DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 45.4 - - 54.0 - - 60.5 - - 54.6 - - 47.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 9 - - 41 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 75 - - 1050 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 2928 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 3058 - - 4033 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 175 - - 1124 - - 2118 - - 1368 - - 205 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 40 - - 149 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 186 - - 224 - - 348 - - 010 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -2 - - -4 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -372 - - -1170 - - -1824 - - -1358 - - -674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3317 - - 4228 - - 5858 - - 4303 - - 3619 sfcLCL ODpotential -5951 - - -4700 - - -5036 - - -5679 - - -7066 ODpotential blCL 8896 - - 7758 - - 9069 - - 8624 - - 10011 blCL maxRH 98 - - 74 - - 66 - - 59 - - 62 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 45.4 - - 54.0 - - 60.5 - - 54.6 - - 47.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.3 - - 45.8 - - 45.2 - - 46.1 - - 42.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 49.6 - - 54.0 - - 60.1 - - 58.7 - - 53.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.5 - - 45.1 - - 44.6 - - 45.8 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 9 - - 41 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 75 - - 1050 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 90 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 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] 96344 44 024 38 005 27 013 37 005 28 351 96344 89401 31 022 32 020 32 021 25 018 24 003 89401 83906 21 042 25 030 31 014 26 013 27 007 83906 79280 22 000 16 042 19 023 24 359 26 004 79280 75282 22 346 14 015 14 019 20 010 20 002 75282 71762 18 010 14 340 16 345 22 001 20 011 71762 68567 24 003 16 351 13 335 20 357 22 003 68567 65611 30 346 18 327 21 313 24 345 22 339 65611 62878 26 327 20 327 22 321 26 332 20 342 62878 60243 24 306 22 315 25 324 25 329 27 329 60243 57519 24 316 30 326 28 318 27 329 35 322 57519 54710 40 328 45 331 37 329 36 328 40 319 54710 52029 46 323 53 326 47 331 44 318 43 318 52029 49621 51 318 56 320 53 328 50 322 47 323 49621 47467 54 309 57 316 57 320 53 327 49 321 47467 45517 54 310 58 312 57 311 60 317 54 316 45517 43743 60 323 58 311 54 309 57 304 56 309 43743 42114 70 327 59 317 54 316 51 300 56 304 42114 40601 72 325 63 322 57 316 50 306 57 302 40601 39180 67 323 60 319 56 311 53 306 55 298 39180 37838 64 323 56 315 47 307 54 299 53 292 37838 36540 63 322 52 311 44 302 51 292 52 288 36540 35219 60 317 49 309 46 300 49 289 51 283 35219 33851 59 311 47 308 49 299 49 288 54 286 33851 32437 55 305 46 307 49 300 48 288 56 292 32437 30968 52 300 45 304 49 302 46 291 53 294 30968 29433 53 299 45 303 49 304 43 294 49 291 29433 27835 54 302 47 304 49 305 42 296 45 283 27835 26174 54 309 50 307 47 305 43 298 43 280 26174 24450 54 315 52 312 46 306 44 299 42 282 24450 22667 54 317 52 316 44 308 45 300 43 281 22667 20817 54 317 51 317 44 312 46 301 45 280 20817 18891 54 319 51 318 44 313 46 300 47 282 18891 16929 53 322 51 319 44 311 45 297 45 288 16929 15041 49 322 48 318 44 308 45 295 43 292 15041 13330 44 319 42 316 42 301 43 296 38 294 13330 11814 39 315 35 308 37 292 39 299 33 295 11814 10468 34 308 29 293 33 289 34 301 29 297 10468 9268 27 299 27 289 30 292 29 301 27 299 9268 8197 24 300 25 292 28 294 24 296 25 297 8197 7241 26 309 24 294 24 292 19 287 21 291 7241 6392 27 308 23 293 19 289 16 278 18 286 6392 5637 26 302 20 291 14 288 13 274 15 282 5637 4958 22 299 14 288 10 291 9 281 10 274 4958 4355 15 297 8 287 6*297 6 309 5 258 4355 3852 9 287 5 260 3*333 6 345 1 317 3852 3465 7 269 8 239 3 348 6 359 2 000 3465 3198 5 244 8*231 3 353 5 003 1 176 3198 3036 4*199 5*224 3 354 3*007 3*192 3036 2944 3*186 4 224 3 356 2*010 5*194 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