DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/09 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.8 - - 97.6 - - 97.7 - - 87.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 382 - - 444 - - 223 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3058 - - 7169 - - 9728 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5020 - - 8324 - - 9983 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6041 - - 10152 - - 12711 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1170 - - 6673 - - 9026 - - 7845 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 434 - - 607 - - 535 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 302 - - 310 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -19 - - -38 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7987 - - -6056 - - -4317 - - -11158 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14028 - - 16209 - - 17029 - - 14105 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10783 - - -7990 - - -5442 - - -13597 ODpotential blCL - - - 16824 - - 18142 - - 18153 - - 16544 blCL maxRH - - - 24 - - 23 - - 44 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 270 - - 260 - - 300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.8 - - 97.6 - - 97.7 - - 87.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.5 - - 35.8 - - 32.1 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.5 - - 94.9 - - 96.3 - - 89.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 35.5 - - 31.8 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 382 - - 444 - - 223 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3058 - - 7169 - - 9728 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99496 31 110 32 104 30 099 29 088 99496 91929 28 108 23 109 28 095 20 092 91929 86115 21 103 22 096 20 102 18 093 86115 81293 15 098 20 089 21 092 18 097 81293 77164 15 096 15 106 16 092 17 077 77164 73526 14 093 14 117 12 108 11 068 73526 70222 12 108 11 131 10 095 12 091 70222 67188 11 097 5 137 3 114 8 096 67188 64378 7 139 2 155 4 057 4 082 64378 61674 7 164 7 165 4 342 3 343 61674 58876 7 276 7 294 7 305 7 294 58876 55986 16 244 14 264 18 262 17 274 55986 53226 20 234 13 250 9 279 21 276 53226 50723 24 262 26 265 22 264 34 263 50723 48468 40 255 39 251 42 253 39 271 48468 46412 52 252 48 252 50 254 41 272 46412 44526 65 250 60 251 53 253 42 274 44526 42786 77 248 69 247 53 251 40 275 42786 41170 84 249 70 246 53 250 31 278 41170 39657 88 249 72 247 50 250 30 287 39657 38238 87 248 72 248 48 253 33 281 38238 36878 82 248 72 249 49 255 29 276 36878 35511 79 246 73 249 49 254 22 288 35511 34105 76 245 71 246 51 251 21 287 34105 32663 72 244 66 244 54 247 17 277 32663 31180 65 244 61 244 58 241 17 275 31180 29647 55 244 55 243 57 236 23 259 29647 28063 46 243 47 239 51 232 28 236 28063 26423 37 240 37 235 46 227 28 219 26423 24725 31 232 30 230 41 223 27 209 24725 22967 28 226 26 227 37 219 25 204 22967 21139 28 224 24 225 33 217 22 203 21139 19234 27 223 23 221 28 220 20 212 19234 17289 24 224 23 219 24 228 21 233 17289 15409 20 232 23 222 20 237 22 249 15409 13689 17 240 19 230 17*248 21 260 13689 12151 13 234 14 244 14*264 19 271 12151 10774 11 222 10*259 13 283 18 281 10774 9538 7 200 8*282 13 300 18 288 9538 8431 4 167 8 287 14 311 19 294 8431 7440 3 294 11 304 16 318 19 298 7440 6560 10*306 12 306 17 320 20 301 6560 5776 10*304 12 306 18 321 20 303 5776 5068 11 304 12 305 18 321 20 306 5068 4437 11 304 13 305 18 321 20 309 4437 3908 10 304 13 304 18 321 20 311 3908 3499 10 304 12 304 18 321 19 312 3499 3216 10 303 12 304 18 321 17 312 3216 3045 9 303 12 303 17 321 14*311 3045 2946 8 304 11 303 15 321 9*311 2946 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