DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/13 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 - - - - - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 68.6 - - 60.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 387 - - 136 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5313 - - 4193 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6781 - - 5414 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8296 - - 7176 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3376 - - 2589 - - 4139 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 524 - - 342 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 23 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 309 - - 333 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -17 - - 9 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2402 - - -3984 - - -6740 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10698 - - 11161 - - 9685 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3423 - - -6536 - - -11876 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11719 - - 13712 - - 14821 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 93 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 68.6 - - 60.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.8 - - 29.7 - - 28.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.7 - - 67.8 - - 62.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.7 - - 29.6 - - 28.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 387 - - 136 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5313 - - 4193 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98661 17 257 22 270 16 271 98661 91258 22 277 17 263 20 267 91258 85521 17 272 10 303 12 272 85521 80752 7 246 7 294 10 291 80752 76649 1 230 5 249 7 301 76649 73023 7 310 5 282 10 336 73023 69753 6 293 10 296 7 290 69753 66753 3 171 3 213 4 171 66753 63968 10 277 12 267 8 316 63968 61293 16 258 8 255 11 287 61293 58481 7 242 9 272 13 258 58481 55526 37 249 45 254 45 253 55526 52721 51 240 60 247 54 246 52721 50217 49 244 54 250 46 255 50217 47977 54 250 53 251 47 262 47977 45938 54 250 50 250 52 262 45938 44060 53 253 49 253 57 259 44060 42318 57 255 52 256 59 259 42318 40689 65 253 59 257 62 258 40689 39159 73 249 70 256 69 254 39159 37722 81 246 83 252 76 249 37722 36345 88 245 93 247 81 248 36345 34963 96 243 97 244 86 247 34963 33548 100 241 98 244 92 246 33548 32104 100 241 101 244 98 244 32104 30613 99 241 103 243 101 242 30613 29063 97 242 103 242 99 240 29063 27461 93 241 101 241 94 239 27461 25807 89 240 96 240 89 240 25807 24100 85 240 89 240 83 242 24100 22344 81 239 83 238 75 242 22344 20532 76 238 79 236 68 243 20532 18655 70 239 71 236 63 246 18655 16746 62 244 56 233 57 248 16746 14907 51 248 42 225 51 244 14907 13231 38 244 36 229 41 238 13231 11737 31 239 28 240 33 243 11737 10406 27 242 22 258 27 265 10406 9219 21*249 19 277 27 285 9219 8160 14*271 18 301 28 297 8160 7216 13 293 20*321 29 310 7216 6378 13 306 21*326 30 322 6378 5632 14 315 23 333 30 331 5632 4959 14 317 24 333 30 335 4959 4360 15 319 24 334 29 335 4360 3857 15 319 24 334 27 334 3857 3469 15 320 23 334 23 330 3469 3201 14 321 23 333 18 324 3201 3038 14 321 21 333 15*320 3038 2944 12 321 17 333 8*314 2944 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