DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.8 - - 54.8 - - 51.5 - - 45.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - -6 - - -8 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 220 - - 204 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2928 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3203 - - 3187 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 489 - - 5607 - - 421 - - 114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 62 - - 46 - - 7 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 113 - - 094 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -556 - - -1021 - - -144 - - -171 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3759 - - 4208 - - 3089 - - 3117 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3884 - - -3021 - - -2967 - - -3828 ODpotential blCL - - - 7087 - - 6208 - - 5912 - - 6773 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 89 - - 90 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 800 - - 1060 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.8 - - 54.8 - - 51.5 - - 45.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.3 - - 46.2 - - 47.7 - - 41.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 55.3 - - 53.9 - - 48.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 45.0 - - 47.1 - - 41.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - -6 - - -8 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 220 - - 204 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 56 - - 58 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 95870 29 324 37 328 28 341 33 337 95870 88860 29 324 31 332 28 336 24 334 88860 83414 18 316 29 307 32 326 22 327 83414 78885 20 334 20 284 32 311 23 337 78885 74969 29 306 23 280 27 289 22 305 74969 71489 31 295 17 294 20 295 25 286 71489 68323 30 272 28 295 14 330 16 278 68323 65372 41 247 45 255 28 272 15 326 65372 62573 49 243 53 230 53 233 44 243 62573 59840 44 233 48 227 54 221 54 223 59840 56993 34 235 53 239 30 227 40 220 56993 54025 45 246 53 244 24 272 34 264 54025 51158 57 250 57 246 44 267 49 277 51158 48568 64 246 62 246 68 255 76 255 48568 46280 72 237 68 243 84 245 90 239 46280 44238 82 232 78 237 91 237 89 237 44238 42383 93 231 90 232 91 237 90 239 42383 40682 98 230 94 229 93 240 90 234 40682 39115 95 230 89 230 98 240 79 238 39115 37662 88 230 83 233 97 240 88 252 37662 36312 81 229 77 235 91 240 109 253 36312 35031 76 228 70 236 84 240 116 253 35031 33746 74 226 65 235 76 239 116 253 33746 32421 71 225 63 233 70 239 118 254 32421 31057 68 225 63 229 68 238 115 253 31057 29646 65 226 63 224 65 238 106 250 29646 28181 63 229 63 222 61 235 92 246 28181 26665 58 229 63 223 57 228 78 240 26665 25095 51 228 62 224 56 222 67 235 25095 23471 43 227 57 222 55 222 59 228 23471 21794 39 230 51 218 55 226 51 220 21794 20055 39 234 48 219 57 231 49 218 20055 18247 39 236 46 225 59 233 54 225 18247 16405 38 239 45 231 55 234 52 230 16405 14630 38 240 45 234 46 233 45 231 14630 13009 37 239 45 235 39 231 38 228 13009 11562 32 236 42 233 35 229 35 231 11562 10269 24 230 36 230 30 228 35 234 10269 9112 19 225 28 226 27 228 35 233 9112 8075 21 226 22 222 25 229 34 231 8075 7149 26 226 18 216 23 229 32 229 7149 6325 24 222 15 209 21 229 30 225 6325 5590 18 212 12 198 18 228 28 219 5590 4928 13 195 10 180 15 226 25 213 4928 4338 10 163 10 155 10 217 19 202 4338 3842 11 130 11 129 7 190 13 187 3842 3460 13*119 12 118 7 144 10 168 3460 3196 11*116 11*115 7 115 9 150 3196 3035 10 112 10*114 6*100 8*140 3035 2944 8 111 8 112 4*094 6*140 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