DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/02 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 39.8 - - 44.7 - - 51.6 - - 46.8 - - 41.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - -1 - - 23 - - -8 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 781 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 2944 - - 3764 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 208 - - 392 - - 2443 - - 897 - - 196 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 8 - - 118 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 241 - - 147 - - 152 - - 085 - - 113 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1 - - -322 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 2943 - - 4087 - - 2943 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential -3583 - - -2875 - - -2103 - - -2299 - - -4056 ODpotential blCL 6527 - - 5819 - - 5867 - - 5243 - - 7000 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 92 - - 84 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 39.8 - - 44.7 - - 51.6 - - 46.8 - - 41.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.6 - - 42.2 - - 43.9 - - 45.4 - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.3 - - 45.0 - - 51.4 - - 49.0 - - 44.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 39.6 - - 41.4 - - 42.8 - - 45.5 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - -1 - - 23 - - -8 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 781 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 101 - - 69 - - 35 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 95749 33 337 19 350 21 328 32 344 25 316 95749 88860 18 012 16 005 12 353 21 329 22 336 88860 83472 13 007 9 010 15 009 11 320 17 325 83472 78951 12 353 9 004 12 359 10 333 12 320 78951 75020 11 360 10 352 9 327 10 321 10 322 75020 71515 8 333 7 321 9 310 13 319 11 319 71515 68329 8 279 11 312 13 312 12 297 11 297 68329 65391 11 280 14 284 13 296 12 299 12 281 65391 62654 9 277 13 269 16 288 14 295 10 261 62654 59999 12 268 19 270 21 276 16 297 11 294 59999 57231 19 284 21 271 24 272 23 289 23 280 57231 54360 30 285 26 275 27 266 35 268 25 269 54360 51614 36 282 32 274 29 266 32 261 32 277 51614 49133 37 283 34 273 34 260 38 263 41 270 49133 46900 37 281 36 270 38 266 43 265 48 266 46900 44874 37 277 39 268 43 267 49 268 52 258 44874 43035 38 274 40 264 43 270 53 270 49 256 43035 41355 40 273 35 270 52 276 62 272 62 265 41355 39814 42 273 37 285 61 277 72 267 79 261 39814 38394 42 277 57 283 66 278 70 265 75 258 38394 37067 41 284 62 278 70 279 67 272 67 259 37067 35787 41 290 57 279 72 281 67 274 64 263 35787 34490 43 292 53 286 70 283 65 269 64 265 34490 33146 42 290 54 291 67 285 63 266 61 265 33146 31760 35 284 56 292 61 286 58 268 56 260 31760 30322 30 277 55 292 55 285 52 271 51 256 30322 28821 30 270 52 291 52 285 49 272 46 258 28821 27259 31 262 46 289 48 286 47 272 42 261 27259 25635 30 261 39 286 43 282 46 273 40 260 25635 23949 29 270 33 282 39 276 44 273 38 260 23949 22205 28 279 30 278 34 274 40 274 36 263 22205 20397 24 283 29 275 29 273 35 275 33 268 20397 18520 20 282 28 273 28 275 28 272 28 268 18520 16614 19 283 25 274 27 279 24 269 24 259 16614 14782 19 280 21 274 21 277 21 267 21 247 14782 13117 20 282 15 262 16 267 18 262 18 241 13117 11634 18 291 13 252 13 257 15 252 18 237 11634 10314 17 305 13 263 13 257 15 245 17 230 10314 9136 18 317 11 274 14 255 13 238 16 217 9136 8086 21 317 11 289 10 252 9 223 14 201 8086 7152 22 312 13 297 5 255 7 187 12 184 7152 6323 20 308 13 301 5 286 7 169 10 166 6323 5587 17 302 13 301 4 309 6 155 10 150 5587 4922 13 300 9 294 2 312 7 146 11 134 4922 4331 11 304 5 282 2 212 8 142 14 120 4331 3836 8 283 4 271 2*177 8 131 18 113 3836 3455 8 261 5 251 2*163 9 115 19 113 3455 3193 9 254 4 226 2 152 9 101 15 110 3193 3034 6*245 3*184 2 144 7*094 9*110 3034 2943 4*241 2*147 2 144 4*085 4*113 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