DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 - - - 39.8 - - 49.1 - - 47.7 - - 39.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 73 - - -14 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 375 - - 972 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3358 - - 3955 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 437 - - 677 - - 1296 - - 88 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 93 - - 175 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 116 - - 107 - - 111 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -818 - - -1975 - - -2160 - - -988 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4176 - - 5930 - - 5104 - - 3932 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8791 - - -8269 - - -7677 - - -8664 ODpotential blCL - - - 12149 - - 12224 - - 10621 - - 11608 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 78 - - 90 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.8 - - 49.1 - - 47.7 - - 39.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.4 - - 33.8 - - 36.0 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.8 - - 48.5 - - 49.0 - - 43.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 32.8 - - 35.2 - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 73 - - -14 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 375 - - 972 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 72 - - 10 - - 59 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 94826 84 287 100 293 84 299 70 297 94826 88149 72 306 72 304 67 309 54 310 88149 82869 64 312 58 312 55 319 52 312 82869 78429 49 311 48 314 51 315 53 310 78429 74604 34 315 39 314 47 311 51 311 74604 71218 27 318 32 311 44 310 45 318 71218 68121 28 317 27 307 42 302 42 316 68121 65246 34 319 33 313 39 303 44 309 65246 62568 40 316 41 311 38 308 44 303 62568 59964 41 315 43 321 40 316 42 299 59964 57236 51 312 51 317 38 312 42 299 57236 54384 57 303 53 307 41 311 44 303 54384 51652 51 300 50 301 54 310 54 300 51652 49210 50 309 54 304 62 300 55 301 49210 47037 68 305 71 299 61 297 59 307 47037 45077 72 295 75 290 67 292 72 296 45077 43323 64 301 65 289 72 290 70 290 43323 41731 65 312 64 298 77 292 71 291 41731 40242 65 313 74 300 72 292 70 291 40242 38835 60 313 69 299 64 296 58 292 38835 37506 52 311 56 299 57 298 52 293 37506 36222 48 309 42 301 44 294 50 290 36222 34919 50 310 39 305 44 290 48 288 34919 33568 52 313 39 309 40 289 47 289 33568 32171 52 317 39 311 41 289 45 289 32171 30716 51 324 39 312 42 290 42 287 30716 29188 51 329 39 313 42 293 41 287 29188 27592 50 332 35 313 43 297 42 291 27592 25929 46 329 30 307 44 302 44 294 25929 24208 41 318 35 295 47 305 47 296 24208 22434 41 310 42 294 46 307 51 297 22434 20598 39 309 44 293 48 305 53 300 20598 18695 35 307 41 291 50 302 50 302 18695 16760 30 306 35 291 47 297 43 300 16760 14900 26 300 29 294 38 291 38 298 14900 13213 23 292 26 295 28 290 31 298 13213 11714 19 292 23 291 23 294 24 297 11714 10378 17 298 19 286 19 289 20 297 10378 9187 14 300 15 280 15 277 16 294 9187 8124 10 292 11 271 12 264 12 278 8124 7177 7 265 10 257 11 251 11 260 7177 6338 6 235 11 242 11 238 12 244 6338 5594 7 214 9 229 8 219 10 219 5594 4924 7 178 6 183 7 158 9 163 4924 4332 11 134 11*122 15 118 15 133 4332 3836 17 119 13*109 17 114 19 120 3836 3455 17*118 13 107 14 115 17 111 3455 3193 13*116 12 106 12 115 14 104 3193 3034 12 116 12 105 9*114 10*100 3034 2943 9 115 10 104 5*111 7*101 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