DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/29 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 0956z - - 1327z - - 1555z - - 1855z - - 2155z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 60.0 - - 69.8 - - 73.2 - - 71.4 - - 60.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 254 - - 293 - - 57 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3358 - - 6394 - - 4533 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 5104 - - 7509 - - 4891 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 6341 - - 9377 - - 7516 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 758 - - 2002 - - 2815 - - 4337 - - 331 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 390 - - 508 - - 264 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 16 - - 15 - - 20 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 279 - - 311 - - 309 - - 329 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 14 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -5 - - -11 - - 7 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4604 - - -3162 - - -1181 - - -3395 - - -5993 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7549 - - 9504 - - 10558 - - 10912 - - 8940 sfcLCL ODpotential -9920 - - -5156 - - -1979 - - -5481 - - -10472 ODpotential blCL 12865 - - 11497 - - 11356 - - 12997 - - 13418 blCL maxRH 71 - - 89 - - 82 - - 68 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 60.0 - - 69.8 - - 73.2 - - 71.4 - - 60.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.6 - - 38.4 - - 37.0 - - 33.7 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 60.6 - - 68.2 - - 71.5 - - 71.0 - - 63.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.5 - - 38.2 - - 36.9 - - 33.5 - - 31.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 254 - - 293 - - 57 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3358 - - 6394 - - 4533 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 57 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98176 16 273 12 262 15 261 17 277 18 288 98176 90786 11 287 9 267 7 271 14 258 13 280 90786 85099 1 158 5 252 3 295 4 264 5 294 85099 80381 7 057 4 124 2 323 5 066 3 007 80381 76314 10 043 8 090 2 148 7 029 4 032 76314 72728 8 048 9 061 6 145 7 004 4 022 72728 69492 5 062 7 068 8 075 7 045 7 053 69492 66521 9 079 5 102 4 055 9 049 7 043 66521 63773 5 048 6 074 3 093 6 044 7 038 63773 61110 6 060 5 102 1 053 4 007 9 038 61110 58323 5 299 4 022 2 036 4 307 13 359 58323 55422 4 288 7 317 7 296 10 292 12 319 55422 52645 16 254 16 269 17 293 15 309 20 312 52645 50148 17 247 19 288 32 299 26 306 28 311 50148 47911 28 272 27 285 33 293 32 308 31 308 47911 45867 28 278 27 280 34 298 39 311 37 316 45867 43977 27 292 27 289 39 300 44 310 43 318 43977 42220 33 297 36 299 43 300 47 309 48 317 42220 40582 42 296 46 299 48 299 52 307 51 314 40582 39054 52 295 51 294 58 297 56 302 53 309 39054 37625 59 288 55 290 63 291 58 299 52 307 37625 36253 60 279 63 288 64 287 62 297 53 307 36253 34875 58 276 67 282 67 285 65 293 56 304 34875 33462 58 277 65 271 69 284 62 288 53 298 33462 32021 59 278 62 268 71 284 59 286 49 288 32021 30544 59 279 60 273 72 282 63 285 50 284 30544 29023 58 281 57 274 71 281 64 282 47 284 29023 27456 55 280 53 272 67 282 60 282 44 284 27456 25838 51 275 52 268 61 282 55 283 39 274 25838 24161 49 266 50 264 55 278 48 281 39 268 24161 22421 49 260 48 259 50 271 44 274 38 270 22421 20615 48 256 47 257 49 264 46 268 34 275 20615 18736 48 250 46 257 49 262 46 268 31 283 18736 16822 48 247 44 257 46 263 42 272 29 290 16822 14979 45 249 42 259 42 265 36 272 28 292 14979 13301 37 250 36 262 36 262 30 263 27 289 13301 11807 30 250 28 260 29 257 25 265 24 290 11807 10474 25 249 23 254 24*262 24 271 23 298 10474 9281 21 246 20 253 18*276 21 287 23 307 9281 8214 17 247 17 259 16 291 19*304 23 314 8214 7261 16 275 15 278 15 298 19*313 23 320 7261 6413 18 299 15*301 15 314 20 323 22 326 6413 5659 18 308 16*310 15 319 20 329 22 332 5659 4979 18 310 16 311 16 321 21 331 21 336 4979 4374 20 313 16 312 16 322 21 332 21 337 4374 3865 22 317 16 312 16 324 20 333 20 336 3865 3473 21 316 16 312 15 324 20 333 18 334 3473 3203 15 308 15 311 15 324 19 334 14 331 3203 3038 10*293 14 311 15 325 18 334 9*323 3038 2945 6*279 12 311 13 325 14 334 4*299 2945 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