DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/20 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.3 - - 40.8 - - 45.4 - - 40.9 - - 39.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 35 - - 51 - - -8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 491 - - 1436 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3474 - - 4419 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 660 - - 1143 - - 1742 - - 1650 - - 496 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 110 - - 180 - - 6 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 181 - - 101 - - 082 - - 102 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -463 - - -613 - - -552 - - -445 - - -305 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3407 - - 4088 - - 4971 - - 3389 - - 3249 sfcLCL ODpotential -3026 - - -3563 - - -3256 - - -4026 - - -5513 ODpotential blCL 5970 - - 7037 - - 7675 - - 6970 - - 8457 blCL maxRH 100 - - 88 - - 84 - - 89 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m 37.3 - - 40.8 - - 45.4 - - 40.9 - - 39.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.8 - - 33.3 - - 34.0 - - 36.4 - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.6 - - 40.6 - - 45.1 - - 43.1 - - 41.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.7 - - 32.4 - - 32.7 - - 35.6 - - 35.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 35 - - 51 - - -8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 491 - - 1436 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 52 - - 36 - - 55 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96047 17 332 24 297 25 319 21 323 26 305 96047 89025 12 332 17 311 18 311 20 320 27 317 89025 83563 7 324 8 305 12 318 12 320 19 327 83563 78987 11 330 5 012 10 298 17 316 23 321 78987 75017 18 330 14 327 13 303 20 299 28 297 75017 71513 21 310 18 307 20 304 21 292 24 285 71513 68331 31 307 29 309 27 320 21 321 13 299 68331 65383 48 294 48 292 50 290 48 301 46 306 65383 62645 48 284 47 279 51 283 52 288 56 298 62645 59994 47 294 49 292 52 290 51 284 57 290 59994 57216 61 295 56 297 58 290 53 293 58 289 57216 54311 69 288 64 294 66 293 71 298 65 287 54311 51525 70 283 71 290 74 293 83 292 72 287 51525 49016 68 285 79 290 84 291 87 286 78 288 49016 46765 79 292 90 289 92 287 85 287 84 290 46765 44728 92 293 96 288 96 286 90 291 93 293 44728 42871 100 291 97 287 98 286 101 291 106 291 42871 41170 105 289 97 287 99 286 109 288 112 287 41170 39609 111 286 99 286 103 286 114 286 105 286 39609 38171 124 286 103 286 107 286 115 290 110 297 38171 36835 145 286 108 285 110 286 124 294 131 301 36835 35553 162 285 110 283 112 289 130 292 128 297 35553 34251 168 285 112 284 118 291 128 288 124 295 34251 32903 157 286 116 285 122 291 122 284 122 292 32903 31511 140 286 118 284 122 289 115 284 119 290 31511 30066 132 285 116 283 118 290 112 282 117 286 30066 28559 124 286 113 282 113 290 114 282 116 284 28559 26989 116 287 110 283 108 287 112 285 115 283 26989 25359 107 288 105 286 104 284 105 289 110 284 25359 23675 101 289 94 291 95 287 99 293 97 288 23675 21944 92 289 80 294 80 289 80 298 84 293 21944 20160 79 293 68 291 66 286 55 291 66 294 20160 18313 71 298 61 288 58 279 50 277 46 281 18313 16439 63 297 54 285 53 274 49 272 45 266 16439 14636 56 291 49 282 46 274 45 273 47 261 14636 12999 53 286 44 283 39 275 40 271 42 259 12999 11544 48 286 38 284 34 274 38 261 37 254 11544 10244 38 287 31 283 30 271 36 250 35 253 10244 9078 29 289 24 278 26 265 31 247 32 252 9078 8034 21 290 19 269 23 256 23 250 25 246 8034 7103 11 290 14 267 18 254 16 253 15 228 7103 6279 6 310 10 269 10 259 8 252 11 178 6279 5548 3 325 6 264 3 297 2 193 15 141 5548 4892 1 154 3 215 3*043 8 108 19 126 4892 4310 3 134 3 143 5*079 12 100 23 115 4310 3823 4 138 4*104 5 082 12 099 24 109 3823 3448 5 146 4*104 5 081 11 100 21 108 3448 3190 6 157 3 102 5 083 10 100 14 109 3190 3033 4*170 3 100 5 083 7*101 9*110 3033 2943 3*181 3 098 4 081 4*102 4*108 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