DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - - 84.5 - - 89.6 - - 90.8 - - 83.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 399 - - 152 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3492 - - 8079 - - 7993 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5314 - - 9005 - - 8335 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6475 - - 11062 - - 10976 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5032 - - 5536 - - 6530 - - 6466 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 436 - - 608 - - 439 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 33 - - 60 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 3 - - 1 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 168 - - 127 - - 072 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 16 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -13 - - -15 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3902 - - -1390 - - -2351 - - -9221 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10378 - - 12453 - - 13328 - - 12169 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5628 - - -2171 - - -3158 - - -11961 ODpotential blCL - - - 12103 - - 13233 - - 14134 - - 14908 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 71 - - 89 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 650 - - 490 - - 320 - - 270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 89.6 - - 90.8 - - 83.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.1 - - 44.9 - - 42.3 - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.3 - - 87.2 - - 89.6 - - 87.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 44.8 - - 42.1 - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 399 - - 152 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3492 - - 8079 - - 7993 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 0 - - 56 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 99608 29 115 22 107 17 086 27 088 99608 92114 19 115 15 095 14 110 17 085 92114 86322 18 121 9 086 14 117 14 089 86322 81510 17 125 11 143 12 115 11 093 81510 77363 9 088 13 139 8 117 8 092 77363 73699 6 122 8 128 10 133 3 093 73699 70379 6 131 10 125 7 149 1 104 70379 67327 3 143 4 182 2 201 0 000 67327 64508 5 186 10 185 8 208 7 268 64508 61789 8 259 11 251 12 235 10 216 61789 58956 19 228 17 228 15 250 14 233 58956 56012 19 228 15 219 18 233 20 220 56012 53190 24 236 22 239 20 239 21 236 53190 50635 36 242 37 245 31 254 26 249 50635 48345 43 236 45 234 39 249 33 249 48345 46278 41 227 44 227 44 242 40 245 46278 44404 34 225 41 236 43 240 44 243 44404 42697 31 239 43 248 38 246 42 243 42697 41128 38 251 46 255 37 253 35 246 41128 39669 44 256 48 257 39 257 34 248 39669 38299 46 257 48 258 41 259 34 250 38299 36976 47 257 48 259 42 258 33 250 36976 35637 46 257 48 259 41 257 32 249 35637 34253 42 254 47 260 39 255 32 249 34253 32829 36 247 43 261 36 254 32 251 32829 31350 34 239 39 259 35 253 31 253 31350 29806 30 236 35 256 34 254 29 256 29806 28198 29 230 30 249 31 254 26 260 28198 26525 28 229 26 242 29 253 26 261 26525 24793 20 231 25 241 28 252 28 260 24793 23006 15 224 25 248 27 250 31 258 23006 21158 12 239 23 257 28 252 31 254 21158 19245 8 246 23 262 27 240 27 246 19245 17300 8 185 24 258 24 233 24 241 17300 15419 10 143 24 254 21 231 21 237 15419 13698 12 149 22 252 16 228 17 230 13698 12158 13 174 16*247 11*222 12 219 12158 10779 12 183 11*235 5*210 9 200 10779 9541 10 185 8 227 4 203 7 180 9541 8432 7 195 7 219 3 195 6 156 8432 7441 5 181 4 178 1 124 6 127 7441 6560 6*136 4 129 2 088 6 104 6560 5775 9*121 5 114 3 073 7 093 5775 5067 11 119 6 107 3 069 7 085 5067 4437 11 119 6 102 3 064 8 080 4437 3907 11 119 6 098 3 063 8 076 3907 3499 11 119 6 096 4 060 7 073 3499 3216 11 119 6 095 4 059 7 071 3216 3044 10 119 6 094 4 059 6*071 3044 2946 9 119 6 093 3 059 5*072 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