DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 91.7 - - 103.1 - - 104.7 - - 96.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 322 - - 393 - - 191 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2158 - - 4697 - - 7455 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4295 - - 6303 - - 8090 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5141 - - 7680 - - 10438 - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 797 - - 7244 - - 9114 - - 4636 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 366 - - 506 - - 464 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 20 - - 19 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 281 - - 300 - - 294 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -14 - - -6 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5461 - - -6826 - - -4113 - - -10617 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10602 - - 14507 - - 14552 - - 13566 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8899 - - -8177 - - -5152 - - -13498 ODpotential blCL - - - 14040 - - 15857 - - 15590 - - 16446 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 64 - - 76 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 640 - - 670 - - 1030 - - 700 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 91.7 - - 103.1 - - 104.7 - - 96.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.5 - - 49.2 - - 50.5 - - 47.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 89.7 - - 100.7 - - 103.1 - - 98.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.3 - - 49.1 - - 50.4 - - 47.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 322 - - 393 - - 191 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2158 - - 4697 - - 7455 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 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] 99670 31 107 26 098 31 091 32 090 99670 92112 29 099 25 096 27 096 29 096 92112 86297 27 108 24 097 24 093 26 096 86297 81490 27 106 22 110 18 096 20 096 81490 77358 24 099 18 118 16 099 16 099 77358 73712 16 103 18 100 14 100 13 102 73712 70422 10 133 9 099 9 084 10 113 70422 67397 12 140 7 173 3 066 13 083 67397 64595 5 144 8 163 5 178 5 067 64595 61894 7 196 6 177 3 127 4 166 61894 59106 7 256 8 236 14 248 9 222 59106 56240 18 244 22 246 19 252 16 248 56240 53508 24 239 27 234 34 244 34 241 53508 51063 29 246 30 239 42 244 45 241 51063 48888 39 252 41 247 46 245 50 241 48888 46911 48 249 50 249 50 245 54 243 46911 45088 53 247 58 249 58 246 58 247 45088 43395 59 246 68 249 68 247 63 250 43395 41810 65 247 76 250 73 247 66 251 41810 40320 68 248 76 249 70 245 66 248 40320 38915 68 249 73 249 67 240 64 243 38915 37559 63 248 67 249 65 239 61 240 37559 36186 55 249 57 249 60 242 55 240 36186 34771 50 251 50 246 49 240 48 240 34771 33317 46 248 45 242 43 234 44 238 33317 31810 41 241 42 239 40 234 42 239 31810 30237 39 236 40 236 34 233 40 242 30237 28599 38 238 35 236 29 233 37 243 28599 26901 33 243 31 236 24 238 34 241 26901 25149 27 240 28 237 24 244 32 236 25149 23343 24 232 24 235 25 244 31 231 23343 21475 21 230 23 233 29 228 31 227 21475 19538 20 232 25 232 32 216 28 215 19538 17562 21 236 27 229 31 218 26 214 17562 15652 21 228 27 226 27 223 24 223 15652 13902 19 222 26 224 24 226 23 231 13902 12335 17 229 24 224 19 227 21 233 12335 10931 16 228 21 228 13*229 17 233 10931 9671 16 224 17 232 8*236 10 231 9671 8540 14 224 13*237 5 254 4 238 8540 7530 12 226 7*250 4 292 3 277 7530 6633 9 240 5 288 4 302 5 319 6633 5833 4*265 5 304 5 311 8 329 5833 5112 4*279 5 310 5 313 10 329 5112 4468 4 279 5 313 5 314 12 328 4468 3928 4 282 5 313 6 317 13 325 3928 3511 4 282 5 316 6 317 14 322 3511 3223 4 282 5 316 6 317 12 318 3223 3047 4 282 5 315 5 317 10*312 3047 2947 4 283 5 316 5 317 6*305 2947 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