DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 21.6 - - 30.4 - - 43.0 - - 42.5 - - 33.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 13 - - 94 - - -16 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 109 - - 623 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3092 - - 3606 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 140 - - 363 - - 655 - - 902 - - 92 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 47 - - 161 - - 9 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 10 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 140 - - 110 - - 102 - - 099 - - 112 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -2 - - -3 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1786 - - -1966 - - -3711 - - -4551 - - -2572 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4729 - - 5058 - - 7318 - - 7495 - - 5516 sfcLCL ODpotential -15883 - - -12841 - - -13013 - - -14205 - - -13857 ODpotential blCL 18826 - - 15933 - - 16619 - - 17149 - - 16801 blCL maxRH 55 - - 60 - - 75 - - 78 - - 51 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 21.6 - - 30.4 - - 43.0 - - 42.5 - - 33.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 12.0 - - 19.2 - - 21.8 - - 20.6 - - 20.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 26.4 - - 30.4 - - 42.3 - - 44.4 - - 38.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 11.7 - - 18.4 - - 21.0 - - 19.8 - - 19.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 13 - - 94 - - -16 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 109 - - 623 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 13 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95027 99 312 90 316 97 317 102 320 96 315 95027 88159 88 321 84 322 91 323 94 323 89 321 88159 82704 71 326 81 322 88 321 91 320 88 321 82704 78162 70 328 72 314 79 316 81 319 82 320 78162 74272 71 323 63 306 67 310 75 320 76 325 74272 70834 71 313 59 310 65 303 69 315 72 322 70834 67724 64 309 58 311 65 303 60 305 66 317 67724 64875 58 310 52 318 56 307 51 311 61 310 64875 62241 54 312 52 319 51 308 52 316 55 306 62241 59693 54 315 51 318 50 310 54 309 54 299 59693 57033 58 319 54 321 52 313 56 304 47 299 57033 54240 64 323 64 318 57 314 50 306 43 305 54240 51534 71 323 72 314 58 315 55 305 56 295 51534 49080 70 319 74 313 61 305 62 296 60 283 49080 46881 65 316 67 311 58 300 55 293 51 284 46881 44902 61 321 56 313 55 300 44 294 41 287 44902 43114 62 325 58 315 52 303 45 300 44 284 43114 41495 62 329 62 319 55 309 54 294 46 278 41495 40006 64 337 72 317 59 308 56 281 41 265 40006 38605 73 333 66 314 56 310 49 281 31 262 38605 37277 76 330 61 312 53 310 47 290 28 266 37277 35990 73 329 61 313 48 308 46 293 29 268 35990 34679 69 331 58 315 46 303 42 295 36 267 34679 33321 63 332 52 320 45 296 39 294 46 265 33321 31920 56 336 46 322 40 291 40 288 51 265 31920 30463 52 337 42 317 37 292 42 284 51 268 30463 28941 47 336 41 314 36 294 41 286 46 269 28941 27358 42 337 38 316 36 297 33 290 42 268 27358 25716 42 331 34 313 36 298 29 291 39 267 25716 24016 40 323 33 307 34 298 31 294 31 267 24016 22257 39 321 31 306 33 300 35 292 26 261 22257 20431 39 320 28 308 30 297 33 294 22 257 20431 18535 38 319 23 315 26 291 25 295 16 248 18535 16609 33 318 17 326 19 288 18 271 19 236 16609 14760 25 313 13 323 13 284 16 249 24 251 14760 13085 21 301 13 313 9 279 14 240 23 254 13085 11600 18 295 12 305 7 276 12 235 19 250 11600 10278 15 295 10 298 6 265 11 225 15 240 10278 9099 12 295 7 291 5 245 10 217 13 226 9099 8049 8 296 4 268 5 229 9 211 13 210 8049 7114 5 307 3 194 6 211 8 194 11 192 7114 6286 2 357 5 158 6 194 7 163 12 155 6286 5552 3 089 6 148 7 179 10 129 18 131 5552 4894 6 120 6 139 7 157 17 113 23 121 4894 4311 8 123 9 121 10 125 20 109 26 113 4311 3824 8 124 11 124 12*107 19 108 23 109 3824 3448 9 126 11 124 11*104 16 108 18 109 3448 3189 8 127 9*119 11 103 12 106 12 109 3189 3032 7*131 7*111 10 100 9*102 7*109 3032 2943 4*140 6 109 8 100 5*099 5*112 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