DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 92.9 - - 101.7 - - 100.9 - - 92.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 312 - - -2 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1763 - - 4199 - - 4707 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3949 - - 5827 - - 2930 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4746 - - 7182 - - 7690 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 923 - - 5063 - - 10391 - - 2425 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 320 - - 451 - - 51 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 34 - - 19 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 116 - - 106 - - 173 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -14 - - -33 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10587 - - -9726 - - -9190 - - -12118 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15333 - - 16909 - - 16880 - - 15066 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14349 - - -11449 - - -10864 - - -14769 ODpotential blCL - - - 19095 - - 18631 - - 18554 - - 17716 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 82 - - 93 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 40 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.9 - - 101.7 - - 100.9 - - 92.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.1 - - 37.0 - - 36.4 - - 37.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 91.0 - - 99.6 - - 101.3 - - 95.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.0 - - 36.9 - - 36.2 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 312 - - -2 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1763 - - 4199 - - 4707 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 27 - - 73 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99449 17 098 14 103 14 090 5 123 99449 91957 13 091 9 121 14 095 13 083 91957 86152 11 105 12 140 8 079 17 081 86152 81333 17 115 14 127 4 092 13 079 81333 77179 14 120 13 095 11 141 3 043 77179 73518 8 108 13 071 14 137 2 124 73518 70228 8 122 3 133 6 094 10 100 70228 67217 12 131 6 140 4 353 11 070 67217 64434 9 119 10 154 6 230 7 035 64434 61754 10 083 9 127 9 181 6 191 61754 58970 10 355 5 044 7 164 4 175 58970 56086 25 219 20 257 11 267 7 304 56086 53340 26 207 31 230 23 241 17 257 53340 50883 24 238 30 218 30 226 32 232 50883 48696 30 255 29 231 37 226 34 223 48696 46713 44 250 36 233 37 226 35 229 46713 44892 54 237 48 227 44 228 43 231 44892 43212 59 234 57 227 56 226 52 227 43212 41649 46 232 57 225 61 227 54 225 41649 40181 42 229 56 225 61 225 54 226 40181 38797 41 231 50 224 57 221 51 224 38797 37461 37 233 44 218 53 218 49 221 37461 36109 37 226 40 215 49 213 44 222 36109 34711 37 218 43 217 43 211 38 219 34711 33269 33 220 45 219 39 221 36 210 33269 31770 28 223 38 216 38 220 36 203 31770 30203 24 214 28 200 35 204 36 208 30203 28569 18 204 27 194 34 182 37 213 28569 26869 13 206 24 185 29 174 35 211 26869 25108 14 202 20 178 24 175 28 191 25108 23291 14 197 18 183 16 179 23 171 23291 21412 15 204 16 202 10 177 19 144 21412 19465 19 222 17 218 8 189 18 126 19465 17488 18 226 19 219 8 198 13 129 17488 15585 13 227 18 212 8 196 8 138 15585 13845 8 254 15 196 9 185 5 163 13845 12286 3 262 11 182 10 171 5 204 12286 10888 4 177 8 172 10 160 7 227 10888 9634 7 142 5 159 9 155 10 242 9634 8509 12 114 5 141 8*157 14 249 8509 7505 11 100 5*120 8*162 19 252 7505 6611 10 092 5*113 7 166 23 253 6611 5816 9 086 5 110 7 170 26 252 5816 5098 6*087 4 106 6 174 28 252 5098 4458 2*109 4 106 6 178 27 251 4458 3921 2 115 4 102 6 181 25 250 3921 3507 2 117 3 100 6 183 21 248 3507 3220 1 123 3 098 5 185 16 244 3220 3046 1 123 3 098 5 185 12*241 3046 2946 1 119 3 096 5 185 7*235 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