DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.3 - - 98.4 - - - - - 88.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 338 - - 385 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1595 - - 4919 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3893 - - 6469 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4578 - - 7902 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 662 - - 3911 - - - - - 1966 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 335 - - 510 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 5 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 302 - - - - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -19 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6734 - - -9625 - - - - - -12182 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11313 - - 17528 - - - - - 15130 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11897 - - -13720 - - - - - -17309 ODpotential blCL - - - 16475 - - 21622 - - - - - 20256 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 69 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.3 - - 98.4 - - - - - 88.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.3 - - 30.8 - - - - - 33.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.2 - - 96.0 - - - - - 91.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.2 - - 30.5 - - - - - 32.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 338 - - 385 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1595 - - 4919 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 34 - - 0 - - - - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 99638 39 100 38 106 26 101 99638 92083 27 109 31 093 28 089 92083 86252 29 104 18 106 19 084 86252 81438 30 106 19 108 22 104 81438 77300 20 102 19 114 19 096 77300 73649 10 109 11 097 13 107 73649 70354 10 137 9 160 13 097 70354 67333 10 135 18 149 4 144 67333 64537 6 230 5 142 8 138 64537 61842 18 199 15 235 13 244 61842 59067 18 214 22 224 6 139 59067 56193 28 236 32 227 27 237 56193 53479 43 236 41 229 49 235 53479 51080 50 230 49 233 55 243 51080 48925 53 235 56 234 59 239 48925 46952 62 239 63 235 60 235 46952 45122 69 236 70 234 62 235 45122 43413 74 232 75 231 65 237 43413 41810 78 230 76 230 70 237 41810 40303 80 230 80 232 73 237 40303 38884 82 232 83 234 75 235 38884 37515 83 236 83 236 76 234 37515 36130 82 238 80 237 77 233 36130 34700 78 237 75 236 76 232 34700 33232 71 236 70 234 73 231 33232 31712 60 235 64 235 67 232 31712 30131 52 234 56 235 58 239 30131 28495 46 231 49 235 49 239 28495 26801 42 230 43 233 44 231 26801 25047 37 230 40 230 43 227 25047 23236 35 227 38 228 42 229 23236 21360 34 223 37 227 39 232 21360 19413 32 232 36 228 36 233 19413 17433 29 235 33 231 32 228 17433 15524 27 217 28 234 29 220 15524 13782 26 202 25 232 27 226 13782 12225 21 207 21 228 26 238 12225 10830 15 238 17 231 25 242 10830 9580 11 249 13 243 20 240 9580 8461 9 238 10*256 10 245 8461 7463 7 238 8*272 5 309 7463 6578 5 304 6 297 8 326 6578 5789 7 331 6 305 10 324 5789 5078 7*318 6 308 12 321 5078 4444 9*288 5 309 14 318 4444 3912 9 285 5 311 15 315 3912 3501 9 285 5 311 16 310 3501 3218 9 285 5 312 14 303 3218 3045 9 285 5 312 12*295 3045 2946 8 285 5 312 7*286 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