DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/27 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 39.7 - - 35.8 - - 33.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 37 - - -21 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3749 - - 4802 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 4554 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6732 - - 7785 - - 2943 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2801 - - 3006 - - 7183 - - 6226 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 242 - - 13 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 28 - - 25 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 309 - - 316 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1265 - - 1040 - - -2051 - - -1343 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5467 - - 6745 - - 4994 - - 4288 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -533 - - -265 - - -3098 - - -2765 ODpotential blCL - - - 7265 - - 8050 - - 6041 - - 5709 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 100 - - 94 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 39.7 - - 35.8 - - 33.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.4 - - 20.6 - - 24.5 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 39.5 - - 36.6 - - 34.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 19.5 - - 24.0 - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 37 - - -21 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3749 - - 4802 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 101 - - 75 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96294 26 016 36 056 45 044 39 068 96294 89266 19 034 16 043 20 035 23 019 89266 83801 17 039 12 039 11 004 17 011 83801 79212 10 329 9 360 7 055 10 012 79212 75193 13 315 15 308 13 347 10 015 75193 71601 18 246 26 265 17 295 15 330 71601 68344 13 226 25 237 14 277 11 309 68344 65340 17 286 18 274 11 253 9 282 65340 62525 25 269 24 269 17 263 16 264 62525 59783 25 255 26 266 24 275 23 263 59783 56932 27 264 28 269 28 275 24 278 56932 53992 28 264 29 274 31 277 30 278 53992 51191 30 265 29 272 30 274 21 289 51191 48664 34 270 32 284 22 286 31 310 48664 46399 41 281 32 284 37 308 34 309 46399 44347 46 282 36 294 43 300 39 322 44347 42477 45 275 45 299 39 305 48 320 42477 40768 39 277 45 295 45 312 49 330 40768 39193 43 284 44 300 46 321 59 346 39193 37734 42 275 46 302 50 339 71 349 37734 36381 33 276 46 307 62 348 71 354 36381 35093 39 300 45 313 70 352 79 009 35093 33803 42 299 43 324 77 358 95 016 33803 32474 40 300 46 339 85 004 104 012 32474 31105 38 308 54 349 91 008 102 008 31105 29680 44 324 62 353 94 010 99 008 29680 28190 55 331 65 350 94 010 95 010 28190 26637 62 329 63 344 93 009 90 009 26637 25024 63 325 61 340 83 005 84 005 25024 23354 63 321 58 334 70 356 78 003 23354 21631 63 318 54 326 61 346 74 002 21631 19851 63 316 54 320 53 337 68 001 19851 18009 61 315 56 318 49 329 61 354 18009 16141 57 314 56 319 49 326 56 344 16141 14350 51 309 53 320 48 326 52 340 14350 12729 45 302 48 318 45 327 47 336 12729 11296 40 300 38 317 40 324 40 333 11296 10028 36 304 31 311 34 315 33 330 10028 8903 33 312 31 311 31 311 29 324 8903 7898 32 318 30*310 31 311 29 320 7898 7002 33*317 28*308 30 312 29 319 7002 6204 33*314 27 308 29 313 29 318 6204 5494 32 310 26 309 27 314 28 317 5494 4854 31 308 26 308 25 316 27 318 4854 4285 29 305 25 309 24 317 25 316 4285 3808 26 303 24 309 22 317 22 313 3808 3440 24 300 23 309 21 317 19 309 3440 3185 22 299 22 309 18 316 15 301 3185 3031 19 298 20 309 16*316 12*297 3031 2943 15 298 15 309 11*316 7*292 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