DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/18 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 67.3 - - 64.2 - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -27 - - 241 - - 96 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 3503 - - 1791 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2928 - - 5199 - - 3386 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2946 - - 6486 - - 4774 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2900 - - 2381 - - 1655 - - 1837 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 19 - - 391 - - 229 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 22 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 290 - - 309 - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 4 - - 9 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -818 - - -1055 - - -1193 - - -3889 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3764 - - 7541 - - 5968 - - 6835 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3047 - - -4089 - - -3401 - - -6513 ODpotential blCL - - - 5993 - - 10575 - - 8175 - - 9459 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 90 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 950 - - 240 - - 30 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 67.3 - - 64.2 - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.5 - - 44.4 - - 48.2 - - 44.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.1 - - 66.0 - - 63.4 - - 65.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.5 - - 44.1 - - 48.1 - - 44.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -27 - - 241 - - 96 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 3503 - - 1791 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 79 - - 62 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 98838 5 071 10 040 4 031 10 019 98838 91486 5 073 5 025 8 022 5 027 91486 85806 4 034 5 349 10 011 5 016 85806 81069 5 338 8 267 12 327 13 340 81069 76997 2 275 3 291 6 343 10 342 76997 73389 9 270 12 310 11 311 11 327 73389 70110 10 262 10 295 13 301 9 304 70110 67087 13 282 15 280 19 300 13 301 67087 64277 16 263 18 256 21 274 20 284 64277 61551 11 255 16 243 23 249 18 275 61551 58713 15 260 18 260 21 256 25 278 58713 55781 21 253 22 259 24 259 26 272 55781 52994 24 253 25 262 30 268 27 269 52994 50490 27 257 26 273 27 275 23 263 50490 48242 28 257 28 279 29 296 21 278 48242 46196 30 259 29 273 37 297 25 293 46196 44313 29 254 30 262 42 292 30 292 44313 42564 28 248 29 253 43 290 34 289 42564 40927 29 237 24 249 41 292 37 288 40927 39385 31 223 20 249 38 299 35 290 39385 37932 31 214 20 245 34 299 33 295 37932 36532 28 213 19 238 30 291 33 297 36532 35121 32 211 20 224 26 283 32 304 35121 33675 39 200 17 211 15 270 26 311 33675 32209 41 191 14 208 8 252 22 314 32209 30714 43 188 15 201 5 138 11 310 30714 29184 43 189 8 194 8 095 15 025 29184 27610 40 194 2 284 8 083 26 024 27610 25976 38 198 2 323 7 069 22 026 25976 24279 37 198 3 210 7 077 15 022 24279 22522 36 193 7 203 6 079 10 008 22522 20700 33 189 12 201 3 127 9 359 20700 18808 28 182 17 195 6 209 11 347 18808 16882 24 161 20 191 10 272 14 344 16882 15028 21 137 21 196 17 291 14 342 15028 13343 13 111 21 193 21 292 14 329 13343 11843 10 031 16 169 21 299 17 331 11843 10503 17 349 6 061 16 308 19 334 10503 9304 19 341 16 353 11 319 19 337 9304 8231 16 344 21 333 13 337 16 344 8231 7273 13 351 22*324 18 336 13 350 7273 6422 10 350 22*312 21 328 11 351 6422 5665 7 339 22 300 20 322 9 346 5665 4983 5 305 23 290 17*319 7 329 4983 4377 6 256 24 285 14*312 6 292 4377 3867 9 236 24 283 12 309 5 263 3867 3475 11 228 24 282 12 308 4 248 3475 3204 12 223 23 282 11 308 4 231 3204 3039 11*220 22 281 11 307 4*211 3039 2945 9*219 18 281 9 307 3*197 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