DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/08 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 36.3 - - 34.2 - - 31.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 26 - - -20 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2560 - - 4255 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5543 - - 7238 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2899 - - 2074 - - 5353 - - 3991 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 178 - - 219 - - 14 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 27 - - 10 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 319 - - 296 - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1323 - - 2334 - - -677 - - -393 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4220 - - 4905 - - 3622 - - 3336 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -97 - - 595 - - -1804 - - -2033 ODpotential blCL - - - 5640 - - 6643 - - 4748 - - 4976 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 95 - - 89 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 70 - - 120 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 36.3 - - 34.2 - - 31.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.6 - - 25.3 - - 29.0 - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.4 - - 36.2 - - 35.2 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 24.2 - - 28.3 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 26 - - -20 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2560 - - 4255 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 80 - - 55 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 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] 95820 44 263 54 274 57 281 49 276 95820 88829 31 260 31 269 36 279 35 286 88829 83436 14 258 19 272 28 271 21 280 83436 78903 13 280 15 285 22 278 16 258 78903 74923 21 274 21 281 23 295 12 233 74923 71363 29 279 29 262 26 286 18 290 71363 68132 26 269 27 261 31 267 27 281 68132 65157 13 256 20 267 26 263 24 260 65157 62363 23 290 20 289 18 278 21 277 62363 59628 34 281 29 282 25 294 24 285 59628 56762 27 276 32 269 28 280 23 279 56762 53774 19 245 28 252 24 273 29 286 53774 50919 25 282 25 278 29 293 31 283 50919 48359 33 297 34 291 29 300 19 278 48359 46066 31 291 33 293 23 303 20 314 46066 43987 29 294 31 304 24 316 38 318 43987 42097 27 300 30 312 29 318 44 319 42097 40373 26 314 33 322 38 327 44 331 40373 38792 29 322 36 325 43 335 51 346 38792 37332 32 324 40 327 47 342 58 353 37332 35977 35 326 47 333 54 350 65 354 35977 34689 36 324 54 338 62 354 70 356 34689 33403 35 324 55 342 69 357 74 001 33403 32087 34 331 57 347 82 001 81 005 32087 30741 32 331 64 354 99 002 85 006 30741 29347 28 324 69 356 106 002 86 005 29347 27892 25 321 68 357 104 002 86 004 27892 26375 24 321 59 355 100 003 86 003 26375 24797 25 326 49 353 96 003 84 002 24797 23160 27 332 46 354 92 003 81 002 23160 21467 27 339 46 351 84 004 77 003 21467 19712 24 345 39 339 73 005 74 004 19712 17893 24 340 32 330 59 002 69 006 17893 16053 24 331 30 326 45 347 59 006 16053 14292 26 325 27 323 40 329 49 003 14292 12697 27 323 24 323 34 323 40 359 12697 11279 29 327 23 324 30 320 33 351 11279 10017 31 336 25 329 31 320 29 345 10017 8890 32 340 27 331 35 324 29 338 8890 7885 30 337 28*329 37 324 31 334 7885 6989 27 325 29*325 36 321 31 329 6989 6194 28*317 29 321 35 319 30 324 6194 5486 28*314 29 320 33 317 30 322 5486 4848 27 309 28 318 30 315 29 321 4848 4281 25 305 28 318 27 312 27 320 4281 3805 23 302 27 317 23 308 24 316 3805 3437 22 301 25 316 20 304 20 309 3437 3185 20 300 23 316 16 300 15 296 3185 3030 18 299 21 315 14*298 12*291 3030 2942 14 299 16 315 10*296 7*285 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