DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/04 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 26.3 - - 37.0 - - 42.0 - - 40.8 - - 37.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 45 - - 33 - - -4 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 245 - - 518 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3228 - - 3501 - - 2944 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 154 - - 748 - - 1362 - - 1929 - - 844 Hgt.Variab. W* 2 - - 92 - - 107 - - 4 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 25 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 211 - - 313 - - 277 - - 267 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1069 - - -3135 - - -3991 - - -3353 - - -1861 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4012 - - 6363 - - 7492 - - 6297 - - 4806 sfcLCL ODpotential -12133 - - -12930 - - -12624 - - -11093 - - -9143 ODpotential blCL 15076 - - 16158 - - 16125 - - 14037 - - 12087 blCL maxRH 76 - - 93 - - 100 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.3 - - 37.0 - - 42.0 - - 40.8 - - 37.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.7 - - 20.0 - - 20.0 - - 23.9 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.0 - - 36.4 - - 41.8 - - 42.7 - - 38.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.4 - - 19.8 - - 19.8 - - 23.7 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 45 - - 33 - - -4 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 245 - - 518 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 2 - - 72 - - 100 - - 84 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96603 41 092 20 070 29 091 30 085 26 094 96603 89503 33 071 20 063 24 076 25 071 29 084 89503 83996 29 071 18 076 18 071 21 052 30 066 83996 79412 29 055 24 076 19 063 18 042 23 041 79412 75475 23 033 26 049 21 070 15 054 13 032 75475 71996 15 036 25 033 21 053 15 054 13 037 71996 68841 16 041 23 022 22 031 21 017 14 017 68841 65927 15 034 19 023 17 021 16 353 9 360 65927 63204 16 037 16 035 14 031 19 000 22 347 63204 60572 19 023 26 017 24 002 28 345 24 339 60572 57838 26 019 33 006 30 003 25 348 20 341 57838 54994 37 006 38 001 33 355 29 342 22 342 54994 52255 41 005 35 003 35 004 34 350 36 352 52255 49763 38 009 44 005 48 356 46 349 49 350 49763 47517 43 013 60 001 56 353 56 352 63 338 47517 45475 68 003 67 357 66 352 70 347 66 333 45475 43592 68 353 71 353 67 348 69 342 62 338 43592 41835 58 351 68 353 64 351 65 349 65 347 41835 40192 60 002 69 358 70 359 68 357 75 349 40192 38657 76 010 75 001 80 359 80 356 80 346 38657 37228 93 009 88 357 86 352 84 348 77 344 37228 35865 97 002 87 350 82 346 80 342 75 344 35865 34503 96 359 79 350 70 342 73 342 75 344 34503 33113 96 001 77 353 62 345 62 342 78 345 33113 31699 95 000 79 353 64 348 54 340 81 347 31699 30245 90 359 79 352 64 348 48 331 78 347 30245 28739 85 360 76 351 64 347 48 330 71 341 28739 27180 81 000 70 351 62 347 52 335 67 331 27180 25558 78 001 66 350 60 347 57 341 67 326 25558 23873 71 001 63 349 57 347 61 346 63 333 23873 22127 59 001 58 348 53 348 60 347 56 338 22127 20316 46 355 48 346 49 348 55 349 52 343 20316 18434 40 347 37 341 43 346 50 349 52 348 18434 16520 37 340 33 330 36 336 44 340 51 350 16520 14678 33 337 31 330 32 325 38 331 45 344 14678 13010 26 334 25 330 30 324 33 325 41 331 13010 11530 22 329 22 325 26 323 29 320 41 321 11530 10214 20 321 21 318 23 318 26 315 38 319 10214 9042 20 314 19 307 23 312 23 309 34 318 9042 7999 20 310 18 301 23 300 23 303 32 313 7999 7073 19 308 16 296 21 295 21 298 30 306 7073 6255 17 308 14 288 18 295 19 294 27 296 6255 5530 14 307 12 277 15 298 16 291 22 286 5530 4879 11 304 9 275 12 307 12 299 15 278 4879 4302 8 306 7 280 9 307 9 311 10 292 4302 3818 7 302 5 288 7*295 7 308 10 319 3818 3446 6 292 3*288 4*276 6 297 9 327 3446 3189 6 265 1*289 3 277 5 287 6 309 3189 3032 5*234 1 317 3 276 5*277 5*268 3032 2943 3*211 1 332 2 276 3*267 4*256 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