DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/07 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 - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 33.5 - - 52.2 - - 63.1 - - 59.3 - - 47.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -24 - - 116 - - 128 - - -46 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 604 - - 1588 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 3503 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3587 - - 4571 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 144 - - 617 - - 1110 - - 2153 - - 215 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 169 - - 242 - - 7 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 12 - - 15 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 119 - - 115 - - 106 - - 110 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -5 - - -8 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -222 - - -3760 - - -5374 - - -5313 - - -1625 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3165 - - 7348 - - 9945 - - 8258 - - 4571 sfcLCL ODpotential -13844 - - -13206 - - -12443 - - -12705 - - -11748 ODpotential blCL 16787 - - 16793 - - 17014 - - 15650 - - 14693 blCL maxRH 76 - - 58 - - 62 - - 61 - - 59 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.5 - - 52.2 - - 63.1 - - 59.3 - - 47.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.4 - - 30.9 - - 30.2 - - 33.8 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.2 - - 51.5 - - 62.2 - - 61.0 - - 49.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.3 - - 30.8 - - 30.0 - - 33.7 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -24 - - 116 - - 128 - - -46 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 604 - - 1588 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 5 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95818 29 301 39 281 46 284 35 301 36 291 95818 88952 20 305 21 292 22 282 26 287 30 298 88952 83599 18 311 15 292 12 296 19 283 21 300 83599 79125 12 316 9 297 11 286 8 281 8 279 79125 75251 8 310 8 320 16 272 6 292 2 278 75251 71787 7 305 8 302 18 260 13 285 9 312 71787 68626 6 316 7 296 13 229 24 257 21 288 68626 65722 15 311 12 314 3 150 22 241 26 277 65722 63035 23 291 27 288 10 322 17 251 28 272 63035 60432 23 289 27 278 19 272 19 260 28 262 60432 57717 25 307 25 286 24 272 19 269 27 258 57717 54892 34 304 32 290 30 279 23 280 27 257 54892 52189 45 294 45 289 47 285 43 284 39 268 52189 49759 43 281 49 280 55 277 53 274 48 266 49759 47578 33 276 43 278 51 272 52 273 49 276 47578 45597 43 298 52 295 62 288 62 284 51 286 45597 43792 58 300 63 292 70 287 70 287 56 288 43792 42144 62 296 64 290 66 285 67 289 54 285 42144 40620 66 296 64 293 61 289 54 292 47 283 40620 39188 68 297 66 296 55 297 42 295 43 283 39188 37836 62 295 64 296 48 300 40 300 42 285 37836 36531 55 293 59 293 41 302 40 300 40 286 36531 35212 50 295 53 291 39 300 39 297 38 286 35212 33850 49 297 48 294 37 299 37 290 37 282 33850 32447 48 301 44 302 35 302 37 289 38 277 32447 30990 45 305 43 306 33 307 35 291 37 275 30990 29468 40 300 39 305 32 311 32 295 33 273 29468 27880 36 289 36 303 30 310 27 293 31 271 27880 26224 34 287 34 300 26 305 23 285 30 274 26224 24502 30 294 31 301 22 303 21 279 27 278 24502 22719 25 303 27 310 19 302 18 277 23 279 22719 20870 20 306 22 322 16 304 15 279 19 278 20870 18951 19 312 16 323 12 295 14 273 14 272 18951 16997 17 323 11 320 10 275 13 263 14 255 16997 15112 13 338 8 320 9 266 11 250 16 240 15112 13393 11 320 6 321 7 247 11 227 18 225 13393 11862 10 294 7 296 8 236 11 208 18 214 11862 10499 7 271 7 265 8 225 11 186 17 202 10499 9284 5 248 7 231 9 208 12 176 17 192 9284 8202 4 218 8 208 9 199 11 166 16 183 8202 7238 4 192 8 199 8 197 13 148 16 168 7238 6384 5 182 8 198 6 176 17 132 19 155 6384 5625 6 171 7 182 8 135 22 123 23 145 5625 4945 8 150 8 142 14*113 26 116 27 132 4945 4344 10 128 13 125 16*107 27 115 34 116 4344 3844 14 116 14*120 15 106 26 114 34 103 3844 3460 17 115 13*116 15 106 23 113 27 100 3460 3196 15 118 12 116 14 105 20 112 21 102 3196 3035 12*120 11 115 14 105 16*111 16*105 3035 2944 7*119 9 114 11 104 10*110 7*107 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