DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 83.2 - - 83.9 - - 78.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 454 - - 242 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3168 - - 5825 - - 7911 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5087 - - 7254 - - 8604 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6151 - - 8808 - - 10894 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1713 - - 5208 - - 4899 - - 7402 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 431 - - 571 - - 514 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 14 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 276 - - 296 - - 300 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -9 - - -12 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3389 - - -2827 - - -1357 - - -7991 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9541 - - 11636 - - 12252 - - 10937 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5862 - - -4179 - - -2345 - - -10321 ODpotential blCL - - - 12013 - - 12987 - - 13239 - - 13267 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 54 - - 77 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 280 - - 410 - - 210 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 83.2 - - 83.9 - - 78.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.6 - - 41.9 - - 39.9 - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.3 - - 80.5 - - 82.2 - - 79.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 41.6 - - 39.6 - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 454 - - 242 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3168 - - 5825 - - 7911 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99431 25 123 28 119 27 110 28 106 99431 91842 31 105 27 118 23 110 21 102 91842 86018 25 096 28 112 18 105 24 099 86018 81197 15 105 24 104 20 114 18 083 81197 77059 17 104 14 092 25 109 15 106 77059 73414 11 092 14 113 15 106 16 117 73414 70110 9 135 9 121 11 122 9 120 70110 67063 12 150 5 200 6 114 8 118 67063 64218 12 153 8 213 2 161 8 127 64218 61448 7 136 11 212 6 256 3 181 61448 58557 3 195 13 215 12 244 6 206 58557 55557 9 265 15 231 18 243 11 252 55557 52696 17 251 20 238 19 242 18 250 52696 50119 19 251 20 244 21 243 19 248 50119 47803 19 247 19 241 21 239 19 254 47803 45703 19 245 17 242 21 239 23 251 45703 43795 21 245 19 247 20 247 23 247 43795 42058 21 238 22 248 22 265 24 268 42058 40471 18 241 21 249 25 270 25 267 40471 39011 18 262 21 264 26 275 26 271 39011 37654 22 266 24 267 25 287 26 279 37654 36356 25 256 23 267 27 296 25 288 36356 35042 26 248 22 267 27 300 24 290 35042 33684 27 243 22 265 26 302 22 286 33684 32284 27 240 21 264 26 299 24 280 32284 30830 25 234 19 264 25 292 25 275 30830 29314 22 227 19 258 24 276 24 270 29314 27737 21 228 19 248 22 254 23 266 27737 26098 24 233 21 243 20 253 22 265 26098 24399 29 228 24 242 20 265 21 264 24399 22640 29 228 27 237 22 270 22 263 22640 20817 27 234 31 232 26 263 24 260 20817 18924 22 236 34 226 32 245 28 247 18924 17004 19 230 33 220 35 229 32 228 17004 15159 18 219 31 222 30 230 27 229 15159 13473 15 210 29 229 25 233 23 232 13473 11963 12 203 25 234 17*237 16 235 11963 10612 15 183 20 239 10*250 11 247 10612 9401 17 163 14*249 7 281 7 276 9401 8317 18 145 8*276 7 284 8 312 8317 7348 14 145 8 295 9 306 9 325 7348 6486 5*167 7 299 10 309 12 333 6486 5719 3*260 8 299 10 310 14 335 5719 5026 4 277 8 299 11 311 15 335 5026 4408 5 279 8 299 11 311 16 334 4408 3889 5 277 8 299 11 312 16 333 3889 3488 5 277 8 298 11 311 15 332 3488 3211 5 277 8 299 11 311 14 330 3211 3042 5 277 8 298 11 311 12*329 3042 2945 5 276 7 298 10 311 8*328 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