DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 39.5 - - 49.5 - - 52.6 - - 49.7 - - 46.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - -13 - - 1 - - -8 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 2944 - - 2945 - - 2944 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 88 - - 532 - - 3850 - - 1244 - - 225 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 15 - - 18 - - 8 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 7 - - 9 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 243 - - 275 - - 298 - - 256 - - 245 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -996 - - -1260 - - -845 - - -303 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3940 - - 4204 - - 3790 - - 3247 - - 2944 sfcLCL ODpotential -10297 - - -4173 - - -1941 - - -3313 - - -3948 ODpotential blCL 13241 - - 7117 - - 4886 - - 6257 - - 6893 blCL maxRH 100 - - 96 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 39.5 - - 49.5 - - 52.6 - - 49.7 - - 46.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.9 - - 41.5 - - 46.3 - - 45.7 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.3 - - 50.6 - - 52.7 - - 51.5 - - 48.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.0 - - 40.4 - - 45.5 - - 44.9 - - 44.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - -13 - - 1 - - -8 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 84 - - 99 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96524 28 058 12 085 17 024 29 003 21 342 96524 89490 21 041 19 051 12 053 15 358 29 352 89490 83960 11 054 13 030 7 045 16 021 18 017 83960 79309 23 010 14 007 17 343 25 341 24 002 79309 75305 19 012 17 011 15 346 26 346 24 350 75305 71800 21 014 25 014 16 356 32 003 16 015 71800 68614 35 346 25 350 20 341 24 349 26 006 68614 65661 27 337 9 317 24 360 20 351 21 354 65661 62915 9 328 18 332 17 042 9 111 0 158 62915 60214 28 326 42 327 44 326 39 326 40 344 60214 57403 48 326 50 325 42 311 46 312 50 328 57403 54550 53 318 43 316 31 325 38 320 41 316 54550 51861 44 310 39 316 42 328 44 320 43 311 51861 49454 42 317 52 323 47 320 45 314 46 314 49454 47307 52 319 67 322 56 325 53 317 57 322 47307 45370 66 312 79 312 70 321 67 326 68 322 45370 43606 72 301 83 300 85 311 83 312 78 320 43606 41979 72 295 86 292 88 303 89 306 84 309 41979 40463 70 295 87 292 88 299 87 304 86 304 40463 39039 52 295 77 293 89 298 86 304 83 304 39039 37695 55 299 78 295 88 298 85 306 77 305 37695 36397 64 304 82 298 87 298 84 307 73 306 36397 35082 66 309 81 301 85 300 83 306 68 310 35082 33722 68 313 77 303 83 302 82 305 64 316 33722 32317 69 314 73 304 80 301 81 304 67 319 32317 30857 68 313 72 304 77 300 80 303 69 321 30857 29329 65 311 74 305 75 300 79 303 69 320 29329 27734 64 308 74 305 74 301 76 306 67 317 27734 26070 66 305 72 305 73 303 75 309 68 314 26070 24341 70 304 69 306 71 305 74 310 68 313 24341 22552 75 305 65 308 68 306 71 310 69 314 22552 20699 75 306 62 308 65 307 67 309 69 316 20699 18778 70 305 61 307 62 308 62 309 64 316 18778 16824 66 302 59 304 62 310 57 309 58 315 16824 14946 62 300 58 301 63 309 54 312 54 313 14946 13242 60 300 58 300 63 306 55 315 49 312 13242 11730 56 302 56 301 59 302 56 313 47 315 11730 10388 52 305 52 304 50 300 51 307 46 315 10388 9194 50 308 45 309 38 297 45 300 43 310 9194 8132 50 307 36 311 30 294 41 299 40 303 8132 7187 46 302 32 309 25 294 37 298 36 299 7187 6349 38 298 35 308 24 298 32 296 31 297 6349 5604 30 299 39 306 24 302 27 296 25 299 5604 4935 23 303 40 300 23 305 24 303 23 307 4935 4340 18 306 37 297 21 307 23 317 24 321 4340 3842 14 301 31 296 18 306 20 330 20 329 3842 3459 12 294 23 293 16 304 14 331 13 322 3459 3195 10 279 15 285 13 301 9 317 9 292 3195 3035 7*255 11*278 12*300 6*293 8*256 3035 2944 4*243 7*275 9*298 4*256 6*245 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