DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/16 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 38.0 - - 49.1 - - 57.6 - - 51.5 - - 47.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 7 - - 43 - - -4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 898 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 2944 - - 3881 - - 2945 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 80 - - 408 - - 2989 - - 1151 - - 122 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 21 - - 141 - - 3 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 23 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 122 - - 160 - - 031 - - 095 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -963 - - -2560 - - -2952 - - -2204 - - -1423 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3907 - - 5504 - - 6834 - - 5150 - - 4368 sfcLCL ODpotential -9583 - - -7920 - - -5971 - - -6248 - - -6056 ODpotential blCL 12527 - - 10864 - - 9852 - - 9193 - - 9001 blCL maxRH 96 - - 81 - - 78 - - 80 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 70 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m 38.0 - - 49.1 - - 57.6 - - 51.5 - - 47.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.6 - - 35.6 - - 38.1 - - 39.3 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.5 - - 49.2 - - 57.3 - - 55.6 - - 50.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.4 - - 35.0 - - 37.7 - - 39.0 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 7 - - 43 - - -4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 898 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 85 - - 22 - - 11 - - 21 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 96318 28 021 14 003 19 014 28 018 20 045 96318 89380 23 003 19 358 11 003 19 360 19 006 89380 83976 17 327 18 006 13 354 17 338 17 352 83976 79417 23 307 21 326 20 346 17 337 14 318 79417 75437 27 314 12 299 29 310 17 340 17 315 75437 71894 20 310 13 318 23 294 26 310 22 311 71894 68679 16 306 22 310 16 296 23 305 21 328 68679 65721 34 306 35 311 30 305 33 298 35 311 65721 62987 44 298 42 306 36 295 31 281 37 287 62987 60356 40 298 47 301 39 311 34 299 41 290 60356 57621 47 298 57 293 55 305 54 296 50 289 57621 54773 64 292 64 291 66 291 60 294 54 289 54773 52040 73 286 69 292 72 287 73 295 71 292 52040 49569 69 283 73 292 84 287 87 285 82 285 49569 47344 66 294 84 296 86 289 87 282 86 289 47344 45310 89 303 103 296 98 297 99 294 95 292 45310 43436 113 298 111 294 110 299 118 295 103 295 43436 41703 107 298 102 297 111 297 106 295 100 296 41703 40094 107 310 87 304 103 299 99 300 105 301 40094 38601 126 313 102 307 105 303 111 306 121 304 38601 37221 128 308 112 303 120 303 117 304 126 300 37221 35920 128 305 111 300 118 302 105 299 104 292 35920 34621 129 303 113 299 107 299 102 294 91 285 34621 33280 125 303 116 298 100 296 100 292 88 279 33280 31895 112 302 118 300 95 294 94 290 89 277 31895 30455 100 297 101 303 88 291 88 290 85 279 30455 28947 103 294 74 300 84 289 89 293 84 285 28947 27374 106 294 76 290 80 290 86 296 83 287 27374 25736 94 292 79 289 66 294 81 294 78 289 25736 24036 70 287 71 295 54 300 80 291 73 294 24036 22280 53 278 52 300 53 301 76 290 69 300 22280 20466 48 278 44 293 52 302 63 287 60 303 20466 18588 46 279 42 289 42 301 41 281 54 297 18588 16679 42 280 41 283 33 287 31 276 51 284 16679 14844 37 280 38 276 33 278 33 270 41 270 14844 13178 33 279 32 273 31 273 33 272 32 252 13178 11698 30 277 27 273 29 268 32 277 30 255 11698 10378 27 275 25 275 27 265 31 278 26 266 10378 9198 23 274 22 280 22 263 31 276 25 271 9198 8142 18 276 20 285 18 257 30 273 26 272 8142 7200 14 282 17 290 15 250 27 272 26 271 7200 6362 11 291 13 291 13 252 23 272 25 268 6362 5617 10 294 11 283 10 256 17 272 22 265 5617 4946 11 282 10 278 8 260 12 273 16 258 4946 4348 16 273 12 280 6*266 6 278 10 238 4348 3848 18 262 12 272 2*288 1 358 7 203 3848 3462 13 246 11 259 1 045 4 070 8 178 3462 3197 6 213 7 241 2 047 4 081 8 170 3197 3035 3*160 3*227 2 044 4*089 7*166 3035 2944 4*122 1*160 2 047 4*095 4*164 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