DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/11 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 - - - 35.1 - - 42.8 - - 40.3 - - 33.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 51 - - -2 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 523 - - 869 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3506 - - 3852 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 479 - - 501 - - 952 - - 174 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 152 - - 4 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 12 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 117 - - 117 - - 112 - - 073 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -6 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -809 - - -1295 - - -693 - - -178 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4315 - - 5148 - - 3637 - - 3122 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11803 - - -9855 - - -8295 - - -10999 ODpotential blCL - - - 15309 - - 13707 - - 11239 - - 13943 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 62 - - 66 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.1 - - 42.8 - - 40.3 - - 33.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.2 - - 31.2 - - 35.2 - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 42.5 - - 42.3 - - 37.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 30.0 - - 34.2 - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 51 - - -2 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 523 - - 869 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96093 38 344 46 003 49 037 41 048 96093 89228 28 357 32 004 36 023 36 027 89228 83849 26 015 25 360 34 010 37 026 83849 79316 20 024 18 007 31 014 33 012 79316 75398 20 031 15 018 27 014 24 021 75398 71907 20 022 19 024 19 354 28 019 71907 68707 19 000 19 011 13 017 24 006 68707 65742 17 345 20 351 16 005 14 003 65742 62976 20 322 24 336 16 341 17 002 62976 60295 23 309 24 323 25 344 21 337 60295 57496 22 333 24 324 31 340 27 335 57496 54587 29 331 29 319 34 332 35 333 54587 51821 36 317 34 322 40 331 34 335 51821 49337 38 314 37 317 40 325 37 341 49337 47119 36 314 36 313 40 324 45 337 47119 45128 36 317 36 319 42 324 43 328 45128 43322 39 316 38 318 38 320 33 320 43322 41664 40 313 32 320 24 312 29 341 41664 40139 36 313 36 345 27 350 27 001 40139 38734 36 323 44 352 41 004 28 022 38734 37418 40 327 39 351 45 004 38 024 37418 36147 42 326 30 357 41 360 41 026 36147 34854 40 325 28 009 34 002 34 041 34854 33517 33 321 29 013 29 360 23 047 33517 32139 32 320 29 014 23 345 12 039 32139 30707 30 318 27 007 17 339 9 020 30707 29207 27 314 25 350 15 338 10 346 29207 27638 25 310 25 334 14 333 10 328 27638 25997 22 304 25 324 14 327 13 321 25997 24290 17 298 21 314 16 322 17 322 24290 22519 16 293 18 310 15 316 21 320 22519 20680 17 303 17 314 13 310 23 320 20680 18768 17 315 17 320 12 313 21 319 18768 16820 14 316 14 318 12 327 19 325 16820 14942 12 305 10 309 14 338 18 334 14942 13232 11 280 10 306 14 341 15 344 13232 11708 11 267 10 287 12 342 11 354 11708 10351 12 255 11 279 11 344 8 007 10351 9142 12 240 10 274 10 344 5 030 9142 8068 11 238 8 265 8 344 3 090 8068 7118 10 234 8 252 6 347 5 153 7118 6284 5 204 5 234 4 344 6 167 6284 5550 9 117 5 129 1 048 8 151 5550 4893 17 114 12 112 7 105 10 143 4893 4309 22 112 15*112 11 110 12 135 4309 3822 21*113 14*117 12 114 11 129 3822 3447 17*117 13 117 10 118 9 126 3447 3189 15 117 12 118 8 120 7 111 3189 3032 14 117 11 117 5*117 6*089 3032 2943 11 116 9 115 3*112 5*073 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