DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/03 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.0 - - 89.5 - - 91.4 - - 83.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 361 - - 425 - - 211 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3505 - - 9123 - - 7828 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5346 - - 9886 - - 8451 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6488 - - 12106 - - 10811 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2714 - - 3124 - - 5130 - - 6008 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 446 - - 648 - - 489 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 15 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 277 - - 314 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 12 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -23 - - -16 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5533 - - -2355 - - -4504 - - -10763 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12022 - - 14462 - - 15316 - - 13711 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7857 - - -4505 - - -6269 - - -13969 ODpotential blCL - - - 14345 - - 16611 - - 17080 - - 16916 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 66 - - 66 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.0 - - 89.5 - - 91.4 - - 83.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.4 - - 35.7 - - 33.7 - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.8 - - 87.0 - - 89.7 - - 86.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.0 - - 35.2 - - 33.2 - - 33.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 361 - - 425 - - 211 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3505 - - 9123 - - 7828 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 99565 29 110 29 098 32 110 30 095 99565 92034 24 122 17 095 29 092 27 097 92034 86239 22 124 16 110 19 085 24 101 86239 81411 20 113 14 117 14 105 18 080 81411 77258 19 105 16 120 15 123 10 068 77258 73605 20 092 16 125 15 114 8 083 73605 70299 13 067 15 107 11 125 9 072 70299 67258 6 020 11 066 6 104 8 085 67258 64431 5 224 4 030 2 047 3 068 64431 61687 4 209 4 275 6 318 6 342 61687 58828 8 233 13 252 12 294 11 297 58828 55872 9 270 14 252 16 291 15 290 55872 53068 16 308 19 305 22 310 21 308 53068 50557 29 292 30 296 32 301 28 303 50557 48304 27 278 27 298 34 300 28 299 48304 46246 22 284 30 308 35 302 36 315 46246 44353 25 296 32 309 35 303 39 315 44353 42614 28 300 30 305 34 302 36 319 42614 41013 26 301 27 297 32 306 35 346 41013 39528 26 297 26 291 32 314 38 354 39528 38142 29 291 25 284 30 310 40 356 38142 36816 29 289 24 285 28 300 38 357 36816 35480 28 287 28 293 30 284 33 357 35480 34102 27 283 29 297 30 279 30 355 34102 32684 26 279 27 298 28 285 27 343 32684 31216 28 274 26 297 26 289 24 327 31216 29684 28 277 23 292 29 280 24 310 29684 28089 26 284 25 279 33 273 25 302 28089 26431 22 285 28 280 30 275 23 292 26431 24714 19 273 23 284 24 270 22 284 24714 22940 21 267 19 271 21 258 19 279 22940 21102 25 270 20 269 19 269 19 286 21102 19191 26 272 21 279 21 277 22 283 19191 17242 23 273 20 281 24 270 25 262 17242 15362 19 266 20 274 23 256 26 247 15362 13645 15 257 19*265 21 256 23 243 13645 12108 13 248 16*262 18*260 19 247 12108 10732 11 252 11 262 13*272 15 255 10732 9499 7 271 9 267 10 286 10 271 9499 8396 5 292 7 281 9 307 7 302 8396 7411 4*297 6 286 9 321 8 330 7411 6536 5*297 6 290 10 326 10 347 6536 5757 5 293 6 291 10 328 11 351 5757 5054 6 290 6 294 10 330 12 351 5054 4428 6 289 6 294 10 331 12 349 4428 3902 6 288 6 296 10 331 12 347 3902 3495 6 287 6 295 10 332 12 345 3495 3215 6 287 5 296 10 332 10 342 3215 3044 6 287 5 296 10 332 8*338 3044 2946 6 287 5 296 9 333 5*331 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