DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 69.9 - - 74.0 - - 67.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 238 - - 232 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4554 - - 7268 - - 8203 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5752 - - 8089 - - 8804 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7537 - - 10251 - - 11186 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3344 - - 4543 - - 4397 - - 7716 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 366 - - 497 - - 512 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 21 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 305 - - 301 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 13 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 12 - - 7 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1260 - - 384 - - -1522 - - -8822 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6277 - - 9867 - - 12709 - - 11769 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -514 - - -414 - - -2361 - - -11605 ODpotential blCL - - - 8051 - - 10665 - - 13547 - - 14551 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 99 - - 79 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 330 - - 110 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 69.9 - - 74.0 - - 67.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.0 - - 36.6 - - 27.9 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.7 - - 68.5 - - 72.6 - - 68.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 35.9 - - 27.3 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 238 - - 232 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4554 - - 7268 - - 8203 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 98 - - 16 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 98991 25 108 22 095 21 088 20 102 98991 91504 20 108 15 105 18 084 18 096 91504 85746 15 118 14 112 13 104 18 086 85746 80958 16 124 6 131 15 097 17 102 80958 76838 15 127 8 130 10 103 18 080 76838 73203 11 122 11 120 10 101 15 091 73203 69907 8 153 9 123 9 116 11 099 69907 66867 9 162 9 163 9 181 1 125 66867 64045 3 188 8 186 7 213 10 201 64045 61324 14 231 10 239 11 258 9 240 61324 58487 20 238 23 242 12 254 14 242 58487 55538 18 265 22 270 23 282 26 275 55538 52732 26 290 31 292 38 281 37 289 52732 50204 38 303 41 295 40 286 38 296 50204 47918 47 303 51 297 45 296 50 297 47918 45827 54 297 61 293 51 298 60 295 45827 43903 59 289 63 291 58 297 66 294 43903 42128 57 286 62 291 68 297 67 294 42128 40489 53 289 62 292 71 294 69 302 40489 38967 52 293 63 296 70 304 80 313 38967 37551 52 292 64 302 81 316 100 317 37551 36207 49 289 63 304 94 317 114 317 36207 34859 44 287 62 304 95 314 118 318 34859 33472 42 288 57 304 93 313 119 319 33472 32044 43 287 51 303 92 315 116 319 32044 30563 43 282 46 300 94 319 109 317 30563 29021 43 278 45 293 94 324 102 317 29021 27425 43 276 47 286 79 323 89 318 27425 25775 44 276 49 283 59 311 75 319 25775 24072 44 276 49 283 59 294 63 315 24072 22316 45 275 48 283 61 293 58 303 22316 20503 44 273 45 281 53 294 58 295 20503 18630 40 270 45 280 46 286 54 295 18630 16734 35 268 42 272 41 272 45 288 16734 14915 27 266 36 262 35 260 40 274 14915 13257 25 268 34 262 33 262 36 265 13257 11777 25 268 28 266 27*272 32 268 11777 10453 24 269 23*275 25*276 29 278 10453 9267 22 274 20*285 23 286 27 287 9267 8205 20*283 18 295 22 297 25 296 8205 7256 18*293 17 301 21 304 24 305 7256 6412 16 303 16 306 21 307 23 311 6412 5660 15 305 15 310 21 309 22 316 5660 4981 15 307 15 312 21 311 21 319 4981 4376 15 307 14 315 20 312 21 322 4376 3868 14 308 14 317 20 313 20 324 3868 3476 14 308 13 318 20 314 18 325 3476 3204 13 308 13 319 19 314 15 326 3204 3039 13 309 12 319 18 315 12*325 3039 2945 11 309 11 320 15 314 8*325 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