DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/13 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 31.5 - - 43.2 - - 54.2 - - 46.5 - - 40.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 32 - - 56 - - -8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 67 - - 538 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3050 - - 3521 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 69 - - 322 - - 621 - - 469 - - 105 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 54 - - 129 - - 4 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 134 - - 111 - - 109 - - 094 - - 130 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3678 - - -4120 - - -6654 - - -4933 - - -2822 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6621 - - 7170 - - 10175 - - 7877 - - 5766 sfcLCL ODpotential -18064 - - -15408 - - -15553 - - -15188 - - -14410 ODpotential blCL 21007 - - 18458 - - 19074 - - 18132 - - 17354 blCL maxRH 84 - - 86 - - 85 - - 86 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 31.5 - - 43.2 - - 54.2 - - 46.5 - - 40.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 14.0 - - 22.9 - - 20.7 - - 23.2 - - 26.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.4 - - 42.9 - - 53.7 - - 50.9 - - 45.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 13.0 - - 22.2 - - 20.1 - - 22.7 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 32 - - 56 - - -8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 67 - - 538 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 34 - - 42 - - 40 - - 44 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 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] 95919 45 032 45 012 49 016 49 020 46 034 95919 89047 33 035 31 034 38 023 41 018 42 016 89047 83717 27 045 27 041 21 035 30 032 34 029 83717 79248 32 030 34 025 21 028 27 032 32 034 79248 75355 31 023 24 032 19 028 25 019 28 020 75355 71898 24 016 18 033 13 026 16 018 18 021 71898 68736 22 009 31 018 25 023 26 026 21 035 68736 65805 34 009 36 359 30 001 31 007 25 006 65805 63092 33 002 33 346 28 356 26 352 23 338 63092 60471 27 343 30 339 27 352 19 350 16 335 60471 57733 26 347 34 335 32 340 28 333 28 339 57733 54894 36 333 37 331 35 331 32 318 29 328 54894 52188 43 326 42 332 39 327 35 327 30 333 52188 49746 47 324 43 329 39 321 39 318 33 319 49746 47550 46 324 41 325 35 320 35 314 31 311 47550 45549 45 322 36 320 31 316 32 310 30 312 45549 43702 40 315 32 317 28 311 30 310 31 308 43702 41990 32 304 31 312 28 306 29 309 28 300 41990 40401 27 295 32 301 26 305 30 296 24 289 40401 38924 22 293 30 290 24 290 33 278 25 282 38924 37552 19 293 25 273 24 270 33 256 26 266 37552 36239 18 294 20 262 24 254 31 246 27 261 36239 34914 16 290 15 257 23 233 28 241 28 256 34914 33550 13 287 11 250 23 226 29 241 30 245 33550 32154 12 296 11 247 21 229 33 232 32 233 32154 30718 12 306 14 255 20 241 31 229 38 218 30718 29221 16 305 17 267 21 254 28 246 31 230 29221 27660 20 312 17 280 19 269 26 257 29 249 27660 26033 22 321 16 296 19 284 21 258 26 259 26033 24341 25 323 20 310 23 291 21 269 23 265 24341 22585 28 322 25 317 24 297 22 280 20 274 22585 20758 31 323 27 318 22 305 19 286 18 274 20758 18853 33 325 26 319 20 311 15 294 18 277 18853 16910 31 327 23 321 18 310 14 301 17 282 16910 15037 27 331 19 320 15 305 12 297 15 276 15037 13328 25 334 16 318 14 298 11 291 12 265 13328 11805 22 330 14 320 11 295 8 286 9 251 11805 10448 19 324 12 316 9 294 5 266 7 227 10448 9238 17 323 10 308 7 286 5 232 8 206 9238 8160 15 320 8 298 6 266 6 216 8 198 8160 7203 12 312 7 287 6 248 7 215 8 199 7203 6356 10 303 6 274 6 237 7 220 7 196 6356 5606 7 300 5 247 5 237 5 219 5 181 5606 4933 4 311 4 229 3 227 3 186 6 144 4933 4337 1 272 2 219 2 138 4 128 9 119 4337 3840 2 190 1 124 6*120 6 120 12 116 3840 3457 2 201 4 113 6*112 8 113 13 118 3457 3194 5 189 5*117 6 109 8 104 11 119 3194 3034 6*148 4*113 5 107 6*098 7*122 3034 2943 5*134 4 110 5 106 5*094 5*130 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