DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/09 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 - - 0955z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.6 - - 54.1 - - 64.4 - - 57.9 - - 47.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -29 - - 104 - - 90 - - -6 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 549 - - 1218 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2928 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3532 - - 4201 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 108 - - 458 - - 1442 - - 1424 - - 82 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 158 - - 197 - - 3 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 11 - - 9 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 127 - - 115 - - 105 - - 103 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -4 - - -6 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1334 - - -4505 - - -7411 - - -6038 - - -3476 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4278 - - 8037 - - 11612 - - 8984 - - 6421 sfcLCL ODpotential -13775 - - -12347 - - -13302 - - -12718 - - -11572 ODpotential blCL 16719 - - 15879 - - 17503 - - 15663 - - 14517 blCL maxRH 64 - - 70 - - 67 - - 62 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.6 - - 54.1 - - 64.4 - - 57.9 - - 47.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.7 - - 29.7 - - 24.0 - - 29.4 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.0 - - 53.4 - - 63.7 - - 61.8 - - 52.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.7 - - 29.6 - - 23.8 - - 29.1 - - 30.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -29 - - 104 - - 90 - - -6 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 549 - - 1218 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96005 33 285 41 287 42 289 39 290 39 294 96005 89085 20 298 30 285 30 292 28 302 31 296 89085 83708 17 312 18 288 19 279 26 292 27 308 83708 79207 19 307 17 308 14 306 21 280 22 313 79207 75288 19 298 20 291 21 308 16 307 18 310 75288 71797 13 297 17 278 25 292 23 292 18 316 71797 68608 21 308 15 284 22 287 24 284 21 310 68608 65659 27 286 17 282 19 282 19 282 18 299 65659 62918 24 289 18 289 14 299 17 291 22 297 62918 60260 32 284 26 288 25 287 26 288 28 293 60260 57493 38 277 35 268 36 274 31 283 32 287 57493 54632 39 276 38 263 41 270 36 276 34 287 54632 51902 43 277 43 262 44 266 41 272 39 286 51902 49437 52 271 49 262 45 265 44 270 41 279 49437 47226 58 263 55 262 50 265 48 269 45 269 47226 45226 61 259 61 259 58 259 56 261 49 264 45226 43408 65 259 68 256 69 254 68 253 56 260 43408 41749 70 259 75 256 79 252 79 251 68 256 41749 40223 73 257 77 256 79 251 84 250 81 254 40223 38803 72 255 73 255 74 251 79 248 87 250 38803 37465 69 255 71 256 73 252 76 246 83 246 37465 36171 67 256 71 258 73 251 74 246 81 245 36171 34861 68 258 71 259 73 251 74 247 79 244 34861 33508 69 259 71 257 73 251 74 246 76 243 33508 32116 69 259 70 255 72 251 72 246 74 243 32116 30671 67 259 68 253 70 251 70 247 72 244 30671 29161 64 259 63 251 67 250 69 249 70 244 29161 27588 59 258 59 249 65 249 67 251 68 245 27588 25950 56 257 56 248 62 249 64 250 66 248 25950 24250 54 257 54 252 58 251 59 249 61 252 24250 22492 52 260 52 258 52 252 53 249 53 254 22492 20669 48 263 49 261 46 252 47 249 46 253 20669 18777 43 264 45 259 42 250 42 250 40 251 18777 16851 39 261 41 256 39 250 37 253 37 250 16851 14996 35 257 38 255 36 252 32 256 33 251 14996 13307 32 255 34 256 33 254 29 259 31 255 13307 11805 29 255 29 256 28 255 26 261 27 258 11805 10466 25 256 24 255 24 254 23 261 25 256 10466 9270 20 256 19 254 20 254 20 257 22 252 9270 8200 15 254 15 253 17 252 18 248 20 251 8200 7244 12 247 11 250 14 249 15 242 18 251 7244 6394 9 239 8 245 10 244 12 240 14 243 6394 5639 6 223 5 234 6 231 7 236 7 214 5639 4960 5 178 4 185 4 163 3 180 9 140 4960 4358 9 135 7 131 8*115 7 116 14 131 4358 3854 14 120 13*120 10*107 10 113 15 126 3854 3465 16 117 13*118 10 105 10 111 14 123 3465 3198 15 120 12 115 10 105 8 109 10 120 3198 3036 11*126 11 114 9 103 7*106 8*124 3036 2944 7*127 9 114 8 103 4*103 5*131 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