DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/18 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.0 - - 47.8 - - 57.4 - - 53.4 - - 41.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 35 - - 85 - - -2 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 314 - - 1351 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3297 - - 4334 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 134 - - 736 - - 2984 - - 3012 - - 391 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 94 - - 202 - - 3 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 189 - - 133 - - 104 - - 298 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 2 - - -1189 - - -2527 - - -2880 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 4486 - - 6861 - - 5825 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential -6320 - - -4850 - - -4333 - - -5677 - - -4603 ODpotential blCL 9264 - - 8147 - - 8667 - - 8622 - - 7547 blCL maxRH 83 - - 95 - - 88 - - 94 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.0 - - 47.8 - - 57.4 - - 53.4 - - 41.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.9 - - 38.5 - - 37.5 - - 38.2 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.1 - - 47.5 - - 56.6 - - 56.1 - - 44.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.9 - - 38.0 - - 37.1 - - 37.8 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 35 - - 85 - - -2 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 314 - - 1351 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 34 - - 81 - - 52 - - 74 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96840 20 103 17 070 21 064 19 067 6 090 96840 89751 18 094 14 082 13 085 18 078 14 065 89751 84234 15 064 11 081 8 090 14 067 14 050 84234 79648 15 062 11 069 7 087 10 041 12 033 79648 75677 15 068 6 060 11 071 7 025 13 009 75677 72144 15 056 5 098 8 055 8 008 10 009 72144 68922 10 020 4 062 4 036 6 358 6 012 68922 65944 6 324 4 015 2 053 4 344 6 360 65944 63180 5 296 3 343 4 342 7 328 8 336 63180 60503 3 288 4 302 7 318 10 319 10 323 60503 57698 10 307 7 303 6 323 11 320 9 334 57698 54767 13 301 10 318 10 342 12 337 19 351 54767 51963 12 312 11 328 13 342 16 345 29 350 51963 49443 14 319 13 341 16 352 16 347 30 347 49443 47184 12 317 17 344 21 352 20 353 29 347 47184 45134 14 313 17 339 24 347 25 347 28 350 45134 43252 12 283 16 339 20 338 26 340 29 354 43252 41509 2 344 13 343 16 332 21 333 31 351 41509 39889 13 019 15 347 15 339 16 331 29 338 39889 38384 17 343 12 319 16 342 14 341 22 323 38384 36985 6 213 11 307 18 337 12 349 16 327 36985 35651 10 177 11 275 18 317 11 358 14 334 35651 34319 5 187 5 265 9 287 8 344 9 337 34319 32962 3 023 1 306 5 300 5 300 8 320 32962 31581 5 315 4 342 8 320 6 256 9 283 31581 30157 9 295 6 333 11 319 7 245 9 263 30157 28671 8 270 4 310 8 310 6 246 8 254 28671 27123 9 219 5 235 8 270 6 243 10 247 27123 25514 12 202 7 220 11 245 8 231 13 244 25514 23848 11 200 10 213 12 233 9 232 13 243 23848 22126 11 199 12 195 13 217 11 236 13 251 22126 20338 11 198 13 193 13 213 12 245 12 266 20338 18479 12 201 11 201 11 221 11 265 10 291 18479 16585 10 211 9 232 8 229 8 267 6 310 16585 14761 6 226 13 257 7 243 7 235 7 273 14761 13103 4 234 15 253 8 252 6 223 8 254 13103 11631 7 204 15 221 10 243 5 247 7 248 11631 10319 10 188 11 186 11 214 6 238 6 249 10319 9144 5 185 10 179 9 180 6 218 5 258 9144 8093 2 168 8 162 7 173 4 182 3 246 8093 7156 1 138 7 169 6 175 4 154 2 173 7156 6323 5 122 7 160 5 168 5 135 4 148 6323 5583 12 124 8 151 4 151 5 123 3 144 5583 4917 15 119 9 138 4 120 4 119 2 294 4917 4327 13 122 9 128 5*108 2 120 10 316 4327 3834 8 131 8 123 5*105 0 285 15 311 3834 3454 4 145 6*127 5 105 1 293 17 308 3454 3193 3 179 3*134 4 103 2 294 13 300 3193 3034 3*187 3 134 4 105 2*296 8*284 3034 2943 2*189 2 132 4 102 2*298 5*267 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