DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 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 - - - 42.1 - - 53.9 - - 52.8 - - 41.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 74 - - 0 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 315 - - 617 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3298 - - 3600 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 401 - - 807 - - 1967 - - 159 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 96 - - 150 - - 0 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 7 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 122 - - 108 - - 351 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -3 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2042 - - -4034 - - -4504 - - -1375 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5340 - - 7635 - - 7449 - - 4319 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10600 - - -9007 - - -8842 - - -7307 ODpotential blCL - - - 13898 - - 12607 - - 11786 - - 10251 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 69 - - 88 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.1 - - 53.9 - - 52.8 - - 41.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.4 - - 31.1 - - 30.9 - - 32.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 53.5 - - 54.9 - - 46.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 30.3 - - 29.9 - - 32.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 74 - - 0 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 315 - - 617 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 0 - - 53 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 94976 61 286 72 291 66 293 60 286 94976 88292 44 291 51 299 49 301 43 302 88292 83028 32 291 42 293 40 302 40 309 83028 78594 23 294 31 289 36 293 44 309 78594 74742 18 297 20 292 30 291 41 302 74742 71310 15 307 15 291 25 280 34 286 71310 68182 21 299 16 296 23 286 31 275 68182 65288 21 292 19 289 23 299 26 277 65288 62581 30 282 24 287 27 296 25 279 62581 59941 29 276 34 281 33 281 31 274 59941 57175 33 275 37 265 32 262 35 259 57175 54301 39 264 35 264 31 268 40 264 54301 51556 48 258 46 265 45 273 47 265 51556 49079 52 256 55 257 55 267 57 271 49079 46851 52 261 57 252 59 264 62 269 46851 44824 51 264 58 253 63 261 62 268 44824 42966 51 265 62 255 66 260 67 266 42966 41260 57 264 67 255 72 259 71 260 41260 39699 66 258 74 254 80 254 74 253 39699 38266 69 248 81 252 84 249 78 249 38266 36932 68 245 82 248 87 248 83 249 36932 35653 70 248 81 247 88 250 86 250 35653 34359 73 248 82 245 86 246 87 250 34359 33020 74 247 84 242 90 241 86 249 33020 31642 74 246 84 242 91 244 87 248 31642 30212 74 247 83 246 89 249 85 251 30212 28720 74 247 80 248 81 252 79 251 28720 27168 72 249 72 248 69 250 72 252 27168 25556 67 249 64 250 61 250 68 258 25556 23887 62 249 60 253 58 255 64 263 23887 22161 57 248 59 254 57 258 58 264 22161 20369 51 245 57 253 54 261 51 265 20369 18505 45 241 53 252 50 263 45 269 18505 16608 40 241 46 252 45 266 40 275 16608 14783 34 244 37 254 39 271 35 281 14783 13123 29 247 30 256 34 275 30 281 13123 11647 25 252 25 258 29 276 26 276 11647 10329 21 256 22 263 24 277 22 272 10329 9149 18 257 21 271 20 277 17 276 9149 8095 16 254 21 277 18 281 15 295 8095 7156 14 248 20 278 16 291 15 316 7156 6324 12 240 18 275 15 307 16 326 6324 5585 9 223 14 271 12 324 16 329 5585 4921 9 161 8 265 10 337 16 329 4921 4331 18 120 2 159 7 345 13 324 4331 3837 21 114 7*113 3 355 12 314 3837 3456 20*118 7*110 2 008 11 307 3456 3194 15*123 7 108 1 007 10 296 3194 3034 14 122 7 108 2*002 7*278 3034 2943 11 122 6 107 2*351 5*265 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