DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 68.8 - - 69.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 371 - - 114 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3993 - - 4990 - - 4099 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5687 - - 6508 - - 5222 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 6976 - - 7973 - - 7082 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1779 - - 1218 - - 1595 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 451 - - 505 - - 319 - - - W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 314 - - 316 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -8 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -507 - - -1753 - - -3607 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7483 - - 9727 - - 10689 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1515 - - -5991 - - -8514 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8491 - - 13964 - - 15596 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 58 - - 43 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 68.8 - - 69.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.9 - - 36.3 - - 33.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.4 - - 66.6 - - 68.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.8 - - 36.2 - - 32.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 371 - - 114 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3993 - - 4990 - - 4099 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 98633 19 239 21 261 18 263 98633 91222 15 250 18 267 19 278 91222 85489 16 254 17 233 17 280 85489 80730 15 247 15 248 14 274 80730 76628 10 231 13 250 13 282 76628 72999 10 266 12 249 13 268 72999 69711 10 262 11 253 14 281 69711 66694 8 235 13 260 14 281 66694 63904 9 280 14 274 16 268 63904 61206 18 283 17 283 17 274 61206 58389 23 269 24 271 25 275 58389 55465 24 256 28 263 31 268 55465 52680 23 259 26 268 30 265 52680 50175 27 269 25 270 28 265 50175 47927 30 270 27 266 30 263 47927 45884 32 267 30 262 35 262 45884 44008 35 266 36 264 40 262 44008 42270 42 269 41 267 40 266 42270 40660 47 269 43 268 42 272 40660 39167 47 267 44 271 41 271 39167 37778 46 273 44 274 38 272 37778 36451 48 277 45 275 36 273 36451 35119 47 277 48 272 37 273 35119 33747 43 282 45 270 39 270 33747 32335 36 284 43 271 39 269 32335 30868 31 287 42 274 37 270 30868 29333 33 284 39 276 34 275 29333 27735 38 279 36 279 30 281 27735 26075 41 276 33 282 25 287 26075 24355 41 275 31 282 23 290 24355 22578 38 278 32 277 22 286 22578 20736 35 282 31 276 25 278 20736 18825 33 285 27 282 24 278 18825 16883 30 292 24 289 18 277 16883 15017 25 301 20 293 15 278 15017 13322 21 318 15 300 13 280 13322 11815 20 331 12 309 11 287 11815 10473 17 334 11 318 10 300 10473 9275 13 326 11 315 11 308 9275 8205 11 306 11*313 12 317 8205 7254 10*296 12*313 12*318 7254 6409 11*294 12 314 12*317 6409 5657 11 293 12 314 13 317 5657 4978 11 292 12 314 13 316 4978 4374 11 292 12 314 13 316 4374 3867 10 292 12 315 12 315 3867 3475 10 292 11 314 12 316 3475 3204 10 292 11 314 12 315 3204 3039 9 292 10 314 11 315 3039 2944 9 291 10 314 10 315 2944 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