DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.3 - - 31.7 - - 43.5 - - 39.2 - - 31.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 1 - - 52 - - -7 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 292 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 2943 - - 3275 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 104 - - 280 - - 532 - - 613 - - 201 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 13 - - 105 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 112 - - 090 - - 298 - - 255 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -327 - - -412 - - -1124 - - -399 - - -118 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3270 - - 3355 - - 4399 - - 3343 - - 3062 sfcLCL ODpotential -14837 - - -14454 - - -12365 - - -12115 - - -14086 ODpotential blCL 17780 - - 17397 - - 15640 - - 15059 - - 17030 blCL maxRH 74 - - 79 - - 73 - - 84 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.3 - - 31.7 - - 43.5 - - 39.2 - - 31.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.0 - - 28.0 - - 35.1 - - 35.4 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.2 - - 31.8 - - 43.2 - - 40.8 - - 35.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.1 - - 27.5 - - 34.2 - - 34.8 - - 30.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 1 - - 52 - - -7 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 292 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 18 - - 0 - - 34 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96386 43 053 33 063 26 057 30 039 29 062 96386 89535 37 052 27 054 23 060 25 058 26 058 89535 84181 31 032 18 052 22 041 19 044 23 057 84181 79665 28 038 17 033 23 040 17 031 20 060 79665 75712 24 043 16 031 18 032 14 022 18 045 75712 72197 14 046 10 056 9 059 11 069 13 050 72197 69000 17 029 19 049 15 026 20 043 17 061 69000 66047 12 025 15 017 13 344 19 010 16 034 66047 63298 8 084 4 290 8 237 7 319 23 032 63298 60651 24 351 26 011 15 025 21 003 33 003 60651 57937 18 330 31 356 27 357 27 351 33 001 57937 55125 21 003 29 009 18 017 21 355 26 013 55125 52414 41 352 37 016 24 038 24 015 25 023 52414 49959 42 345 47 006 46 014 39 016 34 018 49959 47771 50 010 45 004 45 012 52 022 47 022 47771 45798 75 013 57 017 61 022 66 021 57 025 45798 44000 81 360 72 013 72 013 67 016 55 024 44000 42355 54 351 67 004 64 007 61 011 51 023 42355 40835 40 014 53 356 52 001 56 007 46 018 40835 39411 52 026 43 351 46 357 50 005 44 012 39411 38066 50 024 38 355 41 360 45 006 41 004 38066 36763 38 013 34 005 35 001 42 009 37 359 36763 35439 40 011 36 008 31 003 42 010 37 359 35439 34065 45 013 40 009 32 009 42 009 36 359 34065 32647 48 008 43 009 39 010 42 007 34 001 32647 31173 45 358 45 005 46 010 41 005 34 006 31173 29632 41 349 44 001 47 009 41 008 37 011 29632 28021 36 341 40 358 45 006 41 009 40 014 28021 26343 30 337 35 356 40 001 43 008 40 013 26343 24598 34 341 34 355 39 356 43 005 38 008 24598 22793 36 349 33 349 39 352 40 002 36 002 22793 20918 36 355 33 344 36 348 35 358 37 357 20918 18969 34 358 30 344 30 341 31 352 37 356 18969 16985 29 358 22 340 24 337 28 349 34 355 16985 15077 25 348 19 342 20 333 24 347 27 353 15077 13343 24 340 20 348 18 338 21 345 21 351 13343 11800 21 337 19 349 15 342 20 344 19 356 11800 10428 16 329 15 344 13 335 17 342 18 001 10428 9207 14 320 12 336 12 326 16 337 17 003 9207 8121 12 315 10 331 11 320 15 334 15 002 8121 7158 10 310 8 320 10 312 15 331 13 358 7158 6310 7 309 7 300 10 301 14 327 11 345 6310 5561 5 305 5 277 10 296 14 324 10 326 5561 4894 2 289 5 258 9 303 13 319 10 311 4894 4306 2 152 4 249 8 321 13 311 9 299 4306 3818 5 136 1 157 5 329 12 299 9 292 3818 3445 8 126 6 108 2*298 12 285 8 287 3445 3187 9 118 7 103 2*295 10 273 6 272 3187 3032 7*119 6*099 1 298 7*264 3*242 3032 2943 4*112 3*090 1 302 4*255 2*173 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