DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 17.5 - - 28.8 - - 40.5 - - 39.2 - - 31.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -32 - - 20 - - 91 - - -4 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 216 - - 647 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2942 - - 3199 - - 3630 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 129 - - 386 - - 676 - - 1246 - - 215 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 69 - - 161 - - 0 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 11 - - 10 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 116 - - 109 - - 100 - - 118 - - 099 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -3 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1369 - - -2769 - - -4365 - - -4582 - - -2003 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4311 - - 5968 - - 7995 - - 7526 - - 4946 sfcLCL ODpotential -13639 - - -12438 - - -10496 - - -9807 - - -9077 ODpotential blCL 16581 - - 15637 - - 14126 - - 12751 - - 12020 blCL maxRH 77 - - 82 - - 85 - - 84 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 17.5 - - 28.8 - - 40.5 - - 39.2 - - 31.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 9.8 - - 13.7 - - 16.4 - - 17.3 - - 20.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 19.7 - - 28.7 - - 40.0 - - 41.1 - - 35.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 9.5 - - 12.9 - - 15.6 - - 16.2 - - 20.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -32 - - 20 - - 91 - - -4 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 216 - - 647 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 7 - - 28 - - 40 - - 37 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 94286 74 297 88 302 74 319 72 319 86 305 94286 87619 75 305 81 301 82 312 77 314 82 309 87619 82386 68 308 65 301 75 311 70 308 77 313 82386 77976 59 308 54 299 61 306 65 309 72 306 77976 74151 52 307 49 302 52 300 59 305 65 305 74151 70749 45 304 43 302 47 302 56 304 59 310 70749 67651 38 309 38 308 43 303 55 305 55 310 67651 64782 36 311 38 307 44 303 54 304 52 310 64782 62101 38 307 39 303 45 300 54 305 50 313 62101 59490 38 304 39 303 43 299 53 304 49 314 59490 56753 39 307 37 306 40 299 50 301 50 316 56753 53895 41 309 36 308 39 301 46 301 53 316 53895 51149 41 307 35 309 38 304 44 307 52 316 51149 48665 39 305 37 312 39 306 44 314 48 319 48665 46437 39 306 39 315 42 310 47 319 47 323 46437 44425 40 308 41 315 45 313 52 320 51 325 44425 42596 40 311 41 310 47 312 57 321 55 325 42596 40923 39 313 39 307 47 311 59 320 57 326 40923 39380 37 310 38 307 44 311 58 319 60 329 39380 37946 32 312 36 301 42 310 57 319 64 332 37946 36606 32 313 31 299 41 305 57 320 70 333 36606 35319 33 312 30 299 38 295 58 319 75 332 35319 34020 35 314 33 299 37 285 56 316 79 330 34020 32680 36 315 36 299 36 277 52 311 77 329 32680 31304 35 317 37 298 37 274 46 304 69 325 31304 29883 35 319 35 298 36 275 42 294 57 317 29883 28410 35 320 32 298 33 278 41 290 51 308 28410 26884 34 322 30 295 32 282 42 290 48 296 26884 25300 33 324 29 293 35 282 41 289 46 288 25300 23655 31 325 27 293 37 281 40 287 44 282 23655 21950 30 326 28 293 36 282 39 287 43 282 21950 20178 30 324 29 292 32 284 37 288 43 289 20178 18335 32 323 25 292 30 283 33 287 41 294 18335 16459 31 320 23 291 28 279 28 285 36 298 16459 14653 29 313 23 293 26 279 25 286 32 300 14653 13006 27 307 22 297 24 282 23 286 30 300 13006 11541 26 303 19 298 22 279 21 284 25 298 11541 10234 24 299 17 292 19 276 19 279 19 298 10234 9063 22 296 15 283 18 272 18 274 14 291 9063 8016 19 294 13 274 17 269 17 272 13 277 8016 7084 16 296 11 264 16 269 15 271 13 267 7084 6261 13 296 8 258 13 273 11 275 9 264 6261 5532 8 288 5 235 9 277 6 295 3 307 5532 4878 3 249 5 182 3 280 3 360 4 058 4878 4299 5 144 7 143 6 100 6 097 6 112 4299 3815 14 123 14 119 11*101 9 114 6 131 3815 3443 20 116 16*114 11*100 8 118 6 139 3443 3187 17 120 13*110 10 100 7 119 5 131 3187 3031 13*119 11 109 9 099 5*118 3*115 3031 2942 7*116 9 108 8 098 3*118 2*099 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