DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/14 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 - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 42.7 - - 49.4 - - 51.6 - - 48.1 - - 42.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -16 - - 34 - - 48 - - -1 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2761 - - 2886 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 3595 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 5744 - - 5869 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2507 - - 2733 - - 3068 - - 3777 - - 201 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 208 - - 228 - - 0 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 16 - - 9 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 255 - - 303 - - 309 - - 061 - - 141 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 13 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 2 - - -14 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1078 - - 412 - - -1462 - - -503 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 4666 - - 5458 - - 4406 - - 3447 sfcLCL ODpotential -1730 - - -939 - - -1392 - - -3641 - - -4135 ODpotential blCL 4674 - - 6683 - - 7261 - - 6585 - - 7079 blCL maxRH 87 - - 80 - - 72 - - 74 - - 68 maxRH CAPE 60 - - 60 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 42.7 - - 49.4 - - 51.6 - - 48.1 - - 42.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 40.9 - - 39.1 - - 37.8 - - 39.1 - - 37.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 44.2 - - 49.2 - - 51.1 - - 50.3 - - 45.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 40.6 - - 37.9 - - 36.6 - - 37.8 - - 36.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -16 - - 34 - - 48 - - -1 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2761 - - 2886 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 47 - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96200 7 252 16 304 3 277 8 253 22 289 96200 89155 9 061 3 345 10 264 11 343 5 341 89155 83697 11 003 3 042 9 254 14 309 12 349 83697 79159 12 325 7 347 4 290 14 289 14 328 79159 75244 10 319 6 312 7 331 9 304 12 288 75244 71778 9 354 7 290 12 322 8 344 7 263 71778 68623 14 333 7 297 12 297 8 317 7 294 68623 65702 17 313 8 341 11 296 11 256 14 275 65702 62988 19 300 16 323 9 310 10 249 12 275 62988 60350 18 309 20 310 13 315 10 284 13 296 60350 57597 23 319 22 306 22 308 17 301 19 299 57597 54737 28 313 27 313 34 323 31 324 19 316 54737 51997 29 310 36 319 49 323 48 323 40 305 51997 49541 29 312 44 316 58 317 52 308 44 297 49541 47346 35 316 49 318 55 314 47 314 42 304 47346 45346 44 320 53 319 52 323 54 317 54 303 45346 43509 53 318 56 320 61 324 64 310 56 296 43509 41813 54 315 64 322 70 312 63 305 47 296 41813 40235 50 313 72 323 66 309 55 309 43 307 40235 38754 47 312 72 323 64 319 57 320 56 310 38754 37364 45 313 72 324 75 326 77 316 71 302 37364 36035 46 315 73 325 90 325 89 308 80 294 36035 34700 45 314 74 326 94 323 90 305 83 292 34700 33325 41 312 74 327 92 323 86 309 82 295 33325 31910 35 306 73 328 91 323 82 312 80 299 31910 30441 26 285 71 328 91 322 79 311 76 302 30441 28908 26 232 69 328 90 322 74 313 68 304 28908 27313 41 194 66 327 80 326 63 317 57 306 27313 25658 40 189 58 326 65 327 51 319 48 307 25658 23943 39 192 41 314 57 324 48 313 42 304 23943 22171 38 191 20 286 56 321 49 310 39 301 22171 20338 34 189 14 238 51 326 43 311 35 299 20338 18442 30 191 16 225 34 317 33 314 29 289 18442 16525 24 199 14 258 18 306 27 310 25 283 16525 14690 18 234 20 289 16 312 20 313 19 291 14690 13030 21 269 22 287 18 300 14 314 10 290 13030 11560 22 295 22 286 20 284 10 299 6 247 11560 10254 22 308 19 291 21 274 10 274 8 235 10254 9090 20 315 19 299 18 275 13 254 14 234 9090 8053 21 319 21 312 15 284 15 248 14 238 8053 7128 25 320 24 317 13 294 14 246 13 238 7128 6306 27 317 24*316 12*298 10 244 13 235 6306 5574 26 314 22*312 11*303 6 247 11 229 5574 4914 23 310 19 307 9 308 2 278 8 208 4914 4327 20 306 16 302 9 309 2 002 6 151 4327 3835 16 300 15 298 9 310 2 015 7 122 3835 3455 14 286 14 297 8 311 2 020 7 120 3455 3193 12 268 13 296 8 311 2 024 6 125 3193 3034 10*260 12 295 7 311 1*030 5*134 3034 2943 6*255 10 295 7 312 1*061 4*141 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