DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.2 - - 76.1 - - - - - 73.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 429 - - 467 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4537 - - 5659 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6207 - - 7128 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7520 - - 8642 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1502 - - 1660 - - - - - 5397 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 514 - - 569 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 62 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 2 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 124 - - 184 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -13 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4536 - - -6496 - - - - - -12628 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12057 - - 15139 - - - - - 15575 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13895 - - -13893 - - - - - -19933 ODpotential blCL - - - 21415 - - 22535 - - - - - 22879 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 58 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.2 - - 76.1 - - - - - 73.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 19.5 - - - - - 15.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.7 - - 73.5 - - - - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.1 - - 19.1 - - - - - 14.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 429 - - 467 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4537 - - 5659 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 98951 35 105 27 093 32 095 98951 91448 28 108 23 107 30 084 91448 85672 30 106 21 108 21 079 85672 80893 24 092 18 097 19 091 80893 76780 18 098 14 091 18 079 76780 73145 14 085 12 091 10 064 73145 69869 5 053 14 074 7 108 69869 66857 4 088 13 057 13 094 66857 64042 3 136 6 020 11 062 64042 61304 2 176 7 291 8 356 61304 58458 7 292 9 272 12 305 58458 55521 15 319 11 275 19 301 55521 52731 26 304 20 288 28 297 52731 50230 34 299 29 296 35 290 50230 48000 40 304 38 298 38 287 48000 45988 50 301 46 297 40 291 45988 44154 52 298 48 296 43 291 44154 42466 49 297 46 297 45 290 42466 40896 42 295 43 296 45 291 40896 39425 36 297 39 296 43 293 39425 38041 34 303 37 300 40 293 38041 36713 36 305 36 303 37 290 36713 35373 37 303 35 303 33 286 35373 33991 38 300 34 299 31 284 33991 32570 39 301 33 299 31 285 32570 31094 38 304 31 299 30 287 31094 29555 37 308 29 297 27 290 29555 27954 36 311 29 299 25 297 27954 26290 37 311 30 299 24 303 26290 24562 37 309 31 298 23 303 24562 22774 34 312 28 299 24 298 22774 20919 31 317 25 297 27 300 20919 18992 28 310 25 296 26 305 18992 17034 27 312 25 301 23 299 17034 15155 20 320 23 306 20 296 15155 13449 10 318 16 299 18 297 13449 11929 4 262 11 269 20 282 11929 10574 6 205 11 239 22 265 10574 9363 8 177 6*215 18 271 9363 8280 7*152 4*199 13 287 8280 7315 7*139 3 196 10 314 7315 6459 6 134 2 190 9 329 6459 5696 6 129 2 182 10 330 5696 5008 6 124 1 174 10 331 5008 4395 6 118 1 150 10 331 4395 3880 6 114 1 116 9 331 3880 3483 6 110 1 084 9 330 3483 3208 5 109 1 076 8 328 3208 3041 5 108 1 075 7*326 3041 2945 5 107 1 073 4*320 2945 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