DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.2 - - 30.1 - - 29.2 - - 22.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 25 - - -1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1196 - - 1298 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2925 - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2925 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4179 - - 4281 - - 2943 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 611 - - 288 - - 1265 - - 509 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 133 - - 135 - - 4 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 136 - - 113 - - 055 - - 039 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 936 - - 761 - - -237 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3243 - - 3520 - - 3180 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 352 - - 76 - - -9822 - - -12440 ODpotential blCL - - - 3827 - - 4205 - - 12765 - - 15383 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 84 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.2 - - 30.1 - - 29.2 - - 22.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.0 - - 25.7 - - 26.2 - - 21.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 29.9 - - 29.9 - - 26.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 25.0 - - 25.6 - - 24.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 25 - - -1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1196 - - 1298 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 90 - - 36 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96333 28 057 31 049 30 055 24 053 96333 89311 36 041 32 042 24 054 26 046 89311 83863 32 044 28 043 29 044 28 052 83863 79268 32 039 28 032 33 036 33 043 79268 75287 27 029 27 026 37 032 33 042 75287 71760 26 021 30 014 35 025 37 034 71760 68567 35 011 36 358 35 005 39 013 68567 65640 34 356 34 353 32 357 33 009 65640 62910 31 000 36 354 36 360 37 008 62910 60245 42 006 44 359 45 355 44 357 60245 57451 53 001 53 354 51 351 50 351 57451 54543 58 352 57 355 57 345 55 348 54543 51767 60 348 61 351 59 343 60 343 51767 49272 62 348 61 348 59 342 60 340 49272 47034 62 348 60 344 57 340 56 337 47034 45004 61 346 59 343 56 340 53 338 45004 43154 62 344 59 343 57 342 50 339 43154 41464 62 343 60 344 56 342 50 336 41464 39912 61 342 60 346 52 343 46 331 39912 38479 58 345 60 348 48 347 41 328 38479 37143 58 349 58 348 46 352 35 327 37143 35860 59 353 59 350 43 356 32 329 35860 34561 59 356 60 353 41 001 32 330 34561 33216 58 357 60 356 41 003 33 330 33216 31827 57 356 59 356 41 003 35 335 31827 30382 56 354 56 356 43 002 38 346 30382 28875 54 353 51 358 43 003 41 355 28875 27305 50 353 47 001 37 007 41 357 27305 25672 46 355 43 002 33 013 35 353 25672 23976 42 358 37 003 31 013 27 351 23976 22221 37 355 33 006 29 009 27 002 22221 20400 32 352 29 005 27 009 30 010 20400 18507 26 359 23 357 24 011 31 010 18507 16579 17 010 15 352 20 003 28 007 16579 14722 10 027 9 344 16 350 23 003 14722 13034 7 048 5 345 13 346 17 356 13034 11535 7 062 3 000 10 343 14 344 11535 10203 5 080 1 025 7 340 11 333 10203 9017 5 117 0 128 5 332 10 322 9017 7964 9 126 3 137 3 317 9 315 7964 7031 10 120 6 130 1 285 8 312 7031 6210 10 118 8 124 2 093 5 315 6210 5486 10 121 9 116 4 081 1 329 5486 4841 11 123 8*120 4 074 1 246 4841 4272 10*138 7*125 2 155 4 272 4272 3798 9*140 6 118 2 169 6 276 3798 3433 7 138 6 110 1 097 4 301 3433 3182 6 131 5 104 2 059 3 319 3182 3029 5 130 5 102 2*055 1*343 3029 2942 4 128 5 100 2*055 1*039 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