DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 84.6 - - - - - 73.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 233 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1795 - - 7866 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3773 - - 8536 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4778 - - 10849 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2300 - - 3607 - - - - - 2927 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 270 - - 504 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 269 - - - - - 105 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -24 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4233 - - -1900 - - - - - -7434 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9011 - - 12749 - - - - - 10381 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6703 - - -2704 - - - - - -11140 ODpotential blCL - - - 11481 - - 13553 - - - - - 14086 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 10 - - - - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 84.6 - - - - - 73.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.4 - - 38.4 - - - - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.6 - - 82.9 - - - - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 38.3 - - - - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 233 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1795 - - 7866 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 99233 18 106 12 107 9 035 99233 91781 9 129 12 138 9 042 91781 86000 11 151 8 114 8 089 86000 81203 12 148 3 113 12 122 81203 77062 10 100 7 152 12 099 77062 73401 7 059 4 166 5 069 73401 70091 2 349 1 278 2 036 70091 67052 4 271 3 214 2 265 67052 64238 4 254 6 237 3 210 64238 61507 15 214 12 201 11 237 61507 58669 20 236 5 251 20 244 58669 55726 26 244 31 257 31 261 55726 52898 39 243 44 249 41 258 52898 50350 45 246 50 247 45 253 50350 48074 51 248 56 243 49 249 48074 46019 57 244 57 241 54 248 46019 44143 60 241 56 241 58 247 44143 42413 61 240 56 243 61 245 42413 40807 62 239 57 244 65 243 40807 39313 59 239 57 244 68 241 39313 37919 56 241 56 244 69 241 37919 36586 55 241 57 245 68 241 36586 35244 54 240 58 245 67 244 35244 33863 52 240 58 247 67 246 33863 32445 50 240 57 247 68 246 32445 30975 49 242 56 246 68 244 30975 29439 48 246 56 245 67 244 29439 27840 48 249 55 246 64 244 27840 26178 46 250 53 247 58 246 26178 24458 44 252 50 246 53 248 24458 22684 41 252 48 244 48 250 22684 20852 38 249 45 241 45 255 20852 18959 35 247 41 238 42 259 18959 17040 28 250 36 237 39 249 17040 15190 23 248 31 237 37 243 15190 13499 22 246 26 238 36 247 13499 11985 20 252 21*244 31 251 11985 10629 18 263 17*250 27 252 10629 9413 16 271 13 255 21 251 9413 8324 14 276 10 261 14 249 8324 7352 12 277 9 268 6 237 7352 6489 9 280 7 280 3 139 6489 5720 7 283 6 287 4 106 5720 5026 5*287 6 292 5 098 5026 4408 4*292 6 296 6 094 4408 3888 3 299 5 299 6 093 3888 3488 2 308 5 302 6 092 3488 3210 2 317 5 302 6 096 3210 3042 2 320 5 303 6*103 3042 2945 2 321 5 303 5*105 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