DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.9 - - 88.1 - - 91.2 - - 82.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 429 - - 192 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3526 - - 5952 - - 5460 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5384 - - 7334 - - 6570 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6509 - - 8935 - - 8443 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2219 - - 3288 - - 6775 - - 4454 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 457 - - 565 - - 421 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 32 - - 35 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 279 - - 308 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 14 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -18 - - -6 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8203 - - -7625 - - -8760 - - -12236 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14713 - - 16561 - - 17204 - - 15184 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14085 - - -11539 - - -12481 - - -17265 ODpotential blCL - - - 20594 - - 20474 - - 20924 - - 20212 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 41 - - 66 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.9 - - 88.1 - - 91.2 - - 82.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.2 - - 24.7 - - 24.6 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.5 - - 85.6 - - 89.8 - - 86.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.8 - - 24.1 - - 24.0 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 429 - - 192 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3526 - - 5952 - - 5460 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98844 17 108 15 123 11 106 9 116 98844 91310 13 126 11 082 14 091 14 132 91310 85533 17 127 4 126 15 087 14 118 85533 80755 19 134 6 155 8 116 12 094 80755 76638 10 122 12 142 6 181 10 080 76638 72995 5 127 10 135 9 139 6 108 72995 69694 5 191 5 130 4 106 6 157 69694 66661 8 176 9 215 8 241 1 331 66661 63851 5 189 14 219 10 238 9 230 63851 61126 8 242 15 221 17 244 17 239 61126 58299 21 248 21 242 21 250 16 259 58299 55373 21 235 27 237 27 259 24 267 55373 52575 27 263 29 247 32 253 33 257 52575 50063 39 274 37 262 38 261 41 255 50063 47841 47 272 43 264 43 263 47 256 47841 45855 45 268 43 261 44 262 45 256 45855 44049 38 268 42 259 44 260 44 258 44049 42381 34 265 43 261 43 255 44 259 42381 40823 33 267 44 264 42 253 44 255 40823 39363 33 271 45 265 43 254 43 252 39363 37993 34 274 47 266 47 254 43 250 37993 36676 34 275 49 269 52 253 45 250 36676 35348 34 274 51 272 52 253 50 250 35348 33976 33 270 47 269 48 258 50 249 33976 32563 33 266 44 263 47 265 47 252 32563 31095 34 262 42 261 48 272 46 255 31095 29560 34 261 42 264 48 275 45 259 29560 27961 37 261 42 267 46 274 45 262 27961 26300 40 264 43 268 42 268 43 260 26300 24579 42 267 45 267 42 263 43 253 24579 22799 43 271 44 265 43 261 44 249 22799 20957 40 271 40 264 45 258 45 244 20957 19052 34 267 37 263 45 253 44 238 19052 17120 29 263 36 260 42 245 40 234 17120 15261 27 263 34 257 34 235 33 228 15261 13565 25 265 31 250 30 234 30 231 13565 12047 24 265 26 239 28 234 29 233 12047 10687 20 261 23 237 22 236 26 235 10687 9466 18 254 17*238 16*240 21 237 9466 8371 15 248 12*241 11*250 15 241 8371 7392 11*245 8 247 7 269 10 250 7392 6522 5*253 4 263 5 304 6 274 6522 5747 3 275 2 314 5 323 5 318 5747 5047 3 287 3 344 6 333 7 338 5047 4423 2 298 3 354 6 337 8 346 4423 3899 2 304 3 002 6 340 9 349 3899 3494 2 313 3 006 6 341 10 349 3494 3214 2 317 3 007 6 343 9 348 3214 3043 2 316 3 009 6 343 7*346 3043 2946 2 317 3 011 6 343 4*340 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