DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/17 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 56.0 - - 74.7 - - 82.9 - - 83.3 - - 70.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 14 - - 266 - - 300 - - 63 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2270 - - 5387 - - 4458 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 4316 - - 6729 - - 4944 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 5253 - - 8370 - - 7441 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 325 - - 1631 - - 2271 - - 2935 - - 109 Hgt.Variab. W* 25 - - 348 - - 483 - - 270 - - 3 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 13 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 14 - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 110 - - 119 - - 120 - - 110 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -8 - - -10 - - -11 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3007 - - -5012 - - -4403 - - -5810 - - -7602 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5952 - - 10265 - - 12774 - - 13252 - - 10548 sfcLCL ODpotential -11782 - - -9958 - - -8422 - - -10040 - - -14603 ODpotential blCL 14727 - - 15211 - - 16792 - - 17481 - - 17549 blCL maxRH 56 - - 40 - - 37 - - 31 - - 30 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 56.0 - - 74.7 - - 82.9 - - 83.3 - - 70.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 40.6 - - 40.1 - - 36.9 - - 35.3 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.9 - - 73.1 - - 80.9 - - 82.6 - - 75.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 40.6 - - 40.1 - - 36.8 - - 35.2 - - 35.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 14 - - 266 - - 300 - - 63 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2270 - - 5387 - - 4458 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98128 11 100 6 069 13 105 4 139 1 296 98128 90835 17 060 8 089 8 131 3 072 10 053 90835 85207 12 052 7 108 7 145 2 258 10 024 85207 80526 10 039 7 091 7 070 3 101 5 077 80526 76496 11 042 7 093 7 056 12 056 10 089 76496 72930 11 059 6 106 4 071 14 033 15 070 72930 69701 10 046 9 090 8 117 8 026 12 049 69701 66734 8 360 10 065 9 108 2 079 6 037 66734 63985 3 245 8 011 8 080 5 136 2 088 63985 61324 8 149 7 282 9 340 5 049 4 114 61324 58548 3 042 3 295 8 313 10 338 6 025 58548 55673 11 344 7 332 8 292 12 295 9 313 55673 52942 18 332 13 308 15 291 18 316 21 323 52942 50493 17 320 12 309 18 292 20 303 25 296 50493 48301 23 343 19 337 20 326 20 312 23 297 48301 46308 36 333 31 333 30 329 26 316 26 309 46308 44472 43 328 38 326 35 323 33 312 30 312 44472 42770 47 326 40 325 38 320 37 311 32 314 42770 41185 46 325 42 326 39 322 39 311 33 317 41185 39703 44 327 44 327 40 324 36 315 32 319 39703 38311 42 335 42 327 40 329 33 321 29 318 38311 36973 41 337 40 333 40 329 35 328 28 322 36973 35623 43 336 41 339 40 334 37 332 28 330 35623 34232 45 340 40 338 39 337 35 334 28 332 34232 32802 43 341 39 337 37 339 33 336 27 332 32802 31320 43 336 38 342 33 345 30 340 25 337 31320 29772 47 336 35 349 26 352 23 347 22 344 29772 28161 45 341 27 354 18 000 15 351 18 345 28161 26487 34 346 20 003 14 014 11 005 11 342 26487 24750 26 349 16 020 14 028 10 014 6 350 24750 22952 20 356 14 028 14 038 10 034 5 007 22952 21088 17 359 13 027 12 026 10 039 4 037 21088 19154 16 354 12 019 11 009 9 020 5 037 19154 17187 13 353 11 005 11 007 10 015 7 030 17187 15296 11 350 11 003 9 010 9 009 7 040 15296 13574 9 355 8 007 7 022 6 010 3 055 13574 12041 6 005 6 019 5 045 3 011 2 089 12041 10671 4 010 4 037 3 084 1 358 2 099 10671 9446 3 031 2 042 4*123 1 114 3 097 9446 8349 1 180 2 118 6*128 3*119 4 101 8349 7370 5 136 5 132 6 127 4*117 4 111 7370 6501 14 120 11 130 7 124 5 115 5 124 6501 5728 17 118 15*126 7 122 5 112 5 134 5728 5031 22 118 15*122 7 119 5 110 6 137 5031 4411 23 119 15 120 7 116 5 107 6 139 4411 3890 21 122 15 119 7 115 5 106 6 137 3890 3488 17 119 14 118 7 113 5 105 6 137 3488 3210 14 114 13 117 7 112 5 103 5 137 3210 3042 10*112 12 116 7 111 5 104 4*142 3042 2945 6*110 11 116 6 111 4 103 4*146 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