DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/17 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.3 - - 45.1 - - - - - 36.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -47 - - 5 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 4899 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - - - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 7882 - - - - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4567 - - 2340 - - - - - 1461 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 23 - - 176 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 38 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 306 - - - - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 22 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1135 - - 1412 - - - - - -1908 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4079 - - 6470 - - - - - 4853 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2347 - - -218 - - - - - -4245 ODpotential blCL - - - 5291 - - 8100 - - - - - 7189 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 93 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.3 - - 45.1 - - - - - 36.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.7 - - 27.1 - - - - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.4 - - 45.2 - - - - - 38.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.5 - - 26.0 - - - - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -47 - - 5 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 4899 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 70 - - - - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96332 24 049 16 068 9 032 96332 89291 10 048 9 056 13 036 89291 83781 12 018 13 012 12 008 83781 79181 14 007 15 342 18 351 79181 75188 13 335 15 318 13 336 75188 71639 17 306 13 292 6 291 71639 68435 12 312 33 308 25 012 68435 65460 27 291 49 263 43 311 65460 62692 21 287 44 257 50 289 62692 60053 11 271 37 293 37 292 60053 57285 38 276 61 302 47 303 57285 54376 70 288 62 289 55 294 54376 51599 79 284 66 287 53 293 51599 49098 79 284 73 288 52 299 49098 46854 81 285 78 291 59 309 46854 44824 84 285 85 297 87 313 44824 42991 87 287 103 302 111 300 42991 41327 95 291 126 301 109 296 41327 39789 108 292 138 297 101 310 39789 38354 117 291 134 298 126 326 38354 37012 117 294 136 308 145 324 37012 35718 126 301 164 319 150 320 35718 34402 143 306 183 319 150 319 34402 33036 156 306 178 316 144 318 33036 31626 160 305 175 315 137 317 31626 30157 160 304 171 314 133 314 30157 28622 155 303 164 312 128 312 28622 27026 144 301 152 307 118 311 27026 25370 131 297 140 299 109 311 25370 23659 118 291 138 296 103 310 23659 21897 109 290 132 298 99 306 21897 20075 92 290 115 304 93 304 20075 18196 76 289 93 307 82 306 18196 16305 72 287 77 304 71 309 16305 14499 76 285 68 298 57 307 14499 12864 77 281 63 295 50 301 12864 11413 73 276 57 294 46 297 11413 10123 67 277 49 296 41 296 10123 8976 61 282 44 302 34 296 8976 7955 57 291 43*304 28 299 7955 7046 55 302 42*305 25 307 7046 6240 53 312 41 306 24 314 6240 5523 51 318 40 306 22 318 5523 4876 49 320 40 307 20 323 4876 4300 46 320 38 307 18 332 4300 3818 42 320 37 307 16 336 3818 3445 38 319 35 306 12 333 3445 3188 33 317 32 306 9 315 3188 3032 29*317 28 306 7*286 3032 2943 20*315 20 305 5*264 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