DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 90.1 - - 100.6 - - - - - 90.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 320 - - 390 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2920 - - 10567 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4860 - - 11014 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5903 - - 13550 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1497 - - 4805 - - - - - 3092 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 403 - - 661 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 15 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 129 - - 266 - - - - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -20 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4868 - - -2757 - - - - - -10558 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10772 - - 16308 - - - - - 13505 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7778 - - -5423 - - - - - -13860 ODpotential blCL - - - 13681 - - 18973 - - - - - 16807 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 24 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 850 - - 140 - - - - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.1 - - 100.6 - - - - - 90.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.0 - - 38.3 - - - - - 41.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.0 - - 98.1 - - - - - 92.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 38.0 - - - - - 41.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 320 - - 390 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2920 - - 10567 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 4 - - - - - 6 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] 99742 39 111 31 117 37 098 99742 92249 35 114 29 107 28 100 92249 86473 29 112 27 108 22 099 86473 81654 20 115 28 107 18 100 81654 77501 16 118 18 101 16 107 77501 73839 13 106 14 126 16 107 73839 70521 10 121 16 121 11 091 70521 67474 12 114 13 133 3 116 67474 64655 10 119 11 145 6 097 64655 61943 1 008 1 060 1 258 61943 59131 14 249 17 260 7 340 59131 56227 20 243 21 234 25 263 56227 53482 17 247 27 241 30 261 53482 51011 33 272 37 256 35 264 51011 48779 49 277 53 264 45 269 48779 46741 68 274 63 268 57 270 46741 44867 67 270 73 270 64 270 44867 43135 63 275 73 270 67 269 43135 41526 62 278 69 271 66 269 41526 40028 57 280 61 272 62 267 40028 38628 52 283 48 270 56 264 38628 37286 47 284 42 268 50 264 37286 35933 39 282 44 271 48 267 35933 34538 35 284 42 278 44 267 34538 33105 33 281 35 280 39 267 33105 31619 32 275 31 276 35 267 31619 30068 29 263 27 271 31 268 30068 28454 23 249 26 274 28 272 28454 26774 20 239 25 274 25 276 26774 25031 18 236 22 261 24 278 25031 23228 15 231 20 249 22 277 23228 21360 14 232 18 238 24 269 21360 19423 11 251 16 233 30 240 19423 17454 10 274 16 237 28 225 17454 15552 10 259 16 241 24 232 15552 13812 10 228 15*246 18 232 13812 12254 12 242 13*249 12 227 12254 10859 12 250 12 251 5 216 10859 9609 11 246 11 255 0 169 9609 8489 10 225 10 259 3 022 8489 7488 7 185 7 270 6 008 7488 6598 6*145 6 282 8 360 6598 5806 7*132 5 289 11 355 5806 5090 6 131 5 296 12 351 5090 4453 6 130 5 302 13 346 4453 3918 6 128 5 307 14 341 3918 3505 6 127 5 309 14 336 3505 3219 5 125 4 311 12 329 3219 3046 5 125 4 312 10*320 3046 2946 5 125 4 312 6*306 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