DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 25.3 - - 28.5 - - 31.3 - - 30.7 - - 23.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 29 - - 70 - - 2 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 666 - - 1355 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2925 - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2925 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3649 - - 4338 - - 2943 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1107 - - 1216 - - 485 - - 1422 - - 651 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 111 - - 190 - - 15 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 1 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 8 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 BL Wind Direction 135 - - 120 - - 110 - - 079 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -3 - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 547 - - 836 - - -385 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2942 - - 3102 - - 3503 - - 3328 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential -1770 - - -123 - - 253 - - -9613 - - -10388 ODpotential blCL 4713 - - 3772 - - 4085 - - 12556 - - 13331 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 87 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 25.3 - - 28.5 - - 31.3 - - 30.7 - - 23.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.8 - - 25.6 - - 26.7 - - 26.8 - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 25.6 - - 28.3 - - 30.8 - - 30.9 - - 25.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.7 - - 25.2 - - 26.0 - - 26.2 - - 23.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 29 - - 70 - - 2 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 666 - - 1355 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 47 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95075 27 353 23 312 30 313 35 322 37 338 95075 88455 21 001 17 332 24 340 25 343 18 344 88455 83200 16 023 19 358 24 355 28 359 18 358 83200 78750 23 014 24 000 25 355 32 358 25 356 78750 74897 22 356 23 011 16 353 24 343 24 352 74897 71467 21 346 22 357 21 358 19 352 24 349 71467 68339 22 340 23 340 33 349 23 354 25 352 68339 65456 28 348 32 344 37 344 28 355 24 352 65456 62770 36 348 39 343 39 342 35 352 28 348 62770 60150 42 344 41 341 42 340 40 346 32 349 60150 57392 46 336 44 337 45 336 43 340 38 345 57392 54502 50 331 47 334 47 332 47 334 42 335 54502 51727 52 329 50 334 48 332 49 331 45 329 51727 49224 55 330 53 336 52 330 52 328 49 325 49224 46979 59 333 57 336 53 328 54 328 54 329 46979 44932 61 333 62 335 56 327 60 328 62 330 44932 43042 61 329 65 332 60 328 64 322 63 320 43042 41282 57 327 63 328 60 329 60 319 58 316 41282 39640 55 328 57 325 59 327 56 319 53 314 39640 38108 56 327 52 321 57 322 52 319 49 315 38108 36689 54 320 48 314 53 314 50 318 46 319 36689 35350 53 313 49 310 50 305 48 314 49 320 35350 34028 54 307 50 310 48 302 49 308 49 311 34028 32692 53 300 50 307 49 304 48 304 53 306 32692 31331 50 298 54 304 50 306 46 306 56 300 31331 29920 49 301 53 304 47 309 45 306 50 301 29920 28445 48 301 50 304 45 311 43 309 45 303 28445 26905 45 305 46 302 42 311 41 313 44 303 26905 25301 39 311 42 302 43 308 41 314 43 302 25301 23637 38 312 41 305 43 303 39 312 42 302 23637 21913 38 310 40 306 40 301 37 310 39 304 21913 20123 36 311 37 306 37 298 36 307 37 308 20123 18262 32 314 34 307 35 297 36 305 35 312 18262 16372 27 317 28 307 33 299 34 306 32 314 16372 14553 24 320 24 304 31 301 32 307 28 318 14553 12899 21 319 21 300 28 301 29 311 25 324 12899 11427 18 318 17 298 25 302 25 315 21 325 11427 10117 16 314 13 299 20 302 22 316 19 322 10117 8952 14 314 10 297 15 303 19 315 17 320 8952 7916 11 314 8 294 11 303 16 310 15 318 7916 6998 10 316 6 298 7 303 12 306 13 315 6998 6188 10 320 5 305 4 312 9 308 11 315 6188 5472 7 331 1 336 1 038 5 315 8 321 5472 4832 4 338 3 093 5*134 1 308 3 324 4832 4266 1 339 7 119 7*119 2 145 2 305 4266 3794 2 221 10*124 7 113 3 119 1 301 3794 3431 3 220 9*122 7 108 3 098 1 060 3431 3181 3 197 9 120 6 104 3 091 1 064 3181 3029 2*155 8 119 6 102 3*084 1*056 3029 2942 2*135 7 117 5 100 2*079 0*074 2942 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