DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.5 - - 50.0 - - 45.9 - - 41.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -10 - - 33 - - -10 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1860 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 4843 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1057 - - 3542 - - 2171 - - 390 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 174 - - 9 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 274 - - 038 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 6 - - 2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1346 - - -684 - - -702 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4290 - - 5528 - - 3647 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3658 - - -2441 - - -3090 - - -3144 ODpotential blCL - - - 6602 - - 7284 - - 6034 - - 6088 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 83 - - 97 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.5 - - 50.0 - - 45.9 - - 41.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.1 - - 36.0 - - 40.2 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.9 - - 49.8 - - 47.7 - - 44.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 34.8 - - 39.0 - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -10 - - 33 - - -10 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1860 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 30 - - 87 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96219 21 269 31 277 30 301 30 280 96219 89152 22 288 19 295 27 311 22 288 89152 83675 18 263 19 304 19 296 19 275 83675 79107 18 258 23 285 20 295 17 283 79107 75153 20 268 28 271 28 286 22 273 75153 71642 21 269 27 270 26 283 24 268 71642 68432 25 278 24 274 25 285 20 276 68432 65445 27 269 27 278 27 278 23 285 65445 62653 23 269 28 272 30 270 31 285 62653 59949 29 284 27 266 35 266 36 276 59949 57140 31 276 28 280 31 274 32 268 57140 54221 32 275 35 284 30 292 27 274 54221 51424 32 279 35 276 36 291 34 289 51424 48905 31 284 32 279 42 285 41 285 48905 46655 29 296 35 286 42 286 40 282 46655 44631 34 301 38 295 48 294 42 283 44631 42803 38 305 41 294 49 286 44 278 42803 41135 41 295 40 293 42 278 41 290 41135 39595 30 306 37 314 38 290 51 302 39595 38166 43 349 50 329 45 306 52 300 38166 36834 55 347 53 332 48 312 45 289 36834 35554 56 343 50 333 47 316 42 278 35554 34259 46 340 44 331 46 314 44 275 34259 32918 39 338 38 331 40 306 45 280 32918 31535 39 335 33 327 40 295 48 284 31535 30097 36 335 32 321 45 291 50 284 30097 28595 27 330 37 316 47 290 49 284 28595 27028 25 317 41 311 46 290 49 289 27028 25398 28 314 42 295 45 286 54 298 25398 23708 28 299 44 276 47 281 59 304 23708 21964 34 276 46 271 51 279 58 303 21964 20161 39 271 47 272 54 278 51 296 20161 18294 41 273 47 274 54 274 46 288 18294 16405 44 272 47 273 50 272 43 283 16405 14599 44 268 46 270 47 274 41 283 14599 12963 41 264 42 265 45 275 37 287 12963 11512 37 264 38 263 41 272 34 288 11512 10221 32 268 34 264 32 267 33 283 10221 9066 27 276 29 265 27 263 31 276 9066 8034 24 285 24 265 24 264 27 272 8034 7112 23 289 21 263 21 265 23 268 7112 6293 22 289 19 260 16 268 20 263 6293 5563 22 286 16 260 12 276 14 260 5563 4906 20 280 13*263 8 294 8 263 4906 4322 20 271 10*267 5 334 3 265 4322 3831 19 259 7 273 6 008 2 206 3831 3454 16 249 6 277 7 023 4 176 3454 3193 11 242 6 279 7 031 4 165 3193 3034 8*242 5 282 6*035 4*174 3034 2943 5*243 5 282 4*038 3*179 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