DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - 38.6 - - 44.1 - - 42.4 - - 41.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 16 - - -7 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 584 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2944 - - 3567 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 676 - - 1124 - - 1520 - - 927 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 94 - - 7 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 11 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 137 - - 116 - - 102 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -664 - - -156 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3608 - - 3724 - - 2943 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7959 - - -4182 - - -909 - - -3076 ODpotential blCL - - - 10903 - - 7749 - - 3853 - - 6020 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.6 - - 44.1 - - 42.4 - - 41.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.2 - - 38.0 - - 41.2 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 44.0 - - 43.2 - - 41.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 37.2 - - 41.1 - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 16 - - -7 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 584 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 100 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 95619 42 356 43 009 35 011 30 360 95619 88820 31 010 31 012 27 012 22 011 88820 83488 25 013 28 010 27 015 17 017 83488 79001 15 008 23 001 23 003 18 020 79001 75088 11 013 15 347 14 351 16 002 75088 71595 12 007 12 338 15 346 14 345 71595 68418 9 336 14 322 14 321 16 325 68418 65487 7 329 11 319 13 310 13 310 65487 62758 13 319 12 320 15 314 11 308 62758 60102 15 301 14 294 19 296 14 308 60102 57320 13 295 15 286 21 287 19 292 57320 54421 15 304 14 279 21 274 22 282 54421 51642 20 287 18 285 22 275 26 279 51642 49138 24 261 28 275 25 269 27 276 49138 46906 26 258 32 261 26 268 29 275 46906 44899 29 262 29 261 27 267 29 280 44899 43063 32 251 32 261 27 267 38 279 43063 41364 33 223 31 239 28 257 37 263 41364 39788 38 220 28 219 26 253 30 248 39788 38324 45 203 33 208 25 231 24 238 38324 36964 34 208 29 185 21 184 23 200 36964 35670 27 214 27 176 23 180 28 179 35670 34367 24 217 23 181 23 178 29 182 34367 33019 24 221 21 188 21 182 26 189 33019 31633 26 229 20 199 19 196 21 204 31633 30194 24 223 21 208 17 215 14 211 30194 28692 25 211 22 219 15 239 8 212 28692 27130 26 208 23 228 13 259 6 276 27130 25508 22 209 24 235 12 262 13 302 25508 23826 19 219 23 242 14 274 17 299 23826 22086 16 235 20 247 20 298 18 298 22086 20283 17 241 20 254 22 302 18 292 20283 18413 19 244 21 255 21 296 20 281 18413 16514 18 244 21 248 20 284 24 276 16514 14690 17 242 22 243 23 275 24 276 14690 13034 17 239 22 241 25 273 24 282 13034 11561 17 236 20 238 24 273 25 285 11561 10249 15 233 20 241 23 274 26 283 10249 9079 14 228 19 243 22 273 27 277 9079 8035 12 218 17 246 20 269 26 272 8035 7107 11 185 15 246 19 262 23 266 7107 6284 13 142 12 237 15 252 17 260 6284 5553 17 117 8 204 10 232 11 253 5553 4895 19 112 10 141 7 160 6 226 4895 4310 23 108 16 113 15 116 9 139 4310 3823 24 103 16*112 17 107 16 114 3823 3448 16 110 13*115 14 105 16 103 3448 3190 11 126 12 116 11 104 12 099 3190 3033 8*133 11 117 9*103 9*098 3033 2943 5*137 9 117 5*102 5*098 2943 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