DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/15 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.8 - - 67.8 - - - - - 52.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 198 - - 222 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1088 - - 3451 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3362 - - 5114 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4071 - - 6434 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1179 - - 1251 - - - - - 216 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 246 - - 375 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 120 - - - - - 127 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -9 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4000 - - -5257 - - - - - -4489 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8071 - - 11692 - - - - - 7434 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10692 - - -12485 - - - - - -15302 ODpotential blCL - - - 14763 - - 18919 - - - - - 18247 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 42 - - - - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.8 - - 67.8 - - - - - 52.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 27.2 - - - - - 31.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.3 - - 66.4 - - - - - 57.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 27.0 - - - - - 31.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 198 - - 222 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1088 - - 3451 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 97528 8 358 8 099 3 340 97528 90314 9 139 3 065 14 066 90314 84752 11 118 2 188 12 058 84752 80128 5 084 5 223 7 358 80128 76142 1 324 5 220 9 275 76142 72610 3 264 6 245 9 302 72610 69421 6 331 1 003 10 299 69421 66501 9 306 12 325 8 306 66501 63797 8 273 13 283 12 319 63797 61172 10 326 14 236 11 278 61172 58424 21 330 15 330 21 331 58424 55571 37 314 29 322 26 328 55571 52859 27 313 22 319 34 336 52859 50423 16 341 20 348 32 340 50423 48232 29 358 30 356 41 011 48232 46241 36 001 51 005 52 013 46241 44418 50 009 64 009 54 016 44418 42742 62 005 64 010 51 022 42742 41191 62 012 57 003 47 027 41191 39743 60 033 46 019 43 028 39743 38381 63 039 46 036 41 027 38381 37066 63 036 49 032 38 028 37066 35731 63 032 52 028 36 029 35731 34349 64 028 53 025 37 027 34349 32920 62 026 55 021 39 025 32920 31432 59 025 54 018 37 028 31432 29875 56 026 50 017 32 033 29875 28252 52 025 46 018 27 031 28252 26562 46 025 43 019 25 026 26562 24808 42 028 39 024 25 023 24808 22991 38 029 33 028 24 024 22991 21106 35 031 28 033 20 024 21106 19146 30 034 25 040 14 028 19146 17149 22 038 21 049 9 042 17149 15224 14 037 15 056 9 059 15224 13475 12 032 10 049 9 059 13475 11923 11 034 11 047 8 061 11923 10545 7 040 12 051 11 081 10545 9318 6 083 9 064 15 088 9318 8228 10 118 8 097 16 103 8228 7262 16 120 12*118 18 117 7262 6408 21 119 13*121 19 113 6408 5650 22 122 13 121 19 107 5650 4969 17 128 13 121 20 111 4969 4365 11*119 13 121 19 118 4365 3859 10*115 13 120 19 127 3859 3469 10 113 12 120 18 134 3469 3200 9 112 12 119 12 137 3200 3037 8 112 11 119 7*131 3037 2944 8 111 10 119 5*127 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