DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 23.9 - - 33.5 - - 39.9 - - 37.5 - - 30.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - 44 - - 120 - - -38 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 862 - - 1910 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2926 - - 3701 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3845 - - 4893 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 343 - - 1420 - - 994 - - 2267 - - 206 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 139 - - 252 - - 7 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 14 - - 16 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 252 - - 299 - - 301 - - 284 - - 251 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -437 - - 897 - - -67 - - -2003 - - -262 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3380 - - 2948 - - 4960 - - 4947 - - 3205 sfcLCL ODpotential -6024 - - 357 - - -2128 - - -5587 - - -5469 ODpotential blCL 8967 - - 3488 - - 7021 - - 8531 - - 8412 blCL maxRH 88 - - 100 - - 84 - - 66 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 23.9 - - 33.5 - - 39.9 - - 37.5 - - 30.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.8 - - 31.1 - - 28.6 - - 26.4 - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 26.6 - - 33.4 - - 39.1 - - 39.4 - - 32.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.8 - - 30.9 - - 28.5 - - 26.3 - - 27.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - 44 - - 120 - - -38 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 862 - - 1910 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 53 - - 102 - - 38 - - 0 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97358 69 086 66 083 75 089 72 090 50 087 97358 90177 72 085 66 085 69 088 70 091 59 086 90177 84577 75 087 64 090 63 086 63 089 64 085 84577 79875 72 087 63 093 56 089 55 085 60 081 79875 75771 59 087 58 092 50 089 49 084 54 079 75771 72094 43 080 44 089 41 086 44 088 48 082 72094 68743 27 062 32 080 30 071 32 075 38 077 68743 65659 22 048 23 061 22 049 22 061 32 059 65659 62813 22 023 16 030 19 017 25 023 24 020 62813 60080 24 004 14 359 18 002 25 359 21 007 60080 57226 27 359 20 001 20 005 20 358 23 003 57226 54258 31 345 37 360 26 003 29 359 28 358 54258 51436 32 337 41 350 31 355 35 352 41 357 51436 48924 35 332 36 342 36 352 44 353 44 360 48924 46695 34 335 35 349 43 357 46 354 46 010 46695 44681 36 345 39 353 47 355 46 005 58 017 44681 42846 43 351 43 358 44 356 60 012 74 021 42846 41167 50 351 48 003 46 009 68 010 98 019 41167 39614 51 347 54 007 56 017 73 013 114 014 39614 38158 48 347 60 010 67 017 79 018 105 016 38158 36795 48 349 63 012 74 018 86 022 107 023 36795 35492 48 350 66 013 80 020 99 025 117 027 35492 34177 48 351 67 015 86 023 109 026 123 028 34177 32819 45 356 66 016 94 026 103 023 126 028 32819 31424 40 355 65 020 101 028 97 020 128 027 31424 29976 29 015 65 024 104 028 96 019 130 026 29976 28465 43 030 61 023 97 027 91 019 120 026 28465 26894 40 019 50 021 91 026 85 022 91 021 26894 25265 29 016 42 021 84 024 76 024 80 014 25265 23578 28 023 37 012 73 025 71 022 70 013 23578 21840 30 018 29 009 54 023 67 021 53 012 21840 20048 27 015 30 026 42 017 57 021 48 014 20048 18197 25 013 37 032 39 021 41 018 40 017 18197 16327 24 011 38 030 34 032 31 018 30 012 16327 14532 22 008 32 028 29 033 27 025 24 005 14532 12900 18 012 25 023 24 021 22 026 22 007 12900 11447 17 024 19 020 21 012 18 020 20 007 11447 10152 18 022 14 022 17 010 16 009 17 005 10152 8996 16 011 10 016 12 001 13 358 14 000 8996 7965 14 358 9 354 10 343 13 348 13 350 7965 7047 15 353 12 342 11 332 14 340 14 341 7047 6234 19 344 16 338 14 326 17 331 16 337 6234 5514 22 334 19 327 17*315 20 322 20 332 5514 4866 23 320 19 316 17*304 22 314 22 324 4866 4292 22 301 18*309 17 302 22 309 23 316 4292 3811 22 296 17*304 17 301 21 305 21 311 3811 3441 20 297 15 298 16 300 20 300 17 302 3441 3186 13 288 14 297 15 300 17 293 13 282 3186 3031 9*271 13 297 14 300 14*289 10*262 3031 2942 5*252 10 296 12 299 9*284 6*251 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