DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 76.4 - - 89.9 - - 98.8 - - 100.6 - - 93.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 75 - - 333 - - 398 - - 185 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 421 - - 2603 - - 7921 - - 12166 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 4636 - - 8882 - - 11771 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top 3404 - - 5586 - - 10904 - - 15149 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 643 - - 2555 - - 7504 - - 4405 - - 14571 Hgt.Variab. W* 130 - - 394 - - 606 - - 542 - - 6 W* B/S 25 - - 23 - - 36 - - 21 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 321 - - 104 - - 190 - - 193 - - 189 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 16 - - 23 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -4 - - -25 - - -9 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8672 - - -9133 - - -5918 - - -2147 - - -14615 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12076 - - 14720 - - 16823 - - 17297 - - 17563 sfcLCL ODpotential -13880 - - -11424 - - -7020 - - -3003 - - -18693 ODpotential blCL 17284 - - 17010 - - 17924 - - 18152 - - 21640 blCL maxRH 50 - - 64 - - 46 - - 72 - - 52 maxRH CAPE 60 - - 30 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 76.4 - - 89.9 - - 98.8 - - 100.6 - - 93.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.3 - - 35.3 - - 34.0 - - 33.6 - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 75.7 - - 87.9 - - 96.3 - - 99.1 - - 97.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.2 - - 35.0 - - 33.6 - - 33.2 - - 25.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 75 - - 333 - - 398 - - 185 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 421 - - 2603 - - 7921 - - 12166 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99561 27 108 20 116 24 094 24 094 24 105 99561 92006 27 113 24 111 19 110 19 096 22 098 92006 86174 21 095 18 105 20 118 15 100 19 094 86174 81340 22 100 17 113 11 121 17 092 17 092 81340 77180 21 101 17 108 17 123 12 090 14 089 77180 73506 18 104 13 102 17 106 11 142 7 085 73506 70197 13 091 10 116 9 122 14 143 5 139 70197 67171 2 123 8 129 8 153 6 118 12 154 67171 64370 10 209 6 167 9 188 9 221 10 143 64370 61656 7 194 14 228 12 228 9 189 10 193 61656 58846 18 235 25 227 20 250 19 246 13 231 58846 55949 24 252 29 231 32 242 30 244 22 247 55949 53188 35 259 38 241 41 239 39 247 45 251 53188 50720 39 261 45 254 47 250 44 251 53 249 50720 48512 51 261 54 260 56 256 51 259 60 260 48512 46503 58 260 59 260 63 259 65 262 72 264 46503 44659 58 262 60 261 66 261 72 262 76 263 44659 42952 49 263 56 263 65 264 70 262 73 264 42952 41363 40 265 51 265 60 267 64 262 66 267 41363 39878 36 271 48 267 55 271 58 263 57 268 39878 38484 23 277 39 266 53 273 53 265 52 267 38484 37140 15 265 30 264 49 273 50 268 49 267 37140 35782 12 245 20 255 43 275 49 272 43 266 35782 34382 10 222 20 254 39 274 44 275 37 267 34382 32947 12 181 22 254 39 271 38 276 36 270 32947 31463 16 164 19 252 38 267 35 275 37 270 31463 29918 14 169 17 245 34 264 35 278 38 271 29918 28313 12 179 17 245 33 265 35 282 37 273 28313 26644 7 190 15 227 32 265 34 281 35 276 26644 24911 15 207 13 250 29 262 34 277 34 279 24911 23117 14 214 19 244 26 258 31 273 34 277 23117 21258 17 241 20 220 22 249 29 262 29 265 21258 19336 24 238 19 222 20 238 27 229 18 248 19336 17386 19 227 22 222 24 226 26 222 15 254 17386 15502 15 219 21 215 26 216 24*221 14 253 15502 13778 16 215 16 213 24 215 19*218 14 249 13778 12233 16 218 14 206 20*217 15 215 15 245 12233 10849 14 210 10 204 14*216 11 210 16 241 10849 9605 10 189 7 197 9 211 7 201 17 237 9605 8490 5 143 7 165 6 202 4 177 17 234 8490 7492 5 103 9 134 3 168 3 127 18 232 7492 6603 4 099 9 122 2 124 3 098 18 230 6603 5811 4 120 5*113 2 099 4 085 18 228 5811 5095 3 140 4*109 2 089 4 078 18 227 5095 4457 1 164 3 107 2 077 5 073 18 225 4457 3921 3 282 3 104 2 071 5 071 17 222 3921 3507 3*282 3 102 2 066 5 070 15 218 3507 3221 1*313 3 097 2 064 5 069 12 210 3221 3046 1 322 2 097 2 063 5 069 9*199 3046 2946 1 328 2 096 2 063 5 069 6*189 2946 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