DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/17 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0659z - - 1002z - - 1601z - - 1900z - - 2158z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.3 - - 65.0 - - 76.1 - - 82.1 - - 67.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 26 - - 296 - - 329 - - 79 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 76 - - 1891 - - 2886 - - 3467 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2918 - - 4072 - - 4843 - - 4487 - - 2919 Hcrit BL Top 3059 - - 4874 - - 5869 - - 6450 - - 2937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 498 - - 715 - - 1572 - - 3355 - - 95 Hgt.Variab. W* 52 - - 339 - - 405 - - 268 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 116 - - 45 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 265 - - 062 - - 357 - - 333 - - 276 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -5 - - -11 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3098 - - -4839 - - -7954 - - -10461 - - -9894 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6157 - - 9713 - - 13824 - - 16911 - - 12832 sfcLCL ODpotential -12742 - - -11314 - - -13871 - - -14839 - - -16907 ODpotential blCL 15801 - - 16188 - - 19740 - - 21289 - - 19844 blCL maxRH 55 - - 41 - - 46 - - 55 - - 44 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.3 - - 65.0 - - 76.1 - - 82.1 - - 67.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.0 - - 33.0 - - 25.6 - - 17.3 - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.3 - - 65.1 - - 76.1 - - 81.5 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.1 - - 33.0 - - 25.5 - - 17.2 - - 21.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 26 - - 296 - - 329 - - 79 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 76 - - 1891 - - 2886 - - 3467 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98195 3 066 6 147 1 002 6 213 4 359 98195 90886 2 310 2 127 3 069 2 102 3 037 90886 85250 4 016 6 081 4 162 5 331 3 061 85250 80568 7 348 5 027 5 138 5 324 2 031 80568 76529 4 324 4 296 5 251 8 318 4 015 76529 72953 3 318 1 269 5 251 11 285 9 307 72953 69714 12 290 7 275 9 274 16 259 9 303 69714 66719 15 260 14 267 15 266 13 270 15 291 66719 63931 18 256 20 249 22 255 24 262 30 258 63931 61252 31 266 29 250 30 253 33 253 33 256 61252 58454 43 262 40 254 39 254 38 254 37 256 58454 55536 50 257 48 250 48 250 44 254 44 253 55536 52749 55 252 55 248 55 251 50 253 52 251 52749 50245 59 249 62 248 61 252 54 253 57 251 50245 48008 61 247 65 247 65 251 58 254 59 254 48008 45979 61 247 67 246 69 250 64 255 63 257 45979 44120 62 250 68 246 70 249 69 255 67 257 44120 42401 63 252 67 247 70 249 72 252 69 257 42401 40800 64 253 65 248 69 250 72 250 70 256 40800 39303 65 253 63 250 68 251 71 248 68 254 39303 37899 64 253 62 251 67 252 68 249 64 253 37899 36554 63 252 60 251 65 252 65 251 60 253 36554 35200 61 251 57 251 60 250 62 252 61 250 35200 33812 54 250 54 250 56 247 56 252 63 246 33812 32397 46 251 52 251 51 247 50 251 59 242 32397 30936 42 251 51 253 47 250 44 250 49 238 30936 29416 39 251 48 254 43 253 41 247 44 235 29416 27832 38 251 44 255 39 255 40 243 41 234 27832 26183 37 252 40 255 35 255 38 240 38 236 26183 24470 35 251 37 255 33 254 34 240 34 239 24470 22698 33 248 34 253 31 252 29 241 31 242 22698 20864 31 245 31 250 30 250 27 242 31 243 20864 18959 30 241 30 245 28 246 26 241 33 239 18959 17024 30 242 29 242 26 241 25 236 34 229 17024 15161 30 244 28 243 23 237 24 228 31 218 15161 13463 25 249 25 244 21 233 22 220 26 218 13463 11947 20 257 21 248 19 229 22 224 21 229 11947 10590 15 256 14 249 17 233 20 233 15 228 10590 9375 10 240 9 235 15 242 17 245 9 224 9375 8289 7 202 7 208 12 249 13 258 4 272 8289 7319 7 167 7 182 10 254 10 273 8 329 7319 6458 6 141 5 153 2*275 8*295 11 332 6458 5692 3 099 3 133 1*349 7*329 13 337 5692 5001 2 067 2*140 1 359 7 333 14 340 5001 4386 2 320 1*135 2 359 7 334 15 338 4386 3870 4 292 0 090 2 357 7 334 16 332 3870 3471 6 284 1 039 2 359 7 333 16 323 3471 3196 8*269 1 027 2 357 6 333 14 310 3196 3030 6*265 1 028 2 357 6 333 11*290 3030 2936 3 264 1 025 2 357 6 333 7*276 2936 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