DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 86.6 - - 95.7 - - 96.4 - - 85.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 302 - - 355 - - 91 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1803 - - 4584 - - 4717 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4014 - - 6173 - - 5497 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4786 - - 7567 - - 7700 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 804 - - 2362 - - 5578 - - 572 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 336 - - 484 - - 311 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 290 - - 310 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -10 - - -8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9946 - - -10100 - - -10319 - - -12632 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14733 - - 17667 - - 18020 - - 15580 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14162 - - -12901 - - -13077 - - -17251 ODpotential blCL - - - 18948 - - 20468 - - 20777 - - 20198 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 88 - - 80 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.6 - - 95.7 - - 96.4 - - 85.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 27.4 - - 26.5 - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.7 - - 93.3 - - 95.6 - - 88.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 27.2 - - 26.3 - - 27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 302 - - 355 - - 91 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1803 - - 4584 - - 4717 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 53 - - 19 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99465 24 126 19 085 17 097 21 072 99465 92007 17 081 19 114 14 078 14 086 92007 86224 17 100 11 102 14 083 15 101 86224 81393 12 090 10 098 11 089 15 083 81393 77229 8 112 6 058 12 092 13 060 77229 73569 10 079 8 109 8 064 11 076 73569 70266 7 066 8 091 5 049 9 065 70266 67219 6 084 5 067 4 052 9 041 67219 64398 6 067 4 052 4 356 10 017 64398 61684 8 352 6 065 3 083 6 295 61684 58876 8 299 3 002 4 046 3 079 58876 55983 13 271 14 279 13 309 10 289 55983 53237 17 251 24 264 20 270 18 283 53237 50775 26 244 31 249 27 261 34 265 50775 48572 29 261 34 252 37 247 41 248 48572 46576 37 267 38 252 42 243 44 240 46576 44738 46 259 45 255 45 247 43 239 44738 43034 54 252 57 254 54 251 49 248 43034 41448 60 250 67 249 66 247 60 249 41448 39965 65 249 67 245 70 242 67 244 39965 38571 67 247 66 243 69 240 69 238 38571 37227 67 243 64 243 67 237 70 235 37227 35868 63 244 58 243 64 237 64 232 35868 34467 51 245 51 241 57 239 57 231 34467 33027 44 245 45 238 53 238 53 230 33027 31531 39 249 41 239 50 238 52 229 31531 29970 35 252 37 244 45 243 47 235 29970 28348 33 251 35 251 38 251 36 247 28348 26665 27 244 34 248 36 257 28 250 26665 24922 26 237 34 237 34 255 29 248 24922 23119 25 242 29 238 29 246 30 241 23119 21251 26 253 25 257 24 242 25 238 21251 19317 28 259 27 260 23 255 15 249 19317 17352 28 258 28 258 26 266 16 276 17352 15457 25 260 27 261 25 267 19 268 15457 13727 19 260 25 269 22 264 22 257 13727 12179 13 242 20 273 21 262 20 250 12179 10793 7 221 15 266 19 265 18 247 10793 9550 5 210 12 256 15 271 15 249 9550 8436 5 202 7*261 11*287 12 257 8436 7443 3 213 6*286 9*309 8 290 7443 6561 2 288 6 290 9 311 9 323 6561 5776 4 318 7 292 9 311 12 332 5776 5067 6*297 7 292 9 311 13 334 5067 4437 6*291 7 291 9 310 14 332 4437 3907 7 290 7 290 9 309 15 328 3907 3499 7 290 7 291 9 308 15 324 3499 3216 6 291 7 289 9 308 13 315 3216 3044 6 291 6 290 8 308 10*303 3044 2946 6 292 6 289 8 308 6*289 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