DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 40.4 - - 45.1 - - 46.6 - - 45.7 - - 36.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -17 - - 41 - - 88 - - -2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3375 - - 4361 - - 3578 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 3848 - - 5314 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 6358 - - 7344 - - 6561 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3794 - - 3300 - - 3302 - - 5005 - - 1675 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 232 - - 312 - - 98 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 23 - - 18 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 284 - - 304 - - 311 - - 322 - - 268 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 13 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 13 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -382 - - 1102 - - 1091 - - 383 - - -809 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3327 - - 5257 - - 6254 - - 6178 - - 3753 sfcLCL ODpotential -1968 - - -620 - - -385 - - -977 - - -3452 ODpotential blCL 4912 - - 6978 - - 7729 - - 7538 - - 6396 blCL maxRH 100 - - 84 - - 86 - - 79 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 70 - - 70 - - 50 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 40.4 - - 45.1 - - 46.6 - - 45.7 - - 36.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.5 - - 32.7 - - 29.8 - - 29.2 - - 31.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.7 - - 45.0 - - 46.2 - - 45.9 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.9 - - 31.5 - - 28.6 - - 28.2 - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -17 - - 41 - - 88 - - -2 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3375 - - 4361 - - 3578 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 99 - - 36 - - 44 - - 16 - - 4 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96972 28 082 24 095 26 088 32 086 24 080 96972 89898 31 093 26 104 22 098 29 095 27 078 89898 84336 27 088 22 113 18 109 27 098 25 090 84336 79667 21 075 19 115 10 121 19 089 20 092 79667 75612 11 087 13 097 8 131 9 106 15 079 75612 72014 1 131 5 107 4 060 8 131 3 056 72014 68760 1 022 5 208 3 336 6 085 3 253 68760 65760 10 292 7 249 11 275 6 302 7 274 65760 62971 19 270 14 251 19 250 18 238 23 262 62971 60288 26 258 16 273 11 259 11 248 21 266 60288 57486 31 264 29 271 27 279 21 280 21 273 57486 54547 33 259 39 251 37 261 30 264 31 270 54547 51727 28 276 40 264 39 266 45 273 41 270 51727 49175 48 278 51 267 50 261 51 264 45 263 49175 46867 52 260 50 255 50 252 50 254 47 263 46867 44767 44 253 41 252 48 259 47 264 52 269 44767 42858 43 268 40 265 51 268 48 269 55 268 42858 41106 54 276 48 276 54 274 55 273 57 264 41106 39489 65 277 64 282 68 276 82 268 65 272 39489 38006 76 277 87 279 97 266 98 260 79 273 38006 36652 92 274 106 267 107 257 100 252 82 262 36652 35371 102 269 119 256 96 255 97 250 84 256 35371 34076 101 262 112 255 75 266 92 251 79 256 34076 32734 97 255 97 265 92 289 89 253 61 266 32734 31361 106 255 92 281 108 290 86 256 65 280 31361 29943 112 259 103 287 107 282 74 262 67 279 29943 28458 108 264 111 280 107 278 72 281 67 280 28458 26904 102 268 119 273 108 278 80 292 64 278 26904 25282 94 269 120 268 110 285 83 290 63 277 25282 23593 87 264 109 270 104 287 78 283 61 279 23593 21846 80 261 89 279 97 282 72 282 59 286 21846 20044 70 259 65 283 85 281 67 292 53 293 20044 18188 61 261 49 276 61 293 57 310 43 310 18188 16317 52 272 45 272 46 300 48 328 34 335 16317 14527 42 281 40 280 38 300 34 328 25 337 14527 12904 32 288 34 290 32 295 22 308 18 324 12904 11460 30 298 28 295 25 289 19 279 15 304 11460 10172 31 304 24 300 21 285 18 278 17 290 10172 9020 32 307 23 308 19 291 17 283 18 287 9020 7990 31 309 23 313 19*301 15 292 17 292 7990 7073 29 312 24*312 19*304 14*302 15 303 7073 6259 27 315 26*309 19 307 13*315 14 318 6259 5537 26 315 26 307 18 309 13 319 12 333 5537 4886 26 314 25 305 18 311 13 322 12 344 4886 4307 25 313 24 303 18 313 13 324 13 348 4307 3822 23 311 22 302 17 314 12 325 12 347 3822 3448 19 307 21 301 17 314 12 326 11 345 3448 3190 14 295 19 301 16 315 11 327 7 338 3190 3033 11*290 17 300 15 315 10 327 4*309 3033 2943 7*284 14 299 12 315 8 328 3*268 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