DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.0 - - 48.3 - - 56.8 - - 53.3 - - 42.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 126 - - 157 - - -4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 684 - - 2812 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 4491 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3667 - - 5795 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 163 - - 832 - - 2305 - - 3968 - - 187 Hgt.Variab. W* 1 - - 182 - - 313 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 10 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 120 - - 107 - - 319 - - 308 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - 2 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -808 - - -2962 - - -2668 - - -4421 - - -4026 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3752 - - 6629 - - 8463 - - 7367 - - 6970 sfcLCL ODpotential -8452 - - -7054 - - -4798 - - -6806 - - -12664 ODpotential blCL 11396 - - 10721 - - 10593 - - 9751 - - 15608 blCL maxRH 93 - - 85 - - 83 - - 100 - - 62 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.0 - - 48.3 - - 56.8 - - 53.3 - - 42.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.3 - - 29.9 - - 30.1 - - 31.5 - - 22.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.2 - - 47.4 - - 55.6 - - 53.5 - - 46.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.3 - - 29.8 - - 29.9 - - 31.5 - - 22.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 126 - - 157 - - -4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 684 - - 2812 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 72 - - 40 - - 33 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95961 31 303 34 290 33 299 40 313 33 313 95961 89151 18 311 21 296 24 313 22 335 21 339 89151 83824 12 309 13 313 16 317 13 355 14 349 83824 79342 11 309 10 345 11 325 3 336 16 348 79342 75419 9 318 13 350 10 325 7 329 16 335 75419 71913 14 325 16 344 5 330 10 302 14 327 71913 68717 13 301 17 309 10 319 16 298 17 327 68717 65777 11 323 16 297 12 295 19 299 17 312 65777 63053 19 320 18 313 16 293 23 302 15 300 63053 60410 23 291 21 293 23 292 24 288 17 300 60410 57641 20 291 21 283 26 292 25 301 19 304 57641 54757 25 290 30 278 38 287 32 299 25 292 54757 51997 27 293 36 275 32 282 27 285 23 277 51997 49507 32 291 33 286 24 288 20 272 23 284 49507 47274 34 295 30 291 28 295 24 290 26 293 47274 45247 37 296 30 293 32 293 30 292 23 303 45247 43394 39 287 34 288 32 290 29 291 21 322 43394 41686 38 279 35 276 33 286 27 296 22 339 41686 40101 34 277 30 272 33 282 27 306 28 334 40101 38622 30 274 28 273 33 277 27 314 32 328 38622 37242 30 270 29 270 31 272 28 315 29 332 37242 35923 33 266 31 263 27 266 26 306 31 354 35923 34594 34 256 31 257 25 264 23 294 42 000 34594 33225 31 248 29 249 24 261 19 292 49 357 33225 31822 31 249 28 239 21 259 17 299 46 352 31822 30376 36 245 26 236 17 261 17 309 40 347 30376 28875 38 236 27 236 16 264 21 326 36 351 28875 27315 36 227 30 235 17 266 23 334 37 356 27315 25690 33 225 33 235 20 263 24 337 38 357 25690 24001 31 232 29 234 22 256 24 340 35 000 24001 22253 26 237 22 238 22 246 24 343 32 002 22253 20440 22 241 17 250 19 245 18 331 33 002 20440 18553 19 247 14 251 17 258 14 288 34 010 18553 16630 19 253 15 237 16 266 13 265 29 013 16630 14784 19 250 15 241 13 259 10 265 16 353 14784 13113 14 253 12 247 12 261 9 265 9 311 13113 11632 10 271 9 246 11 270 9 275 8 285 11632 10313 6 282 7 260 9 272 9 299 7 280 10313 9136 5 307 5 292 6 282 9 297 6 290 9136 8085 5 324 5 315 5 312 8 306 6 312 8085 7148 3 321 5 329 5 336 10 316 7 321 7148 6318 2 317 5 342 5*335 12 320 7 321 6318 5581 1 201 4 001 4*324 13 318 8 316 5581 4918 5 126 4 048 4 320 14 315 10 312 4918 4329 8 121 4 087 4 318 14 313 12 311 4329 3835 8 128 4*109 4 318 14 311 15 311 3835 3455 6 133 4*109 4 316 14 311 15 307 3455 3193 5 143 3 107 4 317 13 309 13 296 3193 3034 5*141 3 105 4 315 11*309 8*274 3034 2943 2*120 3 105 4 316 9*308 5*257 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