DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/03 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 42.0 - - 37.9 - - 31.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 123 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1205 - - 1967 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 3755 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4188 - - 4950 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 660 - - 1384 - - 2980 - - 211 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 189 - - 256 - - 0 - - 1 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 274 - - 269 - - 282 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -31 - - -635 - - -2153 - - -981 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4220 - - 5585 - - 5097 - - 3924 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2882 - - -2272 - - -5814 - - -6883 ODpotential blCL - - - 7070 - - 7222 - - 8758 - - 9826 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 79 - - 69 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 42.0 - - 37.9 - - 31.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 28.1 - - 26.3 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 41.1 - - 40.8 - - 35.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.9 - - 27.9 - - 26.1 - - 24.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 123 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1205 - - 1967 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 17 - - 0 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96823 44 055 69 077 51 069 35 054 96823 89668 40 074 51 069 50 069 43 070 89668 84108 42 079 32 075 38 067 42 067 84108 79485 40 073 27 079 27 052 35 053 79485 75511 34 063 25 058 24 050 30 046 75511 71987 26 051 25 041 20 052 23 030 71987 68767 21 047 24 033 26 047 25 035 68767 65780 21 029 24 018 28 032 27 035 65780 62997 19 019 21 012 26 021 26 029 62997 60292 18 025 16 026 25 030 24 031 60292 57469 26 018 29 026 33 025 29 029 57469 54544 36 006 33 013 38 011 41 027 54544 51768 37 009 38 007 44 010 55 022 51768 49294 42 011 47 012 55 015 63 019 49294 47078 53 015 61 016 61 017 62 016 47078 45056 71 017 69 017 63 019 62 017 45056 43192 82 016 74 018 65 020 64 014 43192 41465 83 014 75 013 67 016 68 009 41465 39858 81 011 72 011 70 010 65 004 39858 38358 80 010 71 011 70 006 62 002 38358 36956 79 010 72 010 67 008 59 006 36956 35614 81 011 70 008 65 012 60 011 35614 34271 83 013 67 011 64 013 63 013 34271 32900 84 013 67 014 63 010 68 012 32900 31501 80 014 68 015 60 005 69 008 31501 30057 74 016 68 014 58 005 57 359 30057 28557 68 017 66 013 58 007 50 355 28557 26999 66 017 60 013 58 009 41 352 26999 25379 67 019 57 014 53 005 36 357 25379 23694 67 022 55 016 48 002 35 356 23694 21951 58 025 51 019 44 006 37 355 21951 20147 41 023 44 020 40 010 33 355 20147 18280 31 021 35 015 34 012 27 351 18280 16386 27 021 27 012 28 008 24 350 16386 14570 21 026 20 015 22 360 20 351 14570 12922 16 029 15 014 19 351 17 348 12922 11459 12 027 11 010 14 350 15 341 11459 10157 6 032 7 010 11 355 15 337 10157 8997 3 091 2 339 8 350 14 335 8997 7964 6 133 2 226 6 324 15 334 7964 7047 8 140 5 203 6 312 18 332 7047 6237 6 144 5 215 6 318 19 326 6237 5517 1 147 4*246 6 312 17 322 5517 4870 3 335 3*259 6 300 14 321 4870 4295 3*285 3 265 5 295 11 313 4295 3814 5*272 3 269 5 292 10 304 3814 3443 5 274 3 274 5 290 9 297 3443 3187 5 275 3 278 4 287 8 280 3187 3031 5 277 3 278 4*286 6*254 3031 2942 4 276 3 281 3*282 4*245 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