DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/03 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 - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.2 - - 43.5 - - 46.8 - - 46.1 - - 42.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - -4 - - -3 - - -5 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 2944 - - 2944 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 206 - - 592 - - 585 - - 680 - - 118 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 14 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 131 - - 127 - - 123 - - 104 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -358 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2943 - - 3302 - - 2943 - - 2944 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential -8510 - - -6230 - - -4252 - - -2111 - - -4664 ODpotential blCL 11454 - - 9174 - - 7196 - - 5056 - - 7608 blCL maxRH 93 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m 36.2 - - 43.5 - - 46.8 - - 46.1 - - 42.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.0 - - 39.4 - - 44.0 - - 45.3 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.7 - - 43.9 - - 47.6 - - 47.3 - - 45.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.9 - - 38.6 - - 43.3 - - 45.5 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - -4 - - -3 - - -5 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 70 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 95867 24 323 26 294 33 308 24 309 33 292 95867 88884 17 306 19 302 27 303 17 315 21 296 88884 83469 13 298 14 302 21 304 8 299 18 288 83469 78946 9 288 16 296 21 312 12 294 21 295 78946 75014 9 281 12 293 18 298 13 292 21 293 75014 71506 13 275 12 300 17 298 14 287 21 286 71506 68303 15 273 16 294 16 294 15 286 20 269 68303 65339 17 273 26 270 20 295 15 287 21 276 65339 62579 14 260 22 254 23 270 14 280 22 283 62579 59887 8 298 14 260 23 262 25 267 32 284 59887 57065 27 257 39 250 48 246 45 234 37 254 57065 54134 40 244 38 239 38 237 36 232 28 233 54134 51327 30 246 25 257 22 243 29 257 15 248 51327 48770 39 254 40 268 43 257 50 260 40 260 48770 46463 51 255 64 251 62 249 69 247 61 253 46463 44383 62 253 74 245 79 242 76 237 72 246 44383 42496 71 245 79 240 88 233 79 233 76 243 42496 40774 79 243 81 235 81 226 78 232 79 240 40774 39196 91 243 85 239 73 231 78 235 79 238 39196 37742 101 242 91 243 84 239 84 237 79 236 37742 36393 99 241 92 241 101 241 92 236 79 234 36393 35107 86 240 85 239 107 238 98 232 78 230 35107 33815 74 242 80 237 98 233 102 227 78 226 33815 32489 69 244 79 235 90 231 92 220 79 223 32489 31132 66 243 80 234 91 231 76 213 80 221 31132 29727 63 239 78 234 89 232 75 213 81 222 29727 28266 63 238 75 235 87 231 82 219 83 224 28266 26746 63 238 72 237 85 229 85 224 85 226 26746 25170 64 239 69 239 77 227 79 226 83 228 25170 23538 63 240 66 239 63 225 73 228 73 230 23538 21853 58 240 61 237 58 227 67 230 57 230 21853 20109 50 240 55 231 54 226 59 232 49 230 20109 18297 39 238 48 225 49 219 52 233 51 232 18297 16451 31 235 40 221 44 219 47 233 47 230 16451 14669 29 233 32 223 38 222 40 232 42 234 14669 13043 27 231 28 229 31 215 36 232 40 240 13043 11592 24 227 26 235 24 206 34 237 41 244 11592 10295 19 226 23 241 22 207 31 241 43 245 10295 9134 16 226 20 247 21 211 27 241 43 245 9134 8095 14 230 16 251 18 213 25 237 42 244 8095 7165 14 233 13 248 15 212 25 231 42 242 7165 6336 16 229 11 245 13 208 23 226 41 239 6336 5598 18 214 11 236 12 200 19 221 39 235 5598 4931 18 185 9 195 12 180 13 210 34 229 4931 4338 19 138 15 129 14 137 8 167 28 219 4338 3841 24 108 23 103 20 113 11 120 20 206 3841 3458 24 102 19 104 17 111 13 107 12 180 3458 3194 17 105 12 115 12 115 12 102 10 139 3194 3034 11*115 9*122 7*118 8*102 9*129 3034 2943 5*131 6*127 3*123 4*104 5*123 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