DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 21.7 - - 31.8 - - 41.8 - - 38.7 - - 30.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 53 - - 95 - - -7 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 477 - - 944 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3460 - - 3927 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 232 - - 383 - - 498 - - 1085 - - 161 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 122 - - 186 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 15 - - 15 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 123 - - 125 - - 114 - - 091 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -5 - - -6 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -769 - - -1966 - - -2996 - - -2321 - - -564 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3712 - - 5427 - - 6923 - - 5265 - - 3507 sfcLCL ODpotential -17462 - - -16526 - - -15429 - - -14179 - - -14416 ODpotential blCL 20405 - - 19986 - - 19356 - - 17123 - - 17359 blCL maxRH 63 - - 59 - - 52 - - 51 - - 63 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 21.7 - - 31.8 - - 41.8 - - 38.7 - - 30.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.6 - - 19.1 - - 22.5 - - 26.6 - - 26.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 25.1 - - 31.6 - - 41.2 - - 41.7 - - 34.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.7 - - 18.3 - - 22.0 - - 26.1 - - 26.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 53 - - 95 - - -7 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 477 - - 944 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 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] 96131 55 028 71 014 73 006 65 357 55 356 96131 89108 64 018 58 021 69 008 63 356 59 003 89108 83674 63 009 52 014 61 009 58 002 58 010 83674 79134 58 007 52 011 50 007 51 006 50 014 79134 75192 52 001 52 007 42 004 43 006 43 015 75192 71696 45 357 46 009 37 358 38 009 37 010 71696 68529 44 351 42 009 35 353 39 007 32 010 68529 65609 39 352 39 356 39 346 40 356 35 011 65609 62893 37 358 33 346 34 347 31 349 32 360 62893 60268 35 341 29 325 33 345 24 345 23 337 60268 57531 33 332 28 327 32 338 23 332 25 317 57531 54688 29 334 30 321 32 325 27 319 30 315 54688 51975 29 324 31 309 29 307 28 307 30 310 51975 49542 31 316 29 290 32 297 29 301 32 296 49542 47379 34 309 28 291 31 295 27 297 33 287 47379 45430 36 296 28 313 26 287 29 279 34 275 45430 43657 29 287 31 305 24 295 34 266 40 269 43657 42030 18 284 31 289 28 297 33 258 43 271 42030 40515 16 317 26 284 31 286 23 268 43 277 40515 39092 21 329 19 292 29 280 22 287 34 270 39092 37750 20 327 18 302 25 279 24 291 22 270 37750 36454 17 321 12 336 14 273 22 296 19 269 36454 35143 17 315 15 003 2 151 17 308 9 245 35143 33787 20 320 17 350 7 083 12 317 6 187 33787 32388 21 321 19 337 10 050 3 330 7 186 32388 30929 23 321 22 331 8 023 5 080 9 162 30929 29402 26 329 22 327 8 344 10 079 13 146 29402 27807 28 334 20 324 11 337 13 086 14 143 27807 26142 26 331 19 325 13 324 8 064 9 140 26142 24412 22 323 17 328 14 315 8 359 2 106 24412 22622 20 318 12 324 13 309 10 324 3 303 22622 20766 18 319 11 314 12 297 14 319 6 300 20766 18837 18 319 10 312 12 300 14 334 7 335 18837 16873 15 319 11 320 11 314 10 345 8 001 16873 14982 12 327 11 323 10 325 6 324 5 352 14982 13258 9 323 10 310 9 328 6 292 5 287 13258 11721 9 300 10 293 8 316 7 263 6 294 11721 10353 9 295 8 281 7 300 8 238 5 287 10353 9138 6 278 6 257 5 264 10 226 5 267 9138 8060 6 244 5 234 4 224 11 223 6 253 8060 7107 5 221 4 210 4 165 10 218 5 222 7107 6271 4 178 4 140 9 128 8 194 5 163 6271 5535 10 125 13 115 16 117 9 144 12 129 5535 4878 19 114 21 110 21 111 14 117 19 123 4878 4299 25 110 25 111 21*111 17 112 23 121 4299 3815 27 111 23*116 17*114 15 118 22 120 3815 3443 24 118 19*123 16 115 12 121 17 123 3443 3187 14 127 16 126 15 115 9 119 11 125 3187 3031 8*129 14 125 14 114 7*110 6*126 3031 2942 4*123 11 125 11 113 4*091 4*129 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