DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.3 - - 33.7 - - 33.0 - - 25.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 148 - - -12 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1409 - - 1851 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2925 - - 3797 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4392 - - 4834 - - 2943 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 862 - - 1002 - - 2631 - - 704 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 180 - - 270 - - 12 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 301 - - 302 - - 263 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 98 - - -542 - - -2314 - - -545 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4294 - - 5377 - - 5257 - - 3488 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4559 - - -4553 - - -6268 - - -5539 ODpotential blCL - - - 8951 - - 9387 - - 9211 - - 8482 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 72 - - 60 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.3 - - 33.7 - - 33.0 - - 25.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.2 - - 20.8 - - 20.6 - - 20.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 32.7 - - 33.6 - - 26.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.5 - - 19.7 - - 19.9 - - 20.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 148 - - -12 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1409 - - 1851 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 94192 85 296 69 292 74 284 83 288 94192 87660 58 300 61 303 62 301 65 297 87660 82545 38 296 53 300 54 311 49 300 82545 78237 30 300 40 297 48 309 40 305 78237 74450 25 307 31 299 41 305 36 313 74450 71042 25 315 31 303 39 305 36 311 71042 67923 29 309 35 304 39 309 34 307 67923 65030 30 302 36 301 36 309 32 307 65030 62322 31 308 36 304 36 311 36 313 62322 59676 35 318 40 308 41 310 42 311 59676 56895 42 318 44 305 45 306 43 308 56895 53981 46 309 44 302 45 305 42 310 53981 51172 44 308 44 305 46 310 44 315 51172 48628 44 312 46 306 49 311 49 315 48628 46341 45 319 45 310 49 311 51 312 46341 44258 52 323 45 318 49 315 50 318 44258 42347 53 320 52 326 53 323 57 329 42347 40593 52 323 59 325 58 326 64 332 40593 38975 53 326 59 324 54 327 66 331 38975 37473 52 329 55 326 53 336 62 332 37473 36075 53 337 51 338 60 340 60 340 36075 34750 54 343 54 344 62 340 66 349 34750 33435 54 351 54 347 61 346 72 350 33435 32103 58 357 54 353 64 353 70 348 32103 30752 60 001 58 357 65 355 65 348 30752 29361 61 004 60 357 64 356 63 349 29361 27913 61 005 60 357 63 357 63 352 27913 26406 59 004 60 358 62 357 65 355 26406 24837 56 002 59 359 59 358 65 356 24837 23209 53 001 56 002 56 360 63 357 23209 21525 49 001 52 004 52 001 58 356 21525 19782 45 002 48 005 50 001 52 354 19782 17975 41 003 44 006 47 000 48 351 17975 16138 35 004 38 006 44 000 44 350 16138 14368 30 005 33 005 40 001 40 351 14368 12756 29 005 29 004 34 002 35 352 12756 11320 28 005 27 002 28 001 31 349 11320 10042 22 004 25 003 24 358 28 344 10042 8900 16 358 21 002 22 356 26 340 8900 7883 13 349 17 352 20 353 24 336 7883 6979 11 340 15 339 18 341 23 329 6979 6179 11 327 15 327 19 324 24 320 6179 5470 10 312 14 315 19 314 25 314 5470 4834 10*298 12*303 19 309 25 313 4834 4268 9*286 11*301 18 306 25 317 4268 3795 9 283 11 301 17 305 22 318 3795 3432 9 283 11 302 16 304 16 308 3432 3181 8 283 10 302 15 303 12 287 3181 3029 8 283 10 302 13*302 10*274 3029 2942 7 284 9 302 9*302 6*263 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