DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/15 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0704z - - 1335z - - 1604z - - 1904z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 79.0 - - 90.9 - - 99.6 - - 102.2 - - 92.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 97 - - 354 - - 399 - - 208 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 675 - - 3191 - - 7890 - - 10257 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2920 - - 5100 - - 8859 - - 10355 - - 2920 Hcrit BL Top 3658 - - 6174 - - 10873 - - 13240 - - 2938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 647 - - 2729 - - 6881 - - 5242 - - 6435 Hgt.Variab. W* 167 - - 430 - - 606 - - 533 - - 4 W* B/S 4 - - 15 - - 26 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 262 - - 290 - - 333 - - 345 - - 357 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 5 - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -9 - - -17 - - -7 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7937 - - -7102 - - -5782 - - -4167 - - -12425 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11596 - - 13277 - - 16656 - - 17408 - - 15364 sfcLCL ODpotential -13048 - - -10067 - - -7554 - - -5639 - - -15655 ODpotential blCL 16706 - - 16241 - - 18427 - - 18879 - - 18593 blCL maxRH 89 - - 90 - - 80 - - 73 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 0 - - 80 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m 79.0 - - 90.9 - - 99.6 - - 102.2 - - 92.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.1 - - 42.8 - - 35.8 - - 34.8 - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 78.5 - - 90.2 - - 98.2 - - 100.7 - - 94.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 39.0 - - 42.6 - - 35.5 - - 34.2 - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 97 - - 354 - - 399 - - 208 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 675 - - 3191 - - 7890 - - 10257 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 58 - - 61 - - 22 - - 0 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 99267 34 095 37 109 32 110 28 106 33 095 99267 91784 32 097 31 100 27 111 25 109 28 099 91784 86025 27 098 22 095 27 111 23 110 25 098 86025 81244 19 101 17 100 24 097 20 114 22 093 81244 77128 17 100 15 101 16 100 20 105 18 091 77128 73494 16 106 14 105 13 105 14 092 16 090 73494 70201 15 085 13 112 7 116 10 086 13 083 70201 67175 8 059 13 119 6 123 6 081 8 076 67175 64378 5 073 9 107 6 117 2 085 5 082 64378 61681 5 324 4 014 6 085 3 077 3 074 61681 58882 5 276 6 269 4 271 5 340 3 296 58882 55999 9 283 7 250 10 250 8 256 11 305 55999 53261 15 268 18 262 18 264 16 264 20 282 53261 50807 25 243 24 255 31 260 30 260 30 255 50807 48619 23 249 31 256 35 253 31 263 36 249 48619 46631 36 264 40 257 43 255 40 264 42 255 46631 44804 43 259 44 253 47 254 48 261 49 262 44804 43109 47 269 46 258 53 259 62 265 62 265 43109 41530 57 271 54 260 60 258 70 261 72 261 41530 40047 62 270 59 260 63 257 67 258 74 257 40047 38651 58 271 60 261 60 259 62 257 69 254 38651 37304 49 270 53 263 54 259 56 258 63 255 37304 35943 39 263 43 263 46 255 52 259 56 258 35943 34538 35 259 39 262 41 252 48 258 48 259 34538 33096 34 264 37 261 40 253 45 257 41 259 33096 31604 30 269 36 261 38 255 39 257 36 257 31604 30051 24 269 32 266 31 256 30 253 31 257 30051 28433 22 272 26 270 23 256 26 247 27 258 28433 26749 23 277 23 265 21 255 25 250 26 254 26749 25003 23 280 25 260 25 252 27 258 27 246 25003 23200 22 273 24 251 30 251 30 256 26 247 23200 21334 18 275 23 256 28 254 32 249 25 257 21334 19398 17 299 22 274 23 273 29 246 26 260 19398 17425 15 288 20 278 20 284 24 250 22 255 17425 15518 11 277 19 276 17 280 17 258 15 239 15518 13778 12 274 15 283 13 279 10*272 11 228 13778 12222 10 286 12 307 8*279 7*290 5 222 12222 10831 8 309 12 319 4*320 8 342 2 231 10831 9584 6 318 11 322 4 345 10 352 3 014 9584 8467 4 325 10 324 4 345 11 352 6 019 8467 7468 5 004 8 330 4 342 11 350 11 019 7468 6581 6 020 7*337 4 335 12 349 14 018 6581 5790 4 009 6*330 4 332 12 348 15 017 5790 5076 3 325 5 299 4 328 12 347 16 015 5076 4441 4 290 5 284 4 324 12 346 16 013 4441 3907 6*266 5 280 4 321 12 345 16 011 3907 3494 7*261 5 277 4 320 11 344 14 009 3494 3210 7 262 5 277 4 319 11 344 11 006 3210 3036 6 262 5 276 4 319 11 344 8*002 3036 2937 6 264 5 275 4 319 10 344 4*357 2937 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