DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.2 - - 48.5 - - 44.0 - - 36.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 20 - - 0 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 466 - - 1536 - - 2342 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3449 - - 4519 - - 5325 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3341 - - 5309 - - 1685 - - 229 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 94 - - 143 - - 27 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 14 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 286 - - 241 - - 122 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -5 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -975 - - -1342 - - 1170 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4424 - - 5861 - - 4155 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3127 - - -2887 - - -160 - - -3602 ODpotential blCL - - - 6576 - - 7406 - - 5485 - - 6545 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 90 - - 99 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 50 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.2 - - 48.5 - - 44.0 - - 36.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.1 - - 33.1 - - 36.1 - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 48.4 - - 45.1 - - 39.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 32.0 - - 34.9 - - 35.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 20 - - 0 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 466 - - 1536 - - 2342 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 60 - - 98 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96040 31 275 30 281 24 309 28 272 96040 88990 10 289 22 290 18 295 19 304 88990 83561 10 322 15 282 16 311 11 299 83561 79046 14 312 15 299 18 298 16 302 79046 75125 20 311 19 287 20 296 19 303 75125 71615 19 293 14 270 20 275 20 276 71615 68398 19 276 11 290 21 270 21 261 68398 65416 24 269 23 276 23 269 26 263 65416 62633 28 271 23 267 22 268 29 257 62633 59917 33 278 26 269 21 256 27 248 59917 57057 33 266 27 278 24 254 25 268 57057 54076 29 253 31 279 31 262 29 277 54076 51225 27 252 34 270 33 270 28 277 51225 48662 30 252 34 265 34 281 28 288 48662 46379 32 256 33 265 32 288 32 293 46379 44324 34 261 34 268 31 290 34 287 44324 42449 36 265 36 269 32 287 30 281 42449 40719 38 266 36 268 33 280 25 286 40719 39116 39 263 34 272 32 277 26 297 39116 37627 38 259 38 276 33 277 30 303 37627 36239 38 257 42 272 34 277 33 298 36239 34916 38 256 45 266 35 281 32 295 34916 33594 39 257 42 262 40 284 31 300 33594 32243 39 256 41 264 50 277 34 303 32243 30871 32 251 48 264 55 271 40 289 30871 29471 31 254 48 259 54 273 44 284 29471 28029 34 258 43 255 56 276 51 283 28029 26534 40 263 44 257 57 276 53 277 26534 24980 41 266 43 259 56 273 51 275 24980 23366 35 266 40 257 50 267 48 274 23366 21692 30 265 37 253 50 265 44 270 21692 19954 31 264 37 253 44 269 39 267 19954 18143 33 262 37 256 37 266 38 269 18143 16301 32 261 34 255 32 268 37 275 16301 14528 29 261 30 249 26 272 29 276 14528 12914 26 258 26 247 25 268 23 273 12914 11473 23 254 24 254 27 259 20 274 11473 10185 19 253 24 262 27 252 19 274 10185 9033 13 259 23 264 25 248 20 268 9033 8003 11 271 21 261 21 243 20 261 8003 7084 11 280 18 258 16 238 19 253 7084 6268 14 282 15 257 10 234 18 244 6268 5541 15 279 11 259 6*230 15 228 5541 4887 15 273 8*261 3*230 11 190 4887 4307 13 264 4*266 1 233 12 144 4307 3822 11*250 2 289 0 245 13 126 3822 3448 9*237 1 299 0 035 12 117 3448 3189 7 229 1 301 1 039 10 116 3189 3032 6 228 1 309 1 046 7*121 3032 2942 5 228 1 312 1 050 5*122 2942 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