DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.5 - - 50.5 - - 47.4 - - 45.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - -10 - - -19 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 2944 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 590 - - 505 - - 236 - - 207 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 15 - - 3 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 125 - - 101 - - 126 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -350 - - -321 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3294 - - 3265 - - 2943 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6564 - - -5588 - - -5955 - - -6621 ODpotential blCL - - - 9508 - - 8532 - - 8899 - - 9565 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 95 - - 82 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.5 - - 50.5 - - 47.4 - - 45.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.2 - - 46.2 - - 44.6 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.0 - - 51.4 - - 50.4 - - 47.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 45.4 - - 44.3 - - 43.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - -10 - - -19 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 80 - - 28 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 95869 31 305 27 325 33 318 23 326 95869 88822 22 322 27 310 32 310 24 322 88822 83348 22 308 20 302 30 310 21 308 83348 78799 21 309 18 296 24 300 26 302 78799 74876 29 279 30 294 21 310 27 309 74876 71395 25 266 31 276 27 291 26 294 71395 68239 22 275 25 256 29 266 26 270 68239 65333 32 266 27 250 24 239 26 244 65333 62622 43 256 35 255 15 244 21 232 62622 59970 47 253 41 260 24 271 27 255 59970 57186 51 253 57 257 53 253 47 255 57186 54290 69 248 76 247 68 244 60 253 54290 51512 84 239 86 236 76 240 77 248 51512 48999 85 237 87 234 85 240 88 236 48999 46756 83 243 87 240 95 241 94 235 46756 44742 93 247 101 243 108 240 108 238 44742 42915 114 243 122 239 117 238 120 235 42915 41244 133 238 135 235 127 235 123 229 41244 39703 145 235 149 232 146 230 125 226 39703 38271 151 235 152 233 152 228 123 226 38271 36931 146 236 134 234 133 228 120 226 36931 35641 125 235 111 228 108 226 118 224 35641 34335 106 228 110 222 96 228 117 225 34335 32987 103 222 106 225 89 230 108 228 32987 31604 87 225 91 228 88 234 89 233 31604 30173 73 230 80 229 85 238 65 235 30173 28682 72 234 72 228 79 241 55 234 28682 27130 70 232 63 229 69 240 56 231 27130 25519 70 231 58 231 59 235 52 227 25519 23853 68 231 57 233 54 231 49 226 23853 22137 65 230 56 234 51 230 45 227 22137 20360 60 231 54 234 47 231 41 228 20360 18514 54 232 55 232 45 233 39 231 18514 16637 49 233 55 230 42 236 36 231 16637 14830 45 234 53 229 39 237 33 228 14830 13184 43 234 50 232 35 236 31 224 13184 11715 41 236 47 238 31 232 29 223 11715 10399 37 237 45 242 28 228 27 222 10399 9219 33 236 42 244 24 222 24 220 9219 8160 30 236 39 244 20 214 24 214 8160 7214 28 238 33 242 18 202 26 209 7214 6372 27 237 27 237 16 187 29 206 6372 5621 21 229 20 232 14 169 27 202 5621 4946 14 195 14 223 14 152 20 189 4946 4345 17 137 8 179 17 136 18 151 4345 3844 23 117 14 113 23 112 24 117 3844 3459 21 115 18 097 23 096 25 106 3459 3195 14 123 13 097 15 100 18 107 3195 3035 11*125 10*099 10*111 12*114 3035 2943 8*125 6*101 6*126 6*123 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