DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/17 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 0654z - - 0954z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.9 - - 78.4 - - 87.0 - - 87.4 - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 1 - - 265 - - 237 - - 51 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2231 - - 10980 - - 8795 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 4288 - - 11018 - - 7759 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 5214 - - 13963 - - 11778 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 184 - - 1993 - - 3158 - - 6274 - - 232 Hgt.Variab. W* 11 - - 346 - - 567 - - 317 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 20 - - 10 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 150 - - 101 - - 195 - - 235 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 16 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -2 - - 68 - - 30 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5565 - - -2326 - - 2131 - - -5478 - - -11848 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8511 - - 7541 - - 11832 - - 17257 - - 14795 sfcLCL ODpotential -11601 - - -4480 - - 573 - - -7029 - - -16487 ODpotential blCL 14546 - - 9694 - - 13390 - - 18807 - - 19433 blCL maxRH 84 - - 60 - - 64 - - 65 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 210 - - 1200 - - 620 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 64.9 - - 78.4 - - 87.0 - - 87.4 - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.6 - - 55.2 - - 44.9 - - 20.6 - - 18.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 65.1 - - 76.8 - - 85.3 - - 87.0 - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.6 - - 55.1 - - 44.6 - - 20.5 - - 18.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 1 - - 265 - - 237 - - 51 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2231 - - 10980 - - 8795 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 37 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 10 - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 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] 99021 14 125 8 166 6 030 10 067 1 142 99021 91648 9 143 9 180 1 304 5 039 5 028 91648 85934 6 194 1 218 11 173 11 279 9 009 85934 81184 3 276 4 208 7 239 10 262 9 333 81184 77078 9 286 6 276 2 232 6 253 12 308 77078 73424 13 296 15 259 13 264 15 257 12 273 73424 70125 15 258 16 262 13 247 6 279 4 233 70125 67090 9 253 12 253 12 245 14 283 12 271 67090 64283 13 267 14 257 17 243 16 253 10 257 64283 61572 16 234 12 233 5 248 10 223 4 228 61572 58731 4 228 8 208 14 258 23 245 21 259 58731 55789 28 250 26 232 33 227 31 245 27 237 55789 52981 28 233 29 219 32 219 35 230 20 228 52981 50424 35 214 33 219 31 218 35 227 27 243 50424 48124 41 208 38 218 33 220 40 217 37 237 48124 46046 48 210 43 223 31 231 36 207 44 224 46046 44151 59 214 56 226 44 238 42 223 47 227 44151 42409 74 211 78 217 71 227 61 231 60 231 42409 40804 84 203 84 209 81 213 72 227 72 224 40804 39315 84 200 83 212 76 209 77 220 74 221 39315 37923 86 205 85 216 74 214 78 214 75 221 37923 36586 91 205 85 214 75 216 76 215 75 220 36586 35239 89 205 84 212 76 214 74 218 74 220 35239 33855 86 207 83 211 76 214 73 220 71 220 33855 32436 82 209 82 210 76 214 71 220 68 220 32436 30969 75 209 81 210 75 215 70 219 64 220 30969 29440 66 203 79 210 72 214 68 218 63 220 29440 27849 57 198 76 211 70 213 66 216 62 221 27849 26199 50 196 69 210 66 212 63 216 60 222 26199 24490 50 194 61 206 63 211 59 216 56 223 24490 22730 50 190 54 199 59 209 54 215 50 222 22730 20910 47 185 48 197 55 208 48 212 46 214 20910 19018 39 181 43 199 48 208 39 203 43 199 19018 17087 31 179 38 200 37 205 27 192 39 185 17087 15221 26 183 31 197 23*196 17 179 32 183 15221 13517 27 195 26 198 18*194 15 181 25 183 13517 11994 29 201 23 202 17 196 14*185 17 185 11994 10633 26 199 21 201 14 201 12*195 13 207 10633 9414 23 196 20 203 12 202 11 214 11 240 9414 8325 23 199 19 206 10 201 12 229 15 265 8325 7352 26 203 16 202 8 198 12 235 18 279 7352 6488 26 201 12 182 7 191 12 240 20 286 6488 5719 20 187 13*134 5 184 13 244 21 289 5719 5024 17 155 19*106 5 178 13 247 22 290 5024 4406 20 123 21 102 4 174 13 249 21 291 4406 3886 23 108 21 100 4 169 13 250 20 292 3886 3486 19 110 21 099 4 166 13 250 17 295 3486 3209 12 124 20 098 4 164 12 251 13 300 3209 3041 8*139 19 098 3 162 12 252 8*304 3041 2945 3*150 16 097 3 160 10 251 4*303 2945 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