DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 82.3 - - 93.1 - - 101.2 - - 104.7 - - 94.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 58 - - 342 - - 393 - - 172 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 419 - - 5279 - - 9361 - - 11277 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 6704 - - 10038 - - 11006 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top 3402 - - 8262 - - 12344 - - 14260 - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1777 - - 1728 - - 2026 - - 3131 - - 1491 Hgt.Variab. W* 120 - - 502 - - 637 - - 516 - - 7 W* B/S 5 - - 18 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 5 - - 10 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 255 - - 244 - - 209 - - 213 - - 106 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 19 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -9 - - 7 - - 8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8958 - - -7277 - - -6361 - - -6963 - - -14895 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12361 - - 15540 - - 18706 - - 21224 - - 17844 sfcLCL ODpotential -15150 - - -11656 - - -9612 - - -9319 - - -18377 ODpotential blCL 18552 - - 19918 - - 21956 - - 23579 - - 21325 blCL maxRH 36 - - 62 - - 59 - - 70 - - 70 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 82.3 - - 93.1 - - 101.2 - - 104.7 - - 94.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.8 - - 34.8 - - 27.9 - - 19.5 - - 26.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 81.7 - - 90.9 - - 98.7 - - 103.2 - - 97.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.6 - - 34.4 - - 27.3 - - 19.0 - - 26.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 58 - - 342 - - 393 - - 172 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 419 - - 5279 - - 9361 - - 11277 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 99614 34 099 29 114 26 101 24 103 26 100 99614 92056 21 102 20 108 20 106 22 093 22 085 92056 86225 27 109 18 105 16 103 19 103 20 097 86225 81398 19 089 16 103 18 108 19 100 16 112 81398 77255 17 100 16 117 13 140 16 095 11 118 77255 73596 16 122 19 100 18 135 7 106 14 093 73596 70286 13 138 5 150 13 139 8 159 7 082 70286 67253 13 135 10 167 9 146 15 147 8 200 67253 64460 9 167 16 193 17 196 14 183 12 167 64460 61765 17 202 11 187 14 184 15 183 6 184 61765 58966 22 206 26 224 24 234 24 223 27 237 58966 56117 28 239 35 215 41 227 38 232 36 234 56117 53432 41 241 37 222 47 225 50 231 39 233 53432 51018 52 241 47 233 53 229 56 231 47 233 51018 48841 59 244 56 238 60 235 61 234 54 231 48841 46847 65 247 60 243 65 238 62 235 60 228 46847 44998 70 247 66 246 65 240 62 235 59 226 44998 43270 76 248 71 246 67 241 64 237 58 227 43270 41649 79 249 76 247 72 243 68 239 59 231 41649 40125 76 250 76 249 75 247 72 241 65 238 40125 38695 66 250 66 249 68 251 75 246 74 245 38695 37326 57 245 56 247 58 253 70 252 82 248 37326 35951 54 240 52 243 51 249 63 255 81 251 35951 34540 51 238 49 242 47 247 54 253 67 250 34540 33100 45 239 46 244 44 249 46 248 54 242 33100 31617 37 245 45 251 44 252 44 244 49 235 31617 30079 33 254 47 257 43 254 43 247 50 242 30079 28479 36 261 50 261 43 254 43 245 50 240 28479 26812 40 266 48 259 43 250 43 239 48 232 26812 25081 42 268 42 254 41 243 44 232 49 228 25081 23286 41 268 37 246 39 237 44 228 48 226 23286 21423 37 266 35 240 37 233 43 227 44 221 21423 19488 35 263 36 241 37 233 41 231 38 213 19488 17514 35 260 35 241 38 235 36 232 31 206 17514 15606 35 259 33 244 37 238 27*222 25 208 15606 13862 33 259 31 253 30*233 20*214 20 213 13862 12300 29 259 27 261 20*219 20 214 15 218 12300 10901 23 255 23 266 18 217 18 214 12 220 10901 9645 18 245 18 263 17 216 15 215 9 217 9645 8520 16 243 11*246 12 210 13 214 7 204 8520 7514 15 254 8*238 10 205 11 213 6 178 7514 6618 14 275 7 237 7 200 9 213 6 144 6618 5821 14 289 6 240 6 193 8 212 9 123 5821 5101 14 291 5 244 4 185 6 211 12 111 5101 4461 10 287 4 248 3 175 6 211 14 106 4461 3923 6 292 3 256 3 163 5 210 16 105 3923 3508 5*288 3 262 2 153 5 209 16 105 3508 3221 4*255 3 264 2 149 4 208 15 105 3221 3046 4 256 3 266 2 145 4 208 12*106 3046 2947 4 255 2 267 2 146 4 209 7*106 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