DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/08 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 34.1 - - 44.0 - - 51.1 - - 44.9 - - 39.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 14 - - 32 - - -6 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 112 - - 621 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2926 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top 2944 - - 3095 - - 3604 - - 2945 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 87 - - 571 - - 1765 - - 718 - - 133 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 50 - - 118 - - 5 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 214 - - 165 - - 098 - - 086 - - 105 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -127 - - -935 - - -1311 - - -304 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3071 - - 4030 - - 4915 - - 3249 - - 2943 sfcLCL ODpotential -5858 - - -4416 - - -3817 - - -4264 - - -5991 ODpotential blCL 8802 - - 7511 - - 7421 - - 7209 - - 8935 blCL maxRH 79 - - 82 - - 72 - - 73 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.1 - - 44.0 - - 51.1 - - 44.9 - - 39.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.4 - - 37.0 - - 40.1 - - 41.1 - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.0 - - 44.0 - - 50.7 - - 47.7 - - 41.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.4 - - 36.4 - - 39.0 - - 40.7 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 14 - - 32 - - -6 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 112 - - 621 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 18 - - 28 - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 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] 96420 24 071 16 055 20 057 25 056 20 055 96420 89334 20 058 17 063 21 059 17 061 21 045 89334 83810 16 041 17 049 20 048 18 034 19 035 83810 79180 18 054 13 057 15 035 22 022 17 024 79180 75159 19 040 20 026 18 016 29 359 25 023 75159 71612 19 021 21 026 20 357 31 004 31 026 71612 68386 22 002 23 021 19 010 29 013 31 025 68386 65401 26 327 26 340 37 327 39 333 38 341 65401 62659 17 315 25 321 29 322 32 340 25 317 62659 60022 29 019 15 301 27 351 25 349 11 359 60022 57254 51 325 41 333 38 338 35 331 27 335 57254 54374 59 314 46 321 43 318 44 316 38 331 54374 51645 55 317 49 330 40 309 44 314 49 328 51645 49215 52 312 57 320 48 319 53 316 54 318 49215 47078 48 309 55 312 55 320 53 312 58 323 47078 45175 45 316 52 317 55 331 48 325 65 325 45175 43446 50 319 55 327 70 343 74 342 65 329 43446 41851 53 328 59 338 86 343 88 344 67 334 41851 40357 52 342 80 346 91 343 86 342 68 334 40357 38947 55 355 82 345 85 341 77 338 71 331 38947 37612 70 356 72 344 78 341 76 334 73 328 37612 36318 73 354 64 340 72 341 70 330 70 326 36318 35003 71 354 58 336 60 335 66 326 66 324 35003 33639 63 357 61 335 57 331 64 322 64 322 33639 32231 48 356 61 333 55 332 63 322 62 320 32231 30764 40 335 56 330 55 333 62 322 59 317 30764 29229 41 326 48 328 55 329 59 322 58 315 29229 27627 47 320 46 324 51 321 55 318 59 317 27627 25959 51 316 47 320 49 316 50 315 61 319 25959 24230 50 313 48 315 49 315 46 317 61 318 24230 22445 49 311 50 312 51 315 46 321 60 315 22445 20596 49 313 53 311 54 318 47 320 58 311 20596 18679 48 317 51 311 57 316 47 319 55 309 18679 16734 44 318 46 311 54 311 46 313 50 309 16734 14872 44 313 41 308 46 307 45 304 40 312 14872 13186 42 310 38 302 40 300 42 298 33 315 13186 11688 37 308 34 297 37 293 37 295 29 309 11688 10356 32 307 28 295 31 289 30 293 27 300 10356 9171 27 306 23 292 24 286 24 283 25 295 9171 8113 22 307 19 292 19 280 22 270 26 288 8113 7170 17 305 15 293 16 272 21 263 26 281 7170 6334 14 302 10 287 13 265 19 256 23 276 6334 5592 14 306 7 257 11 259 15 253 19 271 5592 4924 13 311 6 233 9 253 10 249 14 264 4924 4331 10 313 5 245 6 244 4 228 7 240 4331 3835 7 307 7 262 2*184 4 117 5 172 3835 3454 6 274 7 252 4*100 9 092 8 134 3454 3192 7 251 3*215 4 099 9 087 9 121 3192 3033 7*228 1*166 4 096 7*086 8*110 3033 2943 4*214 1 164 4 095 4*086 5*105 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