DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/03 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.7 - - 71.1 - - 77.6 - - 77.2 - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 12 - - 316 - - 179 - - 68 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 95 - - 4282 - - 6456 - - 3641 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 5896 - - 7279 - - 4453 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top 3078 - - 7265 - - 9439 - - 6624 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1368 - - 2655 - - 4321 - - 4211 - - 2081 Hgt.Variab. W* 43 - - 456 - - 433 - - 259 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 10 - - 11 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 101 - - 153 - - 201 - - 357 - - 065 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 12 - - 17 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -7 - - 18 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2726 - - -1419 - - -1850 - - -4371 - - -6309 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5805 - - 8684 - - 11290 - - 10995 - - 9255 sfcLCL ODpotential -5495 - - -2668 - - -2961 - - -6160 - - -10260 ODpotential blCL 8573 - - 9933 - - 12400 - - 12784 - - 13206 blCL maxRH 101 - - 95 - - 96 - - 98 - - 80 maxRH CAPE 30 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 59.7 - - 71.1 - - 77.6 - - 77.2 - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.4 - - 43.0 - - 37.9 - - 38.9 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.6 - - 69.1 - - 76.3 - - 76.6 - - 72.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.3 - - 42.8 - - 37.8 - - 38.8 - - 38.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 12 - - 316 - - 179 - - 68 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 95 - - 4282 - - 6456 - - 3641 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 103 - - 78 - - 85 - - 91 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98978 9 130 7 141 2 105 7 057 3 027 98978 91571 17 067 9 050 9 116 5 152 3 150 91571 85833 13 050 8 080 9 105 6 127 7 100 85833 81075 12 100 7 106 3 069 9 071 11 097 81075 76984 10 095 9 078 5 126 6 021 12 074 76984 73351 10 100 8 078 7 125 3 008 10 059 73351 70046 1 307 3 006 7 115 4 156 5 036 70046 67002 11 174 10 225 7 289 4 086 1 121 67002 64160 7 189 11 165 11 220 5 202 1 121 64160 61402 19 235 6 280 5 166 10 154 16 195 61402 58536 19 230 21 246 14 243 14 244 9 214 58536 55563 26 265 25 249 24 242 20 257 22 245 55563 52718 37 260 31 252 34 245 36 235 40 251 52718 50172 38 261 35 258 38 242 43 231 50 242 50172 47911 47 267 41 259 41 248 45 239 52 237 47911 45864 57 263 52 249 56 245 57 247 57 241 45864 43994 56 260 55 242 59 241 63 241 63 237 43994 42277 61 266 57 245 56 240 60 237 63 232 42277 40685 77 259 69 247 55 245 57 240 62 235 40685 39202 85 254 78 243 59 244 61 245 68 239 39202 37816 89 254 79 239 63 241 63 244 70 237 37816 36485 92 254 81 238 64 238 61 244 68 234 36485 35143 92 253 82 239 64 239 59 245 64 236 35143 33760 89 252 81 240 65 239 57 244 61 236 33760 32336 86 253 77 242 66 238 55 242 59 233 32336 30856 82 253 73 243 66 236 55 241 62 235 30856 29310 79 253 72 244 67 235 58 237 61 236 29310 27701 75 255 69 244 67 236 61 234 59 236 27701 26031 69 257 65 243 66 236 61 231 57 232 26031 24307 60 257 61 242 64 236 60 230 57 228 24307 22538 52 254 57 241 62 234 58 230 56 228 22538 20715 49 250 53 239 60 233 55 230 57 231 20715 18827 47 246 48 236 57 232 52 230 57 229 18827 16913 41 246 44 233 53 231 47 223 55 223 16913 15071 32 249 39 232 44 225 41 209 48 215 15071 13394 28 246 33 232 32 211 35 200 38 207 13394 11895 27 242 30 230 26 208 30 205 33 208 11895 10554 23 243 27 228 24*208 24 210 29 215 10554 9351 19 245 22 224 18*209 19 215 24 221 9351 8273 13 245 15*211 14 208 14 218 17 225 8273 7311 9 242 12*193 10 206 8*221 10 222 7311 6455 6 227 10 179 7 200 3*231 4 191 6455 5693 6 211 9 161 5 193 1 350 4 123 5693 5006 6 181 9 140 3 184 2 002 6 090 5006 4394 6 151 9 135 3 172 3 007 7 074 4394 3880 6 139 8 130 2 164 3 005 7 065 3880 3483 5 130 8 125 2 157 3 006 7 060 3483 3208 5*115 8 124 2 155 3 004 7 057 3208 3041 4*103 8 123 2 149 3 005 6*059 3041 2945 4 100 7 122 2 149 3 006 4*065 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