DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 72.1 - - 86.2 - - 95.2 - - 95.7 - - 83.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 30 - - 302 - - 366 - - 138 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 276 - - 2073 - - 4720 - - 4847 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 4211 - - 6292 - - 5898 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 3259 - - 5056 - - 7703 - - 7830 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 608 - - 959 - - 2711 - - 4301 - - 372 Hgt.Variab. W* 84 - - 352 - - 494 - - 360 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 275 - - 298 - - 306 - - 322 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 2 - - -13 - - -9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8280 - - -9373 - - -9279 - - -9719 - - -12176 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11539 - - 14430 - - 16983 - - 17550 - - 15124 sfcLCL ODpotential -15328 - - -14091 - - -12829 - - -13415 - - -18334 ODpotential blCL 18587 - - 19147 - - 20532 - - 21245 - - 21281 blCL maxRH 85 - - 40 - - 31 - - 30 - - 24 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 72.1 - - 86.2 - - 95.2 - - 95.7 - - 83.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.9 - - 33.3 - - 30.1 - - 28.0 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 72.0 - - 84.3 - - 92.9 - - 94.6 - - 87.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.8 - - 33.2 - - 29.9 - - 27.9 - - 27.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 30 - - 302 - - 366 - - 138 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 276 - - 2073 - - 4720 - - 4847 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 42 - - 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] 99588 20 118 22 120 23 098 19 102 19 112 99588 92062 18 109 20 102 17 113 14 110 15 080 92062 86232 16 102 11 093 17 111 13 106 10 082 86232 81399 15 106 12 118 6 094 14 081 15 090 81399 77241 12 089 13 132 6 112 8 051 16 076 77241 73569 11 073 6 119 12 124 4 027 10 052 73569 70255 12 061 6 094 7 131 8 150 5 070 70255 67221 5 034 8 107 3 136 7 144 4 125 67221 64407 2 108 4 126 6 174 5 206 4 096 64407 61691 7 359 5 179 8 218 7 282 3 266 61691 58874 14 309 10 293 6 269 12 297 10 300 58874 55983 16 281 18 281 17 287 21 287 20 274 55983 53254 17 272 20 271 21 274 24 262 18 271 53254 50792 22 280 25 268 27 262 27 260 25 270 50792 48580 32 284 33 269 35 264 34 267 37 266 48580 46581 47 275 45 269 47 269 45 271 46 267 46581 44756 57 269 56 266 56 267 52 268 53 265 44756 43068 61 266 61 263 58 264 58 264 59 263 43068 41493 60 266 60 262 58 262 61 261 60 261 41493 40013 58 265 57 264 56 261 60 259 60 259 40013 38620 56 265 52 266 53 260 57 259 59 257 38620 37278 53 264 48 268 48 262 54 259 57 257 37278 35921 49 265 43 270 43 265 51 259 53 258 35921 34520 44 267 41 271 40 266 48 259 47 259 34520 33079 42 266 40 271 39 267 42 259 43 261 33079 31588 42 265 38 272 38 269 38 260 37 260 31588 30034 40 264 37 271 38 269 35 262 33 259 30034 28414 36 265 35 269 37 269 33 263 31 259 28414 26731 32 268 32 266 34 268 31 261 30 261 26731 24984 28 270 29 265 30 264 29 259 28 264 24984 23176 26 266 27 263 28 259 27 258 26 268 23176 21305 30 258 27 258 28 259 25 261 24 272 21305 19363 37 257 29 256 28 259 24 266 22 276 19363 17388 35 255 31 261 27 261 25 269 23 272 17388 15482 30 254 31 260 27 261 26 268 28 254 15482 13743 24 255 27 253 26 259 25 261 29 248 13743 12189 18 254 22 254 24 259 23 260 25 252 12189 10799 13 251 18 260 21 265 21 267 20 263 10799 9553 10 264 13 257 16 275 18 278 17 281 9553 8439 8 276 9 258 13*292 14*299 16 297 8439 7445 8 296 10 296 13*307 14*317 15 310 7445 6562 10 309 12 321 13 308 14 322 15 321 6562 5777 13 315 13*326 13 308 14 322 15 335 5777 5068 15 313 13*310 13 306 14 323 16 345 5068 4437 17 310 14 299 14 306 14 323 17 349 4437 3907 18 307 14 297 13 305 14 322 16 347 3907 3498 17*292 13 295 13 304 14 322 15 343 3498 3216 14*277 13 294 13 304 13 322 12 333 3216 3044 13 275 12 293 12 303 13 321 8*316 3044 2946 10 274 11 293 11 304 11 321 5*293 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