DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/01 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 79.0 - - 80.1 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 220 - - 248 - - 25 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1564 - - 3145 - - 2524 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3744 - - 4937 - - 2929 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4547 - - 6128 - - 5507 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1001 - - 2101 - - 2487 - - 141 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 288 - - 379 - - 165 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 65 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 004 - - 011 - - 189 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -10 - - -5 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3509 - - -4581 - - -6267 - - -6324 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8056 - - 10709 - - 11774 - - 9271 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9831 - - -9755 - - -11235 - - -13867 ODpotential blCL - - - 14378 - - 15883 - - 16742 - - 16813 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 81 - - 60 - - 31 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 79.0 - - 80.1 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.1 - - 42.2 - - 38.8 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.6 - - 77.3 - - 79.9 - - 73.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.0 - - 42.2 - - 38.8 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 220 - - 248 - - 25 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1564 - - 3145 - - 2524 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 97851 13 301 12 289 8 310 11 291 97851 90597 6 320 8 307 9 309 12 348 90597 84960 4 036 6 261 11 304 11 001 84960 80284 10 333 6 291 11 320 10 357 80284 76277 3 281 5 322 7 301 8 294 76277 72752 2 356 12 316 10 329 9 302 72752 69557 12 285 22 295 19 301 13 303 69557 66601 14 267 20 273 21 291 19 292 66601 63850 14 275 18 263 25 280 28 281 63850 61183 16 288 22 267 30 269 31 278 61183 58405 27 291 27 272 31 277 29 285 58405 55544 41 299 38 294 41 290 41 293 55544 52833 51 294 49 289 50 291 49 293 52833 50396 58 293 55 290 58 299 53 295 50396 48224 57 294 56 291 61 297 56 290 48224 46266 49 293 53 294 57 291 55 287 46266 44472 45 296 50 299 50 293 49 288 44472 42805 44 305 47 302 43 296 44 290 42805 41244 43 307 46 302 41 291 41 288 41244 39774 44 305 44 299 41 284 38 282 39774 38385 46 303 47 291 42 277 37 275 38385 37044 47 300 48 281 45 274 37 267 37044 35684 45 296 50 280 48 276 40 268 35684 34282 44 294 46 284 43 279 44 271 34282 32843 44 292 42 286 39 282 40 273 32843 31356 43 293 41 291 38 291 36 280 31356 29804 42 297 41 293 37 292 36 284 29804 28188 41 298 40 291 36 291 37 284 28188 26506 36 297 39 286 37 288 37 283 26506 24761 33 290 37 283 37 285 37 285 24761 22959 34 286 36 282 36 285 34 287 22959 21092 34 288 36 283 33 286 31 286 21092 19155 31 291 34 283 31 284 28 283 19155 17187 26 292 29 282 27 283 26 282 17187 15294 23 292 25 282 23 281 21 282 15294 13572 18 292 21 283 19 282 18 280 13572 12036 12 287 17 280 16 281 17 272 12036 10663 9 276 14 276 15 277 17 262 10663 9435 7 275 12 272 15 270 15 260 9435 8336 6 298 10 269 12 273 11 262 8336 7356 7 318 7 267 9 285 6 271 7356 6488 8 325 2*287 5 323 2 331 6488 5717 8 325 1*317 4*356 3 028 5717 5023 7*313 1 342 3*004 2 020 5023 4405 6*288 1 001 3 007 1 332 4405 3886 6 287 1 013 2 013 1 242 3886 3486 6 287 1 021 2 013 1 212 3486 3209 6 287 1 024 2 016 2 200 3209 3041 5 287 1 031 2 017 2*194 3041 2945 5 288 1 026 2 020 3*189 2945 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