DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/28 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 33.5 - - 45.1 - - 48.4 - - 43.8 - - 35.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 52 - - 98 - - -30 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 379 - - 2235 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 3783 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3362 - - 5218 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 162 - - 1964 - - 2309 - - 3743 - - 363 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 112 - - 248 - - 3 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 11 - - 22 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 263 - - 286 - - 308 - - 306 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3179 - - -2423 - - -432 - - -1475 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6123 - - 5785 - - 5651 - - 4419 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential -12157 - - -4817 - - -1364 - - -2437 - - -3851 ODpotential blCL 15101 - - 8179 - - 6582 - - 5381 - - 6795 blCL maxRH 73 - - 94 - - 98 - - 96 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.5 - - 45.1 - - 48.4 - - 43.8 - - 35.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.6 - - 30.2 - - 34.0 - - 34.9 - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.2 - - 44.9 - - 47.8 - - 44.8 - - 37.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.6 - - 30.1 - - 33.9 - - 34.9 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 52 - - 98 - - -30 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 379 - - 2235 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 77 - - 92 - - 86 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96576 32 091 32 089 38 088 38 100 37 082 96576 89466 25 077 31 074 33 092 32 098 34 080 89466 83902 17 070 27 072 25 085 28 088 34 077 83902 79253 16 069 18 073 18 081 18 071 30 067 79253 75233 17 053 11 045 16 063 15 053 19 056 75233 71668 17 039 6 050 9 032 16 046 12 063 71668 68423 15 024 11 036 10 353 14 001 16 011 68423 65437 19 355 14 338 18 337 13 322 20 316 65437 62662 20 310 23 324 25 325 20 334 19 308 62662 59940 17 306 19 316 26 314 21 328 22 298 59940 57082 29 305 14 295 27 298 27 306 22 303 57082 54120 32 299 20 303 32 299 36 302 33 317 54120 51311 40 298 32 296 36 293 39 303 40 315 51311 48806 39 289 33 281 26 294 49 311 51 319 48806 46575 41 312 29 311 50 312 55 304 59 307 46575 44578 56 314 55 318 58 300 49 315 58 311 44578 42776 74 301 69 299 49 305 63 324 58 323 42776 41139 67 297 57 301 47 324 76 326 75 319 41139 39636 57 304 55 328 74 333 92 320 81 317 39636 38235 60 310 85 337 101 327 96 318 87 316 38235 36915 65 310 98 331 114 322 98 319 89 316 36915 35638 66 307 96 327 115 319 99 320 88 317 35638 34342 63 303 93 323 110 318 97 320 86 318 34342 33001 60 299 92 319 105 320 95 320 83 319 33001 31619 61 296 87 313 94 325 89 322 79 318 31619 30180 63 291 79 308 87 335 82 326 73 320 30180 28673 64 289 70 310 89 342 79 340 69 324 28673 27102 62 289 59 313 90 342 79 346 67 331 27102 25468 60 291 53 307 88 346 79 347 69 336 25468 23770 57 294 52 305 76 346 77 347 67 339 23770 22013 52 294 52 305 56 334 71 350 63 346 22013 20198 48 294 48 305 44 317 64 352 61 354 20198 18326 46 292 41 303 38 316 56 348 55 359 18326 16434 44 287 38 296 29 322 49 337 47 360 16434 14622 41 281 38 292 26 328 44 331 40 357 14622 12975 38 278 37 293 31 329 39 331 35 354 12975 11510 34 279 33 297 34 324 37 331 32 352 11510 10205 30 285 30 307 32 318 34 331 30 352 10205 9041 27 293 27 315 30 316 31 329 29 350 9041 8003 25 301 22 315 30 315 29 325 28 349 8003 7080 25 304 19 307 30 314 29 323 25 347 7080 6263 24 308 21 305 29 314 29 322 22 341 6263 5537 22 310 24 311 27*313 29 320 21 332 5537 4885 20 309 24 313 25*312 28 318 22 322 4885 4305 18 302 22 308 24 309 27 317 24 315 4305 3819 16 295 19 298 22 307 25 314 24 312 3819 3446 13 288 16*290 21 306 23 312 20 306 3446 3188 9 279 12*286 20 305 20 310 14 287 3188 3032 5*274 11 286 18 305 17*309 11*273 3032 2943 3*263 10 285 15 304 12*306 6*260 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