DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.7 - - 69.2 - - 70.3 - - 59.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 272 - - 47 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1773 - - 2978 - - 2857 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3957 - - 4848 - - 2928 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4756 - - 5961 - - 5840 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1023 - - 1129 - - 1729 - - 270 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 321 - - 384 - - 212 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 19 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 4 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 284 - - 304 - - 321 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -6 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4186 - - -5269 - - -5969 - - -6645 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8942 - - 11231 - - 11809 - - 9590 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10900 - - -10027 - - -10960 - - -13913 ODpotential blCL - - - 15656 - - 15988 - - 16800 - - 16858 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 88 - - 86 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.7 - - 69.2 - - 70.3 - - 59.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.0 - - 30.2 - - 28.8 - - 28.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.1 - - 67.5 - - 69.7 - - 62.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.0 - - 30.1 - - 28.7 - - 28.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 272 - - 47 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1773 - - 2978 - - 2857 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 38 - - 53 - - 44 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98494 4 191 4 278 5 188 2 286 98494 91130 2 100 6 254 3 254 3 309 91130 85423 5 129 6 217 6 360 2 203 85423 80679 5 117 4 165 5 008 5 064 80679 76606 2 027 3 106 4 314 11 022 76606 73016 3 037 3 027 6 251 6 303 73016 69765 6 341 7 325 5 305 8 291 69765 66763 16 276 11 263 12 275 11 264 66763 63967 15 255 12 260 14 269 19 283 63967 61237 19 227 19 240 20 253 22 263 61237 58374 21 247 22 264 25 261 27 267 58374 55423 26 257 28 260 33 258 34 261 55423 52635 24 258 28 254 33 254 35 260 52635 50139 27 263 35 255 36 255 39 254 50139 47900 36 267 42 255 42 255 44 249 47900 45863 46 264 48 254 49 256 49 253 45863 43991 54 260 55 254 56 257 56 254 43991 42260 62 255 62 252 63 256 63 254 42260 40650 68 253 68 252 69 255 70 254 40650 39152 71 253 73 254 75 255 76 253 39152 37759 71 253 77 256 78 254 76 252 37759 36432 71 255 78 255 77 254 73 253 36432 35100 74 255 76 254 76 255 71 255 35100 33731 73 254 75 252 73 256 68 257 33731 32326 68 251 72 251 70 255 61 256 32326 30868 64 248 69 251 67 255 51 253 30868 29344 60 247 65 252 62 256 49 254 29344 27753 59 247 59 251 56 255 47 254 27753 26097 59 245 54 251 47 258 44 249 26097 24380 57 246 52 255 40 262 41 247 24380 22606 53 249 51 260 38 260 35 246 22606 20770 50 250 49 261 38 256 30 246 20770 18866 49 249 47 255 39 253 31 248 18866 16928 49 246 47 248 39 252 34 252 16928 15061 46 247 44 246 35 252 35 252 15061 13362 37 249 38 245 29 251 31 248 13362 11849 27 250 31 245 26 245 26 236 11849 10498 20 248 25 246 23 242 24 230 10498 9291 16 240 20 244 19 244 17 234 9291 8213 14 231 15 247 13 252 9 252 8213 7254 9 234 8 256 8 280 4 294 7254 6405 5 332 4*305 8*328 4 000 6405 5652 7 347 4*311 8*328 5 344 5652 4973 7*321 4 308 7 325 7 320 4973 4369 9*286 4 306 7 321 10 313 4369 3863 9 284 4 303 7 319 12 309 3863 3472 9 284 4 300 7 316 12 305 3472 3202 9 283 3 299 7 315 10 297 3202 3038 8 283 4 299 7 315 8*277 3038 2944 7 283 3 297 6 314 5*261 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