DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 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 1011z - - 1333z - - 1602z - - 1902z - - 2157z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 76.9 - - 91.5 - - 96.9 - - 99.5 - - 80.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 103 - - 317 - - 347 - - 145 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 679 - - 2834 - - 5855 - - 7973 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2958 - - 4800 - - 7174 - - 8326 - - 2958 Hcrit BL Top 3662 - - 5817 - - 8838 - - 10956 - - 2976 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 585 - - 1636 - - 7622 - - 7969 - - 214 Hgt.Variab. W* 172 - - 401 - - 526 - - 440 - - 13 W* B/S 2 - - 7 - - 89 - - 25 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 11 - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 119 - - 114 - - 187 - - 133 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 2 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -7 - - -10 - - -15 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6447 - - -8124 - - -7635 - - -5199 - - -2276 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10110 - - 13942 - - 16474 - - 16156 - - 5252 sfcLCL ODpotential -12236 - - -11081 - - -9689 - - -6825 - - -7116 ODpotential blCL 15898 - - 16898 - - 18527 - - 17781 - - 10092 blCL maxRH 47 - - 41 - - 82 - - 74 - - 88 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 80 - - 160 - - 460 - - 2320 CAPE Temp@2m 76.9 - - 91.5 - - 96.9 - - 99.5 - - 80.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.5 - - 40.6 - - 34.3 - - 38.2 - - 66.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 76.0 - - 89.7 - - 96.9 - - 98.9 - - 81.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 43.0 - - 40.3 - - 34.3 - - 37.7 - - 62.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 103 - - 317 - - 347 - - 145 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 679 - - 2834 - - 5855 - - 7973 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 27 - - 0 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 15 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] 99303 23 098 18 124 13 125 11 112 19 073 99303 92308 17 109 19 105 19 122 15 125 12 097 92308 86828 16 102 17 101 18 100 18 115 13 103 86828 82235 16 096 16 103 13 086 18 102 14 104 82235 78254 14 093 13 100 8 097 14 082 12 094 78254 74728 13 094 12 091 7 099 9 075 10 083 74728 71538 10 084 11 088 6 087 4 070 7 069 71538 68608 7 070 7 089 5 043 2 013 5 032 68608 65892 5 036 3 088 5 339 6 310 4 006 65892 63255 5 351 2 330 4 300 6 288 3 317 63255 60503 9 321 7 309 8 291 10 281 7 272 60503 57660 14 300 13 290 13 273 11 280 15 270 57660 54957 16 293 15 284 15 262 19 263 17 263 54957 52517 22 293 21 283 21 261 21 261 24 263 52517 50322 27 291 30 276 27 257 27 255 38 246 50322 48334 34 285 36 270 29 257 28 252 37 250 48334 46507 40 276 37 269 33 261 30 262 39 263 46507 44811 39 270 39 269 39 261 37 268 44 266 44811 43232 37 267 40 267 44 260 46 267 49 266 43232 41755 36 264 42 266 47 259 54 264 54 264 41755 40368 34 263 42 266 49 260 58 262 56 262 40368 39033 32 262 42 265 50 262 60 262 57 261 39033 37681 30 261 41 263 51 263 59 262 56 259 37681 36283 29 261 40 258 50 264 56 261 54 256 36283 34840 27 261 38 254 47 262 51 259 49 251 34840 33335 27 262 35 251 43 257 45 255 44 238 33335 31751 27 262 33 249 40 250 41 249 43 223 31751 30087 27 263 30 248 39 242 37 243 44 215 30087 28339 26 264 28 248 37 238 34 238 43 216 28339 26508 25 264 26 250 33 235 34 232 37 220 26508 24593 24 265 25 252 29 231 37 226 30 226 24593 22589 22 267 24 255 24 227 39 225 25 231 22589 20494 21 268 21 258 22 228 38 229 18 237 20494 18353 19 265 18 259 19 231 33 233 9 222 18353 16288 17 253 15 255 14 232 27 230 14 171 16288 14400 12 244 14 250 12 227 18 217 17 161 14400 12714 6 239 14 243 10 228 12 203 15 165 12714 11211 7 229 13 234 9 233 8*185 12 185 11211 9871 10 201 13 223 8*239 6*169 11 220 9871 8679 10 185 13 217 5*238 5 153 13 245 8679 7623 8 180 10 220 4 232 4 138 15 263 7623 6692 8 166 5 209 1 169 3 127 17 276 6692 5870 10 142 5*142 1 138 3 119 18 285 5870 5135 16 125 11*117 1 123 3 111 18 291 5135 4486 22 116 11 114 1 110 3 106 17 294 4486 3945 21*116 11 114 1 098 2 101 14 294 3945 3530 18*119 11 113 2 092 2 097 11 294 3530 3246 15 119 10 112 2 089 2 096 8 300 3246 3073 14 119 10 113 2 087 2 096 6*305 3073 2975 12 119 9 112 2 089 2 094 3*339 2975 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