DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 0654z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.7 - - 71.4 - - 81.5 - - 83.3 - - 77.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 70 - - 234 - - 434 - - 220 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 795 - - 2808 - - 7460 - - 8370 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 4669 - - 8550 - - 8903 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 3778 - - 5791 - - 10443 - - 11353 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1433 - - 2031 - - 4663 - - 4340 - - 8443 Hgt.Variab. W* 161 - - 359 - - 611 - - 507 - - 8 W* B/S 32 - - 117 - - 34 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 127 - - 219 - - 270 - - 294 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -7 - - -21 - - -15 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2095 - - -2544 - - -1670 - - -1312 - - -7888 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5873 - - 8335 - - 12114 - - 12666 - - 10835 sfcLCL ODpotential -5851 - - -4812 - - -2780 - - -2331 - - -10001 ODpotential blCL 9629 - - 10603 - - 13223 - - 13684 - - 12947 blCL maxRH 90 - - 98 - - 86 - - 83 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 50 - - 50 - - 100 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m 62.7 - - 71.4 - - 81.5 - - 83.3 - - 77.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 47.0 - - 44.9 - - 38.1 - - 37.4 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 62.1 - - 69.9 - - 79.0 - - 81.7 - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 46.4 - - 44.7 - - 37.7 - - 37.1 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 70 - - 234 - - 434 - - 220 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 795 - - 2808 - - 7460 - - 8370 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 59 - - 90 - - 45 - - 31 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 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] 99237 36 110 34 106 29 107 32 096 30 097 99237 91719 26 100 29 099 27 114 24 086 28 105 91719 85946 29 099 21 108 27 099 22 102 22 096 85946 81157 26 092 25 116 19 100 22 095 18 104 81157 77036 17 099 24 100 16 125 11 105 17 084 77036 73378 9 122 15 098 13 130 10 122 12 088 73378 70054 8 150 7 081 12 120 9 126 9 106 70054 66996 7 123 6 123 7 121 10 143 7 140 66996 64159 4 125 7 141 8 172 10 150 11 157 64159 61399 3 116 7 187 10 193 2 221 9 156 61399 58508 2 247 7 197 9 208 5 286 4 150 58508 55500 8 224 9 217 9 238 9 268 5 276 55500 52624 11 218 13 226 11 240 12 255 11 264 52624 50048 11 229 15 233 13 247 16 256 12 261 50048 47750 10 247 12 232 13 255 16 260 14 270 47750 45676 14 258 12 258 15 246 21 261 19 271 45676 43790 11 257 15 272 14 261 19 256 19 253 43790 42065 6 303 17 292 23 272 17 267 20 249 42065 40481 13 352 14 328 17 267 22 260 28 246 40481 39018 26 011 16 355 13 279 22 252 29 241 39018 37654 31 012 16 359 16 284 21 245 27 241 37654 36344 33 015 17 356 17 283 21 235 25 238 36344 35021 33 017 20 350 16 282 18 234 23 232 35021 33656 34 021 19 356 11 285 16 235 22 228 33656 32252 31 020 19 010 10 293 15 246 21 224 32252 30796 28 020 21 016 12 316 13 253 20 218 30796 29275 29 030 22 029 12 333 8 260 20 213 29275 27690 25 031 23 038 9 350 10 255 21 213 27690 26043 19 034 21 034 5 318 12 260 21 220 26043 24337 11 036 12 037 8 261 14 265 20 230 24337 22578 3 017 3 328 12 265 13 271 16 240 22578 20760 4 236 8 247 12 257 13 255 14 248 20760 18877 8 268 9 261 12 250 15 244 20 244 18877 16967 14 273 10 278 14 238 24 233 26 232 16967 15126 14 273 11 273 17 237 24 226 26 227 15126 13445 16 275 14 265 18 239 21 227 23 231 13445 11942 16 267 15 263 17 240 14*241 18 236 11942 10596 12 263 15 256 12*241 12*253 13 245 10596 9390 8 260 12 252 9*242 10 269 9 264 9390 8308 5 250 7 249 5 248 10 279 7 282 8308 7342 4 241 4 235 4 255 9 296 7 308 7342 6482 4 239 2*225 3 276 10 304 9 331 6482 5715 4 264 1*224 2 289 10 308 10 337 5715 5023 3 290 1 212 2 301 10 311 11 339 5023 4407 1 318 1 217 2 311 10 313 11 340 4407 3888 1*099 0 219 2 319 10 314 11 340 3888 3487 1*126 0 222 2 322 10 315 11 339 3487 3211 1 128 0 227 2 325 10 315 10 339 3211 3042 1 125 0 222 2 327 10 316 8*339 3042 2945 1 127 0 225 2 326 9 317 6*338 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