DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 31.0 - - 45.5 - - 57.8 - - 55.9 - - 42.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 94 - - 131 - - -7 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 550 - - 1394 - - 137 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2926 - - 3375 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3533 - - 4377 - - 3120 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 150 - - 475 - - 1113 - - 2431 - - 172 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 154 - - 235 - - 18 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 8 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 9 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 080 - - 116 - - 113 - - 292 - - 220 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -3 - - -6 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -459 - - -2507 - - -4898 - - -5171 - - -1392 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3404 - - 6040 - - 9275 - - 8292 - - 4336 sfcLCL ODpotential -12481 - - -11261 - - -11043 - - -10153 - - -8399 ODpotential blCL 15425 - - 14794 - - 15420 - - 13273 - - 11343 blCL maxRH 68 - - 84 - - 89 - - 93 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 31.0 - - 45.5 - - 57.8 - - 55.9 - - 42.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.8 - - 29.7 - - 27.7 - - 30.1 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.2 - - 44.8 - - 56.8 - - 56.5 - - 46.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.7 - - 29.3 - - 27.2 - - 29.8 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 94 - - 131 - - -7 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 550 - - 1394 - - 137 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 35 - - 58 - - 71 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96357 4 223 11 292 14 315 11 021 13 291 96357 89311 2 036 9 007 18 048 5 114 8 355 89311 83773 8 070 10 024 11 063 6 355 15 084 83773 79181 10 100 8 051 7 034 11 336 17 092 79181 75260 6 074 6 084 8 015 10 353 11 060 75260 71800 7 039 7 143 7 267 13 002 7 336 71800 68640 7 020 7 144 13 231 8 336 13 327 68640 65698 11 005 4 108 11 231 12 250 15 301 65698 62975 9 310 6 265 8 270 16 249 14 272 62975 60362 10 196 13 266 13 289 14 263 15 267 60362 57623 8 143 12 243 14 262 10 258 18 256 57623 54749 1 090 5 193 13 198 10 225 23 239 54749 51983 14 202 11 190 17 181 14 230 25 240 51983 49483 22 187 21 189 21 196 20 245 21 234 49483 47238 25 180 25 192 21 207 25 244 18 237 47238 45197 21 186 26 208 22 218 23 235 20 240 45197 43324 27 186 29 211 22 219 20 231 20 235 43324 41596 25 166 30 199 23 206 24 224 20 237 41596 39994 31 165 30 178 25 191 27 208 20 229 39994 38506 42 173 32 174 27 181 21 197 17 223 38506 37124 45 171 38 172 29 175 18 197 12 211 37124 35812 38 171 41 167 35 170 21 183 9 200 35812 34498 32 167 37 160 36 164 25 168 8 193 34498 33148 30 165 36 159 36 160 28 161 11 171 33148 31766 29 165 35 160 35 159 26 159 11 174 31766 30337 29 169 33 160 34 157 24 153 10 176 30337 28847 29 172 31 160 32 157 24 153 11 171 28847 27294 28 170 29 159 30 159 23 163 9 159 27294 25680 26 167 28 160 28 161 19 161 8 154 25680 24003 25 163 27 162 24 165 16 153 6 133 24003 22265 26 161 25 164 20 172 11 167 9 137 22265 20460 24 165 22 167 16 179 9 194 8 166 20460 18587 19 174 17 173 13 186 11 213 10 241 18587 16684 14 176 13 176 11 194 13 226 17 257 16684 14854 10 170 11 182 10 214 13 243 17 261 14854 13188 7 187 9 199 11 230 14 254 11 275 13188 11700 5 213 8 214 11 239 14 259 12 304 11700 10369 5 219 9 221 11 243 14 261 16 314 10369 9179 5 214 8 223 11 240 14 270 15 321 9179 8117 6 189 7 225 11 238 13 282 12 322 8117 7172 9 156 6 219 10 242 12 289 10 320 7172 6335 12 124 6 195 9 250 10 292 7 319 6335 5592 14 111 6 157 5 247 7 297 5 305 5592 4924 18 116 8 135 3*184 6 291 3 287 4924 4332 21 120 12 126 5*120 6 288 4 299 4332 3837 20 120 12*125 5 114 7 290 5 282 3837 3456 13 129 11*121 5 112 7 292 8 262 3456 3194 6 134 9 115 5 109 7*292 8 250 3194 3034 5*131 9 114 5 109 6*292 5*233 3034 2943 1*080 7 112 5 109 5 292 4*220 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