DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 88.6 - - 88.6 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 263 - - 20 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1767 - - 4478 - - 3116 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3902 - - 5969 - - 2929 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4750 - - 7461 - - 6099 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1035 - - 6651 - - 9621 - - 164 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 304 - - 435 - - 166 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 15 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 110 - - 118 - - 106 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -18 - - -12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6380 - - -7384 - - -9229 - - -9353 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11131 - - 14846 - - 15329 - - 12300 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9970 - - -10661 - - -11978 - - -15067 ODpotential blCL - - - 14720 - - 18122 - - 18077 - - 18013 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 54 - - 59 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 88.6 - - 88.6 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 33.2 - - 31.0 - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.9 - - 87.0 - - 88.5 - - 78.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.9 - - 33.0 - - 30.9 - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 263 - - 20 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1767 - - 4478 - - 3116 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98348 8 235 3 239 11 211 15 225 98348 90984 10 229 9 300 5 205 11 225 90984 85294 9 216 5 280 2 023 2 059 85294 80586 5 156 6 188 2 308 3 060 80586 76541 5 141 4 204 3 182 4 062 76541 72960 4 144 4 233 3 316 3 088 72960 69711 3 226 6 203 5 308 4 074 69711 66710 7 208 9 208 9 253 5 277 66710 63916 14 194 15 222 13 243 11 248 63916 61208 11 207 15 222 16 225 17 230 61208 58372 17 238 20 225 21 233 20 233 58372 55421 30 242 28 234 32 241 30 238 55421 52616 39 238 37 237 40 237 38 237 52616 50108 41 232 42 235 41 235 40 235 50108 47877 40 227 41 231 39 234 40 233 47877 45871 33 230 36 225 36 230 37 229 45871 44057 28 239 29 229 32 225 28 229 44057 42404 23 238 23 234 29 225 22 243 42404 40875 21 237 23 238 26 221 22 255 40875 39439 21 241 23 234 24 226 22 252 39439 38084 21 247 21 232 24 234 21 236 38084 36774 22 248 21 235 24 234 21 224 36774 35449 24 243 23 240 24 232 21 221 35449 34081 25 238 25 239 26 232 22 219 34081 32673 27 237 27 232 26 232 22 215 32673 31209 30 240 28 227 26 226 23 210 31209 29678 29 241 27 232 26 220 24 204 29678 28083 27 241 26 237 24 219 25 201 28083 26424 27 241 25 237 22 221 26 200 26424 24701 24 240 25 229 22 218 27 200 24701 22915 22 232 24 216 24 214 28 204 22915 21062 19 223 23 210 24 216 25 217 21062 19141 20 220 21 216 22 222 23 228 19141 17195 21 224 20 225 20 219 20 219 17195 15326 18 230 19 227 20 215 17 210 15326 13620 16 217 20 219 19 212 13 221 13620 12091 14 193 20 214 17 205 11 217 12091 10721 15 196 18 210 15 194 10 204 10721 9491 15 205 15 202 13 179 10 176 9491 8389 15 208 12*185 12 160 13 149 8389 7404 14 204 11*152 13 141 18 133 7404 6528 11 187 13 131 14*127 22 124 6528 5748 11 151 15 121 16*113 25 118 5748 5045 17*118 18 113 17 107 29 114 5045 4420 19*110 18 111 17 105 31 109 4420 3895 19 110 18 110 17 104 30 105 3895 3490 18 110 18 109 17 103 23 101 3490 3211 17 110 17 109 16 103 15 095 3211 3042 16 110 16 109 15 102 10*092 3042 2945 14 110 14 108 12 102 5*092 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