DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/15 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 - - - 27.4 - - 33.6 - - 31.6 - - 29.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 90 - - 5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 77 - - 501 - - 68 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3060 - - 3484 - - 3051 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 615 - - 378 - - 598 - - 311 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 58 - - 148 - - 30 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 077 - - 290 - - 326 - - 200 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 119 - - 317 - - 109 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2942 - - 3167 - - 2942 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 53 - - -10877 - - -10555 - - -10991 ODpotential blCL - - - 3007 - - 14361 - - 13606 - - 13934 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 96 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.4 - - 33.6 - - 31.6 - - 29.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.6 - - 30.6 - - 30.3 - - 29.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 32.9 - - 31.7 - - 30.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.8 - - 30.1 - - 30.3 - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 90 - - 5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 77 - - 501 - - 68 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 83 - - 84 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96685 29 070 39 065 45 075 45 064 96685 89743 33 072 40 072 45 077 39 076 89743 84277 31 073 26 076 31 076 40 084 84277 79665 20 083 17 073 19 061 36 078 79665 75642 17 093 20 062 19 051 26 061 75642 72066 17 049 7 065 19 045 18 061 72066 68823 13 027 6 080 6 008 11 042 68823 65825 19 013 12 018 13 358 8 017 65825 63044 25 348 25 348 30 345 29 355 63044 60381 22 332 29 338 32 338 31 336 60381 57625 22 325 28 328 33 332 32 331 57625 54758 28 325 33 331 36 329 39 331 54758 52007 47 323 46 325 46 327 49 327 52007 49529 60 312 59 316 61 324 60 324 49529 47306 63 307 66 310 71 319 68 323 47306 45287 68 309 72 306 76 316 71 324 45287 43439 75 310 75 308 78 318 70 326 43439 41741 80 314 80 314 78 320 69 331 41741 40177 85 319 83 317 75 323 71 334 40177 38728 87 319 82 317 73 322 69 331 38728 37378 87 316 81 319 70 322 65 329 37378 36080 85 314 80 320 65 327 59 340 36080 34771 83 313 75 322 63 331 59 349 34771 33428 81 312 71 325 61 336 65 356 33428 32048 77 314 70 326 61 344 66 356 32048 30612 73 318 72 328 62 355 65 353 30612 29108 65 318 71 328 62 002 65 357 29108 27538 62 327 63 333 57 002 63 359 27538 25903 59 333 54 342 53 357 60 357 25903 24202 56 334 52 347 52 355 58 353 24202 22436 52 336 50 347 49 354 56 352 22436 20600 46 341 46 348 48 351 51 352 20600 18690 41 349 39 349 44 353 46 353 18690 16748 35 357 33 352 38 357 42 356 16748 14882 30 006 28 000 33 358 37 359 14882 13185 26 013 24 012 29 002 31 001 13185 11676 23 014 21 022 25 008 26 003 11676 10331 21 013 18 028 22 015 23 006 10331 9131 20 013 16 027 19 019 20 006 9131 8061 18 013 14 020 16 019 19 003 8061 7110 14 007 13 005 14 010 18 356 7110 6270 11 345 13 346 13 352 18 347 6270 5530 11 318 15 329 14 331 19 338 5530 4870 12 309 15 322 15 317 19 328 4870 4290 10 304 11 318 13 309 17 315 4290 3808 4 306 6*291 8 296 12 296 3808 3438 1 055 3*282 4 283 9 275 3438 3184 2*080 2 288 1*298 6 256 3184 3030 2*079 2 297 1*322 4*223 3030 2942 2 076 2 301 1 328 2*200 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