DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.4 - - 97.0 - - - - - 87.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 323 - - 364 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1811 - - 4795 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4040 - - 6352 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4794 - - 7778 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 662 - - 2866 - - - - - 838 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 345 - - 497 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 29 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 331 - - - - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -6 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7808 - - -8052 - - - - - -11390 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12603 - - 15831 - - - - - 14337 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12081 - - -10096 - - - - - -15198 ODpotential blCL - - - 16875 - - 17874 - - - - - 18145 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 62 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 260 - - - - - 330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.4 - - 97.0 - - - - - 87.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 37.2 - - - - - 35.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.4 - - 94.8 - - - - - 90.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 36.9 - - - - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 323 - - 364 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1811 - - 4795 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99663 34 109 34 112 31 100 99663 92152 36 125 25 106 31 103 92152 86359 25 117 23 122 24 093 86359 81536 22 114 26 128 16 090 81536 77366 22 121 18 104 13 117 77366 73682 16 119 15 108 15 115 73682 70362 8 135 12 124 7 090 70362 67325 9 142 12 138 7 121 67325 64518 3 132 9 138 2 129 64518 61818 11 285 3 165 3 219 61818 59002 18 240 10 262 7 240 59002 56084 18 236 25 250 25 253 56084 53321 31 238 36 234 33 250 53321 50836 35 231 38 221 35 244 50836 48594 46 239 45 236 39 249 48594 46543 61 230 63 231 51 243 46543 44653 70 220 71 224 60 236 44653 42904 69 218 66 224 60 233 42904 41282 71 220 63 229 60 231 41282 39773 74 220 65 227 57 231 39773 38370 77 219 69 225 50 230 38370 37035 76 221 65 229 41 230 37035 35698 67 225 54 231 34 235 35698 34323 54 228 46 231 31 239 34323 32908 49 227 37 236 30 242 32908 31437 49 228 33 242 28 241 31437 29901 47 227 29 245 23 240 29901 28300 44 223 27 247 21 243 28300 26635 38 214 29 240 19 252 26635 24908 33 209 34 228 20 260 24908 23121 27 216 31 220 23 250 23121 21273 24 232 20 229 28 223 21273 19353 21 240 18 231 27 212 19353 17392 16 238 18 223 25 211 17392 15494 11 230 16 219 19 215 15494 13759 10 235 12 217 14 224 13759 12207 10 242 9 207 11 241 12207 10817 7 211 6 215 8 266 10817 9573 4 142 4 226 6 304 9573 8459 6 122 1*265 6 346 8459 7463 7 123 3*344 7 351 7463 6578 4 120 3 339 9 342 6578 5790 1 053 3 334 11 334 5790 5079 6*303 3 331 13 328 5079 4445 7*298 3 329 14 322 4445 3913 7 297 3 323 15 318 3913 3502 7 297 3 321 15 313 3502 3218 7 297 3 319 13 306 3218 3045 7 297 3 318 11*297 3045 2946 6 297 3 319 6*284 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