DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 78.4 - - 82.9 - - 90.5 - - - - - 87.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 133 - - 391 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2830 - - 5686 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 4416 - - 7081 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top 2947 - - 5813 - - 8669 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2987 - - 1544 - - 1569 - - - - - 8083 Hgt.Variab. W* 10 - - 297 - - 538 - - - - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 18 - - 12 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction 324 - - 317 - - 292 - - - - - 333 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 5 - - 5 - - -8 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5039 - - -3074 - - -2059 - - - - - -7369 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7986 - - 8887 - - 10729 - - - - - 10317 sfcLCL ODpotential -10235 - - -6956 - - -4050 - - - - - -9853 ODpotential blCL 13182 - - 12769 - - 12719 - - - - - 12800 blCL maxRH 100 - - 101 - - 96 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - - - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m 78.4 - - 82.9 - - 90.5 - - - - - 87.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 53.7 - - 54.2 - - 53.5 - - - - - 52.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 78.6 - - 82.0 - - 88.1 - - - - - 89.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 53.6 - - 54.1 - - 53.2 - - - - - 52.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 133 - - 391 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2830 - - 5686 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 102 - - 84 - - - - - 9 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 9 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] 99775 46 105 37 105 32 107 36 096 99775 92219 37 112 33 108 31 107 29 098 92219 86407 33 107 30 114 30 110 29 091 86407 81581 34 108 27 123 23 104 24 096 81581 77416 27 100 26 123 17 110 23 101 77416 73742 18 105 26 120 24 138 19 103 73742 70433 14 099 22 107 22 129 22 119 70433 67422 10 137 10 080 11 128 17 120 67422 64637 13 139 22 156 17 171 7 149 64637 61932 12 166 17 160 24 167 17 195 61932 59123 13 186 15 187 18 185 26 195 59123 56239 16 217 21 214 24 196 30 189 56239 53513 38 213 39 213 34 213 33 202 53513 51075 52 203 49 208 50 214 36 210 51075 48891 45 190 54 207 59 210 46 221 48891 46904 34 197 59 201 58 208 55 218 46904 45073 42 225 46 200 52 201 56 212 45073 43375 52 229 44 219 45 202 46 208 43375 41788 64 223 57 219 51 216 41 211 41788 40292 68 220 62 213 61 215 41 210 40292 38880 66 219 62 210 62 208 44 209 38880 37518 62 218 60 208 61 206 53 210 37518 36145 57 215 56 199 58 204 58 212 36145 34730 52 209 55 195 54 203 53 211 34730 33273 49 201 54 197 46 205 46 212 33273 31761 46 196 54 199 40 199 41 210 31761 30183 43 199 53 201 36 195 35 205 30183 28541 35 209 50 203 34 195 36 215 28541 26832 32 204 43 204 32 198 35 213 26832 25061 32 194 35 205 31 205 33 210 25061 23234 31 189 31 209 30 207 30 216 23234 21345 31 193 30 212 28 206 28 226 21345 19389 33 200 30 210 26 207 22 226 19389 17403 38 198 27 203 24 210 15 216 17403 15491 39 186 24 203 23 211 14 224 15491 13750 33 175 26 210 22 210 16 240 13750 12197 24 181 24 211 21 212 16 250 12197 10810 18 190 21 204 19 217 14 259 10810 9566 14 191 17 211 16*231 13 266 9566 8452 1 228 9 264 12*268 10 274 8452 7457 19 344 12 308 12 288 9 284 7457 6573 30 331 17*317 13 293 8 299 6573 5785 28 317 19*318 13 295 8 319 5785 5074 27 314 19 317 13 296 10 330 5074 4442 28 322 19 317 13 296 10 333 4442 3911 27 329 19 317 12 297 10 334 3911 3501 25 328 18 316 12 297 10 334 3501 3217 21 327 18 316 12 297 9 333 3217 3045 18*326 17 315 11 297 8*333 3045 2946 12*324 14 314 10 297 5*333 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