DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 22.5 - - 27.0 - - 30.8 - - 32.3 - - 29.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 27 - - 65 - - 5 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 891 - - 1849 - - 1921 - - 1770 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2925 - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2942 - - 3874 - - 4832 - - 4904 - - 4753 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1225 - - 1139 - - 680 - - 1026 - - 1134 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 119 - - 205 - - 96 - - 44 W* B/S 1 - - 17 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 1 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 162 - - 309 - - 310 - - 310 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 1 - - 2 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 726 - - 1174 - - 1032 - - 1219 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2941 - - 3148 - - 3658 - - 3872 - - 3534 sfcLCL ODpotential -1310 - - 189 - - 632 - - 286 - - 341 ODpotential blCL 4252 - - 3685 - - 4200 - - 4618 - - 4412 blCL maxRH 97 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 22.5 - - 27.0 - - 30.8 - - 32.3 - - 29.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 21.2 - - 23.9 - - 25.4 - - 25.9 - - 24.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 23.0 - - 26.8 - - 30.2 - - 32.2 - - 29.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.6 - - 23.5 - - 24.7 - - 25.3 - - 24.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 27 - - 65 - - 5 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 891 - - 1849 - - 1921 - - 1770 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 88 - - 98 - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 94649 40 312 45 296 49 289 50 295 59 288 94649 88130 26 337 28 308 39 307 39 311 39 303 88130 82984 25 347 20 335 27 314 36 322 31 321 82984 78612 23 338 20 345 21 329 28 326 30 331 78612 74785 21 333 22 338 21 336 23 333 26 329 74785 71364 21 336 23 331 18 328 25 328 27 325 71364 68236 22 336 24 327 20 330 29 323 28 319 68236 65338 24 329 26 324 25 327 32 320 29 320 65338 62625 27 321 28 316 30 317 36 311 33 318 62625 59972 30 317 30 312 31 309 36 307 34 309 59972 57184 35 316 32 313 32 308 38 309 35 311 57184 54283 40 315 35 314 36 306 39 306 39 311 54283 51501 41 319 40 316 37 307 38 306 41 308 51501 48979 42 322 42 314 41 311 41 310 42 309 48979 46704 43 322 42 315 46 312 44 310 44 310 46704 44625 43 320 44 315 50 311 45 310 46 313 44625 42709 44 319 47 315 50 309 43 314 46 321 42709 40935 46 323 48 320 45 312 46 321 49 323 40935 39291 49 324 50 323 44 320 48 325 45 323 39291 37765 47 323 47 323 46 327 47 329 47 331 37765 36350 42 323 43 325 49 329 48 332 50 335 36350 35007 38 328 42 328 50 330 47 330 53 337 35007 33662 37 329 42 332 49 331 47 331 52 337 33662 32287 33 323 44 332 47 329 45 333 51 338 32287 30889 30 322 45 330 45 326 43 336 47 337 30889 29459 31 329 43 324 44 321 40 339 41 335 29459 27985 31 331 41 317 46 314 38 342 38 338 27985 26463 28 330 39 316 47 309 36 341 40 341 26463 24884 26 323 38 318 45 306 34 340 40 344 24884 23247 25 310 37 318 41 309 32 341 38 347 23247 21555 27 310 36 314 36 312 30 341 35 351 21555 19803 27 310 34 311 30 313 26 339 33 352 19803 17985 26 309 27 313 27 319 24 334 31 351 17985 16140 24 323 21 322 22 327 23 338 28 349 16140 14365 21 334 17 334 20 333 22 353 24 354 14365 12750 18 341 15 343 18 340 18 005 20 002 12750 11311 16 344 14 352 17 352 15 011 16 010 11311 10029 15 338 14 357 15 001 12 016 13 020 10029 8884 14 332 13 357 14 003 10 020 11 030 8884 7864 13 331 11 354 13 359 8 021 10 032 7864 6958 12 331 9 349 11 352 8 006 8 026 6958 6160 12 330 7 348 10 340 8 335 6 358 6160 5457 10 331 5 346 9*324 8*315 6 310 5457 4827 6 332 4 322 8*311 7*311 6*302 4827 4267 3 318 3*302 7 309 7 311 7*300 4267 3796 1 261 2*292 7 309 6 309 6 297 3796 3433 3 198 1 311 6 310 5 309 6 296 3433 3182 3 175 1 322 6 311 5 310 6 294 3182 3029 2*171 1 325 5 310 5 310 5 292 3029 2942 1*162 1 324 5 311 4 309 4 292 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