DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/17 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 43.2 - - 51.5 - - 54.1 - - 52.5 - - 48.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 27 - - 23 - - -1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 522 - - 1156 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3505 - - 4139 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 275 - - 2254 - - 3060 - - 3151 - - 272 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 104 - - 128 - - 0 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 11 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 182 - - 307 - - 311 - - 024 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 1 - - -3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -301 - - -383 - - -892 - - -1253 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 3806 - - 4522 - - 3837 - - 4198 sfcLCL ODpotential -3894 - - -2127 - - -1727 - - -3014 - - -4806 ODpotential blCL 6838 - - 5632 - - 5866 - - 5959 - - 7751 blCL maxRH 93 - - 96 - - 99 - - 90 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.2 - - 51.5 - - 54.1 - - 52.5 - - 48.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 40.5 - - 44.9 - - 44.3 - - 45.7 - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.4 - - 51.3 - - 53.8 - - 54.3 - - 52.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 40.6 - - 44.3 - - 43.7 - - 44.8 - - 39.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 27 - - 23 - - -1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 522 - - 1156 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 73 - - 83 - - 95 - - 59 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 96551 14 044 12 033 15 045 16 051 10 098 96551 89487 18 057 12 063 13 045 13 062 13 062 89487 83991 13 058 13 073 8 046 11 075 14 026 83991 79402 14 061 12 067 6 087 10 050 10 049 79402 75430 8 053 11 082 7 107 6 035 16 061 75430 71894 6 055 8 078 4 084 3 038 16 046 71894 68672 4 016 6 038 5 094 2 239 9 018 68672 65700 3 309 3 005 2 058 3 217 4 341 65700 62937 5 229 4 282 4 256 2 334 1 315 62937 60252 11 217 10 256 7 271 5 322 3 317 60252 57434 17 212 13 245 9 280 4 281 8 295 57434 54490 16 214 14 244 12 258 7 264 10 284 54490 51672 14 226 16 241 12 244 8 231 9 258 51672 49138 11 239 15 236 14 248 6 261 8 245 49138 46874 9 260 15 238 18 239 12 263 7 243 46874 44827 13 254 18 227 18 217 16 256 3 265 44827 42954 18 237 16 210 15 220 17 235 11 239 42954 41226 19 223 20 224 17 218 16 216 18 211 41226 39637 22 225 22 218 16 208 18 200 22 186 39637 38177 27 240 22 233 21 211 19 205 16 177 38177 36824 34 244 29 229 27 211 25 211 20 177 36824 35530 26 236 30 222 30 212 27 203 23 174 35530 34226 24 225 29 217 31 209 26 197 31 177 34226 32884 28 207 28 213 31 203 25 190 41 171 32884 31509 34 197 28 212 30 199 27 183 37 176 31509 30086 37 203 30 208 28 195 30 184 31 185 30086 28601 35 203 34 200 30 196 28 192 25 200 28601 27056 31 204 32 196 32 203 25 202 21 214 27056 25451 30 214 28 201 31 206 23 207 20 221 25451 23790 24 223 25 211 25 207 22 211 22 225 23790 22071 15 209 22 216 21 216 22 216 21 226 22071 20289 14 204 19 223 21 229 20 224 18 225 20289 18439 12 214 16 222 18 230 13 239 14 235 18439 16556 5 225 12 203 17 214 10 217 10 263 16556 14740 3 301 5 187 12 196 12 221 8 260 14740 13088 11 311 3 268 5 186 9 213 7 229 13088 11620 11 294 3 277 4 230 6 185 8 148 11620 10314 9 283 3 266 1 096 3 181 10 166 10314 9147 9 265 3 251 2 097 1 154 7 180 9147 8103 10 251 3 225 1 169 3 002 6 179 8103 7170 8 257 2 207 1 279 4 017 3 177 7170 6341 7 282 1 293 2 342 3 035 2 154 6341 5603 10 294 2 334 3 349 2 036 2 129 5603 4937 12 296 3 319 3 331 2 035 3 113 4937 4345 14 289 4 298 3*317 2 038 2 093 4345 3847 13 277 4*293 3*311 2 036 2 057 3847 3463 11 260 3*301 3 311 3 031 2 023 3463 3197 9 238 2 308 3 312 3 027 2 010 3197 3036 5*221 1 311 3 310 3*026 2*357 3036 2944 3*182 1 314 2 311 2*024 1*334 2944 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