DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 76.5 - - 91.6 - - 102.5 - - - - - 94.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 61 - - 320 - - 377 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 321 - - 2257 - - 5489 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 4363 - - 6910 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top 3304 - - 5240 - - 8472 - - - - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 594 - - 1136 - - 10247 - - - - - 7540 Hgt.Variab. W* 111 - - 369 - - 525 - - - - - 3 W* B/S 8 - - 12 - - 59 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction 273 - - 113 - - 128 - - - - - 342 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -4 - - -19 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6053 - - -7876 - - -8056 - - - - - -13951 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9357 - - 13117 - - 16529 - - - - - 16899 sfcLCL ODpotential -12409 - - -11003 - - -9635 - - - - - -19039 ODpotential blCL 15713 - - 16243 - - 18107 - - - - - 21987 blCL maxRH 72 - - 50 - - 34 - - - - - 34 maxRH CAPE 200 - - 50 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 76.5 - - 91.6 - - 102.5 - - - - - 94.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 46.3 - - 44.5 - - 39.4 - - - - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 75.9 - - 89.5 - - 100.0 - - - - - 99.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 46.3 - - 44.4 - - 39.1 - - - - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 61 - - 320 - - 377 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 321 - - 2257 - - 5489 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99884 40 100 35 103 35 111 29 073 99884 92331 33 100 29 104 26 102 20 097 92331 86495 24 113 18 112 23 092 25 113 86495 81666 21 109 14 120 16 101 22 102 81666 77522 19 107 18 117 13 121 22 093 77522 73860 16 112 25 102 16 119 13 098 73860 70541 14 105 12 094 16 098 11 109 70541 67500 10 124 8 103 10 112 9 103 67500 64701 11 128 5 136 8 124 4 069 64701 62020 5 003 6 159 9 177 2 238 62020 59238 6 266 10 221 9 246 3 245 59238 56364 15 286 15 238 16 257 13 275 56364 53651 23 291 20 251 30 267 20 274 53651 51227 47 283 32 282 30 269 24 269 51227 49054 56 278 49 288 42 291 26 278 49054 47072 59 278 62 285 60 288 33 286 47072 45247 62 280 70 281 65 279 43 286 45247 43554 65 283 68 285 63 282 49 284 43554 41965 70 287 70 291 61 290 46 284 41965 40467 74 289 72 295 62 297 42 291 40467 39056 74 291 73 298 61 299 47 300 39056 37696 75 294 70 300 60 300 52 303 37696 36320 66 297 63 302 60 300 52 303 36320 34900 53 296 48 302 57 301 49 302 34900 33439 44 296 43 295 52 299 46 302 33439 31923 47 297 40 290 47 296 44 301 31923 30340 55 291 37 287 40 294 43 302 30340 28690 55 285 38 291 33 293 40 305 28690 26976 42 277 41 290 31 291 34 298 26976 25204 29 257 39 285 32 289 27 289 25204 23379 24 238 32 272 31 286 25 286 23379 21492 26 236 24 241 26 267 25 276 21492 19536 23 239 22 222 23 234 26 255 19536 17551 19 261 22 230 23 226 26 234 17551 15638 12 253 15 229 20 228 23 236 15638 13889 13 207 10 235 16 224 21 238 13889 12322 14 202 9 219 14 225 16 236 12322 10918 15 190 11 217 12 228 10 230 10918 9659 15 176 10 205 9 231 6 223 9659 8531 15 164 11 172 5*228 2 203 8531 7523 14 149 11 156 2*173 1 084 7523 6627 13 128 10 134 2 136 2 049 6627 5829 14 115 8*113 2 132 2 042 5829 5108 13 114 7*110 2 122 2 032 5108 4466 9 120 6 112 2 119 3 021 4466 3926 1 142 6 114 1 116 3 011 3926 3510 3*284 5 114 1 108 3 002 3510 3222 3*271 5 115 1 104 2 351 3222 3047 2 272 4 117 1 109 2*347 3047 2947 2 275 4 116 1 107 2*342 2947 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