DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.0 - - 41.8 - - 51.3 - - 48.8 - - 39.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 32 - - 75 - - -11 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 232 - - 625 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3215 - - 3608 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 94 - - 380 - - 658 - - 912 - - 187 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 83 - - 151 - - 10 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 7 - - 9 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 112 - - 116 - - 093 - - 114 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -434 - - -1393 - - -2513 - - -1737 - - -786 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3377 - - 4608 - - 6122 - - 4682 - - 3731 sfcLCL ODpotential -11902 - - -9764 - - -8930 - - -8105 - - -10054 ODpotential blCL 14845 - - 12979 - - 12538 - - 11050 - - 12998 blCL maxRH 83 - - 85 - - 78 - - 67 - - 65 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.0 - - 41.8 - - 51.3 - - 48.8 - - 39.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.1 - - 32.4 - - 35.2 - - 38.9 - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.5 - - 41.6 - - 50.7 - - 50.5 - - 44.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.0 - - 31.4 - - 34.3 - - 38.1 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 32 - - 75 - - -11 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 232 - - 625 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 30 - - 40 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 94732 68 292 102 289 86 303 73 299 74 292 94732 88078 55 304 67 297 64 310 56 308 57 298 88078 82869 42 315 43 300 49 299 52 304 49 299 82869 78516 42 319 27 314 34 290 45 305 35 303 78516 74726 49 305 25 332 28 309 40 314 23 335 74726 71315 47 300 33 315 38 304 48 307 30 338 71315 68175 34 318 27 316 34 290 42 293 33 318 68175 65277 32 341 23 337 25 308 26 294 36 301 65277 62592 39 332 33 333 33 337 27 323 35 298 62592 59988 47 313 47 330 50 325 39 325 41 301 59988 57277 54 310 63 314 65 307 53 306 50 295 57277 54469 61 301 62 303 64 301 53 294 49 291 54469 51772 54 297 57 310 60 313 44 301 42 291 51772 49323 42 304 63 319 67 314 49 308 45 297 49323 47120 62 317 67 308 68 308 64 304 57 297 47120 45127 64 310 62 299 67 300 68 297 63 290 45127 43324 55 306 50 305 67 297 63 297 55 297 43324 41688 48 311 52 311 71 294 64 295 54 301 41688 40188 53 320 67 302 69 296 60 294 50 294 40188 38792 64 317 72 297 63 297 54 298 47 298 38792 37473 67 310 67 299 57 298 53 298 49 299 37473 36193 66 304 60 303 56 301 54 297 50 300 36193 34892 65 298 62 307 54 309 56 296 48 300 34892 33541 66 293 64 310 52 321 58 295 46 300 33541 32146 69 294 68 312 60 319 61 294 46 297 32146 30692 69 298 72 313 69 302 63 295 52 290 30692 29172 61 299 74 310 71 299 65 295 59 284 29172 27588 54 305 76 306 69 301 65 294 61 281 27588 25943 58 313 76 305 66 305 63 293 56 282 25943 24239 68 314 65 306 59 305 59 293 50 284 24239 22478 71 310 50 305 55 300 53 294 45 288 22478 20647 65 310 44 308 47 296 46 294 40 292 20647 18745 56 309 41 306 38 295 42 292 34 293 18745 16810 43 309 36 311 29 298 33 287 28 294 16810 14948 35 315 31 315 21 297 23 277 23 291 14948 13253 29 309 27 308 18 293 18 272 18 286 13253 11744 25 302 22 301 15 293 15 272 13 285 11744 10400 21 299 13 294 11 286 12 267 10 274 10400 9201 18 292 8 280 8 260 10 252 9 254 9201 8132 15 287 5 262 8 237 10 236 9 242 8132 7182 11 288 3 229 8 226 9 225 9 227 7182 6340 7 296 3 175 8 217 8 211 6 192 6340 5595 4 307 5 158 8 209 7 186 8 131 5595 4926 2 288 6 146 6 190 8 148 13 121 4926 4333 2 283 8 137 6 148 12 119 15 126 4333 3837 1 297 9 133 9*107 16 112 14 129 3837 3455 0 313 9*127 10*096 15 115 11 136 3455 3193 3 113 8*121 10 093 11 117 9 145 3193 3034 5*113 7 114 9 092 8*117 5*141 3034 2943 5*112 6 113 8 092 5*114 2*131 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