DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/13 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 40.9 - - 56.2 - - 68.6 - - 63.5 - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -34 - - 72 - - 60 - - -25 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 557 - - 4378 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 4855 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3540 - - 7361 - - 2946 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 241 - - 671 - - 6471 - - 7521 - - 750 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 142 - - 266 - - 5 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 15 - - 12 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 117 - - 115 - - 160 - - 145 - - 132 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -4 - - 28 - - -3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1627 - - -5007 - - -4221 - - -6874 - - -4457 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4571 - - 8548 - - 11582 - - 9821 - - 7402 sfcLCL ODpotential -9676 - - -9227 - - -5461 - - -8959 - - -7742 ODpotential blCL 12620 - - 12767 - - 12822 - - 11905 - - 10687 blCL maxRH 79 - - 86 - - 90 - - 90 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 90 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m 40.9 - - 56.2 - - 68.6 - - 63.5 - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.2 - - 29.1 - - 27.4 - - 30.5 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.8 - - 55.8 - - 68.0 - - 65.7 - - 58.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.3 - - 28.9 - - 27.3 - - 30.4 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -34 - - 72 - - 60 - - -25 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 557 - - 4378 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 16 - - 43 - - 58 - - 62 - - 91 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] 95965 15 304 15 317 11 333 7 348 15 300 95965 88974 8 303 8 349 7 299 10 342 8 316 88974 83560 11 349 6 332 8 285 14 325 11 358 83560 79029 17 336 9 322 8 301 13 309 15 356 79029 75087 10 301 9 327 9 295 11 312 14 328 75087 71583 5 289 11 318 10 312 9 308 13 326 71583 68396 10 309 10 317 12 305 9 301 15 312 68396 65452 11 279 8 283 11 275 14 299 15 314 65452 62702 13 260 8 269 17 255 16 272 19 298 62702 60021 19 284 13 247 10 258 12 252 12 253 60021 57201 25 274 16 259 23 261 23 257 14 283 57201 54266 40 241 39 235 36 236 31 233 20 259 54266 51466 43 235 44 227 36 228 23 221 16 257 51466 48942 45 232 40 221 28 230 23 242 26 252 48942 46680 45 225 33 212 32 233 36 232 33 238 46680 44636 41 214 28 214 38 223 40 214 29 232 44636 42765 42 208 32 220 40 219 30 208 23 222 42765 41032 54 206 47 211 45 218 30 222 24 226 41032 39422 70 202 61 198 49 212 45 221 32 221 39422 37930 78 197 74 194 50 207 54 186 39 212 37930 36546 80 193 82 192 54 194 53 186 51 194 36546 35235 80 190 77 191 61 196 57 196 51 186 35235 33929 76 191 71 194 70 199 57 189 45 188 33929 32596 71 193 68 197 71 200 55 181 44 192 32596 31235 66 196 66 200 66 201 56 185 45 194 31235 29824 61 197 63 203 64 201 57 192 50 191 29824 28352 55 199 59 207 62 202 56 192 48 195 28352 26821 49 204 55 207 61 202 52 189 39 207 26821 25234 42 208 50 205 59 202 49 187 35 210 25234 23594 37 208 45 205 56 199 47 192 32 202 23594 21901 35 206 41 206 55 193 44 197 29 197 21901 20150 34 199 37 204 54 191 40 200 27 200 20150 18333 33 188 35 197 47 190 36 201 26 201 18333 16483 30 177 33 188 37 189 32 204 26 202 16483 14700 26 175 31 188 30 190 27 204 25 204 14700 13073 25 187 28 200 28 196 24 198 26 205 13073 11621 23 202 25 211 25 196 24 190 27 206 11621 10323 22 218 23 218 21 188 24 185 30 207 10323 9159 24 227 23 223 20 184 24 183 32 204 9159 8115 26 230 24 226 19*183 23 182 32 201 8115 7183 27 228 24 223 17*179 23 182 30 198 7183 6355 27 220 23 215 15 173 23 181 27 196 6355 5615 26 208 21 205 14 166 22 180 24 196 5615 4948 22 186 18 189 12 157 22 179 22 196 4948 4353 22 145 15 159 11 147 21 176 20 192 4353 3853 28 115 16*128 10 143 19 171 18 185 3853 3466 27 106 16*118 10 140 17 164 15 174 3466 3199 20 111 15 115 9 138 14 157 12 156 3199 3037 16*114 14 114 9 136 11*149 9*146 3037 2944 8*117 12 113 8 134 6*145 5*132 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