DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/25 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 0655z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.9 - - 51.8 - - 60.4 - - 57.2 - - 46.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - 162 - - 160 - - -24 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1056 - - 2085 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3221 - - 3983 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 4039 - - 5068 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 168 - - 874 - - 1457 - - 2542 - - 181 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 229 - - 285 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 14 - - 14 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 123 - - 117 - - 110 - - 106 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -6 - - -9 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -22 - - -2285 - - -3215 - - -4422 - - -1057 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2965 - - 6325 - - 8284 - - 7367 - - 4002 sfcLCL ODpotential -11912 - - -9641 - - -8672 - - -9657 - - -7852 ODpotential blCL 14855 - - 13680 - - 13740 - - 12602 - - 10797 blCL maxRH 79 - - 67 - - 83 - - 79 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.9 - - 51.8 - - 60.4 - - 57.2 - - 46.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.5 - - 34.6 - - 34.4 - - 35.4 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.9 - - 50.7 - - 59.2 - - 58.2 - - 49.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.7 - - 34.5 - - 34.3 - - 35.4 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - 162 - - 160 - - -24 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1056 - - 2085 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 16 - - 0 - - 33 - - 16 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97103 5 152 6 214 6 257 15 253 4 287 97103 89928 11 088 8 158 3 205 4 314 6 094 89928 84412 8 100 9 144 3 093 9 086 6 095 84412 79822 9 094 12 129 7 161 7 104 4 085 79822 75848 5 088 5 135 6 131 10 132 6 174 75848 72323 4 257 6 212 1 320 9 127 8 174 72323 69117 7 235 8 230 6 243 12 184 6 234 69117 66156 11 219 11 215 13 218 16 211 14 262 66156 63393 13 237 12 238 12 222 19 201 19 229 63393 60688 18 226 19 225 21 239 19 243 15 246 60688 57859 18 250 17 219 23 212 26 231 23 249 57859 54941 28 261 25 245 21 245 21 227 24 235 54941 52159 34 239 29 237 30 239 25 248 22 231 52159 49644 25 234 25 236 27 232 28 238 25 223 49644 47378 28 251 31 251 28 247 27 236 27 222 47378 45316 31 247 33 240 34 241 31 247 28 235 45316 43434 27 241 30 225 38 227 36 244 33 243 43434 41714 23 254 25 242 29 238 30 237 35 238 41714 40134 19 253 24 262 27 252 26 250 33 237 40134 38676 18 264 22 270 24 257 28 262 30 239 38676 37321 24 285 22 283 23 268 28 268 28 244 37321 36027 29 291 24 290 27 279 30 274 28 251 36027 34724 27 289 24 289 29 280 30 274 29 256 34724 33381 19 295 22 285 27 277 27 276 29 257 33381 31998 16 302 19 278 24 277 24 275 27 256 31998 30559 14 302 16 273 22 275 22 271 24 251 30559 29055 12 306 15 270 22 266 21 262 24 245 29055 27491 10 314 14 275 19 264 20 254 25 242 27491 25865 9 321 11 274 16 259 19 248 24 237 25865 24177 10 327 7 264 13 247 17 243 23 233 24177 22427 9 337 5 265 12 240 17 243 22 234 22427 20609 9 346 5 267 11 239 18 246 22 239 20609 18716 10 330 4 245 12 233 18 245 21 243 18716 16786 4 298 7 235 13 235 18 245 19 245 16786 14929 6 245 9 238 13 237 16 246 16 249 14929 13242 8 235 10 239 12 233 14 243 14 254 13242 11742 7 228 8 230 12 227 11 239 15 246 11742 10407 6 221 8 216 12 224 11 238 17 232 10407 9215 6 224 8 216 11 228 12 234 16 219 9215 8151 6 218 8 215 10 229 8 224 10 206 8151 7201 6 189 7 202 7 213 5 176 9 163 7201 6359 8 150 7 179 5 170 9 130 14 138 6359 5611 14 127 10 139 9*130 15 116 18 129 5611 4939 18 119 16 121 14*113 20 111 22 120 4939 4343 22 118 17*118 14 111 21 109 26 112 4343 3844 23 114 16*118 14 109 20 109 27 105 3844 3461 18 113 14 118 14 109 19 108 21 102 3461 3196 13 121 13 117 13 108 16 107 15 102 3196 3035 10*123 13 117 13 108 14*106 10*105 3035 2944 5*123 11 116 11 108 9*106 5*108 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