DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/09 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 84.2 - - 81.9 - - 69.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 165 - - 191 - - -6 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 740 - - 2499 - - 168 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2928 - - 4364 - - 2929 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3723 - - 5482 - - 3151 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 724 - - 4365 - - 4168 - - 80 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 205 - - 323 - - 8 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 106 - - 328 - - 334 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -11 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9285 - - -10107 - - -11565 - - -9029 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13008 - - 15590 - - 14717 - - 11976 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13629 - - -12149 - - -13558 - - -13704 ODpotential blCL - - - 17352 - - 17631 - - 16709 - - 16650 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 58 - - 73 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 84.2 - - 81.9 - - 69.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.1 - - 25.3 - - 27.1 - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.4 - - 82.7 - - 82.4 - - 72.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 25.1 - - 27.0 - - 27.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 165 - - 191 - - -6 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 740 - - 2499 - - 168 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97707 8 358 15 004 11 342 17 002 97707 90504 6 059 8 348 9 352 7 018 90504 84872 6 050 1 086 7 344 7 354 84872 80161 7 024 2 054 5 318 11 332 80161 76097 14 354 5 004 7 336 12 313 76097 72512 20 340 10 353 9 332 9 321 72512 69266 20 322 18 328 15 342 11 325 69266 66288 18 304 23 330 17 323 14 303 66288 63526 21 303 24 304 31 311 28 319 63526 60856 27 295 30 291 36 301 33 306 60856 58086 31 296 34 298 38 304 35 308 58086 55207 40 293 38 299 43 303 38 313 55207 52446 42 289 43 296 47 301 40 309 52446 49952 42 285 44 292 47 298 44 304 49952 47710 44 281 47 289 46 296 45 301 47710 45673 46 278 50 285 48 292 46 297 45673 43809 43 274 49 278 51 285 48 287 43809 42097 39 271 42 275 50 280 49 278 42097 40513 35 274 36 273 46 274 48 276 40513 39040 31 276 33 272 41 268 47 276 39040 37664 28 276 32 275 36 265 46 272 37664 36342 28 275 33 276 34 273 44 266 36342 35007 30 269 34 279 37 278 42 266 35007 33634 29 261 32 278 38 277 44 267 33634 32225 27 257 30 278 36 276 43 263 32225 30765 28 255 28 279 31 274 39 262 30765 29238 28 253 28 282 28 275 37 264 29238 27650 27 253 32 275 27 277 34 265 27650 26001 25 252 34 264 26 273 31 265 26001 24294 22 255 35 257 27 263 30 268 24294 22535 23 256 33 249 30 261 34 271 22535 20725 25 248 29 244 33 261 34 266 20725 18857 24 243 24 243 35 257 32 252 18857 16956 22 243 21 242 31 254 30 236 16956 15122 21 250 22 246 26 257 29 231 15122 13447 21 255 22 252 25 262 26 236 13447 11949 21 255 22 256 25 265 22 243 11949 10604 21 257 21 258 23 268 19 251 10604 9397 19 259 21 259 21 271 16 257 9397 8313 18 262 19 261 19 274 12 261 8313 7344 17 267 17 266 15 276 10 264 7344 6481 15 271 13 275 12 280 8 271 6481 5713 12 273 9*293 8 297 7 287 5713 5020 6 268 6*311 7 330 8 303 5020 4403 2 160 5 326 7 334 10 318 4403 3884 7*115 5 331 7 334 11 326 3884 3484 8*107 5 333 7 335 11 325 3484 3208 8 106 5 336 6*334 10 314 3208 3041 8 105 5 336 6*334 8*299 3041 2945 7 105 4 336 5 334 5*289 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