DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.4 - - 96.1 - - 95.1 - - 87.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 375 - - 443 - - 233 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2879 - - 10761 - - 9451 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4879 - - 11249 - - 9791 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5862 - - 13744 - - 12434 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3204 - - 2371 - - 4298 - - 7709 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 423 - - 695 - - 537 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 285 - - 311 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 17 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -10 - - 5 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8388 - - -2558 - - -3939 - - -11923 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14251 - - 16303 - - 16374 - - 14870 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11206 - - -4282 - - -5509 - - -14344 ODpotential blCL - - - 17068 - - 18026 - - 17943 - - 17291 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 67 - - 67 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 110 - - 50 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.4 - - 96.1 - - 95.1 - - 87.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 33.7 - - 32.5 - - 32.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.2 - - 93.3 - - 93.6 - - 89.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 33.4 - - 32.2 - - 32.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 375 - - 443 - - 233 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2879 - - 10761 - - 9451 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99397 32 095 25 091 26 099 26 095 99397 91851 22 110 22 105 19 089 28 092 91851 86019 23 124 15 102 17 098 22 090 86019 81180 20 099 15 112 19 100 16 093 81180 77022 18 091 17 111 14 077 15 091 77022 73362 12 090 14 094 8 086 13 077 73362 70046 10 109 5 056 10 064 16 081 70046 66996 13 084 8 121 3 060 12 034 66996 64172 8 009 9 064 2 143 5 350 64172 61452 8 301 8 334 8 023 4 063 61452 58611 14 262 13 283 16 296 13 298 58611 55655 16 261 19 260 22 272 25 283 55655 52832 26 276 25 270 26 279 30 287 52832 50286 36 273 35 279 39 279 43 272 50286 48024 42 275 49 270 51 270 52 266 48024 45996 53 275 57 267 60 265 59 265 45996 44158 60 273 63 267 64 264 62 266 44158 42474 67 267 67 264 65 262 64 264 42474 40916 68 263 67 260 62 260 62 261 40916 39458 65 260 65 258 58 259 55 259 39458 38090 64 259 63 259 53 260 48 262 38090 36775 62 259 60 260 48 262 45 263 36775 35446 60 258 58 260 43 265 41 265 35446 34072 54 257 55 259 38 269 38 267 34072 32658 49 259 50 256 37 269 35 267 32658 31189 48 259 45 250 38 264 34 266 31189 29656 49 255 43 244 40 257 33 265 29656 28061 48 250 42 241 41 252 33 263 28061 26404 46 256 41 242 39 251 34 258 26404 24690 43 259 40 243 37 252 38 254 24690 22917 39 252 40 246 36 251 39 251 22917 21079 40 251 40 251 36 250 37 253 21079 19173 42 263 42 257 37 248 32 252 19173 17234 38 269 41 258 33 246 28 249 17234 15361 29 266 31*255 26 248 22 251 15361 13647 23 262 22*255 23*252 17 256 13647 12115 16 260 14 264 15*268 12 265 12115 10743 12 259 11 276 12 289 8 286 10743 9513 11 280 9 287 12 294 7 315 9513 8410 9 310 9 299 12 314 8 331 8410 7425 8 322 9 301 13 318 11 338 7425 6549 7*320 9 302 14 322 14 343 6549 5767 7*310 9 304 14 323 16 346 5767 5062 7 307 9 304 14 324 17 346 5062 4434 7 305 9 304 14 325 18 346 4434 3906 7 305 9 305 14 325 18 345 3906 3498 7 304 9 304 14 325 17 344 3498 3216 6 304 9 304 14 325 15 343 3216 3044 6 304 8 304 13 325 12*341 3044 2946 6 304 8 304 12 325 8*341 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