DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/12 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 0950z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.1 - - 54.2 - - 66.2 - - 60.0 - - 49.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -24 - - 104 - - 89 - - -51 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 626 - - 1654 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2928 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3609 - - 4637 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 96 - - 513 - - 1248 - - 1428 - - 350 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 166 - - 218 - - 6 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 17 - - 18 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 145 - - 121 - - 110 - - 100 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -6 - - -7 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -121 - - -4061 - - -6588 - - -5972 - - -2386 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3065 - - 7670 - - 11226 - - 8918 - - 5331 sfcLCL ODpotential -12973 - - -12668 - - -12176 - - -12358 - - -10086 ODpotential blCL 15917 - - 16277 - - 16813 - - 15303 - - 13031 blCL maxRH 71 - - 86 - - 78 - - 32 - - 52 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.1 - - 54.2 - - 66.2 - - 60.0 - - 49.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.1 - - 31.4 - - 27.4 - - 31.5 - - 36.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.1 - - 53.5 - - 65.5 - - 62.4 - - 51.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.7 - - 31.2 - - 27.2 - - 31.5 - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -24 - - 104 - - 89 - - -51 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 626 - - 1654 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 44 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96041 36 301 24 319 21 299 19 313 26 307 96041 89056 16 309 18 299 24 305 19 329 8 308 89056 83664 12 339 13 298 14 305 15 316 10 337 83664 79152 8 343 12 280 15 301 13 307 13 336 79152 75217 7 335 10 284 11 292 10 291 13 329 75217 71706 10 310 7 286 9 286 11 286 15 304 71706 68515 12 308 12 292 11 266 12 267 15 272 68515 65588 16 269 17 291 12 292 14 297 10 310 65588 62878 21 260 25 282 19 292 23 274 20 281 62878 60253 24 258 23 278 19 292 21 262 24 265 60253 57518 25 261 31 252 34 253 29 251 28 249 57518 54673 37 259 35 247 40 246 35 250 34 248 54673 51944 55 259 45 260 50 248 41 247 39 233 51944 49489 61 253 64 254 70 251 55 250 49 238 49489 47293 63 253 75 248 80 246 78 247 71 240 47293 45315 64 254 72 249 72 243 83 239 81 233 45315 43521 65 256 68 252 64 247 76 233 79 225 43521 41878 62 255 63 250 61 247 73 231 79 223 41878 40350 53 254 52 242 55 243 68 231 77 223 40350 38911 49 253 51 236 51 236 59 230 65 223 38911 37554 50 252 50 235 52 231 58 227 56 224 37554 36244 48 246 48 234 53 230 60 225 59 223 36244 34914 45 237 45 232 51 229 57 222 62 222 34914 33537 43 232 44 227 48 228 53 220 61 220 33537 32118 38 231 43 224 47 226 51 219 56 215 32118 30644 34 223 37 219 45 222 49 216 51 211 30644 29105 32 211 34 207 43 212 45 212 47 211 29105 27506 34 199 38 203 46 205 42 210 42 211 27506 25849 38 200 40 205 47 207 42 206 39 208 25849 24143 42 206 41 206 46 207 43 202 41 202 24143 22387 42 208 40 206 44 201 42 198 44 198 22387 20572 37 209 37 204 44 195 40 195 41 197 20572 18690 29 205 36 202 43 192 39 193 36 199 18690 16776 24 194 33 195 38 191 37 194 32 202 16776 14934 25 185 29 187 31 189 34 196 29 206 14934 13257 25 183 26 184 24 189 30 196 25 208 13257 11764 24 182 23 188 21 194 26 197 21 206 11764 10432 21 182 20 200 21 204 21 196 17 199 10432 9241 16 185 18 213 21 211 19 192 16 191 9241 8175 11 193 16 216 17 209 17 181 15 193 8175 7223 7 186 12 213 14 198 16 161 17 198 7223 6375 6 157 7 196 10 170 18 141 18 195 6375 5622 9 141 7 151 12 133 22 129 20 176 5622 4945 17 130 15 125 18*116 26 115 25 145 4945 4345 29 115 23 116 19*111 30 102 34 117 4345 3846 34 107 22*118 19 111 29 101 35 103 3846 3462 26 109 19*121 19 110 26 100 30 101 3462 3196 18 126 18 121 18 110 21 100 22 103 3196 3035 12*135 16 121 16 110 17*100 18*105 3035 2944 6*145 13 121 13 109 9*100 9*107 2944 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