DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/08 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 35.0 - - 52.7 - - 64.6 - - 64.9 - - 56.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -20 - - 56 - - 122 - - -21 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 382 - - 2384 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 4066 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3365 - - 5367 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 71 - - 1056 - - 3861 - - 7788 - - 157 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 116 - - 275 - - 11 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 129 - - 129 - - 227 - - 235 - - 212 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 1 - - 32 - - -2 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1270 - - -4220 - - -5520 - - -7751 - - -5550 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4214 - - 7585 - - 10887 - - 10697 - - 8495 sfcLCL ODpotential -10979 - - -9414 - - -8516 - - -10363 - - -9773 ODpotential blCL 13923 - - 12779 - - 13883 - - 13308 - - 12718 blCL maxRH 81 - - 82 - - 88 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.0 - - 52.7 - - 64.6 - - 64.9 - - 56.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.4 - - 30.1 - - 27.1 - - 28.3 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.0 - - 52.2 - - 63.7 - - 66.4 - - 59.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.2 - - 29.6 - - 26.5 - - 27.6 - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -20 - - 56 - - 122 - - -21 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 382 - - 2384 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 25 - - 27 - - 52 - - 96 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96883 19 056 11 071 12 067 14 077 16 019 96883 89856 21 078 21 084 17 095 23 082 20 082 89856 84354 16 082 18 091 19 097 15 093 18 073 84354 79751 11 076 14 103 10 101 12 089 13 073 79751 75740 5 085 11 103 8 123 1 077 14 041 75740 72150 6 003 4 081 3 072 4 254 8 349 72150 68891 8 311 4 284 3 299 4 273 9 282 68891 65917 11 293 14 286 16 289 12 310 10 306 65917 63174 12 283 18 288 19 281 12 291 13 317 63174 60515 15 281 16 290 16 295 18 289 17 306 60515 57732 20 273 21 286 22 283 21 280 23 284 57732 54830 21 269 25 276 25 273 23 273 28 261 54830 52050 24 282 24 279 29 271 32 276 27 268 52050 49535 38 278 32 273 41 268 42 276 34 272 49535 47262 39 269 36 265 40 261 42 271 40 263 47262 45186 36 280 36 282 37 270 41 279 43 266 45186 43296 59 282 57 290 56 284 59 288 64 278 43296 41596 56 286 67 275 86 282 84 281 90 275 41596 40056 73 314 57 271 82 281 88 273 98 269 40056 38625 112 315 79 306 75 294 82 280 100 271 38625 37282 116 311 97 308 96 301 88 286 106 275 37282 35991 108 307 84 302 90 299 85 282 101 276 35991 34686 104 304 73 293 70 292 75 274 91 271 34686 33337 98 301 68 284 60 278 69 263 89 266 33337 31948 86 297 67 278 63 266 72 258 90 263 31948 30504 71 287 68 275 70 261 77 258 88 260 30504 28991 67 281 69 275 75 259 78 260 89 260 28991 27412 69 279 69 276 74 261 77 265 89 262 27412 25770 68 279 66 279 70 266 75 269 84 264 25770 24072 64 279 62 281 63 272 69 271 76 266 24072 22327 57 277 58 283 58 275 60 270 66 266 22327 20524 53 273 55 282 54 274 52 267 57 263 20524 18654 51 271 52 277 52 270 47 265 52 260 18654 16754 47 271 51 273 51 265 44 261 50 262 16754 14925 38 266 49 271 47 262 40 258 48 267 14925 13260 31 254 41 262 40 259 38 260 47 269 13260 11774 28 239 34 246 37 258 35 262 47 268 11774 10447 25 233 30 239 35 255 32 260 48 265 10447 9258 21 236 26 238 32 248 30 255 48 261 9258 8194 16 242 22 239 26 238 28 248 47 259 8194 7244 13 250 17 240 22 234 27 245 44 258 7244 6399 12 261 15 245 19 234 27 244 40 258 6399 5647 12 270 15 250 15*233 26 243 35 257 5647 4970 14 271 14 250 11*231 25 242 31 255 4970 4367 15 263 12 244 8 228 23 242 26 251 4367 3860 13 248 8 228 5 225 21 241 22 245 3860 3469 7 206 3*183 4 222 18 240 19 234 3469 3200 8 135 3*134 4 222 14 239 16 226 3200 3037 8*129 3 129 3 221 11*238 12*220 3037 2944 6*129 3 126 3 219 7*235 6*212 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