DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - 90.4 - - 94.2 - - - - - 88.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 356 - - 447 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4427 - - 8729 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6055 - - 9592 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7410 - - 11712 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1785 - - 3450 - - - - - 8121 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 480 - - 650 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 280 - - - - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -22 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5707 - - -3055 - - - - - -10430 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13117 - - 14767 - - - - - 13377 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7736 - - -4423 - - - - - -13064 ODpotential blCL - - - 15146 - - 16135 - - - - - 16011 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 59 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.4 - - 94.2 - - - - - 88.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.8 - - 38.8 - - - - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.1 - - 91.4 - - - - - 89.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 38.5 - - - - - 39.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 356 - - 447 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4427 - - 8729 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 99548 38 110 33 115 32 093 99548 91973 31 112 28 108 27 107 91973 86164 23 103 20 104 34 106 86164 81353 21 102 19 107 27 095 81353 77226 17 095 20 112 18 094 77226 73593 11 106 17 108 13 087 73593 70320 11 125 13 098 10 080 70320 67310 10 105 7 133 7 072 67310 64520 6 030 3 209 4 044 64520 61815 8 234 9 227 6 265 61815 58996 13 229 10 238 12 227 58996 56077 15 249 23 254 19 261 56077 53284 33 247 35 245 31 260 53284 50767 48 245 49 238 47 252 50767 48512 54 250 53 239 54 247 48512 46468 65 257 58 247 59 250 46468 44596 72 253 64 247 63 252 44596 42862 71 249 65 243 64 251 42862 41252 67 246 62 243 64 247 41252 39753 63 244 60 244 64 243 39753 38356 60 240 59 245 65 240 38356 37020 58 236 57 242 67 237 37020 35672 54 233 53 236 68 234 35672 34281 50 230 52 230 69 232 34281 32849 46 232 51 228 65 239 32849 31365 43 232 47 227 58 241 31365 29819 42 229 45 227 53 238 29819 28209 42 227 45 226 48 237 28209 26534 43 225 45 225 44 235 26534 24800 41 221 43 226 42 233 24800 23013 36 211 39 229 39 236 23013 21167 31 209 35 230 35 240 21167 19251 29 210 33 228 34 240 19251 17299 27 218 34 225 30 235 17299 15415 24 229 33 222 26 234 15415 13692 21 233 28 224 21 238 13692 12151 16 229 21*232 18 247 12151 10772 12 227 15*243 14 262 10772 9535 9 225 12 257 11 290 9535 8428 6*230 11 273 11 308 8428 7438 5*281 11 285 11 323 7438 6559 6 287 11 289 13 336 6559 5775 6 289 12 292 14 341 5775 5068 7 289 12 293 15 343 5068 4438 7 290 12 294 16 343 4438 3908 7 289 12 295 16 343 3908 3499 6 289 12 295 16 342 3499 3217 6 288 12 296 14 340 3217 3045 6 288 11 296 11*339 3045 2946 6 288 11 296 7*337 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