DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.1 - - 97.0 - - 98.2 - - 86.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 376 - - 150 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1882 - - 5015 - - 6208 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4097 - - 6535 - - 6974 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4865 - - 7998 - - 9191 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 805 - - 3950 - - 4247 - - 884 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 352 - - 509 - - 403 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 15 - - 16 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 311 - - 317 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -12 - - -9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7796 - - -8582 - - -8795 - - -11566 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12662 - - 16581 - - 17987 - - 14514 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12030 - - -11569 - - -11810 - - -16466 ODpotential blCL - - - 16895 - - 19567 - - 21001 - - 19413 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 80 - - 60 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.1 - - 97.0 - - 98.2 - - 86.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.0 - - 33.7 - - 28.4 - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.0 - - 94.5 - - 96.9 - - 89.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.8 - - 33.4 - - 28.2 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 376 - - 150 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1882 - - 5015 - - 6208 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 99495 34 107 29 102 26 107 24 095 99495 91979 26 104 24 103 27 090 24 093 91979 86191 23 102 24 101 21 090 23 092 86191 81388 24 097 22 103 20 101 23 093 81388 77256 17 100 23 117 17 110 15 074 77256 73614 14 124 16 108 17 112 11 089 73614 70324 11 131 9 111 13 098 12 102 70324 67303 11 140 6 134 1 138 5 069 67303 64512 3 023 12 130 9 167 8 178 64512 61822 13 218 13 264 2 349 9 191 61822 59046 11 193 14 220 13 240 10 218 59046 56194 20 240 21 234 21 258 7 280 56194 53471 38 237 36 234 38 248 30 259 53471 51032 48 230 47 232 50 236 45 242 51032 48852 51 234 51 235 52 230 51 229 48852 46867 52 239 53 240 52 235 51 228 46867 45032 59 241 60 242 57 240 52 236 45032 43321 66 237 69 237 64 239 58 241 43321 41718 71 232 75 234 68 236 64 239 41718 40209 73 231 77 232 70 233 68 236 40209 38787 76 231 77 231 71 230 72 233 38787 37417 78 230 79 230 72 229 75 232 37417 36030 80 231 81 230 72 231 74 234 36030 34602 80 231 79 230 71 234 70 239 34602 33136 75 232 73 230 67 236 65 241 33136 31618 66 234 66 230 62 237 59 242 31618 30041 55 236 60 229 56 237 52 245 30041 28411 46 232 53 230 49 236 45 249 28411 26723 41 227 47 228 44 234 40 253 26723 24977 37 228 43 226 42 234 38 253 24977 23174 34 231 38 227 40 234 38 249 23174 21306 32 234 35 230 38 233 38 244 21306 19367 31 236 32 233 36 230 35 235 19367 17397 28 232 27 234 33 223 29 223 17397 15496 25 221 23 225 27 216 25 220 15496 13759 22 216 21 213 23 222 22 226 13759 12205 17 230 16 210 17 235 18 227 12205 10813 11 242 8 226 12 244 13 221 10813 9567 7 236 4 256 6*264 7 213 9567 8451 5 209 3*301 4*312 1 099 8451 7456 4 170 4*318 4 317 3 016 7456 6571 0 117 5 317 4 320 5 349 6571 5784 5 322 6 314 5 319 8 338 5784 5073 9*304 7 312 5 319 11 333 5073 4441 10*298 7 309 5 318 13 329 4441 3910 10 297 7 308 5 317 14 325 3910 3500 10 296 7 306 5 316 15 320 3500 3217 10 296 7 305 5 317 14 312 3217 3045 9 295 7 305 5 315 11*303 3045 2946 8 295 7 304 5 317 6*293 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