DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/04 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 43.6 - - 51.4 - - 54.6 - - 54.6 - - 47.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 26 - - 42 - - -11 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 299 - - 1008 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3282 - - 3991 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 151 - - 1009 - - 2011 - - 2423 - - 205 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 85 - - 150 - - 11 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 232 - - 137 - - 111 - - 098 - - 105 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1798 - - -137 - - 325 - - -629 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4743 - - 3419 - - 3666 - - 3574 - - 2944 sfcLCL ODpotential -8909 - - -2906 - - -1183 - - -2780 - - -5324 ODpotential blCL 11853 - - 6188 - - 5174 - - 5725 - - 8269 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.6 - - 51.4 - - 54.6 - - 54.6 - - 47.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.5 - - 46.7 - - 48.7 - - 49.1 - - 46.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.4 - - 51.1 - - 54.3 - - 55.8 - - 49.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.3 - - 46.0 - - 47.8 - - 48.4 - - 47.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 26 - - 42 - - -11 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 299 - - 1008 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 102 - - 96 - - 100 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 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] 96669 5 101 3 049 7 074 6 073 7 033 96669 89535 11 015 3 079 2 284 8 004 6 352 89535 84007 13 319 10 311 12 322 5 007 9 305 84007 79416 13 343 7 302 12 290 12 316 17 310 79416 75457 18 336 8 306 6 307 14 309 18 314 75457 71943 19 284 12 285 16 273 17 275 16 278 71943 68746 11 281 10 311 11 254 14 265 11 301 68746 65805 24 281 17 291 15 283 22 283 18 260 65805 63062 40 274 34 273 32 276 26 279 17 273 63062 60380 42 271 40 264 38 268 39 281 38 279 60380 57601 41 272 40 262 44 263 51 266 49 264 57601 54745 46 274 45 263 52 262 58 264 49 267 54745 52028 53 273 50 262 54 262 60 264 53 266 52028 49583 59 273 57 267 54 264 58 264 56 264 49583 47392 65 274 61 271 54 270 58 268 59 261 47392 45410 69 271 65 271 60 273 64 271 62 263 45410 43606 71 269 68 269 68 271 73 271 68 268 43606 41953 71 267 70 266 70 268 78 268 72 268 41953 40427 71 268 69 267 71 266 76 267 69 267 40427 39001 73 274 68 270 72 267 73 266 65 266 39001 37657 76 278 71 273 72 269 74 265 64 268 37657 36359 75 277 74 273 72 269 75 265 64 269 36359 35043 71 272 74 272 71 267 75 266 65 269 35043 33680 69 268 71 272 70 267 69 268 64 270 33680 32274 69 267 69 274 70 268 61 265 61 271 32274 30810 71 269 68 273 66 269 57 263 58 272 30810 29278 72 271 68 273 62 273 54 266 56 273 29278 27683 69 272 68 274 62 277 52 268 54 276 27683 26024 66 272 68 273 61 275 51 269 49 278 26024 24304 62 272 66 269 58 269 51 268 40 280 24304 22522 58 271 64 266 53 262 51 266 36 276 22522 20677 57 267 63 265 49 256 51 261 37 269 20677 18766 58 263 62 267 43 252 45 257 36 265 18766 16830 54 261 57 273 34 252 39 260 36 264 16830 14971 42 263 46 276 29 265 34 260 36 263 14971 13281 37 267 36 274 26 275 32 256 33 262 13281 11775 35 265 29 266 24 268 30 257 27 254 11775 10433 31 265 23 259 23 261 28 257 23 246 10433 9236 28 268 19 262 19 260 25 259 20 241 9236 8168 22 268 16 266 16 259 22 260 17 236 8168 7215 17 266 13 270 13 260 18 259 13 232 7215 6370 11 259 12 275 12 255 14 254 7 225 6370 5619 6 278 11 279 10 245 9 243 4 173 5619 4945 7 324 8 277 7 234 5 206 9 132 4945 4347 7 338 5 226 3*184 6 126 16 121 4347 3846 6 330 5 167 5*121 9 110 18 116 3846 3462 7 313 5*146 5 111 9 106 19 110 3462 3196 6 295 5*138 5 109 8 103 15 106 3196 3035 4*259 4 137 5 107 7*099 10*104 3035 2944 2*232 4 135 5 106 5*098 5*105 2944 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