DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 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 - - - 45.8 - - 48.6 - - 44.3 - - 38.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - -9 - - -22 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 99 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 3082 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3734 - - 6239 - - 3866 - - 95 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 33 - - 12 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 242 - - 253 - - 215 - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -792 - - -2243 - - -1187 - - -1213 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3736 - - 5325 - - 4131 - - 4157 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2237 - - -3652 - - -3290 - - -4940 ODpotential blCL - - - 5181 - - 6734 - - 6234 - - 7884 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 97 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 200 - - 170 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.8 - - 48.6 - - 44.3 - - 38.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.6 - - 35.4 - - 36.4 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.1 - - 49.2 - - 46.1 - - 41.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 34.1 - - 35.2 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - -9 - - -22 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 99 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 84 - - 89 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 95805 23 350 27 350 30 019 29 024 95805 88868 22 346 22 353 23 007 23 005 88868 83460 26 339 18 352 16 355 22 011 83460 78939 23 320 14 346 18 337 20 343 78939 75009 24 300 22 308 16 334 10 001 75009 71498 18 261 22 262 17 283 23 298 71498 68301 8 246 11 294 12 300 17 290 68301 65338 24 271 16 302 18 309 15 291 65338 62546 32 264 30 273 27 286 20 279 62546 59792 32 245 35 253 42 262 34 264 59792 56901 22 235 26 251 40 255 40 256 56901 53924 26 265 21 274 34 264 39 260 53924 51105 48 264 35 270 38 274 36 259 51105 48569 68 251 56 253 40 272 38 259 48569 46290 76 243 69 245 48 264 45 262 46290 44221 81 239 76 243 56 257 53 261 44221 42330 88 241 82 244 67 253 59 256 42330 40594 98 241 92 243 80 248 65 251 40594 38990 108 237 103 239 91 242 71 249 38990 37498 113 235 109 236 94 238 73 247 37498 36105 117 236 111 235 92 238 74 247 36105 34776 124 238 115 237 94 240 76 246 34776 33450 131 239 125 238 102 240 81 245 33450 32095 135 238 133 238 110 240 85 244 32095 30713 133 238 133 237 109 240 81 244 30713 29291 124 238 123 237 98 241 74 247 29291 27824 106 236 104 237 81 243 65 251 27824 26316 87 236 85 237 66 243 57 253 26316 24764 71 238 72 237 57 242 55 252 24764 23159 65 240 61 235 53 242 53 250 23159 21501 66 241 56 235 52 243 51 250 21501 19783 68 239 56 239 52 243 46 251 19783 18001 67 234 59 243 51 244 40 256 18001 16190 61 234 62 245 52 245 36 260 16190 14444 53 239 62 244 52 248 32 264 14444 12850 45 242 59 245 50 252 31 268 12850 11426 40 246 55 249 46 257 30 272 11426 10152 41 256 48 253 41 261 29 274 10152 9012 42 265 41 257 36 265 29 276 9012 7991 40 270 34 258 31 267 28 275 7991 7078 36 272 28 257 28 266 28 272 7078 6268 31 271 24 256 25 264 26 267 6268 5546 27 269 22 256 23 260 24 264 5546 4894 22 266 20 255 22 253 20 260 4894 4314 18 264 18 255 20 245 16 256 4314 3827 14 260 16 255 19 238 13 250 3827 3451 11 255 14 255 17 233 10 240 3451 3191 8 247 11*255 14 228 9 226 3191 3033 6*244 9*254 11*223 8*207 3033 2943 4*242 7 252 6*215 6*199 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