DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 63.0 - - - - - 58.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - -1 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 509 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2928 - - 2928 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2946 - - 3492 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1496 - - 2186 - - - - - 986 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 76 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 16 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 112 - - 227 - - - - - 255 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -7 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2751 - - 305 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5697 - - 3187 - - - - - 2944 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6546 - - -1821 - - - - - -2248 ODpotential blCL - - - 9492 - - 5313 - - - - - 5193 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 890 - - - - - 990 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 63.0 - - - - - 58.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.4 - - 58.6 - - - - - 56.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.3 - - 63.1 - - - - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.1 - - 57.7 - - - - - 56.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - -1 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 509 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - - - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 11 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] 97382 7 207 3 130 4 279 97382 90195 10 133 2 166 8 049 90195 84623 13 127 2 246 6 075 84623 79994 8 106 3 176 4 081 79994 76026 3 047 3 129 2 044 76026 72511 5 257 5 282 4 023 72511 69304 5 243 5 196 7 305 69304 66342 6 284 4 179 10 244 66342 63584 11 257 6 209 7 213 63584 60886 8 257 20 247 23 253 60886 58065 29 224 33 225 36 222 58065 55143 32 213 31 208 28 198 55143 52339 31 244 28 239 26 237 52339 49804 56 231 53 232 42 235 49804 47530 64 224 67 221 53 223 47530 45465 65 218 68 216 58 214 45465 43577 65 213 66 213 61 210 43577 41838 64 211 70 208 67 203 41838 40229 67 215 78 206 75 197 40229 38731 75 215 86 206 82 194 38731 37333 83 211 86 204 89 191 37333 35998 84 206 84 201 93 187 35998 34656 83 202 82 199 94 185 34656 33279 79 200 78 199 93 184 33279 31869 76 201 76 202 93 184 31869 30411 74 202 70 203 92 184 30411 28895 72 201 50 200 89 185 28895 27325 70 198 35 200 84 185 27325 25698 67 196 33 198 76 184 25698 24015 61 196 31 194 66 182 24015 22279 53 194 36 198 55 177 22279 20479 46 192 39 196 46 180 20479 18612 38 192 38 192 42 192 18612 16713 34 190 35 189 37 194 16713 14884 30 181 32 185 29 193 14884 13223 27 174 29 181 19 194 13223 11744 26 176 26 177 13 196 11744 10424 23 181 24 177 11 195 10424 9243 20 186 22 180 11 203 9243 8185 17 186 19 185 12 216 8185 7240 15 179 18 193 14 232 7240 6399 15 162 17 201 15 243 6399 5650 18 140 17 208 16 247 5650 4974 21 121 18 213 15 249 4974 4371 23 109 18 212 14 249 4371 3865 21 110 18*220 11 248 3865 3474 19 111 18*225 6 246 3474 3203 16 112 17 227 3 250 3203 3039 13*112 15 228 1*265 3039 2944 9*112 12 229 1*255 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