DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/18 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.3 - - 38.6 - - 38.1 - - 35.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 46 - - -22 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 266 - - 559 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3249 - - 3542 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 857 - - 669 - - 730 - - 277 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 101 - - 124 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 18 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 124 - - 110 - - 115 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -7 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 307 - - 576 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2942 - - 2966 - - 2943 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1827 - - -7951 - - -7171 - - -8734 ODpotential blCL - - - 5076 - - 11493 - - 10115 - - 11677 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 85 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.3 - - 38.6 - - 38.1 - - 35.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.6 - - 35.8 - - 36.1 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 38.4 - - 39.5 - - 36.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 35.4 - - 35.9 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 46 - - -22 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 266 - - 559 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 98 - - 39 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96313 13 075 10 041 16 038 18 065 96313 89278 14 054 12 038 11 060 8 041 89278 83759 13 018 7 358 12 040 5 078 83759 79143 10 020 10 332 20 357 12 013 79143 75163 9 021 8 309 15 314 21 012 75163 71628 25 344 20 323 21 318 24 337 71628 68428 24 299 28 312 25 308 27 315 68428 65496 21 306 32 322 34 320 35 317 65496 62777 33 311 37 303 41 304 36 302 62777 60137 34 308 39 305 41 301 33 293 60137 57351 41 305 47 308 46 297 35 298 57351 54439 56 305 56 302 51 298 48 303 54439 51669 63 302 58 302 62 302 60 302 51669 49190 64 302 67 309 73 305 69 304 49190 46977 79 309 83 310 88 304 88 302 46977 44984 98 305 106 304 106 297 102 295 44984 43182 101 298 116 296 110 290 104 287 43182 41540 90 299 111 290 104 290 102 284 41540 40020 91 316 99 291 100 295 102 287 40020 38596 100 319 91 304 100 298 103 291 38596 37251 100 314 93 308 96 300 103 291 37251 35951 97 309 95 303 92 301 105 289 35951 34631 97 306 94 301 90 301 105 286 34631 33264 99 304 94 302 91 299 104 285 33264 31855 100 302 95 301 94 296 101 286 31855 30393 98 301 92 299 99 294 97 287 30393 28866 94 302 90 298 100 294 93 288 28866 27278 92 303 89 298 97 294 92 289 27278 25629 92 304 87 299 92 291 92 289 25629 23923 91 303 84 299 87 289 91 287 23923 22168 85 299 82 300 82 287 86 285 22168 20360 82 295 80 299 77 288 79 286 20360 18488 80 293 78 297 72 289 70 289 18488 16588 76 292 74 296 67 292 64 291 16588 14762 65 291 70 295 63 295 59 292 14762 13101 55 289 67 294 60 297 56 292 13101 11622 46 285 65 291 57 295 53 288 11622 10304 37 279 62 287 51 289 49 283 10304 9129 30 273 55 280 46 281 46 277 9129 8079 25 264 45 273 42 275 42 270 8079 7142 24 253 33 263 34 271 36 264 7142 6310 22 236 23 249 26 266 32 260 6310 5569 18 215 14 218 19 260 29 257 5569 4901 13 190 12 152 11 245 23 251 4901 4310 11 159 19 117 10 139 11 208 4310 3820 12 135 21*112 20 110 16 127 3820 3445 12*128 20*111 19 110 20 112 3445 3188 11*125 19 110 15 113 16 111 3188 3032 10 124 17 109 12*114 11*109 3032 2942 8 123 14 108 7*115 6*101 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