DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/29 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 32.7 - - 38.5 - - 36.1 - - 29.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 107 - - -15 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 611 - - 1294 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3594 - - 4277 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 651 - - 688 - - 1669 - - 298 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 148 - - 214 - - 0 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 122 - - 115 - - 108 - - 117 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2086 - - -2315 - - -2283 - - -718 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5680 - - 6593 - - 5228 - - 3662 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15376 - - -15119 - - -15158 - - -15477 ODpotential blCL - - - 18970 - - 19396 - - 18102 - - 18420 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 72 - - 63 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.7 - - 38.5 - - 36.1 - - 29.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.9 - - 20.6 - - 24.2 - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 37.7 - - 38.0 - - 33.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.1 - - 20.0 - - 23.7 - - 24.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 107 - - -15 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 611 - - 1294 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96729 45 038 45 037 57 039 46 030 96729 89506 34 031 37 039 49 025 54 026 89506 83908 32 021 45 026 58 020 64 020 83908 79240 26 350 39 000 54 016 57 013 79240 75201 18 339 30 332 41 358 35 000 75201 71624 27 336 21 333 32 326 36 356 71624 68376 37 344 32 342 32 330 46 343 68376 65409 33 342 41 339 42 338 46 338 65409 62698 22 331 36 325 39 337 38 331 62698 60085 17 308 30 309 33 336 33 338 60085 57345 21 336 29 309 28 336 34 338 57345 54503 36 337 32 318 29 335 32 338 54503 51799 38 328 32 329 31 342 27 338 51799 49368 30 322 29 343 28 346 21 338 49368 47191 27 342 31 002 25 352 22 335 47191 45231 34 357 38 002 29 355 23 344 45231 43463 36 360 45 357 34 354 26 355 43463 41848 35 001 42 355 33 357 32 357 41848 40350 36 002 38 003 31 000 33 359 40350 38945 37 005 38 012 25 005 30 002 38945 37620 38 010 39 018 24 019 26 356 37620 36339 40 011 37 022 23 026 20 354 36339 35038 43 015 35 026 21 020 16 359 35038 33692 44 018 33 030 21 006 16 356 33692 32300 46 022 28 029 22 358 18 352 32300 30849 42 024 29 023 23 358 18 345 30849 29329 35 017 32 023 22 004 16 345 29329 27740 29 006 29 024 19 019 12 359 27740 26081 25 001 21 010 17 033 8 018 26081 24354 24 005 20 005 13 360 4 030 24354 22557 24 011 21 005 16 348 7 341 22557 20687 21 007 21 004 16 358 10 358 20687 18743 18 353 18 354 14 360 11 356 18743 16766 21 343 16 335 13 342 12 354 16766 14865 25 336 16 321 14 320 11 337 14865 13146 17 328 15 316 14 310 13 306 13146 11625 6 292 9 292 13 303 12 300 11625 10276 4 257 7 239 11 272 11 289 10276 9078 2 159 8 209 9 260 9 277 9078 8016 4 144 7 208 7 258 5 268 8016 7078 5 139 5 203 3 231 2 203 7078 6251 7 130 4 152 5 126 5 157 6251 5521 11 120 9 125 13 119 9 141 5521 4868 16 114 15 110 18 116 13 129 4868 4291 19 113 14*112 18 116 17 121 4291 3811 17*115 13*114 16 116 19 114 3811 3441 13*122 13 115 14 114 16 113 3441 3186 12 122 12 115 12 113 10 113 3186 3031 11 122 11 115 9*111 6*114 3031 2942 9 122 10 115 5*108 4*117 2942 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