DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/18 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 27.5 - - 27.6 - - 29.3 - - 28.7 - - 26.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 1 - - 13 - - 32 - - 1 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 378 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2925 - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2925 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 2943 - - 3361 - - 2943 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1054 - - 1217 - - 639 - - 934 - - 1315 Hgt.Variab. W* 11 - - 25 - - 95 - - 10 - - 10 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 12 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 091 - - 088 - - 346 - - 345 - - 246 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1 - - 419 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2942 - - 2942 - - 2942 - - 2942 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential -164 - - -85 - - 191 - - -460 - - -583 ODpotential blCL 3107 - - 3028 - - 3170 - - 3403 - - 3526 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.5 - - 27.6 - - 29.3 - - 28.7 - - 26.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.9 - - 26.9 - - 28.1 - - 27.7 - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.5 - - 27.5 - - 29.0 - - 29.0 - - 26.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.6 - - 27.5 - - 27.9 - - 27.8 - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 1 - - 13 - - 32 - - 1 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 378 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 101 - - 99 - - 90 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 96780 36 060 32 039 47 046 37 071 39 063 96780 89666 41 052 27 054 36 047 40 054 37 061 89666 84143 39 058 28 056 29 044 41 047 35 059 84143 79524 30 049 28 064 21 044 36 037 29 050 79524 75519 22 033 27 052 21 048 24 028 28 036 75519 71961 17 029 25 043 19 057 24 015 28 020 71961 68732 12 025 24 026 22 029 23 010 24 020 68732 65755 13 012 25 002 26 007 29 009 27 022 65755 62983 27 009 25 358 30 353 39 358 33 005 62983 60294 38 359 30 353 29 352 38 347 41 356 60294 57490 41 357 36 349 35 346 39 349 44 347 57490 54576 44 346 43 344 43 338 47 344 46 342 54576 51796 44 338 48 345 45 332 54 335 54 337 51796 49306 46 338 53 338 50 329 59 326 59 332 49306 47088 49 337 55 331 52 328 60 325 63 330 47088 45085 52 332 55 327 57 329 61 326 65 331 45085 43255 53 328 55 327 59 327 63 327 66 331 43255 41567 54 328 54 325 60 322 63 326 64 330 41567 40003 52 324 50 320 58 320 61 324 60 329 40003 38548 48 319 47 318 55 318 55 321 52 327 38548 37190 45 318 45 315 52 317 50 314 45 324 37190 35891 43 318 44 312 50 317 44 313 37 325 35891 34585 41 317 44 310 48 317 40 315 34 331 34585 33239 40 314 44 311 47 317 40 314 39 345 33239 31855 41 314 45 310 48 317 39 323 37 344 31855 30414 47 313 45 308 48 318 36 323 36 340 30414 28908 54 309 48 307 48 319 37 325 36 341 28908 27338 57 305 55 306 47 320 35 325 37 346 27338 25704 56 303 58 305 44 322 32 327 39 351 25704 24007 52 303 50 307 37 327 32 329 39 355 24007 22247 45 305 35 316 32 332 33 332 39 357 22247 20421 38 309 31 331 33 334 35 334 39 357 20421 18523 32 314 28 340 35 333 35 337 39 357 18523 16591 27 320 23 345 32 334 33 339 38 357 16591 14731 23 327 19 346 25 335 30 342 34 355 14731 13042 21 329 15 345 20 338 26 344 31 350 13042 11540 19 325 12 345 16 340 21 347 28 348 11540 10206 18 319 9 347 12 338 16 347 24 347 10206 9017 16 315 7 349 9 334 12 343 20 347 9017 7961 14 311 5 341 7 329 10 338 17 346 7961 7025 12 307 4 324 6 321 8 333 15 342 7025 6202 9 307 3 312 6 317 7 328 13 337 6202 5477 5 306 2 315 5 319 7 322 11 332 5477 4832 1 028 1 085 3 342 5 311 9 325 4832 4264 4 140 4 131 1 049 6 297 7 302 4264 3794 7 133 5 128 0 046 6 296 7 277 3794 3431 6 122 5 119 1*342 5 314 6 265 3431 3181 5 111 3 101 1*346 4 335 4 258 3181 3029 4*099 3*095 1 346 3*341 3*249 3029 2942 3*091 2*088 1 346 3*345 2*246 2942 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