DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/14 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1001z - - 1335z - - 1604z - - 1902z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.9 - - 46.5 - - 57.7 - - 52.5 - - 43.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -26 - - 110 - - 112 - - -5 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 649 - - 1423 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2916 - - 2917 - - 2918 - - 2918 - - 2917 Hcrit BL Top 2934 - - 3632 - - 4406 - - 2936 - - 2935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 184 - - 460 - - 745 - - 1468 - - 91 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 171 - - 224 - - 0 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 15 - - 11 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 121 - - 119 - - 126 - - 126 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -5 - - -9 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -53 - - -1965 - - -3200 - - -3860 - - -2514 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2987 - - 5598 - - 7606 - - 6797 - - 5449 sfcLCL ODpotential -13704 - - -11483 - - -9508 - - -11048 - - -11853 ODpotential blCL 16638 - - 15115 - - 13914 - - 13984 - - 14788 blCL maxRH 82 - - 82 - - 88 - - 82 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.9 - - 46.5 - - 57.7 - - 52.5 - - 43.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.4 - - 32.5 - - 34.9 - - 33.3 - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.7 - - 45.9 - - 56.8 - - 56.1 - - 48.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.5 - - 32.1 - - 34.7 - - 33.1 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -26 - - 110 - - 112 - - -5 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 649 - - 1423 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 29 - - 27 - - 54 - - 28 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96380 62 277 54 263 70 270 63 269 73 278 96380 89332 40 278 39 268 49 270 46 271 50 278 89332 83852 28 288 23 282 28 274 32 280 30 280 83852 79275 20 299 15 301 16 276 25 281 21 296 79275 75328 17 307 12 308 13 280 20 281 21 308 75328 71843 14 302 12 296 15 293 18 291 22 312 71843 68684 15 302 16 293 20 296 17 293 22 310 68684 65768 17 304 19 294 20 295 17 299 25 299 65768 63059 19 306 18 295 22 297 19 301 24 292 63059 60425 19 309 21 286 26 289 21 300 25 287 60425 57672 23 303 21 279 27 288 27 297 25 281 57672 54813 23 297 22 289 29 288 30 291 26 282 54813 52087 26 294 25 289 33 282 34 286 33 276 52087 49636 30 287 30 288 33 284 39 279 36 275 49636 47429 32 280 36 291 36 283 40 271 39 266 47429 45414 31 280 41 288 40 274 40 268 38 257 45414 43566 33 285 44 275 41 268 40 264 37 259 43566 41868 40 277 43 266 38 264 37 259 39 259 41868 40301 40 271 40 261 30 256 37 251 41 254 40301 38844 36 272 34 258 35 254 35 250 37 252 38844 37481 35 274 32 263 39 247 37 254 32 254 37481 36175 34 271 38 261 40 247 40 251 30 260 36175 34859 35 272 40 253 40 246 40 244 32 263 34859 33506 37 274 38 255 37 244 40 236 34 261 33506 32118 36 270 31 259 35 243 40 233 36 259 32118 30678 32 265 29 257 35 245 37 237 35 259 30678 29172 29 262 30 252 34 250 33 243 34 259 29172 27599 26 260 30 245 31 254 31 245 32 256 27599 25958 22 260 28 242 27 254 31 247 30 249 25958 24255 22 264 21 240 26 250 31 257 27 244 24255 22494 25 271 17 245 22 241 33 267 25 250 22494 20669 27 275 17 250 17 236 32 275 24 256 20669 18772 25 277 18 252 21 245 30 282 23 256 18772 16842 21 279 18 254 28 247 24 276 22 256 16842 14984 20 285 16 259 25 248 21 261 20 255 14984 13291 19 290 14 267 21 254 17 251 18 252 13291 11782 16 291 12 273 17 257 13 240 16 246 11782 10436 13 291 10 272 12 252 13 236 16 242 10436 9234 11 290 8 270 9 250 12 235 15 238 9234 8159 8 288 6 263 7 249 8 235 12 234 8159 7203 5 274 3 247 4 236 4 230 7 223 7203 6355 3 232 3 157 3 150 3 121 5 157 6355 5605 6 133 9 120 8 121 8 107 9 129 5605 4932 13 116 17 115 13*122 11 109 12 124 4932 4335 17 114 20 115 13*124 12 117 13 121 4335 3835 21 114 19*118 12 127 11 124 10 117 3835 3451 22 114 17*120 11 126 10 126 7 110 3451 3186 17 121 15 119 10 126 8 127 6 105 3186 3026 14*122 14 119 10 126 6*127 4*114 3026 2934 7*121 11 119 8 126 4*126 4*121 2934 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