DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.5 - - 93.8 - - 95.4 - - 87.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 381 - - 447 - - 217 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3336 - - 6961 - - 6789 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5232 - - 8158 - - 7657 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6319 - - 9944 - - 9772 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1925 - - 4246 - - 4715 - - 7203 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 446 - - 602 - - 470 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 17 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 316 - - 335 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -10 - - -10 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7579 - - -7293 - - -7568 - - -12416 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13899 - - 17238 - - 17341 - - 15364 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11242 - - -9798 - - -10027 - - -16014 ODpotential blCL - - - 17561 - - 19742 - - 19799 - - 18961 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 47 - - 40 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.5 - - 93.8 - - 95.4 - - 87.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.7 - - 27.2 - - 28.5 - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.2 - - 91.0 - - 93.9 - - 90.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.4 - - 26.9 - - 28.2 - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 381 - - 447 - - 217 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3336 - - 6961 - - 6789 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 99488 24 104 26 097 29 112 28 106 99488 91933 24 113 18 095 21 099 23 113 91933 86089 25 122 22 109 15 100 22 098 86089 81241 22 118 21 119 18 109 18 086 81241 77084 22 118 17 132 11 111 16 092 77084 73411 15 100 14 118 9 108 9 080 73411 70093 10 105 13 118 7 098 10 076 70093 67053 13 104 7 118 4 104 3 064 67053 64234 1 256 3 035 7 076 6 122 64234 61510 8 213 8 251 11 298 7 007 61510 58672 1 300 7 240 14 291 16 295 58672 55734 20 285 25 270 30 272 25 278 55734 52935 33 274 32 271 35 270 30 275 52935 50411 41 273 40 273 38 271 41 272 50411 48165 47 271 48 273 46 274 50 276 48165 46157 51 270 56 277 58 275 63 276 46157 44343 54 270 59 276 62 273 72 275 44343 42675 54 270 53 279 61 275 72 273 42675 41124 53 271 51 283 60 277 65 272 41124 39670 53 269 52 283 59 277 60 272 39670 38303 53 266 49 283 56 275 57 272 38303 36985 53 265 45 284 52 274 53 271 36985 35651 49 268 42 283 46 273 48 271 35651 34272 43 270 39 282 44 274 45 271 34272 32851 38 271 38 281 43 274 43 272 32851 31376 32 273 36 277 41 273 43 274 31376 29839 29 277 32 270 40 272 44 275 29839 28240 31 279 30 266 40 273 47 276 28240 26579 33 279 33 265 39 272 49 275 26579 24856 36 279 36 267 39 270 50 274 24856 23072 38 277 37 269 38 267 48 270 23072 21221 38 273 36 271 37 265 45 262 21221 19297 36 272 34 270 36 260 40 249 19297 17337 31 275 32 268 33 253 35 240 17337 15443 25 274 29 267 27 244 30 240 15443 13710 19 259 24 267 23 244 23 237 13710 12160 15 263 18 263 18 249 15 231 12160 10776 12 290 12*266 13*259 7 236 10776 9539 9 329 6*308 7*291 3 022 9539 8432 9 001 6 316 7 332 5 011 8432 7443 8 019 6 318 8 337 7 006 7443 6562 5*048 6 319 8 339 8 001 6562 5778 4*099 6 318 8 340 9 358 5778 5070 4 103 7 318 9 340 10 355 5070 4439 4 104 7 316 9 340 11 353 4439 3909 4 103 7 315 9 340 11 351 3909 3500 4 101 6 315 9 339 11 348 3500 3217 4 101 6 315 8 339 10 344 3217 3045 4 100 6 314 8 340 8*337 3045 2946 3 100 6 314 7 339 5*327 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