DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/21 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1006z - - 1336z - - 1607z - - 1903z - - 2204z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.4 - - 60.0 - - 68.6 - - 69.8 - - 59.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 8 - - 231 - - 333 - - 92 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1773 - - 4547 - - 3933 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2918 - - 3918 - - 6121 - - 4950 - - 2918 Hcrit BL Top 2935 - - 4756 - - 7530 - - 6916 - - 2936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1108 - - 1423 - - 3515 - - 3729 - - 1265 Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 308 - - 473 - - 294 - - 6 W* B/S 1 - - 5 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 255 - - 293 - - 296 - - 308 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -4 - - -16 - - -11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -675 - - -754 - - -785 - - -3005 - - -3821 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3610 - - 5510 - - 8315 - - 9921 - - 6757 sfcLCL ODpotential -4253 - - -3167 - - -2716 - - -5178 - - -8124 ODpotential blCL 7188 - - 7923 - - 10246 - - 12094 - - 11060 blCL maxRH 84 - - 73 - - 59 - - 62 - - 64 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.4 - - 60.0 - - 68.6 - - 69.8 - - 59.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.9 - - 46.1 - - 42.3 - - 36.5 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.4 - - 58.6 - - 66.8 - - 69.0 - - 63.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.3 - - 45.4 - - 42.0 - - 36.2 - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 8 - - 231 - - 333 - - 92 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1773 - - 4547 - - 3933 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 36 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98197 5 030 5 295 11 317 6 008 6 324 98197 90915 7 013 4 080 3 256 9 321 4 352 90915 85273 8 017 8 084 3 115 7 299 6 016 85273 80571 6 350 9 045 6 092 4 340 5 035 80571 76499 2 354 9 034 6 094 5 024 6 039 76499 72887 4 067 4 031 4 089 2 048 5 010 72887 69614 6 038 1 051 2 058 2 161 3 345 69614 66600 5 016 1 167 2 255 3 287 2 337 66600 63796 4 326 2 209 7 227 7 292 4 312 63796 61079 7 282 6 267 7 255 8 303 7 285 61079 58245 9 269 11 275 12 282 13 298 12 294 58245 55311 9 294 11 288 14 292 14 304 16 305 55311 52509 14 314 13 313 18 303 19 313 18 304 52509 49985 15 316 13 311 18 309 22 323 20 321 49985 47731 19 327 15 323 19 312 28 323 26 327 47731 45705 19 318 18 340 20 335 30 330 30 329 45705 43873 27 359 38 356 34 354 33 347 35 340 43873 42209 43 355 43 357 41 356 42 353 43 344 42209 40675 40 360 47 012 49 002 48 355 48 346 40675 39240 54 026 62 019 57 007 53 357 51 349 39240 37884 77 025 67 018 60 008 53 358 50 347 37884 36574 79 019 66 015 57 008 48 357 48 347 36574 35244 74 015 63 012 53 006 46 357 44 346 35244 33867 71 014 60 010 49 006 44 357 42 346 33867 32447 69 018 58 010 47 005 39 355 40 346 32447 30970 68 018 56 009 46 003 35 352 36 345 30970 29429 67 016 55 007 46 000 33 347 33 344 29429 27823 65 016 56 007 46 357 33 343 32 342 27823 26153 60 017 56 009 46 357 33 342 30 341 26153 24422 53 016 53 013 46 001 33 342 26 336 24422 22634 45 012 47 015 45 007 33 346 23 328 22634 20784 36 011 39 013 41 010 32 355 22 326 20784 18863 24 006 30 008 34 008 32 002 22 334 18863 16909 19 347 20 356 27 003 29 005 21 347 16909 15029 18 344 17 341 20 360 22 001 19 354 15029 13324 11 338 13 343 12 001 12 358 14 352 13324 11814 9 339 8 332 6 351 5 351 7 325 11814 10473 8 339 6 329 5 329 5 322 9 311 10473 9277 8 334 6 334 6 320 8 316 14 310 9277 8207 9 329 7 335 7*320 9 315 15 308 8207 7252 12 316 8 327 8*317 10*315 14 309 7252 6404 15 305 11 317 9 309 11*313 13 312 6404 5650 17 301 13 311 10 302 11 311 11 315 5650 4970 16 305 13*306 12 292 11 309 10 317 4970 4365 15 312 13*301 12 289 10 307 10 320 4365 3857 14 311 12 293 12 289 10 305 9 322 3857 3465 12 295 12 292 12 288 10 305 8 321 3465 3194 10 271 11 291 12 287 9 304 6 315 3194 3029 8*257 10 290 11 288 9 304 4*295 3029 2935 6*255 9 290 10 287 8 303 3*282 2935 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