DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/16 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 28.6 - - 32.0 - - 39.7 - - 37.8 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - -7 - - 48 - - -4 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1978 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 2943 - - 4961 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1250 - - 2007 - - 601 - - 2247 - - 286 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 9 - - 195 - - 6 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 8 - - 12 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 093 - - 091 - - 112 - - 348 - - 247 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -161 - - 466 - - -592 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2942 - - 3105 - - 4495 - - 3536 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential -109 - - -1249 - - -6788 - - -8283 - - -11471 ODpotential blCL 3052 - - 4192 - - 11749 - - 11227 - - 14414 blCL maxRH 101 - - 100 - - 87 - - 78 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 28.6 - - 32.0 - - 39.7 - - 37.8 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.1 - - 29.3 - - 30.9 - - 33.1 - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 28.6 - - 32.5 - - 39.3 - - 39.2 - - 32.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.7 - - 29.0 - - 29.6 - - 31.9 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - -7 - - 48 - - -4 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1978 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 100 - - 49 - - 14 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97050 59 070 47 071 53 077 55 081 54 075 97050 90011 51 078 51 081 49 081 54 075 52 078 90011 84500 48 088 45 087 42 088 48 077 51 080 84500 79843 44 086 41 095 40 090 43 076 44 079 79843 75775 33 076 35 091 30 085 33 075 33 077 75775 72150 24 063 28 086 22 094 25 066 28 081 72150 68859 15 055 17 047 18 076 20 067 22 070 68859 65837 15 064 7 006 20 050 20 055 16 069 65837 63020 14 093 28 031 27 028 28 032 26 044 63020 60306 31 009 26 017 24 014 27 010 31 003 60306 57503 34 355 32 005 34 002 31 002 31 005 57503 54584 43 347 42 348 45 343 41 347 40 010 54584 51797 47 345 42 350 48 350 45 346 53 356 51797 49313 49 346 51 357 51 348 44 347 52 339 49313 47099 57 348 55 355 46 350 40 353 40 342 47099 45093 61 346 57 353 47 006 51 016 57 009 45093 43273 65 349 64 355 64 003 72 010 74 008 43273 41627 68 348 74 355 80 355 80 003 76 010 41627 40129 69 350 76 354 87 354 77 000 73 012 40129 38732 74 359 79 358 94 003 74 009 74 017 38732 37412 78 004 81 004 95 009 74 018 77 019 37412 36135 77 003 81 012 98 013 75 020 77 019 36135 34838 72 000 83 015 94 012 75 016 75 020 34838 33490 69 002 82 014 93 017 76 016 73 021 33490 32096 68 005 80 013 88 021 76 016 72 021 32096 30643 67 008 76 011 79 025 74 018 72 020 30643 29121 66 005 71 010 76 029 72 021 70 019 29121 27534 67 359 66 006 74 032 66 022 66 017 27534 25884 68 000 61 002 69 034 60 013 61 017 25884 24173 66 000 61 001 63 031 62 006 55 016 24173 22401 63 000 62 002 58 018 57 359 52 010 22401 20556 59 002 56 005 61 010 54 004 52 005 20556 18636 53 005 44 005 59 013 56 015 54 012 18636 16681 42 002 35 359 45 015 53 025 56 024 16681 14802 35 356 32 354 32 005 39 026 52 032 14802 13101 31 359 29 358 29 002 26 009 38 030 13101 11593 25 007 22 360 23 008 24 357 28 019 11593 10254 20 013 14 356 13 013 20 358 26 011 10254 9063 15 016 5 348 4 358 13 356 24 009 9063 8004 12 014 8 155 5 201 8 351 19 007 8004 7067 10 009 18 147 10 162 4 339 14 005 7067 6241 8 016 21 143 15 140 2 182 9 358 6241 5513 7 064 16 142 16*125 5 150 6 350 5513 4863 11 106 15 133 14*115 5 137 5 309 4863 4289 11 127 16 119 13 112 3 118 7 281 4289 3810 14 113 18 105 12 111 1 084 7 283 3810 3440 15 101 17 096 11 111 1 010 6 286 3440 3185 13 097 14 093 11 111 3 348 5 284 3185 3031 11*095 12*092 10 111 3*347 3*275 3031 2942 8*093 8*091 8 110 3*348 2*247 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