DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/10 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 0950z - - 0955z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 38.1 - - 55.5 - - 63.3 - - 59.1 - - 50.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 81 - - 123 - - -3 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 578 - - 2321 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 4004 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3561 - - 5304 - - 2946 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 128 - - 817 - - 2509 - - 3358 - - 111 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 148 - - 270 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 20 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 1 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 154 - - 181 - - 105 - - 120 - - 149 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -1 - - -9 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -428 - - -3295 - - -2731 - - -4995 - - -2838 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3373 - - 6856 - - 8036 - - 7941 - - 5783 sfcLCL ODpotential -8635 - - -7788 - - -5392 - - -10881 - - -10291 ODpotential blCL 11579 - - 11349 - - 10696 - - 13827 - - 13236 blCL maxRH 80 - - 74 - - 61 - - 63 - - 55 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 38.1 - - 55.5 - - 63.3 - - 59.1 - - 50.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.1 - - 36.1 - - 38.5 - - 35.0 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.8 - - 54.8 - - 62.4 - - 62.7 - - 55.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.7 - - 36.1 - - 38.4 - - 34.9 - - 36.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 81 - - 123 - - -3 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 578 - - 2321 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96023 40 298 27 287 34 282 38 300 32 305 96023 89146 28 302 23 300 19 289 30 303 22 320 89146 83813 14 314 19 292 17 298 26 301 18 315 83813 79317 11 328 9 309 13 304 18 304 15 312 79317 75385 10 319 9 321 12 295 15 309 17 308 75385 71894 10 331 7 314 11 293 10 286 18 301 71894 68727 15 315 13 335 11 333 6 282 18 289 68727 65817 21 307 22 311 20 326 11 319 16 305 65817 63117 18 308 21 301 24 320 29 310 22 303 63117 60499 17 315 16 298 26 296 23 301 14 301 60499 57765 27 307 13 285 17 274 30 321 29 324 57765 54918 31 313 33 309 45 301 45 305 36 277 54918 52183 45 310 54 288 45 290 31 279 44 305 52183 49716 51 305 43 293 36 298 51 308 62 318 49716 47509 51 302 42 306 46 320 68 318 65 320 47509 45504 46 296 51 307 69 319 72 324 72 325 45504 43666 42 299 53 307 72 315 76 321 78 324 43666 41974 41 308 53 305 58 311 65 315 69 317 41974 40418 46 310 49 300 43 297 41 302 48 310 40418 38981 51 306 42 299 32 291 37 284 42 291 38981 37642 49 305 35 306 24 318 33 251 37 278 37642 36355 44 306 31 312 38 332 23 294 36 281 36355 35053 42 311 42 341 44 327 29 327 31 287 35053 33708 43 315 50 342 40 320 26 320 26 287 33708 32319 45 315 48 342 28 314 22 308 25 285 32319 30871 48 311 45 347 34 309 23 294 27 285 30871 29356 49 307 38 351 40 305 35 286 35 291 29356 27777 46 302 31 346 39 295 38 280 33 289 27777 26134 40 295 28 328 29 289 36 276 33 284 26134 24428 38 291 29 311 19 311 35 280 35 286 24428 22658 34 288 32 307 15 309 34 288 34 290 22658 20819 30 285 31 307 22 299 33 295 30 293 20819 18906 31 287 32 302 26 305 32 302 27 295 18906 16955 36 297 34 297 25 315 30 311 25 299 16955 15076 33 302 32 297 25 316 25 316 23 312 15076 13366 25 293 28 295 23 309 20 309 19 325 13366 11848 22 278 24 289 20 302 17 305 13 329 11848 10497 20 280 20 286 16 298 13 297 7 304 10497 9291 16 289 16 287 13 289 9 287 7 261 9291 8213 12 302 11 285 10 273 7 278 8 248 8213 7254 10 319 7 282 8 245 6 271 7 229 7254 6404 9 326 5 281 7 215 5 262 5 201 6404 5648 7 325 5 260 5*194 3 246 5 159 5648 4968 5 327 4 235 3*158 3 190 7 136 4968 4364 2 283 4 216 4 109 3 146 9 126 4364 3858 5 247 4*221 4 099 4 132 11 125 3858 3468 8 233 2*204 4 094 4 125 10 124 3468 3200 8 215 1 175 4 091 4 121 8 126 3200 3037 6*177 1 160 4 091 3*119 5*136 3037 2944 4*154 1 158 4 090 3*120 4*149 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