DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - 61.4 - - 66.9 - - 67.4 - - 63.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 527 - - 549 - - 222 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5414 - - 6512 - - 5302 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6977 - - 7879 - - 6519 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8397 - - 9495 - - 8285 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1918 - - 1897 - - 2397 - - 5526 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 584 - - 630 - - 435 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 15 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 307 - - 326 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -17 - - -14 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3255 - - -4714 - - -6355 - - -10314 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11653 - - 14210 - - 14641 - - 13259 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11962 - - -12197 - - -12987 - - -15876 ODpotential blCL - - - 20359 - - 21692 - - 21272 - - 18821 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 39 - - 87 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 66.9 - - 67.4 - - 63.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.0 - - 14.0 - - 12.8 - - 15.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.7 - - 64.1 - - 65.9 - - 64.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.8 - - 13.6 - - 12.4 - - 15.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 527 - - 549 - - 222 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5414 - - 6512 - - 5302 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 98764 18 109 16 084 19 106 23 102 98764 91294 16 079 13 100 14 093 22 104 91294 85566 9 109 13 102 8 090 17 095 85566 80807 11 126 9 144 12 088 12 094 80807 76712 16 141 9 157 10 123 14 093 76712 73076 8 132 10 169 7 139 10 103 73076 69769 5 190 10 159 5 144 11 128 69769 66727 8 182 11 203 9 198 7 188 66727 63909 6 172 13 192 12 198 11 198 63909 61183 14 240 13 238 15 255 8 236 61183 58314 24 223 28 237 29 237 24 241 58314 55316 26 229 34 229 35 237 33 242 55316 52452 31 234 33 235 37 241 33 238 52452 49882 39 241 38 235 37 251 29 241 49882 47579 41 238 37 237 39 247 31 243 47579 45487 35 244 34 245 36 241 35 247 45487 43573 42 261 43 261 36 254 40 257 43573 41816 53 254 56 258 44 257 51 264 41816 40197 44 242 55 248 44 256 55 253 40197 38707 40 276 47 254 47 256 55 244 38707 37343 50 278 51 268 56 257 60 253 37343 36051 48 270 56 268 61 256 64 256 36051 34742 48 277 55 265 61 254 64 253 34742 33387 52 282 51 268 62 255 63 248 33387 31987 53 279 52 273 62 255 61 246 31987 30530 51 276 51 270 61 254 60 247 30530 29006 48 275 45 266 58 254 59 250 29006 27419 47 276 45 264 56 254 55 251 27419 25768 49 275 49 263 53 255 52 252 25768 24057 51 271 52 266 50 253 51 252 24057 22292 51 271 53 268 46 252 51 249 22292 20468 47 271 51 267 42 255 48 245 20468 18586 43 259 48 263 42 260 42 244 18586 16682 48 254 47 264 40 265 33 254 16682 14857 49 260 40 274 33 272 30 273 14857 13195 38 270 30 285 24 280 29 277 13195 11712 27 281 26 288 19 282 22 279 11712 10390 22 288 20*289 16 284 16 286 10390 9209 20*296 16*297 13*297 13 295 9209 8153 19*305 15 301 12*315 12 306 8153 7210 19 306 15 304 12 322 11 320 7210 6374 20 307 15 307 12 325 12 342 6374 5630 20 307 15 309 12 327 12 350 5630 4958 20 307 15 310 13 328 13 350 4958 4360 20 307 15 312 13 330 13 349 4360 3857 20 307 15 313 13 330 12 348 3857 3469 19 307 15 313 12 331 12 347 3469 3201 18 307 14 314 12 331 10 345 3201 3038 17 307 14 314 12 331 9*345 3038 2944 15 306 12 314 10 332 6*344 2944 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