DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/20 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 27.0 - - 31.7 - - 33.6 - - 23.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 68 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 502 - - 625 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2925 - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2925 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3485 - - 3608 - - 2943 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 475 - - 538 - - 1363 - - 182 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 114 - - 146 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 151 - - 308 - - 301 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 310 - - 110 - - -428 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3176 - - 3498 - - 3372 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12108 - - -11084 - - -10181 - - -12276 ODpotential blCL - - - 15593 - - 14692 - - 13124 - - 15219 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 89 - - 77 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.0 - - 31.7 - - 33.6 - - 23.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.0 - - 27.2 - - 29.6 - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.7 - - 31.3 - - 34.6 - - 26.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.6 - - 26.6 - - 28.9 - - 24.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 68 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 502 - - 625 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 57 - - 8 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96093 10 359 28 023 37 053 26 057 96093 89058 28 034 23 046 26 046 27 047 89058 83634 32 038 23 049 20 034 32 036 83634 79119 25 048 22 054 20 029 29 029 79119 75205 24 030 22 035 24 030 21 023 75205 71709 22 017 21 027 23 029 19 010 71709 68508 21 023 24 025 31 012 23 359 68508 65552 30 005 32 003 28 002 28 360 65552 62810 33 007 30 353 34 001 37 357 62810 60153 39 006 37 350 40 348 46 346 60153 57380 45 349 47 335 49 336 52 340 57380 54496 50 339 53 332 58 333 58 337 54496 51734 55 333 59 333 66 335 61 336 51734 49234 60 330 64 331 72 336 64 333 49234 46982 62 329 66 329 72 334 65 331 46982 44939 63 329 64 330 69 333 67 331 44939 43073 65 329 62 329 67 330 67 331 43073 41362 65 328 61 329 68 328 67 329 41362 39789 64 326 63 330 68 324 69 327 39789 38337 61 324 66 328 70 320 72 323 38337 36990 60 325 68 324 70 319 75 317 36990 35707 61 326 68 325 70 321 74 317 35707 34415 61 326 68 323 70 322 72 319 34415 33081 61 326 67 321 71 322 71 320 33081 31707 62 328 67 325 69 323 69 320 31707 30279 64 329 69 328 67 326 67 322 30279 28788 66 329 68 330 65 331 65 325 28788 27234 63 327 65 329 66 333 64 329 27234 25617 59 329 60 326 65 330 63 330 25617 23936 55 333 57 325 62 328 62 329 23936 22193 51 330 55 325 61 330 60 332 22193 20381 46 324 52 325 56 330 55 334 20381 18497 42 318 47 323 51 329 49 333 18497 16578 35 312 43 318 46 330 45 332 16578 14727 29 312 39 313 40 330 40 332 14727 13043 27 313 33 317 34 332 32 334 13043 11545 26 314 29 324 29 337 24 341 11545 10214 24 316 26 328 25 345 17 350 10214 9028 22 316 23 328 20 351 10 357 9028 7974 19 313 20 323 16 352 6 354 7974 7039 17 311 17 316 13 339 5 337 7039 6216 15 314 15 310 12 322 6 336 6216 5491 12 315 13 309 13 313 5 360 5491 4845 9 332 10 306 12 306 3 031 4845 4275 4 333 7 298 10 297 2 105 4275 3799 4*163 5*292 9 298 4 132 3799 3434 4*157 4*301 8 300 8 129 3434 3182 4 151 4 308 7 301 9 124 3182 3029 3 148 4 312 5*301 6*124 3029 2942 3 146 4 314 3*301 4*123 2942 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