DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/05 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 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 55.3 - - 75.2 - - 86.5 - - 85.1 - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 175 - - 193 - - -4 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 943 - - 2207 - - 2091 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2929 - - 4155 - - 2929 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 3926 - - 5190 - - 5074 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 76 - - 476 - - 1894 - - 2178 - - 186 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 225 - - 310 - - 34 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 21 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 7 - - 3 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 151 - - 101 - - 326 - - 316 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -4 - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4569 - - -8138 - - -9649 - - -9587 - - -7828 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7514 - - 12065 - - 14840 - - 14662 - - 10774 sfcLCL ODpotential -14328 - - -13326 - - -12420 - - -12719 - - -14361 ODpotential blCL 17273 - - 17252 - - 17610 - - 17793 - - 17307 blCL maxRH 63 - - 64 - - 81 - - 71 - - 80 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m 55.3 - - 75.2 - - 86.5 - - 85.1 - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.7 - - 33.3 - - 31.6 - - 31.1 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.3 - - 74.0 - - 85.0 - - 85.3 - - 73.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.6 - - 33.2 - - 31.5 - - 30.9 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 175 - - 193 - - -4 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 943 - - 2207 - - 2091 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 26 - - 0 - - 20 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] 97834 1 122 1 042 4 266 2 340 3 220 97834 90552 6 040 3 239 5 276 8 043 7 038 90552 84920 9 034 5 144 3 219 8 348 12 037 84920 80264 7 036 4 043 4 052 6 334 11 035 80264 76265 9 029 6 028 2 006 5 342 7 012 76265 72742 11 351 11 015 4 023 7 353 7 343 72742 69566 13 344 10 341 16 339 14 338 12 339 69566 66651 15 331 11 335 17 327 17 328 14 337 66651 63941 17 328 17 331 18 308 22 310 20 322 63941 61301 20 315 20 325 19 294 24 299 24 304 61301 58536 26 309 23 313 20 297 26 295 28 297 58536 55661 31 296 25 302 24 300 28 296 29 296 55661 52918 33 287 28 300 28 301 28 299 27 302 52918 50455 32 283 31 299 29 301 26 299 25 307 50455 48243 31 287 29 296 28 296 24 298 24 305 48243 46228 33 288 27 292 27 293 23 299 21 307 46228 44372 36 285 28 287 24 290 20 299 18 309 44372 42650 39 275 31 277 23 279 17 297 16 309 42650 41040 36 270 30 266 26 264 19 287 11 314 41040 39534 35 258 31 252 28 253 21 271 7 327 39534 38128 30 246 24 244 23 240 22 241 7 352 38128 36783 24 238 22 247 18 240 16 213 4 333 36783 35438 23 237 17 244 19 235 9 207 6 132 35438 34068 24 235 22 239 21 227 7 220 13 120 34068 32665 25 234 28 234 23 225 10 227 11 114 32665 31208 26 233 29 235 24 223 13 226 7 124 31208 29686 27 236 28 235 23 224 17 222 6 168 29686 28101 29 237 27 234 22 228 20 216 10 184 28101 26453 29 236 26 234 17 230 21 217 12 194 26453 24741 27 239 24 230 17 223 21 220 13 207 24741 22968 22 243 20 229 20 218 19 221 13 215 22968 21126 17 244 18 236 21 221 19 224 14 223 21126 19210 17 242 18 241 20 230 19 228 15 230 19210 17256 18 240 19 243 20 238 18 234 16 230 17256 15367 18 242 19 244 19 242 15 239 18 226 15367 13640 16 256 15 250 15 244 11 241 17 230 13640 12096 15 268 13 258 12 249 9 243 13 243 12096 10715 11 267 13 258 13 257 9 263 9 258 10715 9476 9 256 12 256 14 263 12 276 10 274 9476 8368 8 253 10 263 13 269 13 283 12 304 8368 7381 6 249 8 276 11 281 12 302 14 326 7381 6505 1 191 5 276 8 299 11 325 14 326 6505 5728 5 104 2 232 5*315 10*328 14 317 5728 5028 7 108 4 137 3*324 10*322 14 312 5028 4406 9 111 6*120 3 326 10 318 15 312 4406 3886 10 120 7*108 3 326 9 315 16 314 3886 3485 7 137 7 102 3 325 9 314 17 310 3485 3209 4 155 7 099 3 327 9 313 13 301 3209 3041 4*163 7 097 2 327 8 312 8*277 3041 2945 3*151 6 096 2 328 7 312 5*257 2945 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