DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/17 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.8 - - 35.9 - - 32.7 - - 25.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 71 - - -1 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 638 - - 892 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2925 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3621 - - 3875 - - 2943 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 718 - - 480 - - 849 - - 186 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 93 - - 166 - - 3 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 103 - - 104 - - 034 - - 065 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -4 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 679 - - 355 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2942 - - 3520 - - 2942 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 242 - - -10772 - - -11897 - - -13578 ODpotential blCL - - - 3379 - - 14647 - - 14840 - - 16521 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 92 - - 84 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.8 - - 35.9 - - 32.7 - - 25.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 31.4 - - 30.9 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.7 - - 35.4 - - 34.4 - - 28.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.8 - - 30.5 - - 31.0 - - 27.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 71 - - -1 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 638 - - 892 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 69 - - 37 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97278 33 090 32 079 30 071 22 078 97278 90130 29 103 30 076 22 071 18 096 90130 84518 27 075 33 065 22 064 26 072 84518 79818 22 076 21 063 18 052 31 043 79818 75771 22 080 12 061 12 038 25 026 75771 72187 17 079 8 065 6 044 14 039 72187 68912 14 059 6 014 15 023 15 036 68912 65882 16 027 9 355 24 001 24 018 65882 63073 22 032 13 030 27 352 28 358 63073 60369 30 015 22 016 32 353 32 351 60369 57578 33 355 28 002 36 356 35 357 57578 54692 35 349 40 354 44 351 40 354 54692 51943 44 351 45 347 44 342 38 342 51943 49481 47 351 44 347 40 344 37 340 49481 47286 48 354 44 350 43 346 38 346 47286 45298 46 355 49 346 45 340 40 346 45298 43483 43 349 43 336 45 330 44 335 43483 41825 42 341 40 331 42 323 40 324 41825 40303 42 331 46 330 42 328 40 326 40303 38886 42 325 52 320 47 327 47 327 38886 37558 42 324 53 318 51 323 53 313 37558 36279 40 325 54 319 53 319 59 310 36279 34980 40 328 54 321 58 318 64 308 34980 33632 41 329 55 320 57 318 62 309 33632 32240 42 330 55 319 54 320 56 318 32240 30791 43 331 53 321 52 322 54 319 30791 29272 43 333 51 319 52 320 52 314 29272 27685 42 335 49 319 52 318 52 315 27685 26031 41 337 47 324 50 321 52 321 26031 24309 39 342 44 330 46 325 51 325 24309 22522 36 347 39 330 44 324 46 327 22522 20667 32 351 33 328 42 322 40 324 20667 18745 28 353 28 333 35 316 37 319 18745 16793 26 355 24 341 27 312 32 313 16793 14913 24 360 21 347 20 320 25 310 14913 13200 20 009 15 346 15 329 20 314 13200 11675 15 025 8 345 10 318 15 321 11675 10318 10 044 2 346 5 294 11 324 10318 9110 6 065 1 212 4 247 7 313 9110 8037 5 095 3 195 6 227 5 298 8037 7088 6 125 6 194 6 227 6 299 7088 6253 7 146 6 190 4 222 5 300 6253 5519 6 166 4 166 2 141 2 287 5519 4864 5 164 6 116 6 120 2 164 4864 4287 8 129 8*115 8 128 4 149 4287 3807 10*114 7*110 7 128 5 142 3807 3437 9*107 7 105 5 110 5 120 3437 3184 8 103 6 100 3 081 3 102 3184 3030 7 101 5 098 3*049 1*084 3030 2942 6 098 5 095 3*034 0*065 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