DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/04 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 - - - 44.7 - - 52.9 - - 48.0 - - 41.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - -6 - - -9 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 2944 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 436 - - 6935 - - 825 - - 205 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 17 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 121 - - 205 - - 120 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -370 - - -2136 - - 2 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3314 - - 5080 - - 2944 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3169 - - -3441 - - -2427 - - -3599 ODpotential blCL - - - 6113 - - 6385 - - 5372 - - 6543 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 98 - - 95 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 400 - - 570 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.7 - - 52.9 - - 48.0 - - 41.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.3 - - 40.6 - - 45.0 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 53.7 - - 49.7 - - 44.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 39.5 - - 44.4 - - 39.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - -6 - - -9 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 91 - - 80 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 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] 95926 27 296 25 286 34 299 29 300 95926 88949 22 285 18 310 20 316 20 299 88949 83528 13 293 17 303 16 325 15 327 83528 78987 15 308 20 293 22 294 21 306 78987 75050 15 298 15 296 13 313 14 292 75050 71539 13 324 21 282 19 319 11 295 71539 68325 19 295 22 265 19 278 15 271 68325 65360 17 275 16 271 19 276 14 274 65360 62581 18 260 21 268 18 287 14 256 62581 59854 29 248 32 262 20 277 26 261 59854 56991 30 246 36 261 34 263 40 256 56991 54019 31 248 33 251 38 253 36 245 54019 51182 30 250 27 243 29 250 30 250 51182 48619 30 258 29 259 33 261 33 256 48619 46316 39 262 42 258 43 258 40 258 46316 44231 56 251 57 250 54 252 50 256 44231 42331 69 242 67 246 64 248 62 251 42331 40591 71 241 73 245 72 244 71 247 40591 38988 77 248 79 246 76 244 76 246 38988 37506 97 249 90 246 83 246 77 244 37506 36134 112 245 100 244 92 245 77 241 36134 34830 115 243 110 243 98 242 77 240 34830 33522 115 242 121 242 101 239 75 240 33522 32183 115 241 129 241 99 238 72 242 32183 30819 115 241 123 242 90 238 71 245 30819 29420 111 244 102 244 77 241 73 248 29420 27977 92 244 81 243 67 247 71 249 27977 26484 71 233 74 239 61 249 64 247 26484 24933 68 230 72 238 57 245 57 240 24933 23322 60 233 62 243 54 241 52 231 23322 21656 51 231 53 249 48 243 48 227 21656 19928 47 232 46 247 41 246 43 227 19928 18133 44 237 41 240 36 246 36 231 18133 16306 37 243 38 241 32 247 29 235 16306 14542 33 249 36 247 30 248 26 239 14542 12933 31 254 36 253 28 249 25 244 12933 11496 32 259 35 257 27 249 24 252 11496 10213 32 262 33 257 26 248 23 259 10213 9065 31 264 30 255 26 246 21 263 9065 8038 29 264 26 251 24 244 19 266 8038 7120 26 261 22 247 22 242 16 268 7120 6302 23 255 19 243 20 241 14 270 6302 5574 22 248 17 240 18 240 12 270 5574 4915 22 239 14 237 17 238 10 269 4915 4328 20 230 11 233 14 231 8 265 4328 3835 16 217 9 228 9 214 5 245 3835 3455 11 197 7 220 7 174 3 157 3455 3193 7 162 6 214 7 137 5 114 3193 3034 5*135 5*210 6*125 5*114 3034 2943 3*121 4*205 4*120 4*124 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