DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/21 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.9 - - 88.4 - - 88.4 - - 81.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 423 - - 477 - - 247 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4268 - - 8617 - - 7786 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5990 - - 9530 - - 8512 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7251 - - 11600 - - 10769 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3447 - - 2867 - - 3762 - - 6429 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 501 - - 660 - - 513 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 13 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 296 - - 316 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -19 - - -13 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3945 - - -3309 - - -4684 - - -11392 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11197 - - 14910 - - 15454 - - 14340 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5373 - - -4906 - - -6902 - - -15012 ODpotential blCL - - - 12624 - - 16506 - - 17671 - - 17959 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 51 - - 55 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.9 - - 88.4 - - 88.4 - - 81.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.8 - - 32.3 - - 29.9 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.4 - - 85.7 - - 86.6 - - 83.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.6 - - 32.1 - - 29.8 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 423 - - 477 - - 247 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4268 - - 8617 - - 7786 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 99106 30 123 22 113 23 104 28 082 99106 91571 24 096 20 107 22 097 25 093 91571 85775 19 114 21 096 21 097 20 099 85775 80972 19 114 15 110 20 089 15 096 80972 76843 15 093 15 118 13 102 16 091 76843 73190 6 117 14 086 13 109 10 102 73190 69883 9 138 6 125 14 084 10 123 69883 66842 6 122 6 164 3 051 7 095 66842 64026 4 076 4 196 3 340 6 032 64026 61304 3 337 6 245 9 269 10 300 61304 58470 8 265 9 259 14 256 13 278 58470 55535 15 263 18 268 19 274 21 278 55535 52733 23 272 24 272 29 277 26 274 52733 50209 32 273 37 270 37 274 30 276 50209 47953 38 269 39 268 42 277 39 282 47953 45916 39 273 42 270 47 279 45 284 45916 44062 40 279 46 272 51 279 50 281 44062 42358 42 284 47 274 53 276 54 277 42358 40783 45 286 46 275 53 274 55 278 40783 39318 44 285 46 277 51 273 54 278 39318 37947 40 284 48 276 51 270 52 278 37947 36629 37 282 49 274 51 270 50 278 36629 35297 34 280 47 272 51 271 50 278 35297 33922 33 281 43 271 50 271 48 277 33922 32510 31 283 37 271 48 270 46 275 32510 31048 29 284 35 272 44 269 44 274 31048 29524 24 281 35 271 40 271 43 275 29524 27934 20 274 34 272 36 273 39 277 27934 26281 22 275 33 274 34 276 35 278 26281 24568 23 280 32 275 32 276 32 278 24568 22796 22 280 27 273 29 273 29 281 22796 20963 21 283 23 267 25 271 28 281 20963 19060 21 287 20 264 23 272 29 274 19060 17122 20 286 18 260 22 267 29 253 17122 15255 19 285 17 259 23 251 28 241 15255 13550 18 284 16 260 21 250 22 245 13550 12026 15 283 15*262 19*252 18 254 12026 10662 12 282 13*267 12*270 14 271 10662 9441 12 276 11 274 9 298 13 289 9441 8349 10 257 9 288 9 304 12 310 8349 7373 8*256 9 302 11 320 13 324 7373 6506 7*278 9 305 11 325 14 339 6506 5734 7 287 9 308 12 327 15 344 5734 5037 8 289 9 311 12 328 16 346 5037 4416 8 290 9 312 12 329 16 346 4416 3894 8 291 9 313 12 329 17 345 3894 3491 8 289 9 314 12 330 16 344 3491 3212 7 290 8 314 12 330 14 341 3212 3043 7 290 8 314 12 330 11*339 3043 2946 7 290 8 314 11 330 7*337 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