DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 0950z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.9 - - 79.8 - - 88.2 - - 91.3 - - 82.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 16 - - 294 - - 306 - - 134 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 589 - - 1905 - - 3702 - - 3777 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 4082 - - 5439 - - 5105 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 3572 - - 4888 - - 6685 - - 6760 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 594 - - 1037 - - 2247 - - 5332 - - 3967 Hgt.Variab. W* 99 - - 340 - - 430 - - 329 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 11 - - 8 - - 8 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 278 - - 293 - - 316 - - 341 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -3 - - -15 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5748 - - -8670 - - -9135 - - -8746 - - -11326 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9320 - - 13558 - - 15821 - - 15507 - - 14273 sfcLCL ODpotential -14111 - - -13657 - - -12172 - - -11414 - - -15231 ODpotential blCL 17683 - - 18545 - - 18857 - - 18174 - - 18178 blCL maxRH 41 - - 36 - - 26 - - 28 - - 27 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 65.9 - - 79.8 - - 88.2 - - 91.3 - - 82.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.0 - - 30.7 - - 28.6 - - 33.0 - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 65.9 - - 77.8 - - 86.2 - - 90.2 - - 87.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.7 - - 30.4 - - 28.3 - - 32.7 - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 16 - - 294 - - 306 - - 134 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 589 - - 1905 - - 3702 - - 3777 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99364 32 104 20 112 19 084 27 102 26 093 99364 91940 28 111 19 121 18 097 23 097 21 090 91940 86194 22 097 21 109 16 111 21 083 18 100 86194 81400 16 086 20 102 19 117 13 088 21 102 81400 77266 12 099 14 115 13 095 10 110 14 085 77266 73621 11 101 10 127 6 103 8 064 13 107 73621 70316 10 100 8 118 8 161 5 357 10 068 70316 67271 5 057 5 101 6 162 4 215 6 357 67271 64462 3 324 6 010 2 125 1 330 5 310 64462 61757 2 057 3 339 3 216 8 266 4 270 61757 58954 13 288 13 303 6 311 4 246 15 248 58954 56059 20 251 20 261 21 265 17 259 19 240 56059 53292 24 253 26 240 32 253 31 271 23 273 53292 50789 29 266 30 252 39 251 43 264 39 266 50789 48545 35 268 36 259 47 257 49 262 48 258 48545 46504 38 264 44 262 51 262 53 262 54 257 46504 44622 40 262 45 262 50 261 55 262 58 259 44622 42869 43 261 44 260 48 260 57 261 60 261 42869 41232 47 261 46 260 50 261 57 260 59 260 41232 39705 49 261 47 259 51 261 58 259 56 260 39705 38284 48 261 47 258 50 260 57 259 52 261 38284 36930 46 263 45 257 47 259 54 257 50 259 36930 35574 45 265 43 258 44 257 50 254 49 255 35574 34178 45 265 42 259 43 258 48 255 45 254 34178 32746 43 262 43 260 42 261 47 256 43 254 32746 31260 42 260 43 262 42 262 46 256 42 253 31260 29710 41 261 41 265 41 263 44 256 42 253 29710 28098 38 261 37 266 38 262 40 257 40 252 28098 26427 34 261 33 263 34 260 35 257 38 254 26427 24702 32 258 31 256 31 257 32 259 37 258 24702 22925 32 253 30 252 31 255 31 262 37 261 22925 21088 29 248 28 248 30 253 31 264 35 262 21088 19183 27 245 26 248 27 250 31 264 30 262 19183 17243 29 242 24 251 22 251 31 262 26 257 17243 15371 28 240 24 255 20 258 28 255 24 248 15371 13658 25 241 22 253 21 263 26 248 23 251 13658 12125 19 241 20 245 22 262 24 249 20 253 12125 10750 15 239 18 242 21 260 21 254 16 253 10750 9517 8 250 13 238 18 259 17 262 11 251 9517 8411 3 312 7 231 14 265 14 272 7 252 8411 7423 7 335 3 293 10*279 10*294 5 276 7423 6546 9 336 7 331 8*310 8*329 4 333 6546 5764 11 332 10 327 8 317 8 340 5 006 5764 5060 12 321 11*307 8 317 8 342 5 008 5060 4432 14 307 11*296 9 317 8 343 5 002 4432 3904 15*291 11 294 9 317 8 344 4 355 3904 3497 14*278 11 292 8 316 8 345 4 346 3497 3215 12 278 10 292 8 315 7 345 3 335 3215 3044 11 278 10 292 8 315 7 345 2*304 3044 2946 9 277 9 291 7 316 7 345 1*260 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