DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/14 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 24.3 - - 31.4 - - 41.2 - - 39.8 - - 31.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - 0 - - 66 - - 0 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 285 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 2943 - - 3268 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 93 - - 386 - - 489 - - 544 - - 141 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 10 - - 112 - - 7 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 4 - - 7 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 113 - - 110 - - 077 - - 076 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -247 - - -472 - - -692 - - -190 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3190 - - 3416 - - 3960 - - 3134 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential -17187 - - -15131 - - -12578 - - -11957 - - -13760 ODpotential blCL 20130 - - 18074 - - 15846 - - 14901 - - 16703 blCL maxRH 77 - - 81 - - 77 - - 77 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 24.3 - - 31.4 - - 41.2 - - 39.8 - - 31.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 21.4 - - 27.5 - - 34.7 - - 36.8 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.2 - - 31.6 - - 40.6 - - 41.6 - - 34.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.7 - - 27.0 - - 33.8 - - 36.5 - - 33.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - 0 - - 66 - - 0 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 285 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 8 - - 23 - - 10 - - 7 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96466 27 086 13 073 25 046 32 058 32 079 96466 89586 27 089 16 095 12 084 25 065 28 069 89586 84198 21 069 21 091 19 118 14 088 21 070 84198 79650 15 067 21 086 21 099 12 115 17 064 79650 75682 11 072 17 081 16 083 10 091 15 058 75682 72156 15 069 13 077 10 071 9 081 15 055 72156 68955 22 075 14 072 5 060 10 065 11 051 68955 66007 16 069 12 054 4 072 9 041 9 022 66007 63279 18 036 16 026 13 045 13 011 13 359 63279 60659 20 002 20 009 20 022 15 343 16 341 60659 57941 19 021 17 011 20 013 19 340 17 341 57941 55142 28 012 19 356 25 350 29 348 26 335 55142 52497 28 007 20 000 21 338 27 346 26 322 52497 50110 30 012 22 004 19 353 24 345 25 320 50110 47946 33 009 25 001 19 345 20 340 23 318 47946 45960 36 003 26 001 16 332 18 324 23 315 45960 44121 38 003 25 004 12 323 17 294 25 303 44121 42416 32 004 25 006 11 326 21 278 26 277 42416 40834 21 005 22 356 19 301 29 294 32 275 40834 39366 13 341 14 320 29 300 45 303 38 297 39366 38003 15 320 20 297 35 305 51 297 51 306 38003 36695 16 326 27 303 37 307 51 296 57 297 36695 35369 17 330 31 310 37 307 48 295 56 296 35369 33999 17 327 34 321 39 311 45 297 52 297 33999 32587 17 318 35 326 37 313 44 301 51 301 32587 31118 19 330 35 330 33 315 42 304 49 307 31118 29584 23 336 32 332 27 316 36 303 44 308 29584 27986 23 337 27 335 23 316 31 292 40 305 27986 26320 25 341 25 341 24 328 27 297 38 303 26320 24588 30 347 25 345 23 338 24 314 34 309 24588 22790 32 351 22 350 20 336 22 327 29 316 22790 20922 30 353 18 347 19 322 20 334 26 313 20922 18975 27 355 15 332 22 318 21 338 23 316 18975 16991 23 003 15 333 21 323 20 341 19 324 16991 15083 19 008 14 346 18 334 17 339 15 325 15083 13350 16 007 12 352 14 343 14 339 15 320 13350 11808 14 005 10 344 11 347 10 341 14 316 11808 10434 11 004 9 337 8 339 8 338 13 315 10434 9211 9 003 7 347 6 325 6 326 11 313 9211 8123 8 002 6 353 5 309 5 311 9 309 8123 7159 7 344 4 341 4 296 6 306 9 305 7159 6311 7 327 4 325 3 294 5 305 7 307 6311 5564 7 330 5 342 1 305 4 316 4 320 5564 4897 5 335 4 036 3 146 2 005 1 320 4897 4310 1 031 7 097 5 151 3 095 1 182 4310 3820 5 118 12 125 6 126 7 109 1 246 3820 3446 10 112 13 132 8*092 8 110 2 304 3446 3188 12 112 10 129 7*080 6 105 2 328 3188 3032 9*112 7*119 7 077 3*096 3*322 3032 2942 5*113 4*110 6 075 1*076 2*318 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