DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 80.3 - - - - - 72.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 462 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2962 - - 5305 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4987 - - 6846 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5945 - - 8288 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1165 - - 1611 - - - - - 4683 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 450 - - 557 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 15 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 313 - - - - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -8 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5562 - - -4822 - - - - - -8323 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11507 - - 13111 - - - - - 11269 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9939 - - -7397 - - - - - -11593 ODpotential blCL - - - 15884 - - 15685 - - - - - 14539 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 76 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 80.3 - - - - - 72.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 32.4 - - - - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.6 - - 77.8 - - - - - 74.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 32.0 - - - - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 462 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2962 - - 5305 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 3 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 98821 11 092 11 093 11 106 98821 91291 12 128 3 067 13 067 91291 85505 15 133 7 124 12 084 85505 80719 9 104 10 124 12 088 80719 76599 4 090 13 118 8 078 76599 72967 7 166 4 100 7 153 72967 69675 12 170 4 252 13 142 69675 66641 5 187 13 220 5 133 66641 63817 3 267 10 187 7 257 63817 61086 17 261 15 241 13 248 61086 58243 21 244 21 234 8 285 58243 55253 23 238 17 229 41 262 55253 52387 25 250 26 249 48 245 52387 49823 40 259 43 256 46 246 49823 47546 55 255 55 251 52 250 47546 45503 64 251 62 245 55 244 45503 43646 68 247 66 242 52 238 43646 41935 67 243 66 241 51 236 41935 40346 64 242 65 241 54 237 40346 38862 64 245 66 241 60 238 38862 37475 66 245 66 240 67 239 37475 36148 66 242 66 239 72 238 36148 34813 65 239 65 239 74 237 34813 33442 64 239 62 237 73 236 33442 32034 62 239 60 236 71 235 32034 30577 59 237 59 236 69 233 30577 29060 56 233 58 235 69 231 29060 27481 55 232 58 232 71 230 27481 25842 56 231 59 229 67 233 25842 24146 56 230 61 229 60 237 24146 22398 55 229 63 232 56 238 22398 20595 53 229 61 234 55 232 20595 18727 53 231 58 234 54 226 18727 16827 53 236 53 234 52 229 16827 14998 48 237 45 232 50 237 14998 13331 42 237 40 228 46 242 13331 11842 33 241 36 230 36 244 11842 10510 25 243 29 234 25 242 10510 9316 21 241 21*244 17 241 9316 8244 19 242 12*282 12 254 8244 7287 15 247 13 308 10 287 7287 6438 11*275 15 315 10 316 6438 5681 12*300 16 317 12 330 5681 4998 12 300 16 318 12 333 4998 4389 12 300 17 318 13 333 4389 3877 13 299 17 318 13 331 3877 3481 12 299 17 318 13 330 3481 3207 12 298 16 318 11 326 3207 3041 11 298 16 318 9*322 3041 2945 10 297 14 318 6*319 2945 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