DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/18 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 1002z - - 1336z - - 1601z - - 1901z - - 2201z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 23.7 - - 29.0 - - 34.0 - - 32.8 - - 27.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 46 - - 42 - - -4 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 344 - - 941 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 2925 - - 2926 - - 2926 - - 2926 Hcrit BL Top 2943 - - 3327 - - 3924 - - 2943 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 398 - - 764 - - 990 - - 1425 - - 620 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 105 - - 143 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 115 - - 136 - - 281 - - 245 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 293 - - 711 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2942 - - 3034 - - 3213 - - 2942 - - 2942 sfcLCL ODpotential -10602 - - -7963 - - -10 - - -4920 - - -6581 ODpotential blCL 13545 - - 11290 - - 3934 - - 7863 - - 9524 blCL maxRH 95 - - 99 - - 100 - - 91 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 23.7 - - 29.0 - - 34.0 - - 32.8 - - 27.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.2 - - 26.4 - - 30.5 - - 31.1 - - 26.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 24.9 - - 28.6 - - 33.7 - - 33.8 - - 28.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.7 - - 25.8 - - 29.8 - - 31.0 - - 28.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 46 - - 42 - - -4 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 344 - - 941 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 81 - - 96 - - 98 - - 62 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96434 15 050 16 076 18 070 7 064 16 045 96434 89350 17 074 15 052 19 046 16 037 14 041 89350 83812 19 057 14 030 15 046 14 007 15 034 83812 79166 15 050 12 020 12 017 10 003 13 017 79166 75141 11 040 9 023 10 344 9 001 11 024 75141 71573 19 003 15 009 10 337 10 023 12 031 71573 68327 21 343 19 355 13 350 14 014 15 014 68327 65335 14 335 17 331 15 350 14 348 17 336 65335 62558 24 345 16 333 13 331 15 333 15 321 62558 59849 30 312 24 330 21 344 20 340 19 323 59849 57015 28 306 27 312 28 312 28 324 34 318 57015 54074 27 310 25 312 27 305 28 308 37 311 54074 51263 32 308 29 315 27 316 27 310 33 309 51263 48734 35 307 32 313 34 313 30 320 28 310 48734 46472 37 304 34 306 36 304 36 323 27 311 46472 44426 36 298 35 296 37 298 38 321 29 314 44426 42566 35 296 36 294 38 299 37 321 30 323 42566 40866 35 300 36 294 38 297 36 319 32 325 40866 39298 37 305 33 292 37 286 36 315 31 318 39298 37840 40 301 32 292 35 279 35 310 29 319 37840 36479 41 294 36 290 35 279 34 310 32 324 36479 35181 39 292 34 283 35 279 35 308 39 324 35181 33877 38 293 33 279 36 279 35 300 37 323 33877 32538 34 290 34 279 36 275 33 293 33 335 32538 31163 31 287 33 279 37 271 37 293 32 340 31163 29742 26 284 31 280 35 271 39 290 34 324 29742 28271 24 288 28 278 32 274 37 290 38 301 28271 26748 24 294 26 277 30 278 36 295 40 284 26748 25166 25 297 25 284 29 284 32 301 35 273 25166 23525 26 302 25 287 28 288 32 306 26 273 23525 21824 24 310 23 291 28 290 35 296 19 284 21824 20059 22 317 23 296 28 292 31 286 20 295 20059 18224 23 321 24 303 28 296 25 289 21 302 18224 16354 25 324 24 312 29 303 25 302 23 308 16354 14551 25 323 25 316 31 307 28 306 26 312 14551 12908 25 320 26 317 31 308 30 307 25 313 12908 11443 24 321 25 318 30 308 29 309 25 311 11443 10140 21 327 21 322 26 310 27 309 24 314 10140 8979 17 333 15 325 21 313 23 308 22 322 8979 7944 13 334 12 323 16 311 19 307 16 326 7944 7024 10 324 11 312 15 303 15 306 11 321 7024 6210 10 314 13 312 15 306 13 312 10 322 6210 5491 10 299 13 308 14 314 13 319 10 317 5491 4846 9 284 11 303 11 313 12 318 10 310 4846 4276 5 290 7 313 8*300 9 303 7 304 4276 3801 2 330 3 329 6*283 9 271 5 294 3801 3435 2 042 2*129 5 280 8 256 3 285 3435 3182 3 106 3*136 4 281 7 249 1 281 3182 3030 4*114 3 137 4 282 6*245 1*090 3030 2942 3*115 3 135 3 281 4*245 2*092 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