DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.7 - - 97.5 - - - - - 87.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 303 - - 375 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2095 - - 4787 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4229 - - 6355 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5078 - - 7770 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 805 - - 4120 - - - - - 392 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 354 - - 501 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 137 - - 20 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 0 - - 5 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 174 - - 316 - - - - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -17 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8662 - - -8386 - - - - - -12136 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13741 - - 16157 - - - - - 15084 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12474 - - -11512 - - - - - -16174 ODpotential blCL - - - 17552 - - 19282 - - - - - 19121 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 46 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.7 - - 97.5 - - - - - 87.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.8 - - 36.1 - - - - - 32.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.7 - - 95.1 - - - - - 90.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.7 - - 35.8 - - - - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 303 - - 375 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2095 - - 4787 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99569 30 103 31 105 35 103 99569 92057 23 112 26 101 25 090 92057 86262 27 123 22 104 23 099 86262 81445 27 114 23 105 21 104 81445 77290 24 103 18 123 18 115 77290 73619 12 102 19 122 18 102 73619 70306 9 080 17 129 10 100 70306 67274 3 140 12 139 6 126 67274 64481 3 159 6 176 5 083 64481 61785 8 160 8 232 11 240 61785 58992 12 220 16 239 21 233 58992 56108 21 229 30 238 18 238 56108 53357 30 221 41 223 26 254 53357 50889 28 215 39 215 39 242 50889 48690 30 234 38 225 49 225 48690 46695 40 240 41 234 50 217 46695 44853 48 237 48 236 49 223 44853 43137 54 233 57 233 58 232 43137 41537 57 230 63 230 70 233 41537 40040 59 231 65 228 75 232 40040 38631 64 233 67 229 76 232 38631 37274 67 234 68 231 75 234 37274 35904 65 235 64 233 69 236 35904 34494 59 236 57 234 60 237 34494 33049 54 235 53 237 54 239 33049 31552 51 239 50 241 48 242 31552 29992 44 243 43 246 40 245 29992 28371 34 237 35 244 33 244 28371 26685 28 240 31 241 31 240 26685 24940 21 238 27 238 34 235 24940 23143 21 235 28 233 38 228 23143 21288 25 231 30 229 39 218 21288 19363 27 231 30 229 34 210 19363 17399 28 237 28 231 28 211 17399 15499 27 237 26 231 21 215 15499 13764 23 241 24 229 16 217 13764 12211 18 252 20 228 11 215 12211 10821 15 248 16 233 8 217 10821 9575 14 242 12 247 3 245 9575 8460 12 241 9*268 4 342 8460 7465 6 226 6*294 7 352 7465 6580 4 175 5 315 10 351 6580 5791 3*134 4 320 12 349 5791 5079 2*140 4 320 14 346 5079 4445 1 159 4 320 16 343 4445 3913 0 189 4 322 17 338 3913 3502 0 235 4 319 17 333 3502 3218 0 265 4 321 15 325 3218 3045 0 269 4 320 11*316 3045 2946 0 287 4 321 6*302 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