DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/15 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 27.7 - - 40.2 - - 51.5 - - 46.5 - - 37.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -37 - - 53 - - 46 - - -26 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 247 - - 535 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3230 - - 3518 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 123 - - 306 - - 529 - - 284 - - 87 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 98 - - 121 - - 4 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 12 - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 114 - - 116 - - 112 - - 129 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -3 - - -4 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1470 - - -3285 - - -5819 - - -4845 - - -2299 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4414 - - 6515 - - 9338 - - 7790 - - 5243 sfcLCL ODpotential -15975 - - -14666 - - -15294 - - -14505 - - -14142 ODpotential blCL 18918 - - 17896 - - 18812 - - 17449 - - 17086 blCL maxRH 64 - - 83 - - 91 - - 93 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.7 - - 40.2 - - 51.5 - - 46.5 - - 37.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.4 - - 22.7 - - 21.7 - - 23.6 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.2 - - 39.9 - - 51.2 - - 48.6 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.3 - - 22.4 - - 21.2 - - 23.2 - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -37 - - 53 - - 46 - - -26 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 247 - - 535 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 34 - - 63 - - 70 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 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] 96343 30 036 27 015 23 046 21 010 28 348 96343 89474 22 016 17 004 19 023 17 011 19 338 89474 84138 20 018 16 030 14 000 17 009 14 323 84138 79642 12 020 17 026 12 001 16 001 13 341 79642 75677 4 032 11 354 10 340 15 343 15 330 75677 72131 3 333 8 346 9 339 10 324 19 307 72131 68923 11 327 11 340 11 325 12 330 15 286 68923 65994 15 324 17 312 20 310 22 316 21 300 65994 63282 16 315 19 312 23 297 26 295 20 308 63282 60652 17 327 19 306 22 284 31 291 36 287 60652 57924 22 312 20 318 26 288 37 279 48 283 57924 55103 30 315 32 304 39 289 44 283 49 284 55103 52389 40 311 38 295 45 285 48 286 52 288 52389 49919 37 297 35 291 46 286 48 288 65 291 49919 47694 30 290 41 299 49 290 65 293 67 286 47694 45662 35 307 51 305 54 291 69 290 62 284 45662 43783 48 317 57 302 56 291 66 294 63 290 43783 42036 52 311 50 294 57 293 69 295 71 294 42036 40414 37 317 45 294 60 292 69 288 79 293 40414 38913 37 338 56 305 62 290 65 281 83 288 38913 37525 59 329 66 304 64 289 62 279 80 284 37525 36206 55 329 61 302 64 286 60 278 74 285 36206 34887 44 328 53 302 61 283 58 276 71 288 34887 33536 39 326 43 303 58 282 56 274 68 289 33536 32152 35 327 34 300 54 280 53 273 66 290 32152 30714 34 322 33 298 47 276 52 273 66 290 30714 29207 31 321 34 293 40 273 53 275 64 288 29207 27632 26 319 35 290 36 273 47 275 61 285 27632 25991 28 311 35 291 34 276 35 270 57 287 25991 24289 27 304 36 292 33 278 31 268 50 286 24289 22525 24 299 33 286 31 281 31 278 44 282 22525 20691 24 287 30 281 31 283 32 290 39 281 20691 18785 29 274 26 275 31 283 32 297 34 285 18785 16845 28 271 25 271 33 281 31 298 33 289 16845 14977 26 278 27 274 32 280 32 300 34 293 14977 13280 25 282 27 275 29 280 33 302 34 294 13280 11771 24 280 25 274 27 281 34 303 31 294 11771 10426 22 277 21 268 24 284 32 300 26 294 10426 9225 19 273 19 259 21 288 27 292 23 295 9225 8152 15 268 17 253 21 290 20 277 20 291 8152 7197 10 259 14 248 20 287 13 270 17 282 7197 6351 8 238 13 247 17 282 8 277 14 270 6351 5601 7 214 10 250 13 274 5 266 12 263 5601 4928 5 192 5 223 7 261 4 228 10 256 4928 4331 6 140 7 135 3 165 4 178 7 228 4331 3834 12 124 16 118 9*119 7 150 8 136 3834 3453 20 116 17*117 10*114 11 139 14 112 3453 3191 19 115 14*117 10 112 13 134 14 110 3191 3033 13*116 12 116 9 111 10*130 10*118 3033 2943 7*114 10 115 8 110 7*129 6*125 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