DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 37.9 - - 51.9 - - 53.1 - - 51.1 - - 42.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 236 - - 350 - - 100 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3458 - - 4200 - - 3067 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 5158 - - 5872 - - 4409 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 6441 - - 7183 - - 6050 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 131 - - 1227 - - 1256 - - 1374 - - 1113 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 387 - - 469 - - 279 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 22 - - 21 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 259 - - 304 - - 313 - - 323 - - 258 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -7 - - -7 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -963 - - -522 - - -944 - - -2000 - - -3163 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3907 - - 6964 - - 8128 - - 8051 - - 6108 sfcLCL ODpotential -9202 - - -5924 - - -6790 - - -7965 - - -10581 ODpotential blCL 12146 - - 12365 - - 13973 - - 14015 - - 13525 blCL maxRH 61 - - 69 - - 70 - - 66 - - 68 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 37.9 - - 51.9 - - 53.1 - - 51.1 - - 42.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.2 - - 31.5 - - 27.6 - - 26.0 - - 26.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.2 - - 50.7 - - 51.4 - - 50.4 - - 44.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.0 - - 31.2 - - 27.2 - - 25.7 - - 26.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 236 - - 350 - - 100 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3458 - - 4200 - - 3067 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96311 2 138 2 059 8 117 5 149 1 047 96311 89171 6 027 10 140 9 187 5 266 11 020 89171 83646 3 032 3 116 6 174 5 229 4 303 83646 79035 6 332 5 113 11 199 10 288 8 302 79035 75041 4 254 0 094 3 218 13 259 14 272 75041 71483 10 287 8 225 17 278 15 250 15 270 71483 68245 22 271 20 250 29 252 23 277 24 277 68245 65271 21 282 14 267 25 278 28 286 31 276 65271 62523 31 278 26 297 34 284 29 294 30 290 62523 59861 34 276 40 285 36 272 31 285 34 288 59861 57060 33 285 38 286 33 268 33 269 40 279 57060 54130 40 288 39 290 38 281 40 274 48 271 54130 51329 55 273 51 277 54 278 52 277 53 270 51329 48815 58 263 61 263 65 270 59 275 54 273 48815 46566 53 265 60 258 65 265 62 272 58 274 46566 44533 56 279 57 262 61 266 65 271 62 272 44533 42681 65 284 60 269 65 270 67 271 62 274 42681 40991 72 282 69 274 68 271 71 276 75 288 40991 39442 77 281 74 277 71 273 78 281 89 286 39442 38012 82 282 78 280 77 276 84 279 88 278 38012 36680 87 283 81 281 79 276 79 275 83 277 36680 35408 87 282 81 281 75 277 72 277 81 281 35408 34126 82 282 79 283 73 280 73 282 81 282 34126 32799 76 284 77 286 71 283 74 281 81 278 32799 31427 74 290 77 288 70 283 76 282 84 279 31427 30000 75 296 77 290 68 280 78 284 84 280 30000 28509 75 300 75 291 67 274 76 285 83 281 28509 26958 72 299 70 289 65 271 71 281 80 282 26958 25347 68 295 66 283 64 271 67 275 75 282 25347 23681 64 288 65 278 64 270 68 270 71 280 23681 21962 61 282 64 276 64 270 69 269 67 279 21962 20183 59 281 63 276 63 271 67 271 65 279 20183 18336 56 280 61 278 61 276 64 276 63 278 18336 16455 52 277 58 277 59 279 61 280 61 277 16455 14643 49 273 56 276 56 279 57 280 58 276 14643 12994 47 273 53 274 54 278 54 278 55 274 12994 11527 45 276 51 276 51 280 51 277 50 269 11527 10221 41 281 46 278 45 282 43 274 44 263 10221 9053 38 286 41 281 35 281 33 268 36 260 9053 8012 33 291 36 283 28*286 26 269 27 263 8012 7088 27 295 29*288 22*299 20 281 18 274 7088 6272 23 296 24*297 21 310 15*306 11 290 6272 5548 22 302 23 302 22 313 15*321 10 316 5548 4896 25 307 23 305 22 315 15 322 10 335 4896 4315 25 305 22 306 22 315 15 323 10 339 4315 3828 23 299 22 306 22 316 15 324 9 338 3828 3452 20 292 21 307 21 316 15 324 8 326 3452 3192 15 285 20 307 20 317 14 324 8 303 3192 3034 9*274 19 307 19 317 14 324 7*277 3034 2943 5*259 16 308 16 317 11 324 5*258 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