DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/07 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 33.9 - - 47.4 - - 57.7 - - 57.9 - - 49.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - 72 - - 138 - - 1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 489 - - 1524 - - 114 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 3514 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3472 - - 4507 - - 3097 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 84 - - 682 - - 1193 - - 2014 - - 234 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 136 - - 246 - - 26 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 94 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 5 - - 0 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 233 - - 309 - - 205 - - 059 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 1 - - -5 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1037 - - -2883 - - -4465 - - -5757 - - -3511 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3981 - - 6355 - - 8972 - - 8854 - - 6456 sfcLCL ODpotential -9754 - - -8397 - - -9009 - - -10317 - - -8267 ODpotential blCL 12698 - - 11869 - - 13516 - - 13414 - - 11212 blCL maxRH 73 - - 58 - - 64 - - 47 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.9 - - 47.4 - - 57.7 - - 57.9 - - 49.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.3 - - 30.3 - - 29.0 - - 29.7 - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.7 - - 46.9 - - 56.8 - - 58.1 - - 54.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.3 - - 29.8 - - 28.5 - - 29.2 - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - 72 - - 138 - - 1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 489 - - 1524 - - 114 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96462 5 017 12 011 12 009 10 014 5 354 96462 89476 12 048 8 066 9 050 12 059 13 048 89476 84009 7 061 8 084 3 068 16 065 10 065 84009 79428 5 059 8 053 5 073 6 072 8 064 79428 75449 5 066 4 041 11 050 2 087 2 021 75449 71919 5 027 3 228 8 029 6 005 4 316 71919 68730 10 336 5 268 7 323 9 324 5 343 68730 65792 13 275 7 261 12 291 14 299 8 338 65792 63065 13 262 8 284 16 281 17 286 12 304 63065 60431 15 260 13 269 20 281 18 276 13 281 60431 57680 15 283 20 292 21 287 16 288 18 297 57680 54807 23 285 25 282 23 280 27 290 26 301 54807 52046 20 278 21 274 24 270 27 279 26 294 52046 49544 22 295 23 280 26 269 23 288 31 292 49544 47286 27 294 29 283 25 274 23 295 40 294 47286 45228 32 283 26 277 23 285 28 293 41 285 45228 43343 31 276 28 298 28 288 31 287 32 262 43343 41631 25 280 34 299 28 284 34 295 28 276 41631 40066 21 290 23 322 27 320 23 297 29 314 40066 38619 15 351 36 334 29 332 59 330 69 334 38619 37286 46 359 39 327 48 339 86 327 71 329 37286 36014 64 006 29 341 83 335 81 326 60 325 36014 34724 64 003 42 356 79 335 67 326 52 322 34724 33387 64 005 56 349 58 338 58 328 46 321 33387 32005 61 009 57 351 45 341 44 333 44 315 32005 30566 58 009 49 351 40 344 38 332 43 314 30566 29060 48 012 49 341 36 347 35 328 33 319 29060 27490 29 002 38 004 32 349 30 321 33 314 27490 25856 17 340 29 013 26 338 23 323 43 309 25856 24158 17 319 20 006 22 336 20 321 46 312 24158 22398 18 304 16 354 20 341 24 313 40 318 22398 20570 13 302 12 329 17 336 26 307 33 315 20570 18675 9 299 8 287 13 308 23 303 24 279 18675 16752 12 295 9 276 16 277 19 302 22 273 16752 14907 17 298 12 280 19 266 17 281 22 281 14907 13230 20 303 14 286 19 264 17 257 27 280 13230 11742 20 310 16 296 18 267 16 252 27 273 11742 10416 20 315 16 302 15 268 15 251 26 267 10416 9228 20 317 16 304 12 267 16 245 25 267 9228 8165 18 316 15 301 11 263 16 242 23 267 8165 7215 16 314 15 299 11 258 15 241 20 264 7215 6372 14 312 14 297 11 252 12 240 15 258 6372 5623 13 311 12 295 10 248 9 239 11 251 5623 4949 12 312 11 297 8*244 5 235 5 242 4949 4350 10 306 10 304 2*225 2 074 1 127 4350 3850 8 293 8*306 1 206 5 061 3 091 3850 3464 8 277 6*309 0 164 5 060 2 103 3464 3198 8 265 4 309 0 079 5*059 2 131 3198 3036 7*247 4 309 0 062 5*059 1*161 3036 2944 5*233 4 310 1 060 4 059 2*179 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