DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 30.3 - - 42.7 - - 50.6 - - 50.1 - - 38.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 60 - - 131 - - -2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 552 - - 1279 - - 680 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 3271 - - 2927 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3535 - - 4262 - - 3663 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 150 - - 651 - - 1057 - - 1704 - - 223 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 135 - - 229 - - 33 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 13 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 223 - - 246 - - 348 - - 320 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -224 - - -933 - - -1914 - - -2592 - - -431 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3167 - - 4468 - - 6176 - - 6255 - - 3376 sfcLCL ODpotential -7586 - - -5235 - - -5074 - - -6826 - - -7078 ODpotential blCL 10529 - - 8770 - - 9336 - - 10489 - - 10022 blCL maxRH 72 - - 78 - - 75 - - 71 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.3 - - 42.7 - - 50.6 - - 50.1 - - 38.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.2 - - 33.9 - - 34.2 - - 33.3 - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 34.1 - - 42.2 - - 49.7 - - 50.4 - - 42.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.3 - - 33.1 - - 33.6 - - 32.8 - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 60 - - 131 - - -2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 552 - - 1279 - - 680 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 10 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95558 53 298 54 289 58 307 42 312 32 322 95558 88701 33 313 19 326 36 298 30 309 29 312 88701 83363 27 302 22 320 25 301 31 319 19 330 83363 78879 26 310 22 301 24 299 38 303 28 321 78879 74972 25 299 15 311 19 282 26 297 35 306 74972 71514 23 292 16 306 12 309 15 312 32 302 71514 68374 26 305 24 292 22 317 22 311 28 311 68374 65457 27 300 29 284 28 298 27 299 28 307 65457 62721 27 302 27 284 29 292 31 295 31 303 62721 60055 35 291 28 289 29 290 34 294 34 306 60055 57269 38 283 30 284 32 290 37 295 38 302 57269 54374 42 291 38 286 40 286 38 292 41 297 54374 51600 56 286 51 279 47 282 41 291 42 293 51600 49094 60 274 59 273 49 279 43 290 41 295 49094 46847 47 266 53 275 48 283 39 296 40 301 46847 44824 41 296 51 285 45 292 38 300 46 312 44824 43001 58 300 51 287 49 293 41 311 42 312 43001 41338 59 294 47 292 45 303 39 331 27 328 41338 39807 40 302 52 314 56 322 50 353 56 356 39807 38397 54 322 61 313 51 324 63 344 69 343 38397 37085 61 319 56 320 58 349 57 338 58 335 37085 35826 54 328 56 341 66 349 49 337 50 335 35826 34551 48 340 57 339 61 339 48 340 52 335 34551 33232 48 347 55 331 60 332 49 345 53 334 33232 31869 48 350 54 329 59 333 47 345 53 334 31869 30449 48 352 48 332 55 337 48 336 52 335 30449 28959 49 352 41 331 49 333 52 332 52 337 28959 27402 51 352 38 333 43 323 52 336 53 339 27402 25777 51 347 36 335 38 325 48 340 51 340 25777 24088 53 338 33 336 32 332 44 332 46 340 24088 22336 54 343 31 334 30 331 43 328 41 335 22336 20517 42 337 31 329 31 325 40 329 40 331 20517 18626 36 316 29 319 29 314 37 328 42 330 18626 16700 31 309 29 311 29 313 33 326 38 329 16700 14847 25 307 26 312 28 319 29 325 30 333 14847 13161 22 305 20 315 24 320 26 329 26 335 13161 11662 21 308 15 312 17 314 19 327 22 322 11662 10330 18 312 12 308 12 300 16 315 19 308 10330 9143 13 316 10 307 10 287 15 299 16 305 9143 8085 7 313 8 307 8 275 16 289 15 302 8085 7144 5 317 6 306 8 265 15 285 12 300 7144 6311 4 302 4 305 7 260 12 292 9 308 6311 5572 6 321 3 296 6 263 9 305 6 314 5572 4909 6 318 4 294 3 287 8 326 6 310 4909 4321 6 301 5 285 3*330 7 333 8 288 4321 3830 8 288 5*264 3*341 6*329 12 276 3830 3452 9 279 4*245 3 347 5*324 14 271 3452 3191 9 266 4 247 3 352 5 320 11 267 3191 3033 5*246 3 246 3 351 4 318 6*253 3033 2943 2*223 3 248 3 353 3 317 4*243 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