DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/19 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.7 - - 72.9 - - 74.5 - - 65.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 303 - - 82 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3055 - - 5193 - - 5359 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4932 - - 6584 - - 5857 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6038 - - 8176 - - 8342 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1931 - - 2371 - - 2389 - - 4036 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 397 - - 479 - - 313 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 12 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 7 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 294 - - 292 - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -5 - - -9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -344 - - 6 - - -1204 - - -4682 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6382 - - 8170 - - 9547 - - 7628 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1717 - - -885 - - -2863 - - -8384 ODpotential blCL - - - 7755 - - 9061 - - 11205 - - 11330 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 80 - - 76 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 90 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.7 - - 72.9 - - 74.5 - - 65.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.8 - - 47.2 - - 42.8 - - 42.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.8 - - 70.9 - - 73.7 - - 69.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.7 - - 47.0 - - 42.7 - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 303 - - 82 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3055 - - 5193 - - 5359 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 15 - - 19 - - 3 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98557 3 332 5 327 14 331 11 317 98557 91214 1 341 4 314 8 295 15 305 91214 85545 10 348 12 321 7 326 13 322 85545 80840 11 316 10 303 14 334 18 335 80840 76789 6 267 9 291 14 327 14 339 76789 73192 11 294 15 294 13 301 11 320 73192 69918 15 286 19 287 16 285 18 302 69918 66910 10 274 16 277 16 281 18 288 66910 64122 11 280 11 273 17 289 12 288 64122 61416 13 280 18 284 25 293 21 294 61416 58598 20 277 22 269 26 281 22 288 58598 55676 21 270 21 262 25 276 22 282 55676 52882 25 272 22 268 27 273 24 280 52882 50366 27 272 24 270 29 272 28 279 50366 48111 26 274 26 276 30 275 31 276 48111 46062 24 278 28 281 30 282 28 275 46062 44181 23 281 28 286 29 290 25 282 44181 42447 20 282 23 295 26 297 25 295 42447 40843 17 291 23 308 28 307 28 305 40843 39352 16 316 26 331 33 312 32 311 39352 37962 22 324 36 336 37 316 34 318 37962 36636 37 337 46 342 38 330 37 332 36636 35305 52 346 55 348 42 343 43 339 35305 33935 60 354 60 351 45 347 43 341 33935 32522 62 001 52 351 45 347 40 342 32522 31053 62 004 47 358 44 345 38 339 31053 29517 53 010 49 351 45 344 38 336 29517 27915 47 024 51 351 45 342 38 336 27915 26247 45 026 49 359 42 347 38 338 26247 24516 43 020 41 004 36 356 38 348 24516 22723 41 021 34 010 31 356 34 356 22723 20865 36 024 29 008 27 344 30 358 20865 18937 29 016 27 358 20 347 25 005 18937 16984 21 022 25 004 17 002 17 016 16984 15111 12 018 15 035 11 009 9 023 15111 13413 14 024 9 036 7 044 5 345 13413 11902 14 034 10 032 9 044 4 343 11902 10552 12 026 10 027 9 040 5 009 10552 9345 10 009 8 017 4*013 5 017 9345 8266 9 352 6*342 3*331 4 017 8266 7303 10 339 7*308 4 300 2 351 7303 6448 12*320 7 301 4 293 2 303 6448 5686 14*304 7 297 5 290 3 279 5686 5000 14 299 7 294 5 288 3 271 5000 4389 15 298 7 290 5 285 3 262 4389 3876 14 297 7 289 5 284 3 259 3876 3480 14 296 7 286 5 282 3 254 3480 3207 13 295 7 285 5 282 2 247 3207 3040 13 295 7 286 5 282 3*237 3040 2945 11 295 6 285 4 283 3*223 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