DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 78.0 - - 91.7 - - 100.7 - - - - - 93.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 122 - - 343 - - 406 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 802 - - 2606 - - 6287 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 4645 - - 7577 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top 3785 - - 5589 - - 9270 - - - - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 459 - - 1819 - - 4456 - - - - - 6284 Hgt.Variab. W* 190 - - 397 - - 564 - - - - - 7 W* B/S 3 - - 12 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction 285 - - 292 - - 302 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -1 - - -2 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7398 - - -8311 - - -7528 - - - - - -11957 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11183 - - 13901 - - 16799 - - - - - 14905 sfcLCL ODpotential -13366 - - -11323 - - -9013 - - - - - -15762 ODpotential blCL 17151 - - 16912 - - 18283 - - - - - 18710 blCL maxRH 84 - - 80 - - 79 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE 70 - - 10 - - 30 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m 78.0 - - 91.7 - - 100.7 - - - - - 93.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 40.0 - - 40.9 - - 36.3 - - - - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 77.1 - - 89.5 - - 98.1 - - - - - 95.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 39.8 - - 40.7 - - 36.1 - - - - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 122 - - 343 - - 406 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 802 - - 2606 - - 6287 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 38 - - 21 - - 15 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99685 34 092 36 108 27 100 27 087 99685 92132 31 100 33 114 24 091 26 085 92132 86304 26 095 26 106 19 101 27 098 86304 81483 23 100 21 095 21 104 26 089 81483 77331 23 106 21 090 23 108 25 081 77331 73668 24 100 21 098 21 108 14 086 73668 70373 16 104 15 103 18 094 12 098 70373 67360 15 118 11 121 12 082 16 087 67360 64571 8 105 16 141 9 091 12 091 64571 61876 9 125 10 104 8 084 8 111 61876 59092 8 244 4 276 5 255 3 144 59092 56239 20 223 23 239 22 238 13 285 56239 53534 29 215 36 226 38 234 29 262 53534 51108 39 254 38 239 43 232 46 246 51108 48946 61 249 52 247 51 243 52 243 48946 46982 67 244 64 246 60 249 54 248 46982 45170 70 244 66 244 62 245 54 250 45170 43476 72 244 63 245 58 243 52 251 43476 41885 70 249 62 254 57 248 53 254 41885 40384 71 259 65 263 57 255 57 256 40384 38970 75 261 67 263 59 260 61 258 38970 37605 73 256 67 260 61 260 63 258 37605 36223 69 250 66 255 62 258 63 255 36223 34794 68 243 65 252 61 253 60 249 34794 33321 69 245 66 252 59 246 56 245 33321 31793 64 246 63 250 57 245 53 247 31793 30201 58 244 56 247 53 248 48 252 30201 28553 54 247 49 249 48 249 43 249 28553 26851 49 254 41 250 42 249 38 246 26851 25096 44 260 36 245 39 247 32 252 25096 23287 38 261 34 243 36 242 28 256 23287 21414 31 256 31 246 32 242 27 248 21414 19469 26 250 27 249 28 249 27 234 19469 17488 26 252 23 255 23 250 25 231 17488 15575 24 260 20 260 20 244 20 227 15575 13827 20 263 17 261 17 248 17 219 13827 12263 14 240 13 258 13 262 12 210 12263 10865 9 241 10 240 9 271 4 187 10865 9614 1 303 5 230 6*299 5 047 9614 8495 4 030 2 048 6*307 7 022 8495 7494 2 005 5 033 6 307 8 004 7494 6604 5 324 4 021 6 305 9 352 6604 5810 6 346 4*327 7 303 10 343 5810 5094 7 331 6*299 7 301 12 336 5094 4456 11 312 6 294 7 299 13 330 4456 3920 13*298 6 292 7 297 14 327 3920 3506 12*286 6 289 7 295 14 322 3506 3220 12 285 6 288 7 295 13 317 3220 3046 11 284 6 288 7 294 10*311 3046 2947 9 284 5 287 6 294 6*303 2947 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