DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 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 - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.6 - - 47.7 - - 55.6 - - 53.9 - - 43.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 150 - - 182 - - -11 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1109 - - 2774 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3181 - - 4537 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4092 - - 5757 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 135 - - 1310 - - 2575 - - 4380 - - 147 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 226 - - 328 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 160 - - 112 - - 105 - - 082 - - 132 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -5 - - -13 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4 - - -2410 - - -2684 - - -5744 - - -3121 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2948 - - 6503 - - 8441 - - 8690 - - 6066 sfcLCL ODpotential -5818 - - -6036 - - -6026 - - -10659 - - -10447 ODpotential blCL 8762 - - 10128 - - 11783 - - 13604 - - 13391 blCL maxRH 78 - - 66 - - 58 - - 47 - - 46 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.6 - - 47.7 - - 55.6 - - 53.9 - - 43.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.2 - - 29.7 - - 28.9 - - 26.3 - - 27.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.3 - - 46.6 - - 54.4 - - 55.2 - - 48.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.5 - - 29.4 - - 28.7 - - 26.1 - - 27.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 150 - - 182 - - -11 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1109 - - 2774 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 13 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96345 17 271 31 271 31 275 27 278 35 274 96345 89277 13 289 17 267 24 263 22 284 26 292 89277 83850 18 294 11 288 15 271 12 304 12 294 83850 79308 12 274 11 282 14 270 13 273 10 254 79308 75350 14 292 10 249 13 250 12 273 7 293 75350 71808 22 275 14 278 15 256 18 263 17 271 71808 68573 22 262 21 265 23 253 25 263 22 257 68573 65602 27 250 24 247 26 244 23 268 19 276 65602 62834 23 251 22 245 24 239 25 261 23 263 62834 60119 27 265 25 257 27 251 28 255 29 243 60119 57270 32 264 31 260 32 261 34 256 32 252 57270 54325 35 259 34 253 36 259 36 258 35 259 54325 51532 37 259 33 253 38 249 39 260 37 258 51532 49030 40 259 35 261 38 249 43 258 38 261 49030 46800 38 260 38 264 39 255 40 257 43 260 46800 44792 40 267 43 263 42 260 39 260 44 257 44792 42964 43 276 46 263 45 261 43 262 44 260 42964 41287 49 276 47 267 48 260 51 267 48 267 41287 39738 53 267 50 266 50 262 56 266 54 270 39738 38298 47 261 52 261 51 266 54 261 60 268 38298 36951 45 265 53 256 56 264 52 261 60 266 36951 35659 47 270 52 253 58 258 52 264 57 269 35659 34357 50 273 50 257 58 254 54 264 55 271 34357 33016 51 273 48 259 55 252 56 261 54 270 33016 31641 50 274 45 262 53 253 55 260 51 267 31641 30217 49 275 45 266 52 256 54 261 50 266 30217 28730 46 277 45 265 51 259 52 262 49 266 28730 27181 44 279 44 262 51 261 49 264 48 266 27181 25568 43 278 43 262 50 262 46 265 44 267 25568 23892 43 279 42 263 49 261 43 268 40 271 23892 22157 40 280 37 264 46 262 39 269 37 275 22157 20359 35 272 33 262 42 262 36 271 35 275 20359 18493 35 263 32 261 39 263 33 274 33 270 18493 16595 34 263 30 264 35 265 31 276 30 266 16595 14766 28 263 27 261 29 264 28 271 25 264 14766 13103 23 272 24 256 25 259 25 262 23 263 13103 11625 19 276 21 252 24 257 22 255 22 259 11625 10310 15 268 18 248 22 256 20 252 22 249 10310 9137 13 254 15 243 19 248 18 241 20 241 9137 8090 12 241 12 235 16 242 15 237 15 242 8090 7155 12 234 10 221 11 235 11 234 9 240 7155 6326 10 231 8 205 5*210 5 222 4 176 6326 5589 5 234 6 187 4*163 2 168 8 124 5589 4926 2 251 5 161 5 111 5 097 11 122 4926 4336 1 009 5*133 6 101 7 087 13 123 4336 3840 0 065 6*119 6 099 7 085 12 120 3840 3458 2 254 6 113 6 097 8 084 10 116 3458 3195 4 228 5 109 6 094 7 083 7 116 3195 3035 4*177 5 107 6 094 6*083 5*121 3035 2943 3*160 5 105 5 094 5*082 4*132 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