DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/03 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 - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.0 - - 50.2 - - 58.2 - - 54.3 - - 46.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - 84 - - 128 - - -30 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1046 - - 2301 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 4028 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 4029 - - 5284 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 194 - - 791 - - 996 - - 2935 - - 565 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 185 - - 275 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 26 - - 28 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 104 - - 103 - - 103 - - 100 - - 106 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -2 - - -3 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 2 - - -1898 - - -2864 - - -4488 - - -2026 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 5927 - - 8149 - - 7434 - - 4970 sfcLCL ODpotential -11947 - - -10518 - - -9461 - - -10691 - - -8479 ODpotential blCL 14891 - - 14547 - - 14745 - - 13636 - - 11423 blCL maxRH 82 - - 73 - - 79 - - 88 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.0 - - 50.2 - - 58.2 - - 54.3 - - 46.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.4 - - 34.7 - - 32.9 - - 32.2 - - 34.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 37.1 - - 49.6 - - 57.5 - - 55.4 - - 49.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.5 - - 34.3 - - 32.7 - - 32.1 - - 34.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - 84 - - 128 - - -30 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1046 - - 2301 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 29 - - 0 - - 16 - - 52 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96182 20 306 25 292 26 299 24 291 29 305 96182 89298 8 296 21 296 16 316 15 323 15 303 89298 83942 2 236 9 299 14 308 11 346 9 309 83942 79454 8 309 2 356 13 288 10 296 7 319 79454 75538 13 300 6 276 12 250 12 272 11 300 75538 72045 10 280 10 267 11 232 12 277 14 274 72045 68857 16 262 10 277 6 240 14 276 14 288 68857 65893 17 262 16 262 17 263 22 264 17 298 65893 63116 16 267 17 242 18 247 24 254 23 283 63116 60419 22 262 8 250 15 265 17 252 22 263 60419 57617 23 262 20 276 21 270 12 286 16 261 57617 54705 29 266 29 257 29 263 23 283 20 284 54705 51912 36 255 33 245 28 252 26 261 23 267 51912 49395 36 245 27 236 26 259 29 263 21 270 49395 47141 26 249 21 253 39 259 35 257 31 267 47141 45096 36 271 37 267 39 252 38 244 30 252 45096 43227 64 263 45 269 43 253 34 238 28 243 43227 41509 60 254 56 256 58 258 39 241 23 230 41509 39920 38 247 54 249 64 254 46 235 24 228 39920 38441 26 265 49 253 51 250 45 229 31 220 38441 37067 26 275 46 256 45 252 45 231 35 202 37067 35765 38 278 46 257 48 252 52 232 28 188 35765 34468 45 277 46 257 46 248 52 231 28 179 34468 33136 44 275 44 258 40 241 44 226 31 177 33136 31765 44 275 42 257 37 240 36 216 37 184 31765 30337 42 274 42 256 40 240 34 206 40 187 30337 28842 40 276 40 256 42 236 37 203 39 185 28842 27281 37 284 36 258 39 233 37 206 36 183 27281 25656 31 283 32 260 35 231 34 203 33 177 25656 23969 18 285 25 263 30 230 27 192 32 166 23969 22224 9 260 17 262 23 229 22 177 31 157 22224 20419 12 178 10 256 19 217 23 174 29 157 20419 18546 15 158 6 223 17 196 23 180 23 163 18546 16645 15 190 11 195 17 195 18 192 13 169 16645 14815 17 235 14 213 18 204 12 213 5 166 14815 13148 17 252 17 204 15 206 8 223 3 226 13148 11661 7 291 9 183 10 191 8 216 6 292 11661 10336 9 009 7 149 8 188 10 226 8 311 10336 9153 4 097 13 177 8 192 10 229 5 335 9153 8098 15 133 16 161 12 164 7 195 4 003 8098 7158 23 127 23 146 20 142 13 148 3 130 7158 6325 26 122 26 133 24 127 20 125 13 127 6325 5586 28 120 26 124 27*113 24 111 21 121 5586 4923 30 118 30 115 29*104 27 103 28 110 4923 4333 33 116 31*104 30 103 26 102 27 097 4333 3838 33 114 29*103 29 103 25 102 23 093 3838 3457 24 110 27 103 28 103 22 102 18 090 3457 3194 16 107 26 102 27 102 19 101 12 092 3194 3034 12*107 23 102 24 102 16*101 8*097 3034 2943 5*104 17 103 19 102 11*100 3*106 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