DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 90.8 - - 96.3 - - - - - 91.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 436 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4676 - - 8126 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6261 - - 9087 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7659 - - 11109 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3536 - - 4000 - - - - - 9427 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 494 - - 628 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 301 - - - - - 316 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -26 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3388 - - -1992 - - - - - -10488 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11048 - - 13102 - - - - - 13436 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5419 - - -3461 - - - - - -13076 ODpotential blCL - - - 13078 - - 14570 - - - - - 16023 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 64 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 320 - - - - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.8 - - 96.3 - - - - - 91.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.4 - - 48.6 - - - - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.5 - - 93.7 - - - - - 94.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.2 - - 48.4 - - - - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 436 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4676 - - 8126 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 6 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] 99737 43 101 40 104 29 093 99737 92163 31 107 33 099 29 095 92163 86318 30 109 26 110 28 101 86318 81478 27 096 24 107 26 111 81478 77332 20 100 19 113 22 106 77332 73688 17 117 17 137 20 092 73688 70407 17 135 15 138 10 114 70407 67395 17 139 17 154 12 125 67395 64597 17 132 20 174 5 174 64597 61891 8 164 13 158 15 188 61891 59089 24 189 11 209 19 190 59089 56204 22 208 21 210 18 187 56204 53438 43 223 36 228 14 195 53438 50932 57 210 58 223 33 240 50932 48704 54 205 65 213 63 231 48704 46699 54 210 63 209 71 221 46699 44863 56 214 59 212 66 220 44863 43165 60 221 61 219 66 223 43165 41585 66 222 65 218 66 225 41585 40102 69 218 64 218 62 227 40102 38706 67 213 60 220 57 229 38706 37360 66 211 57 220 54 229 37360 35999 60 212 52 221 51 228 35999 34595 48 214 48 224 49 227 34595 33152 44 216 42 227 47 226 33152 31655 46 218 40 227 45 225 31655 30094 44 222 36 227 40 223 30094 28470 37 221 30 225 33 222 28470 26784 34 216 28 226 28 228 26784 25035 30 224 29 226 26 236 25035 23223 28 232 28 230 24 239 23223 21345 28 232 26 232 18 233 21345 19395 27 236 24 234 18 234 19395 17417 21 240 20 238 20 228 17417 15517 16 235 16 242 20 229 15517 13781 15 238 12 247 17 229 13781 12228 12 258 9*259 11 221 12228 10837 8 292 7*290 4 218 10837 9591 7 332 7 306 1 272 9591 8474 6*347 8 306 3 337 8474 7477 7*336 8 306 5 340 7477 6590 7 325 8 304 6 339 6590 5800 8 316 9 302 6 335 5800 5086 9 300 9 300 7 333 5086 4451 9 296 9 299 7 330 4451 3917 9 293 9 297 7 327 3917 3505 9 291 9 297 7 326 3505 3219 9 290 9 296 7 323 3219 3046 9 290 9 295 6*320 3046 2946 8 289 8 295 4*316 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