DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/21 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.5 - - 45.9 - - - - - 47.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - -10 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2927 - - - - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 2944 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 402 - - 219 - - - - - 137 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 6 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 107 - - 096 - - - - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - -432 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2943 - - 2943 - - - - - 3377 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6049 - - -4513 - - - - - -5298 ODpotential blCL - - - 8993 - - 7457 - - - - - 8243 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.5 - - 45.9 - - - - - 47.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.9 - - 44.3 - - - - - 42.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 47.0 - - - - - 52.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 44.1 - - - - - 42.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - -10 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - - - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 6 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] 96049 21 342 15 329 23 347 96049 89006 16 321 15 314 16 317 89006 83531 23 302 26 309 11 298 83531 78962 17 313 23 296 18 307 78962 75007 20 306 16 275 24 304 75007 71524 38 312 28 307 29 311 71524 68391 43 300 35 304 26 314 68391 65507 36 287 34 274 11 252 65507 62810 39 282 44 274 20 212 62810 60166 48 282 54 274 31 242 60166 57382 60 278 60 274 60 251 57382 54483 73 276 69 273 73 255 54483 51705 84 277 80 272 77 259 51705 49197 90 272 88 270 82 260 49197 46951 91 269 93 266 87 260 46951 44917 90 269 96 262 89 259 44917 43059 92 268 96 261 92 258 43059 41356 96 266 99 263 94 256 41356 39792 101 264 105 260 97 257 39792 38349 100 262 107 255 104 260 38349 37008 95 262 103 253 111 262 37008 35725 92 263 97 254 110 260 35725 34429 90 263 93 255 105 258 34429 33088 88 262 90 256 101 256 33088 31705 87 262 87 257 97 256 31705 30269 83 262 85 259 93 255 30269 28769 79 263 83 260 92 253 28769 27208 75 262 80 260 94 252 27208 25586 71 261 77 260 92 252 25586 23905 67 260 74 260 86 254 23905 22168 63 265 70 262 76 257 22168 20372 61 270 66 262 64 258 20372 18509 62 271 62 262 56 255 18509 16618 61 270 59 263 53 256 16618 14800 62 269 59 264 51 261 14800 13148 65 269 61 265 51 265 13148 11677 65 268 62 264 52 266 11677 10364 63 264 62 261 53 265 10364 9188 60 259 58 258 54 262 9188 8136 57 254 53 256 53 257 8136 7197 51 251 47 255 51 254 7197 6363 45 249 41 255 46 253 6363 5620 36 247 34 255 39 253 5620 4949 27 245 29 256 33 254 4949 4352 14 232 21 257 25 257 4352 3851 7 150 11 254 17 262 3851 3464 12 112 2 183 10 269 3464 3198 12 107 4 103 4 271 3198 3036 10*106 5*097 2*123 3036 2944 7*107 4*096 4*116 2944 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