DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.5 - - 83.4 - - 84.5 - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 461 - - 216 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3503 - - 8995 - - 7946 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5379 - - 9819 - - 8554 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6486 - - 11978 - - 10929 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3537 - - 2779 - - 4336 - - 6555 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 462 - - 661 - - 494 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 44 - - 15 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 293 - - 306 - - 010 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 13 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -18 - - -10 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6734 - - -4769 - - -5277 - - -11413 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13220 - - 16747 - - 16206 - - 14359 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9224 - - -7759 - - -7396 - - -15558 ODpotential blCL - - - 15710 - - 19737 - - 18325 - - 18504 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 53 - - 55 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.5 - - 83.4 - - 84.5 - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.5 - - 18.8 - - 22.7 - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 80.8 - - 82.9 - - 79.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.2 - - 18.3 - - 22.3 - - 23.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 461 - - 216 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3503 - - 8995 - - 7946 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98655 16 106 17 090 26 085 23 105 98655 91180 19 112 15 101 16 073 21 095 91180 85475 21 108 18 091 16 080 23 074 85475 80753 21 096 17 096 15 093 21 069 80753 76689 18 101 14 095 13 088 21 078 76689 73104 17 104 11 101 11 070 20 073 73104 69857 14 086 13 113 7 101 14 054 69857 66862 11 080 11 110 7 106 6 041 66862 64077 8 125 3 133 6 078 7 058 64077 61367 9 136 7 149 1 179 6 051 61367 58523 5 153 6 132 7 183 4 220 58523 55557 7 244 3 300 4 218 6 222 55557 52717 10 230 11 252 7 254 10 249 52717 50165 11 262 12 266 9 308 6 262 50165 47885 15 258 14 275 15 293 12 298 47885 45827 9 256 15 279 17 297 16 314 45827 43953 7 303 15 276 22 298 24 319 43953 42241 15 318 15 286 23 288 23 318 42241 40657 20 306 17 313 18 302 21 329 40657 39185 25 307 23 332 16 316 26 341 39185 37814 30 312 19 333 19 310 22 335 37814 36501 28 316 15 331 20 315 13 044 36501 35180 29 311 17 318 18 314 18 054 35180 33818 32 305 22 313 22 306 16 036 33818 32419 34 303 25 314 25 303 16 027 32419 30965 34 300 26 313 28 302 14 019 30965 29445 30 300 27 309 29 300 12 001 29445 27861 28 307 25 308 28 301 18 337 27861 26214 24 306 21 314 24 298 21 340 26214 24503 22 289 17 308 21 296 17 317 24503 22735 25 281 23 291 24 298 27 304 22735 20903 25 281 27 286 27 299 27 303 20903 19004 24 283 26 282 24 296 23 301 19004 17070 22 279 24 277 24 288 26 283 17070 15207 20 278 22 273 25 263 28 255 15207 13509 16 283 21*268 23 259 25 250 13509 11991 12 288 15*269 20*260 20 252 11991 10632 10 288 12 272 14*266 15 256 10632 9415 9 280 9 284 11 275 9 270 9415 8326 9 264 8 289 8 292 6 297 8326 7354 8*253 7 302 7 313 6 340 7354 6490 6*249 6 308 7 324 7 357 6490 5721 3 250 6 313 7 330 8 003 5721 5026 2 253 6 317 7 334 9 006 5026 4407 1 261 6 321 7 338 10 009 4407 3888 1 275 6 325 7 341 11 009 3888 3487 1 294 6 327 7 342 11 009 3487 3210 1 299 6 328 7 343 10 009 3210 3042 1 299 5 328 7 344 7*010 3042 2945 1 303 5 328 6 343 5*010 2945 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