DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.0 - - 38.2 - - 37.2 - - 32.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 52 - - -2 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1435 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2943 - - 4418 - - 2944 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1784 - - 2075 - - 2444 - - 151 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 25 - - 179 - - 6 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 265 - - 300 - - 282 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -5 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1285 - - -317 - - -703 - - -282 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4228 - - 4736 - - 3647 - - 3225 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3434 - - -2686 - - -2645 - - -3856 ODpotential blCL - - - 6377 - - 7104 - - 5589 - - 6799 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 76 - - 73 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.0 - - 38.2 - - 37.2 - - 32.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 28.4 - - 32.2 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 38.0 - - 38.7 - - 34.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 27.2 - - 31.1 - - 28.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 52 - - -2 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1435 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95796 51 270 59 280 56 278 51 287 95796 88957 31 281 27 287 32 296 29 323 88957 83592 15 298 13 286 20 301 18 337 83592 79082 10 308 14 311 15 325 18 350 79082 75150 9 285 16 295 13 355 17 359 75150 71629 10 323 10 282 15 014 7 001 71629 68390 18 312 14 311 23 348 15 002 68390 65395 15 294 11 319 17 333 19 324 65395 62622 7 310 5 015 9 013 17 341 62622 59931 22 322 28 339 23 348 20 341 59931 57113 26 319 38 323 33 343 20 359 57113 54172 19 331 35 327 43 341 34 355 54172 51368 23 337 32 327 41 332 43 348 51368 48871 29 336 26 334 36 338 47 345 48871 46658 36 345 33 355 37 346 43 348 46658 44663 48 346 43 350 37 350 42 001 44663 42844 47 340 39 343 42 005 55 005 42844 41178 54 356 45 006 61 007 62 006 41178 39655 71 357 64 006 72 006 71 010 39655 38258 77 349 72 006 72 002 72 005 38258 36951 62 354 73 004 57 003 61 353 36951 35688 61 006 59 004 47 017 46 351 35688 34409 71 008 51 012 49 026 36 359 34409 33087 77 003 52 017 49 025 33 010 33087 31721 74 356 55 011 48 019 36 012 31721 30298 65 350 58 003 49 017 41 010 30298 28806 62 352 62 002 50 017 44 007 28806 27244 60 352 62 003 50 015 44 008 27244 25613 57 352 58 002 51 011 41 012 25613 23914 55 352 54 003 50 010 35 012 23914 22152 52 352 49 001 48 011 30 004 22152 20322 48 352 44 353 45 010 30 002 20322 18425 41 351 40 352 41 005 33 006 18425 16504 34 350 34 352 36 357 35 007 16504 14663 26 351 27 345 31 351 34 008 14663 12994 21 356 22 335 26 347 31 007 12994 11514 16 002 17 325 21 339 25 002 11514 10199 13 005 15 323 18 325 20 353 10199 9029 10 002 13 323 17 316 17 344 9029 7989 8 353 12 319 17 312 16 332 7989 7067 8 342 11 313 17 309 16 322 7067 6250 11 319 11 312 16 308 15 316 6250 5526 15 302 12 310 15 312 13 314 5526 4875 13 306 11*310 12 322 12 319 4875 4298 11 311 8*309 10 327 9 321 4298 3815 9 307 7 302 8 320 7 310 3815 3443 7 301 6 297 7 312 6 273 3443 3187 5 276 5 293 5 303 7 247 3187 3031 5*267 5 291 4*294 7*234 3031 2942 4*265 4 291 3*282 5*228 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