DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - 78.1 - - 85.6 - - - - - 79.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 401 - - 457 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4367 - - 6755 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6049 - - 7999 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7350 - - 9738 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1885 - - 1598 - - - - - 5992 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 496 - - 599 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 57 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 106 - - 337 - - - - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -10 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5074 - - -5552 - - - - - -11738 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12425 - - 15291 - - - - - 14685 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11056 - - -10575 - - - - - -17956 ODpotential blCL - - - 18406 - - 20313 - - - - - 20902 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 62 - - - - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.1 - - 85.6 - - - - - 79.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.8 - - 28.2 - - - - - 25.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.8 - - 83.0 - - - - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 27.9 - - - - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 401 - - 457 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4367 - - 6755 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 99120 28 108 28 096 32 090 99120 91576 30 105 17 100 22 088 91576 85772 23 100 16 113 25 082 85772 80978 17 100 19 102 23 070 80978 76877 9 107 19 081 17 081 76877 73273 15 105 15 069 18 075 73273 70020 20 087 9 074 17 069 70020 67023 12 055 14 060 14 063 67023 64236 8 046 10 018 13 032 64236 61535 7 010 10 358 14 012 61535 58712 14 347 17 328 17 342 58712 55776 22 314 22 308 24 325 55776 52970 26 307 24 303 26 316 52970 50438 29 310 27 310 26 314 50438 48174 34 307 32 316 24 320 48174 46129 37 299 37 307 25 328 46129 44271 36 300 33 299 25 327 44271 42573 35 307 30 310 22 344 42573 41010 33 314 31 316 31 345 41010 39561 32 329 33 323 26 016 39561 38204 34 341 36 327 42 035 38204 36899 34 343 37 323 42 032 36899 35577 33 336 35 320 40 031 35577 34208 32 333 33 316 37 027 34208 32796 31 330 33 316 35 016 32796 31326 30 327 34 318 36 010 31326 29789 30 328 35 319 33 359 29789 28186 29 328 32 317 29 349 28186 26515 25 326 27 312 26 338 26515 24775 22 323 24 308 24 328 24775 22974 20 318 23 305 24 322 22974 21106 21 313 21 301 24 322 21106 19165 20 311 19 300 24 321 19165 17190 19 312 18 306 22 318 17190 15291 17 315 17 313 19 312 15291 13566 14 316 15 317 18 309 13566 12031 11 318 11 323 18 308 12031 10662 9 340 4*332 15 306 10662 9439 6 016 2*341 12 312 9439 8345 5*063 1 345 11 321 8345 7370 5*103 1 343 12 326 7370 6502 5 108 2 341 14 328 6502 5730 5 108 2 339 16 328 5730 5033 5 108 2 336 17 327 5033 4413 5 106 2 334 18 326 4413 3892 5 104 3 332 18 325 3892 3489 4 103 3 333 18 323 3489 3211 4 100 3 330 15 321 3211 3042 4 099 3 332 12*318 3042 2945 4 098 2 330 8*317 2945 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