DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/21 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 1000z - - 1335z - - 1602z - - 1902z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 31.8 - - 36.8 - - 38.8 - - 36.3 - - 32.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -15 - - 51 - - 98 - - -44 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1361 - - 2660 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2917 - - 2917 - - 4184 - - 2916 - - 2917 Hcrit BL Top 2934 - - 4344 - - 5643 - - 2934 - - 2934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1511 - - 1376 - - 1753 - - 3021 - - 1717 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 179 - - 274 - - 18 - - 15 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 14 - - 31 - - 32 - - 17 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 297 - - 318 - - 316 - - 304 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 18 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - 15 - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -230 - - 162 - - 800 - - -1526 - - -1077 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3164 - - 4182 - - 4843 - - 4461 - - 4011 sfcLCL ODpotential -3704 - - -3276 - - -1954 - - -3383 - - -3439 ODpotential blCL 6638 - - 7620 - - 7597 - - 6317 - - 6373 blCL maxRH 88 - - 70 - - 73 - - 80 - - 77 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 31.8 - - 36.8 - - 38.8 - - 36.3 - - 32.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.2 - - 28.7 - - 27.9 - - 27.3 - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.2 - - 36.6 - - 38.4 - - 36.7 - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.8 - - 27.4 - - 26.3 - - 26.3 - - 24.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -15 - - 51 - - 98 - - -44 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1361 - - 2660 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 52 - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 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] 95148 35 310 21 302 19 287 25 286 39 315 95148 88041 12 329 14 312 17 313 22 313 25 330 88041 82691 12 357 8 339 11 305 16 321 26 330 82691 78291 17 334 13 008 10 295 15 340 21 341 78291 74477 16 331 15 340 10 298 25 323 23 339 74477 71075 15 340 13 311 10 297 23 321 23 332 71075 67966 17 327 15 321 12 319 22 329 25 335 67966 65073 22 308 22 319 20 325 29 324 30 330 65073 62354 24 298 25 316 27 321 34 315 29 324 62354 59675 24 295 26 313 30 316 33 309 28 324 59675 56832 23 298 26 312 29 313 28 312 31 331 56832 53852 26 302 27 314 27 312 27 325 40 335 53852 51002 31 303 29 316 26 317 30 337 45 335 51002 48443 36 302 31 315 27 323 36 343 42 338 48443 46155 38 298 32 314 30 326 42 343 37 348 46155 44082 37 291 32 314 32 324 45 340 37 356 44082 42183 35 285 32 315 32 322 43 338 42 357 42183 40436 32 281 32 316 30 327 39 338 48 354 40436 38823 31 283 32 315 31 334 36 342 51 351 38823 37328 31 283 31 315 33 337 35 348 54 352 37328 35937 33 282 33 313 35 337 38 352 59 355 35937 34613 32 273 33 308 34 336 44 357 65 358 34613 33289 28 271 30 305 36 335 54 358 71 360 33289 31936 31 252 25 280 33 322 62 353 74 360 31936 30559 36 229 21 247 27 312 60 348 73 359 30559 29143 40 214 28 237 28 307 52 340 68 358 29143 27679 40 219 28 245 29 304 41 331 58 356 27679 26171 39 230 24 274 26 319 32 324 48 351 26171 24617 26 269 28 293 23 336 32 322 39 338 24617 23018 18 313 33 304 24 351 34 327 40 329 23018 21371 19 350 37 315 30 003 35 333 40 321 21371 19665 24 351 33 326 34 005 36 339 33 317 19665 17888 24 354 26 336 37 008 36 344 30 327 17888 16076 20 354 23 350 39 011 37 348 35 335 16076 14327 20 350 28 001 40 013 36 354 38 339 14327 12731 22 351 32 001 39 014 34 359 35 343 12731 11308 24 353 34 358 36 013 31 001 32 345 11308 10038 27 352 35 354 34 012 29 002 32 345 10038 8904 30 348 35 353 33 009 27 001 31 345 8904 7892 33 343 35 353 32 002 26 357 31 344 7892 6989 33 339 35 355 31 352 27 350 31 343 6989 6189 31 336 34 353 32*338 29 340 33 342 6189 5478 31 331 34 348 34*327 33 329 35 339 5478 4839 34 325 35*336 35 319 36 320 37 333 4839 4271 37 315 36*324 34 316 36 315 36 325 4271 3795 35 309 35 320 33 314 34 312 33 316 3795 3428 30 305 32 317 31 312 31 309 29 309 3428 3175 24 300 29 314 29 311 27 307 22 302 3175 3021 21*299 25 313 26 309 23*305 19*299 3021 2933 14*297 19 312 20 309 17*304 13*296 2933 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