DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/08 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 - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.6 - - 53.4 - - 63.2 - - 58.9 - - 51.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -20 - - 112 - - 97 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 559 - - 1302 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2928 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3542 - - 4285 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 105 - - 475 - - 3031 - - 3182 - - 140 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 163 - - 207 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 43 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 8 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 131 - - 121 - - 012 - - 068 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -4 - - -4 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -143 - - -3832 - - -6032 - - -6260 - - -4457 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3087 - - 7375 - - 10317 - - 9205 - - 7402 sfcLCL ODpotential -13070 - - -12861 - - -13049 - - -13839 - - -13606 ODpotential blCL 16014 - - 16403 - - 17334 - - 16784 - - 16551 blCL maxRH 71 - - 78 - - 77 - - 71 - - 70 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.6 - - 53.4 - - 63.2 - - 58.9 - - 51.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.6 - - 31.9 - - 28.4 - - 29.3 - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.5 - - 52.6 - - 62.4 - - 62.6 - - 56.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.9 - - 31.8 - - 28.3 - - 29.1 - - 29.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -20 - - 112 - - 97 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 559 - - 1302 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 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] 95910 37 295 38 287 43 283 41 282 46 289 95910 89003 31 291 24 302 23 297 25 292 34 292 89003 83631 19 298 21 290 23 292 22 290 22 298 83631 79114 12 311 15 282 20 278 21 267 20 290 79114 75171 15 327 8 293 8 270 21 270 24 287 75171 71682 26 274 18 289 15 287 19 280 18 293 71682 68530 25 253 23 284 20 276 22 306 9 316 68530 65602 16 259 28 272 27 280 27 300 18 302 65602 62853 26 262 33 259 37 273 35 284 33 283 62853 60195 39 263 36 256 41 266 38 274 40 272 60195 57448 49 266 42 259 44 262 41 274 43 272 57448 54623 54 261 46 261 47 265 46 274 47 272 54623 51936 50 260 49 259 51 265 51 269 49 266 51936 49517 49 259 47 255 50 263 50 264 49 258 49517 47353 44 262 45 272 47 271 54 272 50 264 47353 45409 49 284 58 281 56 279 63 273 60 273 45409 43650 66 284 66 277 66 275 64 274 66 276 43650 42032 64 273 64 271 67 274 67 280 67 275 42032 40522 55 265 61 270 66 277 68 280 65 272 40522 39097 54 271 59 270 65 277 65 278 64 270 39097 37750 53 271 59 269 63 274 64 274 64 270 37750 36448 54 267 57 266 61 273 62 271 64 270 36448 35127 56 268 55 264 62 272 61 269 64 270 35127 33761 55 271 54 265 65 271 60 269 65 272 33761 32353 54 273 54 265 64 267 59 270 67 273 32353 30890 52 274 53 266 61 263 59 271 66 274 30890 29362 52 273 51 265 59 260 59 270 63 274 29362 27769 50 270 50 265 59 260 58 266 58 272 27769 26111 47 265 49 264 59 260 56 261 55 268 26111 24391 47 260 49 260 58 260 55 260 54 266 24391 22613 49 261 50 258 56 262 54 262 54 268 22613 20769 48 262 52 259 54 263 53 265 52 271 20769 18855 43 258 50 258 52 263 51 267 46 272 18855 16908 38 251 46 254 48 262 48 269 41 271 16908 15034 35 247 42 251 45 258 44 271 37 269 15034 13330 31 249 37 250 41 257 38 271 33 268 13330 11814 26 252 31 249 34 256 31 268 29 266 11814 10466 21 257 24 254 27 253 25 263 26 259 10466 9263 17 266 18 269 20 258 19 256 22 250 9263 8191 15 274 12 285 14 270 16 250 19 243 8191 7235 13 277 9 302 9 295 12 255 14 239 7235 6388 10 271 8 311 7 322 6 280 7 226 6388 5636 8 254 7 298 6 329 4 002 4 137 5636 4960 6 211 4 287 5 328 4 021 5 115 4960 4359 11 133 1 168 2*333 3 020 3 116 4359 3855 22 111 7*125 1*355 2 027 2 129 3855 3467 24 108 8*122 1 012 1 033 2 127 3467 3199 19 117 8 121 1 016 1 047 1 127 3199 3037 11*127 7 120 1 019 1*055 2*146 3037 2944 6*131 7 120 1 023 1*068 2*157 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