DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.9 - - 87.9 - - 86.5 - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 438 - - 104 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2326 - - 4137 - - 3576 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4467 - - 5901 - - 4794 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5309 - - 7120 - - 6559 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1216 - - 1062 - - 1672 - - 481 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 397 - - 503 - - 297 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 17 - - 19 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 310 - - 322 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -9 - - 6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7303 - - -8475 - - -9501 - - -11791 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12613 - - 15596 - - 16061 - - 14738 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14484 - - -14081 - - -15797 - - -20433 ODpotential blCL - - - 19793 - - 21201 - - 22356 - - 23379 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 31 - - 26 - - 27 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.9 - - 87.9 - - 86.5 - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.1 - - 29.5 - - 26.2 - - 22.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.6 - - 85.5 - - 85.7 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.0 - - 29.3 - - 25.9 - - 22.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 438 - - 104 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2326 - - 4137 - - 3576 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 99595 39 114 28 101 34 102 22 097 99595 92082 29 096 31 108 26 099 27 093 92082 86286 24 099 25 105 22 104 25 084 86286 81470 15 111 17 091 20 102 19 092 81470 77317 17 122 9 120 13 076 19 110 77317 73647 19 085 21 133 5 102 17 073 73647 70332 9 058 18 112 7 160 5 053 70332 67279 5 104 6 073 6 084 6 059 67279 64450 3 092 2 021 3 010 3 000 64450 61730 9 309 13 311 18 322 14 337 61730 58934 19 246 24 265 25 276 20 292 58934 56066 23 264 30 257 30 270 32 276 56066 53334 35 269 35 252 37 261 43 268 53334 50873 46 273 43 270 43 272 48 272 50873 48663 60 274 61 278 57 279 58 280 48663 46660 68 271 70 274 72 275 71 280 46660 44825 70 270 73 271 77 271 78 275 44825 43126 71 272 74 270 77 269 79 273 43126 41535 72 271 76 271 78 270 79 274 41535 40038 72 269 77 271 79 270 79 274 40038 38626 72 269 76 271 77 269 77 274 38626 37267 69 268 71 270 72 267 73 273 37267 35895 63 265 66 268 67 266 68 271 35895 34482 58 263 63 267 61 266 64 270 34482 33030 55 262 60 267 57 266 60 269 33030 31525 53 263 58 267 55 266 57 267 31525 29958 50 264 56 266 53 265 54 265 29958 28329 46 262 52 265 50 265 50 263 28329 26637 44 260 47 264 46 264 46 262 26637 24883 42 259 43 263 42 264 44 262 24883 23068 39 259 40 261 39 263 42 263 23068 21190 36 259 38 260 37 263 41 264 21190 19241 33 255 36 259 35 262 39 266 19241 17261 33 251 33 257 34 262 38 268 17261 15357 34 250 32 255 32 263 36 265 15357 13621 30 250 31 255 30 263 33 257 13621 12072 23 250 29 257 27 258 31 254 12072 10688 18 251 24 258 25 257 28 264 10688 9453 15 253 19 261 23 270 25 282 9453 8351 12 266 16 272 21 287 22 299 8351 7371 13 300 15*303 20*305 20 309 7371 6502 16 318 16*311 20*322 20 316 6502 5728 17*315 17 312 20 323 21 327 5728 5031 18*305 17 311 20 322 21 335 5031 4411 18 301 17 310 20 322 20 334 4411 3890 18 299 17 310 20 321 19 329 3890 3488 17 297 17 309 19 321 17 323 3488 3210 16 296 16 308 19 321 14 311 3210 3042 15 296 15 308 17 320 11*299 3042 2945 14 295 14 308 14 319 6*281 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