DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 92.9 - - 92.2 - - 76.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 311 - - 12 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2176 - - 14354 - - 15202 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4047 - - 13959 - - 7684 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5159 - - 17337 - - 18185 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2181 - - 2678 - - 3842 - - 215 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 289 - - 680 - - 239 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 16 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 108 - - 182 - - 213 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 23 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - 54 - - 73 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4991 - - 2361 - - 1304 - - -10825 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10151 - - 14977 - - 16882 - - 13772 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7809 - - 1616 - - 432 - - -14436 ODpotential blCL - - - 12968 - - 15721 - - 17753 - - 17382 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 93 - - 98 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 360 - - 520 - - 120 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 92.9 - - 92.2 - - 76.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.3 - - 36.5 - - 27.1 - - 27.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.7 - - 90.9 - - 92.1 - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 36.2 - - 26.8 - - 27.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 311 - - 12 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2176 - - 14354 - - 15202 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 59 - - 72 - - 91 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 4 - - 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] 99057 4 014 8 113 10 003 4 033 99057 91658 7 094 6 077 4 077 8 045 91658 85921 4 143 4 021 7 102 7 014 85921 81163 3 163 7 319 8 051 6 069 81163 77056 5 274 6 273 5 306 7 030 77056 73403 4 212 6 208 6 294 5 305 73403 70095 6 232 9 202 8 239 3 270 70095 67048 10 235 6 202 6 174 2 187 67048 64217 16 218 13 252 13 242 11 258 64217 61478 17 228 18 224 13 220 11 255 61478 58598 20 239 20 230 30 231 27 233 58598 55600 28 234 35 230 41 228 33 220 55600 52740 38 232 44 230 45 235 44 236 52740 50178 46 233 49 236 54 238 52 233 50178 47894 48 234 55 234 56 236 54 231 47894 45835 49 232 53 231 54 235 53 230 45835 43963 43 228 46 226 48 233 53 232 43963 42245 39 229 38 225 45 232 54 234 42245 40656 40 233 39 236 43 232 54 236 40656 39177 44 229 43 241 44 235 53 237 39177 37797 44 221 45 239 48 241 55 237 37797 36478 44 213 47 234 53 246 59 236 36478 35152 45 209 47 228 57 249 60 234 35152 33784 45 211 46 221 55 249 56 233 33784 32377 41 215 46 215 50 248 52 230 32377 30915 40 217 47 212 44 246 51 228 30915 29391 40 216 47 211 42 243 49 225 29391 27806 38 216 45 211 38 243 45 221 27806 26159 35 218 38 208 37 235 40 220 26159 24454 32 218 30 205 36 226 35 221 24454 22698 28 219 32 207 28 214 34 225 22698 20886 25 216 38 206 21 197 31 224 20886 19009 22 201 35*199 20*195 27 202 19009 17098 21 187 26*191 19*195 26 187 17098 15249 21 183 22 191 18 199 25 191 15249 13556 20 184 21 191 16 204 22 195 13556 12040 19 195 20 190 16 210 20 204 12040 10681 22 210 18 187 15 214 19 217 10681 9463 25 215 16 184 15 218 18 232 9463 8370 22 210 15 178 14 221 18 245 8370 7393 17 199 13 172 14 223 18 254 7393 6523 14 175 11 166 13 225 17 262 6523 5747 15*139 10 160 13 226 15 274 5747 5046 19*117 9 155 13 227 14 291 5046 4422 21 109 9 149 12 227 14 308 4422 3897 21 107 8 146 12 228 15 315 3897 3492 21 106 8 143 12 229 14 313 3492 3213 20 106 8 142 11 229 11 304 3213 3042 19 105 7 141 10 230 7*289 3042 2945 16 104 7 139 9 230 5*274 2945 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