DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/20 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1332z - - 1603z - - 1902z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 22.6 - - 38.1 - - 48.6 - - 43.9 - - 34.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -30 - - 113 - - 127 - - -8 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 653 - - 1395 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2916 - - 2916 - - 3327 - - 2917 - - 2917 Hcrit BL Top 2933 - - 3636 - - 4378 - - 2935 - - 2934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 130 - - 443 - - 657 - - 1551 - - 77 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 173 - - 231 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 14 - - 10 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 135 - - 122 - - 121 - - 130 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -6 - - -8 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -871 - - -3453 - - -4980 - - -5352 - - -2865 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3805 - - 7090 - - 9359 - - 8288 - - 5799 sfcLCL ODpotential -14687 - - -14029 - - -13304 - - -14362 - - -14096 ODpotential blCL 17620 - - 17665 - - 17682 - - 17297 - - 17030 blCL maxRH 67 - - 52 - - 54 - - 67 - - 70 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 22.6 - - 38.1 - - 48.6 - - 43.9 - - 34.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.9 - - 17.9 - - 18.4 - - 18.6 - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 23.7 - - 37.2 - - 47.8 - - 48.3 - - 36.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.9 - - 17.6 - - 18.0 - - 18.2 - - 19.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -30 - - 113 - - 127 - - -8 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 653 - - 1395 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95708 51 304 60 302 56 304 58 306 60 300 95708 88857 39 326 43 315 39 314 44 319 46 315 88857 83468 36 341 34 329 30 320 37 321 38 324 83468 78946 31 343 27 338 25 318 31 321 32 325 78946 75022 26 336 24 345 20 319 24 323 26 321 75022 71532 21 330 21 344 16 320 19 318 20 318 71532 68357 18 329 18 340 12 322 16 306 17 316 68357 65423 16 327 15 328 11 320 16 297 16 312 65423 62684 16 328 14 318 10 312 16 290 17 307 62684 60015 17 330 13 316 10 302 16 284 19 300 60015 57224 19 325 14 315 11 303 16 283 22 293 57224 54326 21 315 17 313 15 307 15 293 24 294 54326 51562 22 309 19 308 21 307 18 304 26 299 51562 49083 23 308 20 304 25 303 23 314 27 304 49083 46875 23 305 21 303 26 298 28 318 27 309 46875 44883 21 298 21 299 24 294 30 315 26 314 44883 43069 18 299 18 292 21 291 28 310 27 315 43069 41406 16 305 14 290 18 286 26 307 27 310 41406 39871 14 295 14 288 16 286 24 301 24 309 39871 38443 12 280 14 270 16 281 22 293 24 308 38443 37109 9 282 12 261 15 274 19 289 24 297 37109 35830 9 296 12 268 15 276 19 292 23 288 35830 34538 12 301 14 273 17 279 20 290 20 284 34538 33206 14 296 15 274 18 279 19 290 20 287 33206 31834 13 287 15 275 17 278 18 291 20 291 31834 30409 12 289 16 273 15 279 18 290 17 286 30409 28920 13 302 15 274 14 275 18 284 14 275 28920 27368 15 311 14 279 13 272 16 277 14 258 27368 25751 13 318 13 289 11 277 12 270 12 243 25751 24069 11 318 11 301 10 287 10 268 12 235 24069 22327 10 311 9 305 8 295 9 265 13 231 22327 20521 10 308 7 301 6 285 7 250 13 227 20521 18643 9 312 7 298 6 272 8 239 12 221 18643 16728 8 313 6 304 5 275 7 228 11 217 16728 14879 5 297 5 277 5 257 7 213 9 212 14879 13192 4 271 6 236 7 237 8 214 9 212 13192 11686 4 228 8 208 8 222 8 216 8 218 11686 10343 5 177 9 189 10 218 9 225 8 236 10343 9145 6 159 10 181 10 225 8 231 8 238 9145 8077 8 154 11 171 9 226 6 224 7 229 8077 7129 11 145 13 155 6 215 4 198 6 214 7129 6293 15 133 15 140 5 166 6 138 6 182 6293 5554 19 121 18 125 11 120 11 125 9 139 5554 4893 21 117 20 118 12*118 13 124 16 127 4893 4307 25 116 21 118 12*119 13 129 20 123 4307 3816 28 114 20*120 11 122 12 133 20 117 3816 3439 24 117 17*123 10 122 10 135 18 110 3439 3179 18 129 15 122 9 122 8 134 14 112 3179 3022 13*134 13 122 8 121 6*133 10*122 3022 2933 7*135 11 122 7 121 4*130 6*125 2933 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