DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 81.8 - - 81.9 - - 67.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 213 - - 1 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1155 - - 2164 - - 2088 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3367 - - 4162 - - 2929 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4138 - - 5147 - - 5071 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 665 - - 1573 - - 2113 - - 83 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 243 - - 318 - - 56 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 9 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 284 - - 295 - - 312 - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -4 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7453 - - -8285 - - -9130 - - -8702 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11591 - - 13433 - - 14202 - - 11649 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12549 - - -12224 - - -13526 - - -16731 ODpotential blCL - - - 16687 - - 17371 - - 18597 - - 19677 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 48 - - 45 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 81.8 - - 81.9 - - 67.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.2 - - 33.2 - - 30.0 - - 27.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.9 - - 80.2 - - 82.0 - - 70.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 33.1 - - 29.9 - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 213 - - 1 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1155 - - 2164 - - 2088 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97839 7 042 8 094 9 022 11 045 97839 90570 14 075 5 098 10 033 18 043 90570 84928 17 047 6 125 5 052 10 028 84928 80249 9 019 8 031 9 084 2 354 80249 76227 4 332 13 341 12 026 7 047 76227 72688 13 003 14 314 17 340 16 003 72688 69508 15 355 13 314 16 336 20 351 69508 66588 18 326 18 326 21 329 25 339 66588 63870 21 303 26 307 29 322 25 329 63870 61229 22 299 26 295 33 311 28 320 61229 58469 23 313 26 294 35 297 33 307 58469 55605 30 316 30 299 35 293 35 300 55605 52874 36 303 35 297 36 297 34 298 52874 50418 37 290 36 294 38 298 33 302 50418 48214 30 280 34 293 36 299 32 309 48214 46213 22 271 28 288 31 297 32 300 46213 44384 21 280 18 288 25 293 23 297 44384 42702 24 295 16 310 17 291 16 298 42702 41142 27 302 22 312 15 307 11 305 41142 39680 27 312 25 314 20 316 15 321 39680 38304 28 327 23 325 20 322 16 335 38304 36980 23 334 16 326 16 317 15 328 36980 35645 13 014 6 347 11 315 10 310 35645 34268 19 054 13 053 4 057 4 218 34268 32849 23 056 23 054 13 076 3 128 32849 31375 18 050 24 063 15 076 5 085 31375 29836 16 067 21 072 16 085 9 087 29836 28229 16 076 16 074 17 086 11 103 28229 26553 16 078 14 080 14 094 12 114 26553 24811 13 072 13 071 10 115 6 116 24811 23009 12 045 12 059 9 117 2 117 23009 21145 11 031 10 049 8 101 3 101 21145 19209 6 067 6 046 6 082 4 082 19209 17241 5 175 3 020 4 059 3 079 17241 15345 10 192 6 235 2 337 2 106 15345 13618 5 220 8 220 5 259 3 231 13618 12077 4 267 6 240 6 248 4 225 12077 10698 4 288 6 262 6 261 3 232 10698 9463 5 312 7 279 6 278 3 278 9463 8358 6 341 7 296 7 295 4 311 8358 7373 6 002 5 313 6 308 6 324 7373 6499 5 015 5 318 6 318 7 328 6499 5722 1 120 6*305 7*317 9 322 5722 5024 4 238 6*296 8*314 10 316 5024 4403 5*264 6 295 8 313 11 317 4403 3883 4*275 6 295 8 311 13 317 3883 3484 4 282 6 294 7 311 15 313 3484 3207 3 289 6 294 7 310 13 304 3207 3040 3 292 6 295 7 310 10*283 3040 2945 3 295 5 294 6 309 7*271 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