DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/22 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 - - - 47.0 - - 49.4 - - 48.8 - - 47.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - -5 - - -15 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 2945 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 840 - - 804 - - 417 - - 310 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 107 - - 104 - - 083 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -30 - - -57 - - 2 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2974 - - 3002 - - 2944 - - 2944 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3035 - - -2704 - - -2962 - - -3229 ODpotential blCL - - - 5979 - - 5649 - - 5907 - - 6174 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 120 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.0 - - 49.4 - - 48.8 - - 47.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.0 - - 46.3 - - 47.5 - - 46.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.6 - - 50.0 - - 50.7 - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.0 - - 45.6 - - 47.4 - - 46.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - -5 - - -15 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 78 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 95959 25 326 27 342 22 346 13 347 95959 88906 22 333 23 326 21 335 14 323 88906 83395 23 327 13 315 24 323 19 311 83395 78839 18 308 21 288 26 309 18 310 78839 74911 21 309 22 303 23 308 17 299 74911 71414 22 308 22 290 25 294 20 288 71414 68242 24 272 17 259 15 282 22 272 68242 65345 27 252 23 260 12 235 19 233 65345 62645 39 260 38 257 26 255 32 254 62645 59982 49 260 50 258 42 261 44 264 59982 57183 60 258 63 259 58 262 59 265 57183 54273 70 252 75 255 72 256 73 256 54273 51501 78 249 80 251 81 252 83 249 51501 49012 84 250 85 253 86 253 84 247 49012 46777 94 254 97 254 96 256 88 251 46777 44749 103 255 108 252 107 254 99 255 44749 42899 107 254 108 250 109 250 107 255 42899 41202 110 253 107 252 107 250 113 252 41202 39639 113 253 115 255 113 253 119 250 39639 38196 114 252 122 254 121 254 120 251 38196 36856 116 253 122 252 126 253 116 253 36856 35573 120 253 117 251 125 252 113 254 35573 34279 121 252 114 250 115 251 113 253 34279 32941 117 250 107 250 101 250 109 251 32941 31564 111 248 97 251 96 252 101 250 31564 30136 104 249 91 252 92 254 88 249 30136 28646 97 252 91 253 87 255 82 251 28646 27099 95 255 88 251 83 253 77 253 27099 25491 95 256 80 247 79 250 70 252 25491 23825 92 255 73 245 75 246 66 250 23825 22101 86 257 73 249 70 244 64 248 22101 20315 78 256 72 253 67 249 62 245 20315 18461 71 252 67 255 62 255 59 244 18461 16576 65 249 61 255 56 256 55 245 16576 14762 60 255 51 253 51 257 49 248 14762 13112 53 263 43 251 46 260 43 247 13112 11643 42 264 38 253 40 262 38 243 11643 10332 33 261 34 256 34 261 34 241 10332 9160 28 259 29 254 30 259 31 241 9160 8111 26 259 25 249 28 255 29 242 8111 7175 27 260 23 244 26 249 27 243 7175 6343 26 258 22 239 26 242 25 242 6343 5602 21 255 20 237 23 236 22 238 5602 4935 10 256 17 235 19 229 17 228 4935 4341 4 316 12 224 14 217 12 201 4341 3843 5 008 7 168 8 183 11 156 3843 3459 7 033 9 120 9 130 11 128 3459 3195 6 053 9 113 10 111 10 105 3195 3035 3*090 7*108 8*104 7*089 3035 2944 2*142 4*107 5*104 4*083 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