DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 100.7 - - - - - 89.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 340 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5150 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6601 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8133 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 5617 - - - - - 1113 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 497 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 307 - - - - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -18 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -8801 - - - - - -13000 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 16934 - - - - - 15948 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11177 - - - - - -17807 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19310 - - - - - 20754 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 100.7 - - - - - 89.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.8 - - - - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 98.4 - - - - - 94.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.6 - - - - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 340 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5150 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99428 14 097 19 118 99428 91948 12 148 15 073 91948 86186 18 142 6 066 86186 81390 12 132 7 128 81390 77218 6 107 9 091 77218 73537 3 120 5 067 73537 70232 5 161 5 071 70232 67211 9 158 6 043 67211 64421 6 120 3 274 64421 61731 7 143 6 152 61731 58930 11 240 5 230 58930 56040 26 241 22 277 56040 53309 25 241 33 259 53309 50851 28 259 32 249 50851 48650 41 264 30 267 48650 46666 46 265 42 275 46666 44864 48 265 55 269 44864 43206 49 268 55 266 43206 41652 49 271 50 264 41652 40184 47 271 44 259 40184 38797 46 272 41 255 38797 37457 44 269 39 254 37457 36100 41 265 39 253 36100 34699 39 261 38 251 34699 33257 37 258 36 252 33257 31760 36 254 32 255 31760 30198 36 252 29 256 30198 28569 37 253 32 255 28569 26875 36 259 36 254 26875 25118 32 263 38 255 25118 23307 27 261 33 260 23307 21432 25 255 28 261 21432 19485 26 251 28 242 19485 17500 25 250 29 222 17500 15584 25 248 24 225 15584 13835 23 246 19 239 13835 12271 20 248 15 250 12271 10872 18 254 10 268 10872 9618 16 261 9 298 9618 8496 12*269 9 321 8496 7493 9*283 9 335 7493 6602 7 294 10 345 6602 5808 5 307 11 352 5808 5092 5 315 12 358 5092 4454 5 319 13 001 4454 3918 4 323 13 000 3918 3505 4 326 11 357 3505 3219 4 327 8 346 3219 3046 4 327 5*320 3046 2946 4 327 4*281 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