DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/11 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.5 - - 56.7 - - 57.2 - - 48.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 226 - - 173 - - 30 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2206 - - 3609 - - 3113 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4216 - - 5124 - - 2927 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5189 - - 6592 - - 6096 - - 2944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 993 - - 1194 - - 2224 - - 1963 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 327 - - 353 - - 187 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - 17 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 321 - - 309 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2633 - - -1602 - - -2854 - - -3418 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7822 - - 8195 - - 8950 - - 6362 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8743 - - -6387 - - -7366 - - -8899 ODpotential blCL - - - 13932 - - 12979 - - 13462 - - 11843 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 100 - - 97 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.5 - - 56.7 - - 57.2 - - 48.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.3 - - 30.7 - - 27.9 - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.1 - - 55.4 - - 57.1 - - 50.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.2 - - 30.5 - - 27.8 - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 226 - - 173 - - 30 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2206 - - 3609 - - 3113 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 100 - - 89 - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 97624 14 280 17 307 23 294 22 305 97624 90420 11 290 12 300 14 286 15 306 90420 84864 12 324 7 314 8 280 11 295 84864 80239 11 312 9 270 12 302 3 309 80239 76239 8 264 11 240 14 290 4 003 76239 72704 6 238 6 214 9 239 7 301 72704 69515 1 218 6 291 4 277 6 247 69515 66582 8 005 8 235 11 254 4 163 66582 63843 9 343 7 168 17 207 11 275 63843 61191 8 301 4 239 6 212 21 248 61191 58424 20 252 17 243 23 268 21 221 58424 55529 21 236 17 261 26 246 17 243 55529 52748 26 258 37 277 27 246 25 257 52748 50235 40 250 50 258 34 252 28 257 50235 47966 43 241 54 247 43 252 40 248 47966 45890 49 246 55 243 52 243 46 238 45890 43970 59 248 61 240 62 243 50 240 43970 42187 66 246 68 238 73 239 62 240 42187 40525 75 241 73 236 76 236 74 236 40525 38966 81 239 75 235 76 234 79 232 38966 37498 83 236 78 233 79 234 78 230 37498 36085 84 233 77 231 83 234 78 229 36085 34662 83 228 75 231 83 229 81 229 34662 33204 84 220 76 231 77 223 84 228 33204 31723 91 211 78 224 71 220 82 225 31723 30209 96 208 81 216 70 216 71 220 30209 28654 94 211 83 212 73 206 63 216 28654 27057 91 213 81 209 75 202 63 217 27057 25414 89 217 71 204 73 206 62 217 25414 23722 83 221 58 199 68 214 58 217 23722 21980 71 223 52 205 52 220 55 220 21980 20183 54 221 52 211 42 225 56 225 20183 18331 41 218 45 212 37 231 55 229 18331 16457 33 219 41 219 32 233 47 231 16457 14661 29 224 31 228 29 238 34 235 14661 13026 25 227 20 234 28 247 28 240 13026 11565 17 230 16 240 20 256 26 244 11565 10256 9 206 8 219 10 255 23 248 10256 9086 13 187 5 174 2 308 11 282 9086 8047 9 182 2 092 6 337 10 309 8047 7122 6 002 4*004 11 320 13 317 7122 6302 11 351 7*323 16*314 19 321 6302 5573 12*335 8 321 17*312 24 319 5573 4915 12*311 8 321 17 310 27 318 4915 4329 11 305 8 321 17 309 27 316 4329 3837 11 304 8 320 17 308 26 313 3837 3457 11 302 8 321 17 308 22 307 3457 3194 10 301 8 321 16 307 17 295 3194 3035 10 301 7 321 15 307 14*289 3035 2943 9 300 7 321 12 306 7*282 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