DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 73.5 - - 87.4 - - 97.5 - - 97.1 - - 84.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 34 - - 293 - - 349 - - 102 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 308 - - 1829 - - 5114 - - 4153 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 4023 - - 6583 - - 5189 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 3291 - - 4812 - - 8097 - - 7136 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 517 - - 884 - - 2810 - - 5646 - - 234 Hgt.Variab. W* 91 - - 334 - - 500 - - 310 - - 2 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 272 - - 289 - - 301 - - 323 - - 276 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - -5 - - -8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8808 - - -10320 - - -10172 - - -11212 - - -12590 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12100 - - 15133 - - 18270 - - 18349 - - 15537 sfcLCL ODpotential -15731 - - -14683 - - -13218 - - -14754 - - -18403 ODpotential blCL 19022 - - 19495 - - 21315 - - 21890 - - 21350 blCL maxRH 70 - - 56 - - 42 - - 34 - - 41 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 73.5 - - 87.4 - - 97.5 - - 97.1 - - 84.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.8 - - 31.4 - - 26.4 - - 25.8 - - 26.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 73.2 - - 85.6 - - 95.2 - - 96.2 - - 88.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.7 - - 31.3 - - 26.1 - - 25.5 - - 26.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 34 - - 293 - - 349 - - 102 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 308 - - 1829 - - 5114 - - 4153 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 99511 25 104 24 111 23 097 20 094 18 100 99511 92013 19 109 21 107 21 101 19 097 18 095 92013 86191 21 097 17 116 17 101 16 096 16 083 86191 81350 19 095 16 109 12 111 14 101 15 083 81350 77191 16 083 9 107 10 104 13 103 11 082 77191 73532 12 077 7 110 7 086 9 090 13 077 73532 70217 12 063 9 097 3 095 9 048 14 075 70217 67164 5 036 8 083 4 140 6 016 10 030 67164 64340 3 044 7 044 6 098 2 160 3 356 64340 61615 6 327 5 321 9 007 5 028 2 334 61615 58802 15 303 13 292 16 307 14 319 10 301 58802 55921 15 277 19 279 23 284 21 289 22 303 55921 53185 23 281 26 280 31 286 33 287 31 288 53185 50723 37 282 36 284 37 283 41 279 37 276 50723 48519 44 280 43 282 42 280 43 273 41 276 48519 46530 48 281 50 277 49 277 47 276 43 282 46530 44719 49 283 54 273 52 274 50 279 43 288 44719 43048 50 282 54 271 51 273 49 281 43 292 43048 41489 49 280 52 271 50 273 46 282 41 295 41489 40022 46 281 47 273 49 274 42 283 39 294 40022 38636 44 282 42 276 48 274 40 284 36 291 38636 37297 44 282 42 278 46 274 39 286 36 288 37297 35939 43 280 42 278 44 273 38 286 33 285 35939 34536 40 280 41 278 44 272 37 282 32 278 34536 33091 35 279 36 275 42 272 39 278 34 272 33091 31593 33 278 34 275 40 270 41 274 37 268 31593 30032 33 275 36 272 38 270 41 273 37 267 30032 28409 32 273 35 271 36 273 37 274 32 265 28409 26723 27 274 30 270 33 271 31 270 29 264 26723 24977 25 266 26 266 29 266 28 264 31 265 24977 23174 26 263 26 262 29 261 25 265 34 264 23174 21309 30 262 30 261 30 261 25 269 34 264 21309 19373 31 257 33 259 32 263 29 272 33 263 19373 17401 29 257 33 259 32 263 32 271 33 256 17401 15497 24 261 28 261 29 263 30 266 32 246 15497 13758 18 251 23 260 25 264 26 260 29 246 13758 12203 14 234 19 255 20 270 22 261 23 252 12203 10811 9 233 12 246 14 273 17 263 17 264 10811 9565 5 222 7 248 7 261 13 269 14 280 9565 8449 2 238 6 300 5*280 10 282 12 296 8449 7454 4 331 7 333 7*303 9*319 11 314 7454 6570 7 343 8 349 8 304 10*324 11 332 6570 5783 8 338 8 343 8 303 10 324 12 340 5783 5072 9 317 8*313 9 302 10 323 13 340 5072 4440 11 307 10*291 9 300 10 323 15 337 4440 3909 13 303 10 290 9 299 10 322 15 331 3909 3499 13*292 10 289 9 297 10 321 15 325 3499 3216 11*275 9 287 9 297 10 321 12 316 3216 3044 10 272 9 287 8 297 9 321 9*298 3044 2946 9 271 8 287 8 297 8 321 5*276 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