - 228 - - 103 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 2 - - -334 - - -1266 - - -3030 - - -1870 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 4362 - - 6318 - - 5974 - - 4815 sfcLCL ODpotential -6010 - - -4812 - - -8847 - - -12511 - - -12890 ODpotential blCL 8954 - - 8840 - - 13898 - - 15455 - - 15834 blCL maxRH 83 - - 79 - - 66 - - 75 - - 72 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.9 - - 46.8 - - 54.1 - - 50.8 - - 42.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.1 - - 38.2 - - 36.9 - - 35.2 - - 32.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.3 - - 46.2 - - 53.2 - - 52.4 - - 47.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.9 - - 37.2 - - 36.3 - - 34.6 - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -21 - - 92 - - 130 - - -2 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1045 - - 2068 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 33 - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96373 4 277 25 275 24 318 20 306 23 302 96373 89553 11 006 5 301 14 321 10 350 13 329 89553 84189 5 334 4 352 5 293 3 320 8 319 84189 79668 5 239 3 247 7 250 4 318 6 327 79668 75727 6 275 8 226 15 254 14 291 11 319 75727 72204 11 296 12 239 16 250 12 249 15 277 72204 69010 13 269 13 276 14 277 13 268 16 254 69010 66082 11 240 17 283 20 272 20 274 9 251 66082 63352 9 249 18 263 19 257 17 261 14 278 63352 60684 10 267 12 241 19 255 11 249 23 285 60684 57897 23 291 22 265 25 262 26 272 27 272 57897 55013 24 261 27 244 28 254 37 253 26 259 55013 52273 21 233 18 229 19 242 28 246 33 246 52273 49816 11 254 21 277 19 267 29 271 27 242 49816 47610 36 280 35 278 26 274 32 276 22 258 47610 45601 46 275 37 277 31 282 31 285 31 280 45601 43778 39 276 37 283 41 292 44 298 47 306 43778 42107 29 295 45 290 58 301 60 300 76 302 42107 40548 31 316 50 297 70 304 69 303 105 293 40548 39094 39 326 52 309 73 305 75 306 114 288 39094 37733 47 330 60 319 70 307 77 307 105 286 37733 36419 60 334 70 321 70 310 74 306 98 288 36419 35088 77 333 81 318 76 309 72 305 94 296 35088 33711 89 331 86 316 77 311 71 306 80 305 33711 32290 89 330 79 319 70 311 70 307 66 315 32290 30810 81 329 68 322 61 312 66 309 48 320 30810 29269 74 329 62 324 56 314 55 309 40 314 29269 27676 58 347 48 336 44 325 39 312 31 319 27676 26029 55 008 42 008 34 348 32 320 23 315 26029 24322 58 001 49 018 35 005 26 346 20 314 24322 22556 61 000 48 010 37 003 26 357 20 321 22556 20720 58 011 49 003 36 001 26 353 21 327 20720 18810 52 016 48 002 35 359 26 357 20 337 18810 16859 44 015 42 005 34 003 27 010 18 353 16859 14973 37 014 36 011 30 013 26 023 18 028 14973 13252 26 009 30 017 24 021 22 035 21 055 13252 11719 18 358 22 019 18 023 17 044 18 069 11719 10361 18 000 15 015 11 020 14 049 14 079 10361 9159 19 000 13 011 7 006 7 055 11 105 9159 8096 20 353 13 357 5 347 2 052 14 133 8096 7155 21 346 15 336 7 337 3 055 15 139 7155 6323 20 338 18 322 11 329 4 061 9 144 6323 5586 19 329 20 315 13*321 2 060 6 145 5586 4922 20 323 20 312 12*312 1 217 6 140 4922 4333 23 319 18*305 11 309 3 222 6 130 4333 3838 24 312 15*286 11 309 3 224 7 116 3838 3457 20 298 14 284 10 307 3 226 8 107 3457 3194 16 278 14 283 10 306 3 228 8 101 3194 3034 13*268 13 283 9 307 3*228 7*099 3034 2943 7*259 11 282 8 306 3*228 6*103 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