DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/27 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 1007z - - 1337z - - 1601z - - 1902z - - 2201z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 51.9 - - 71.2 - - 78.9 - - 83.8 - - 67.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 176 - - 231 - - 6 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1401 - - 3468 - - 1222 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 3548 - - 5154 - - 2929 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 4384 - - 6451 - - 4205 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 93 - - 1891 - - 2465 - - 8280 - - 68 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 259 - - 384 - - 84 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 48 - - 181 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 1 - - 0 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 123 - - 290 - - 112 - - 179 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -6 - - -16 - - 14 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6114 - - -8139 - - -7148 - - -12613 - - -13562 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9059 - - 12523 - - 13600 - - 16818 - - 16509 sfcLCL ODpotential -18702 - - -15730 - - -13081 - - -18081 - - -22162 ODpotential blCL 21647 - - 20114 - - 19532 - - 22286 - - 25108 blCL maxRH 30 - - 43 - - 51 - - 45 - - 37 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 51.9 - - 71.2 - - 78.9 - - 83.8 - - 67.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.5 - - 26.8 - - 29.3 - - 19.4 - - 5.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.0 - - 70.0 - - 77.4 - - 83.8 - - 72.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.0 - - 26.4 - - 29.0 - - 18.6 - - 5.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 176 - - 231 - - 6 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1401 - - 3468 - - 1222 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 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] 98261 11 245 15 267 9 225 18 277 16 265 98261 90893 9 233 8 230 7 241 9 255 6 273 90893 85187 2 194 8 202 8 236 7 283 4 245 85187 80438 2 115 7 165 13 221 16 270 4 310 80438 76332 4 232 3 120 10 212 17 248 9 303 76332 72693 8 255 4 257 7 248 13 219 8 277 72693 69397 5 270 9 247 11 253 7 222 7 257 69397 66373 3 190 11 232 14 235 10 243 7 273 66373 63574 10 234 15 232 17 224 12 218 12 257 63574 60864 15 239 19 220 21 233 18 250 16 245 60864 58048 15 243 20 213 27 225 26 248 19 239 58048 55150 18 241 18 229 25 219 23 235 24 235 55150 52411 22 233 25 234 26 233 24 233 28 229 52411 49967 18 234 26 224 32 225 31 227 33 233 49967 47786 21 247 27 235 31 226 40 229 40 233 47786 45809 26 242 32 242 31 240 44 228 43 225 45809 43997 21 234 34 234 36 243 40 234 43 219 43997 42327 18 249 31 223 37 228 39 228 41 220 42327 40773 24 258 28 228 37 212 40 215 41 227 40773 39315 26 245 29 231 34 212 38 204 45 223 39315 37941 28 228 29 227 32 225 31 204 46 204 37941 36619 31 229 30 226 34 228 27 204 45 197 36619 35283 31 234 30 221 36 225 27 208 42 202 35283 33904 30 241 31 217 36 220 28 212 42 215 33904 32485 30 249 31 223 36 217 31 213 45 221 32485 31009 30 248 30 228 35 215 32 212 46 220 31009 29468 30 241 30 228 36 212 34 211 48 220 29468 27866 28 234 29 224 35 214 36 212 48 222 27866 26204 27 228 29 225 32 218 37 217 46 223 26204 24487 27 225 29 223 29 222 39 224 44 223 24487 22715 26 229 30 223 29 224 43 228 44 224 22715 20880 26 232 32 227 31 226 45 229 45 225 20880 18976 27 236 32 229 33 228 47 228 44 227 18976 17041 29 237 33 229 35 229 47 230 37 228 17041 15180 30 240 33 233 37 231 43 232 30 228 15180 13487 31 246 32 238 37 234 34 226 29 226 13487 11975 30 249 30 244 35 234 28 220 29 219 11975 10623 26 248 25 247 32 231 25 223 27 215 10623 9410 20 245 20 241 27 227 22 226 25 220 9410 8324 14 246 15 227 21 224 20 227 22 229 8324 7353 8 267 10 220 13 219 17 227 21 237 7353 6490 9 309 4 257 7*213 13 225 20 245 6490 5721 11 319 4 314 3*204 9 222 19 250 5721 5026 11 318 4*319 1 169 6 214 19 253 5026 4407 8 302 3*291 1 085 4*200 17 254 4407 3887 5 281 1 270 1 062 3*193 14 252 3887 3485 4 253 1 284 1 049 3 182 10 244 3485 3208 4 180 1 320 1 050 2 174 8 219 3208 3040 5*128 0 348 1 042 2 166 7*197 3040 2945 4*123 1 347 1 043 2 163 6*193 2945 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