DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 77.3 - - - - - 65.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 291 - - 350 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2065 - - 4905 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4191 - - 6417 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5048 - - 7888 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1530 - - 2155 - - - - - 252 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 346 - - 492 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 305 - - - - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -10 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4185 - - -4234 - - - - - -7353 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9233 - - 12123 - - - - - 10300 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8671 - - -8276 - - - - - -14746 ODpotential blCL - - - 13719 - - 16164 - - - - - 17692 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 39 - - - - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 77.3 - - - - - 65.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 34.3 - - - - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.2 - - 75.1 - - - - - 69.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 34.1 - - - - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 291 - - 350 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2065 - - 4905 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99054 6 180 2 230 5 240 99054 91603 4 182 7 165 3 219 91603 85844 6 130 7 107 4 350 85844 81074 11 098 7 118 8 041 81074 76990 13 081 7 122 8 062 76990 73383 11 099 7 126 9 055 73383 70118 11 077 11 115 5 043 70118 67115 3 155 5 050 5 107 67115 64323 9 174 6 269 7 066 64323 61616 9 214 11 255 13 282 61616 58801 17 242 17 252 20 263 58801 55887 26 246 25 259 25 268 55887 53106 35 247 35 260 36 269 53106 50603 39 253 40 260 45 263 50603 48364 43 257 48 256 50 268 48364 46335 47 261 55 255 64 273 46335 44476 55 263 62 259 77 273 44476 42759 64 261 69 266 85 269 42759 41159 68 259 74 267 82 267 41159 39663 68 260 73 267 76 271 39663 38266 69 263 70 270 76 276 38266 36930 71 266 72 272 76 278 36930 35586 72 266 75 272 73 280 35586 34201 71 265 76 271 72 282 34201 32774 68 263 74 271 67 284 32774 31292 64 264 69 271 60 285 31292 29743 61 266 64 271 58 288 29743 28128 57 266 60 271 53 289 28128 26449 53 267 55 271 47 289 26449 24709 50 269 51 273 37 294 24709 22914 46 272 44 277 30 297 22914 21055 41 276 32 285 27 300 21055 19121 37 278 25 294 22 300 19121 17152 32 279 23 295 19 292 17152 15253 28 280 23 290 18 287 15253 13524 24 280 23 287 18 287 13524 11987 19 277 21 286 16 288 11987 10617 14 274 18 284 15 288 10617 9393 10 271 14 288 14 287 9393 8300 6 271 9*297 11 296 8300 7326 3 285 8*305 9 313 7326 6463 3 309 7 306 9 323 6463 5697 3*323 7 306 10 328 5697 5006 3*313 7 306 12 328 5006 4393 3 304 7 305 14 327 4393 3878 3 303 7 305 16 325 3878 3480 4 300 7 304 16 322 3480 3207 3 300 7 304 13 318 3207 3040 3 299 6 305 9*307 3040 2945 3 299 6 304 5*289 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