DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 27.5 - - 33.3 - - 42.5 - - 43.4 - - 33.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 87 - - 99 - - -13 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 490 - - 1271 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3473 - - 4254 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 172 - - 529 - - 1277 - - 3558 - - 230 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 144 - - 208 - - 11 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 6 - - 9 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 211 - - 298 - - 298 - - 314 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - -3 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1616 - - -291 - - -272 - - -1727 - - -65 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4560 - - 3765 - - 4526 - - 4671 - - 3009 sfcLCL ODpotential -9733 - - -5023 - - -2170 - - -3585 - - -4102 ODpotential blCL 12676 - - 8496 - - 6424 - - 6529 - - 7046 blCL maxRH 90 - - 99 - - 82 - - 65 - - 77 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.5 - - 33.3 - - 42.5 - - 43.4 - - 33.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 18.5 - - 27.6 - - 33.3 - - 33.6 - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.4 - - 32.6 - - 41.8 - - 44.5 - - 37.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.9 - - 27.2 - - 32.8 - - 32.7 - - 32.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 87 - - 99 - - -13 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 490 - - 1271 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 61 - - 97 - - 26 - - 0 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 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] 95074 83 311 90 308 75 306 84 305 79 303 95074 88271 78 316 74 315 71 311 80 311 71 311 88271 82957 76 324 62 318 67 311 71 313 66 318 82957 78497 75 327 54 321 61 315 63 317 60 321 78497 74613 70 324 53 325 60 320 58 326 54 321 74613 71146 59 324 52 315 60 313 57 321 51 317 71146 67988 52 322 51 314 53 310 51 315 49 313 67988 65085 46 316 48 312 47 315 48 314 47 306 65085 62402 42 313 47 305 48 311 48 311 44 305 62402 59799 41 302 45 300 43 304 46 310 44 302 59799 57066 43 291 46 298 39 307 41 311 46 296 57066 54208 50 283 46 290 44 306 42 307 44 297 54208 51457 50 274 47 288 49 298 45 302 46 302 51457 48968 44 276 48 288 49 290 49 296 49 297 48968 46732 41 276 48 287 48 286 48 292 44 295 46732 44695 42 274 48 286 48 287 44 299 41 304 44695 42817 46 272 46 284 48 292 50 309 51 309 42817 41081 48 269 44 281 48 296 60 306 61 301 41081 39481 45 264 45 277 53 301 64 298 62 295 39481 38010 44 259 45 274 60 301 60 298 54 294 38010 36659 47 253 44 276 62 303 53 310 46 309 36659 35384 53 243 44 281 63 308 56 319 47 322 35384 34106 58 229 42 284 67 316 59 315 53 325 34106 32791 59 219 39 290 75 323 59 314 60 327 32791 31438 58 215 35 291 81 325 59 314 61 328 31438 30031 56 213 29 288 83 324 60 315 58 328 30031 28556 53 211 27 287 83 325 59 320 54 326 28556 27017 51 211 31 272 80 327 59 324 50 329 27017 25411 49 214 31 246 77 330 58 325 49 330 25411 23743 45 218 26 235 65 330 57 328 48 331 23743 22014 43 222 26 250 46 319 57 337 45 330 22014 20220 41 226 22 272 34 295 54 336 43 330 20220 18355 41 233 16 287 31 275 47 331 40 333 18355 16459 41 239 15 313 32 272 39 332 35 336 16459 14637 38 244 15 326 32 285 30 334 28 333 14637 12984 30 250 16 333 26 298 26 329 23 333 12984 11517 20 266 19 336 23 307 26 321 20 330 11517 10211 18 290 20 336 24 314 25 315 19 327 10211 9047 16 300 19 336 23 322 22 315 19 326 9047 8009 11 313 18 326 20 328 20 320 18 325 8009 7085 10 345 17 305 17 329 18 322 16 325 7085 6266 10 359 16 287 18 322 17 318 15 326 6266 5539 7 008 13 275 19 320 16 315 14 327 5539 4886 4 064 11 270 18 321 14 314 12 327 4886 4306 8 105 10 280 14*314 13 316 10 319 4306 3820 11 117 9*292 10*300 13 318 8 296 3820 3446 10 135 7*298 9 297 12 318 8 272 3446 3189 7 155 6 299 9 297 10 318 6 260 3189 3032 4*156 6 296 8 296 8*316 5*237 3032 2943 1*211 5 296 7 297 5*314 4*225 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