DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/19 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 - - - 45.5 - - 51.7 - - 48.9 - - 42.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - -15 - - -39 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 2945 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 160 - - 986 - - 3060 - - 2930 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 8 - - 13 - - 15 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 093 - - 278 - - 314 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1687 - - -877 - - -79 - - -346 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4631 - - 3822 - - 3024 - - 3291 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7499 - - -3360 - - -2009 - - -1604 ODpotential blCL - - - 10443 - - 6305 - - 4954 - - 4548 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.5 - - 51.7 - - 48.9 - - 42.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.4 - - 44.8 - - 45.4 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 53.3 - - 50.7 - - 43.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 43.7 - - 45.0 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - -15 - - -39 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 99 - - 100 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 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] 96281 5 078 10 343 14 358 7 341 96281 89286 6 024 11 004 12 011 6 019 89286 83783 8 039 7 347 5 006 11 001 83783 79150 6 025 5 251 12 308 17 337 79150 75140 17 013 2 290 14 302 18 324 75140 71589 17 330 14 358 12 332 19 316 71589 68364 39 318 25 321 24 323 21 340 68364 65409 47 268 37 296 33 294 35 283 65409 62680 42 262 36 278 32 265 35 281 62680 60031 28 283 19 272 15 282 24 293 60031 57236 39 292 18 279 48 299 45 302 57236 54304 56 285 66 291 72 289 64 287 54304 51503 67 282 85 287 74 284 68 284 51503 48985 83 290 98 285 82 288 77 289 48985 46732 102 290 107 281 95 289 89 290 46732 44690 110 280 109 277 103 286 98 287 44690 42821 107 271 109 275 106 281 103 285 42821 41099 102 270 113 275 109 278 106 282 41099 39509 108 275 118 276 112 277 112 281 39509 38037 121 277 118 276 117 277 121 281 38037 36668 131 279 115 275 121 280 133 283 36668 35360 136 279 111 271 122 283 146 284 35360 34044 129 276 109 267 125 284 152 286 34044 32688 120 269 107 264 128 282 149 286 32688 31298 118 265 105 262 128 278 139 285 31298 29860 115 265 104 261 127 276 128 282 29860 28364 109 269 104 260 124 277 121 280 28364 26809 105 272 107 262 120 278 119 279 26809 25196 103 273 108 266 117 278 118 278 25196 23528 97 275 107 272 114 278 116 278 23528 21807 86 275 100 277 108 280 109 279 21807 20030 76 273 86 279 96 282 97 280 20030 18191 70 273 70 278 77 283 85 279 18191 16326 65 279 64 276 64 281 76 278 16326 14536 62 285 63 280 62 277 66 271 14536 12910 58 286 61 285 59 275 59 268 12910 11459 54 286 59 289 53 274 55 273 11459 10164 54 287 57 289 46 274 49 281 10164 9009 57 286 57 285 40 276 46 287 9009 7979 58 281 53 281 35 281 43 295 7979 7062 53 275 49 276 33 288 40 303 7062 6251 48 268 46 271 32 297 36 312 6251 5530 43 263 43 266 32 306 35 326 5530 4883 37 260 39 264 33 313 34 335 4883 4307 30 261 35 264 32 319 30 334 4307 3822 22 265 31 265 30 321 25 328 3822 3449 13 273 24 267 26 319 21 319 3449 3190 7 286 18 269 21 316 17 309 3190 3033 1*344 14*271 17*315 15*305 3033 2943 4*093 5*278 10*314 10*297 2943 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