DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.3 - - - - - 86.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 242 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3098 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4892 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6081 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4998 - - - - - 755 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 374 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 252 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 175 - - - - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -14 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -9214 - - - - - -12820 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 15295 - - - - - 15768 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12415 - - - - - -16233 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18496 - - - - - 19180 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.3 - - - - - 86.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.0 - - - - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.5 - - - - - 92.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.8 - - - - - 27.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 242 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3098 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 82 - - - - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 99160 11 077 8 102 99160 91710 14 117 14 089 91710 85953 11 093 11 080 85953 81176 6 059 10 079 81176 77054 5 084 10 047 77054 73416 2 036 7 053 73416 70119 7 159 7 020 70119 67092 8 143 6 349 67092 64296 7 170 7 306 64296 61600 2 270 5 204 61600 58781 13 258 4 163 58781 55866 27 243 24 259 55866 53118 30 237 29 262 53118 50647 36 249 36 268 50647 48424 47 254 49 263 48424 46398 58 256 57 254 46398 44541 65 255 61 249 44541 42831 68 254 64 250 42831 41253 75 254 72 255 41253 39784 78 253 85 259 39784 38406 75 253 90 257 38406 37077 66 253 87 257 37077 35732 53 250 84 258 35732 34340 48 239 79 258 34340 32908 52 237 71 258 32908 31424 49 236 61 255 31424 29876 44 235 55 248 29876 28265 42 230 53 244 28265 26591 43 227 51 244 26591 24857 42 229 46 244 24857 23070 40 233 37 238 23070 21227 37 234 32 231 21227 19314 33 234 32 220 19314 17360 31 233 29 215 17360 15471 31 225 22 223 15471 13745 29 220 18 239 13745 12201 24 229 16 253 12201 10818 19 248 16 266 10818 9577 16 263 17 271 9577 8463 13 271 17 274 8463 7468 10 277 17 276 7468 6583 7*282 16 278 6583 5794 5*282 14 281 5794 5081 2 280 13 284 5081 4447 1 130 11 289 4447 3913 2 114 9 295 3913 3502 2 113 6 305 3502 3218 3 112 4 319 3218 3045 3 111 2*323 3045 2946 3 112 0*295 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