DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/21 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1011z - - 1332z - - 1600z - - 1900z - - 2219z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 70.4 - - 83.1 - - 90.8 - - 91.5 - - 77.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 67 - - 344 - - 394 - - 157 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 600 - - 2480 - - 5220 - - 5084 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2957 - - 4552 - - 6715 - - 6161 - - 2958 Hcrit BL Top 3583 - - 5463 - - 8203 - - 8067 - - 2976 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 538 - - 1689 - - 2602 - - 2812 - - 168 Hgt.Variab. W* 141 - - 391 - - 524 - - 383 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 278 - - 300 - - 305 - - 311 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -5 - - -9 - - -9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6062 - - -7646 - - -6385 - - -7983 - - -10122 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9645 - - 13109 - - 14589 - - 16050 - - 13098 sfcLCL ODpotential -13327 - - -12503 - - -10204 - - -12290 - - -16687 ODpotential blCL 16910 - - 17966 - - 18407 - - 20357 - - 19663 blCL maxRH 72 - - 57 - - 56 - - 46 - - 33 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 70.4 - - 83.1 - - 90.8 - - 91.5 - - 77.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.1 - - 36.0 - - 36.8 - - 31.0 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 69.8 - - 81.1 - - 88.7 - - 90.2 - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.9 - - 36.0 - - 36.7 - - 30.9 - - 31.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 67 - - 344 - - 394 - - 157 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 600 - - 2480 - - 5220 - - 5084 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99283 19 106 16 106 12 120 11 083 13 084 99283 92357 15 103 13 112 10 118 12 104 9 108 92357 86924 14 090 13 109 7 098 11 090 14 106 86924 82335 11 083 12 107 8 096 6 097 13 098 82335 78332 7 073 10 104 7 097 3 095 9 088 78332 74770 4 075 6 099 4 128 2 004 6 084 74770 71536 2 122 2 027 4 126 3 326 2 080 71536 68564 1 142 2 287 1 017 2 327 1 284 68564 65816 1 259 3 268 3 279 3 289 4 271 65816 63160 5 295 6 269 6 280 5 279 6 278 63160 60393 9 302 9 269 9 282 8 279 7 281 60393 57527 11 298 11 280 11 277 10 280 8 278 57527 54802 12 290 11 291 12 270 12 277 8 272 54802 52357 12 289 10 295 9 279 10 273 7 265 52357 50175 11 295 9 294 7 308 7 264 5 256 50175 48203 10 312 6 305 6 002 2 020 2 190 48203 46402 9 340 4 358 7 057 8 061 7 090 46402 44743 11 000 9 042 14 072 12 076 14 075 44743 43202 13 007 14 047 20 066 15 076 17 071 43202 41761 14 012 19 048 24 062 18 069 19 069 41761 40402 15 012 21 048 25 060 20 068 19 070 40402 39085 16 003 21 048 24 061 20 069 19 073 39085 37742 16 343 19 049 21 063 19 069 17 075 37742 36344 18 322 16 049 18 065 18 071 14 081 36344 34895 17 313 15 050 15 066 15 072 11 098 34895 33375 15 310 14 051 12 069 13 071 10 111 33375 31775 15 322 14 053 11 073 11 068 8 114 31775 30092 13 333 14 055 11 077 10 069 8 133 30092 28325 10 344 13 054 11 083 9 081 9 134 28325 26475 7 345 10 050 11 095 8 098 9 136 26475 24545 11 308 7 038 10 106 6 125 7 136 24545 22531 15 291 4 343 6 113 5 141 4 140 22531 20427 13 289 6 298 1 223 2 188 1 216 20427 18279 12 288 9 289 6 286 4 279 3 283 18279 16205 12 285 10 289 9 288 7 289 5 291 16205 14315 11 283 9 292 10 289 7 296 6 301 14315 12634 8 290 7 297 8 292 7 303 8 302 12634 11139 6 317 6 301 8 300 7 311 9 300 11139 9807 7 332 6 307 8 307 8 315 9 300 9807 8625 8 335 7 309 9*310 9*314 9 302 8625 7577 10 335 9 316 10*309 9*313 7 310 7577 6655 12 330 12 324 10 307 9 312 6 321 6655 5841 14 323 13*321 10 306 9 312 7 324 5841 5115 15 316 12*312 10 306 9 311 8 322 5115 4473 15 310 12 301 10 304 9 311 9 321 4473 3937 15*301 11 298 10 304 9 310 9 320 3937 3526 14*287 11 298 10 303 9 310 10 319 3526 3244 12 276 11 296 10 304 9 310 10 316 3244 3072 12 275 10 296 9 303 8 310 8*309 3072 2975 10 274 9 296 9 304 8 310 6*295 2975 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