DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/31 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 - - - 33.7 - - 44.8 - - 40.4 - - 34.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 68 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 78 - - 593 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3061 - - 3576 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 519 - - 563 - - 717 - - 113 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 60 - - 142 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 128 - - 121 - - 122 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2318 - - -3235 - - -2078 - - -939 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5379 - - 6811 - - 5022 - - 3882 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15941 - - -14108 - - -13169 - - -13835 ODpotential blCL - - - 19002 - - 17684 - - 16113 - - 16778 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 87 - - 82 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.7 - - 44.8 - - 40.4 - - 34.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.1 - - 25.8 - - 29.0 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 44.3 - - 43.7 - - 39.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.5 - - 25.2 - - 28.7 - - 28.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 68 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 78 - - 593 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 47 - - 29 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 95719 66 022 66 016 61 006 61 006 95719 88878 55 031 55 018 46 018 45 007 88878 83540 45 023 44 020 38 022 33 012 83540 79058 39 015 33 011 30 029 22 013 79058 75146 34 010 28 004 27 011 19 016 75146 71656 30 005 28 008 23 001 22 003 71656 68479 22 356 25 000 24 005 23 002 68479 65549 20 357 20 358 23 354 21 348 65549 62835 20 345 19 356 20 350 18 339 62835 60206 21 325 21 342 19 336 18 334 60206 57456 23 309 23 328 19 326 18 312 57456 54593 20 291 21 298 22 303 20 296 54593 51857 19 290 23 277 22 283 20 285 51857 49408 22 276 26 263 24 270 24 271 49408 47255 29 274 38 263 41 261 32 260 47255 45336 50 274 54 265 47 260 32 259 45336 43585 74 277 68 278 70 261 79 249 43585 41966 93 271 85 274 98 251 84 246 41966 40449 94 267 95 263 98 248 83 244 40449 39018 86 267 92 262 88 250 70 245 39018 37668 76 270 79 262 71 252 52 252 37668 36365 68 270 69 264 57 256 45 254 36365 35042 64 272 68 264 51 262 45 255 35042 33671 60 276 69 264 49 268 44 253 33671 32258 58 277 57 272 44 270 41 254 32258 30790 49 284 49 281 41 274 36 254 30790 29254 30 275 47 280 36 278 30 251 29254 27652 31 254 34 283 28 286 26 267 27652 25985 29 253 25 267 27 273 19 266 25985 24253 22 256 26 256 27 260 23 248 24253 22461 20 252 20 248 23 260 24 254 22461 20611 19 238 19 250 21 247 20 251 20611 18697 18 222 21 241 21 242 18 242 18697 16751 19 212 24 230 20 244 17 242 16751 14880 19 209 22 226 18 242 16 240 14880 13180 18 212 19 232 16 231 15 234 13180 11671 16 214 17 230 14 231 13 227 11671 10331 14 214 16 223 12 235 11 225 10331 9137 13 214 14 215 11 225 9 224 9137 8074 10 213 11 207 11 213 9 219 8074 7129 7 197 7 193 8 193 6 198 7129 6294 8 151 7 142 8 154 7 145 6294 5555 14 125 14 120 13 127 14 125 5555 4894 19 115 21 107 21 108 22 115 4894 4310 24 114 23 106 24 106 27 111 4310 3823 27 113 21*112 22 112 25 110 3823 3448 22 119 15*120 16 122 17 117 3448 3189 16*127 14 121 11 127 12 122 3189 3032 13*129 13 121 7*127 7*131 3032 2942 10 128 10 121 4*122 5*138 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