DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 85.1 - - 86.5 - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 396 - - 448 - - 227 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3391 - - 7594 - - 6784 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5288 - - 8672 - - 7679 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6374 - - 10577 - - 9767 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3258 - - 2461 - - 4129 - - 5906 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 455 - - 621 - - 477 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 14 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 298 - - 309 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -23 - - -14 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4784 - - -3024 - - -4532 - - -10553 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11158 - - 13602 - - 14300 - - 13500 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7453 - - -5476 - - -6826 - - -14101 ODpotential blCL - - - 13827 - - 16053 - - 16593 - - 17048 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 47 - - 46 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 85.1 - - 86.5 - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.4 - - 35.0 - - 33.5 - - 31.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.8 - - 82.4 - - 84.9 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 34.6 - - 33.1 - - 31.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 396 - - 448 - - 227 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3391 - - 7594 - - 6784 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99670 35 101 33 122 29 117 29 101 99670 92074 29 112 23 121 22 101 26 097 92074 86209 22 127 18 109 17 094 23 096 86209 81357 21 123 18 099 16 111 17 105 81357 77207 19 116 16 104 20 121 13 116 77207 73552 11 121 19 119 15 115 13 102 73552 70246 11 170 6 125 15 097 13 122 70246 67197 10 136 10 175 3 077 15 103 67197 64344 7 162 12 176 5 223 4 050 64344 61568 8 162 10 164 9 193 6 247 61568 58681 8 206 6 223 5 238 5 247 58681 55688 12 223 12 238 9 258 8 280 55688 52830 9 240 12 251 12 263 14 271 52830 50256 14 257 15 266 13 273 14 263 50256 47948 17 252 18 261 19 277 13 276 47948 45868 20 247 19 252 21 275 16 295 45868 43978 20 253 17 262 21 278 19 290 43978 42245 20 264 21 278 20 278 23 296 42245 40653 20 252 23 276 20 290 26 287 40653 39188 20 245 23 264 20 296 20 287 39188 37826 22 246 23 257 20 291 14 295 37826 36522 23 248 23 250 21 282 11 311 36522 35205 22 250 22 251 22 274 13 318 35205 33846 22 256 21 256 21 269 16 303 33846 32449 21 263 21 263 18 264 18 297 32449 30997 19 266 19 268 15 265 19 294 30997 29479 18 267 18 269 15 271 19 286 29479 27897 16 269 17 271 15 273 19 278 27897 26252 14 272 17 272 14 275 19 269 26252 24547 13 275 16 271 15 273 18 258 24547 22785 12 276 15 268 16 260 16 258 22785 20956 13 266 14 263 16 244 15 265 20956 19056 18 255 17 256 14 244 16 270 19056 17119 24 250 19 257 13 258 19 262 17119 15252 24 244 21 260 19 258 24 242 15252 13549 19 242 22 257 22 250 24 238 13549 12026 14 249 18 255 20 251 20 241 12026 10662 10 252 13*260 17*257 15 248 10662 9440 6 247 9*278 12*273 11 261 9440 8347 4 257 8 292 9 291 8 292 8347 7371 5 317 8 298 9 312 9 320 7371 6504 9*318 8 300 9 315 11 335 6504 5732 10*314 8 302 10 318 12 338 5732 5035 11 309 8 303 10 319 13 338 5035 4415 11 306 8 303 10 320 14 337 4415 3893 11 304 8 303 10 320 14 335 3893 3490 11 302 8 303 10 320 14 333 3490 3212 11 301 8 303 9 320 12 330 3212 3043 10 301 8 302 9 320 10*327 3043 2946 10 301 7 303 8 320 6*324 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