DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 84.5 - - 82.3 - - 79.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 502 - - 226 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6471 - - 8193 - - 4428 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7776 - - 9210 - - 5865 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9454 - - 11176 - - 7411 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1766 - - 2852 - - 3421 - - 7556 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 593 - - 661 - - 413 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 20 - - 15 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 297 - - 334 - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 15 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -12 - - 5 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -936 - - 17 - - -3771 - - -7832 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10390 - - 11160 - - 11182 - - 10778 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2469 - - -565 - - -5613 - - -10142 ODpotential blCL - - - 11923 - - 11741 - - 13024 - - 13088 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 87 - - 77 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 490 - - 150 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 84.5 - - 82.3 - - 79.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.2 - - 45.3 - - 43.2 - - 42.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.5 - - 81.8 - - 80.8 - - 81.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 45.2 - - 43.1 - - 42.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 502 - - 226 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6471 - - 8193 - - 4428 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 48 - - 10 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 99089 28 088 25 108 22 095 22 100 99089 91528 21 101 20 097 21 088 23 087 91528 85719 23 114 17 098 20 090 20 099 85719 80932 20 105 16 104 16 086 21 103 80932 76825 19 111 11 090 15 098 14 091 76825 73192 11 115 9 099 11 089 14 083 73192 69889 11 126 7 105 8 098 12 076 69889 66849 8 102 9 131 2 187 5 042 66849 64042 1 053 4 142 8 272 5 310 64042 61341 4 265 8 238 11 264 9 285 61341 58524 15 271 17 256 17 263 11 268 58524 55594 23 261 24 248 23 256 21 270 55594 52796 28 267 28 256 30 259 29 262 52796 50269 34 267 32 262 33 266 31 269 50269 47995 39 260 38 265 38 271 37 273 47995 45929 43 258 42 267 41 270 42 270 45929 44040 45 257 43 270 43 270 45 270 44040 42304 44 257 45 272 45 272 46 272 42304 40701 38 254 45 268 47 276 46 278 40701 39213 29 253 37 262 47 277 45 282 39213 37830 23 256 26 263 38 277 41 281 37830 36511 18 247 19 273 31 287 33 278 36511 35188 17 243 16 280 23 289 23 274 35188 33826 17 226 17 279 19 284 16 256 33826 32421 18 217 16 280 20 288 15 265 32421 30961 17 217 15 270 21 291 21 280 30961 29436 15 218 10 272 24 287 21 293 29436 27847 13 220 11 289 27 292 19 287 27847 26195 15 223 14 279 26 299 25 281 26195 24483 18 236 21 277 25 299 31 287 24483 22712 24 251 25 285 25 292 31 294 22712 20880 27 257 27 287 29 289 26 300 20880 18984 26 256 30 283 30 297 24 308 18984 17061 26 258 32 277 32 297 29 307 17061 15209 29 254 33 270 32 291 31 296 15209 13517 31 249 32 269 32 290 29 291 13517 12003 30 246 30*273 31 289 26 290 12003 10647 23*248 26*279 28 289 23 291 10647 9431 16*277 22 287 26 291 19 293 9431 8341 18 296 22 288 21*298 15 297 8341 7367 19 300 20 299 17*314 12 305 7367 6501 20 302 19 302 15 327 9 321 6501 5730 21 302 19 304 15 332 7 342 5730 5034 21 303 19 305 15 339 7 352 5034 4414 21 304 19 307 15 340 7 358 4414 3892 21 304 18 308 14 342 7 001 3892 3490 20 304 18 309 14 342 7 005 3490 3212 20 305 17 309 13 343 6 006 3212 3043 19 304 17 309 13 343 5*008 3043 2945 17 304 15 309 11 344 3*011 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