DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.2 - - 95.1 - - - - - 83.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 252 - - 335 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1715 - - 3410 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3897 - - 5245 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4698 - - 6393 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 873 - - 7006 - - - - - 1542 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 311 - - 430 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 27 - - 51 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 088 - - 068 - - - - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -10 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8238 - - -8629 - - - - - -8566 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12936 - - 15023 - - - - - 11514 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12032 - - -9852 - - - - - -12207 ODpotential blCL - - - 16730 - - 16245 - - - - - 15154 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 68 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 480 - - 450 - - - - - 670 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.2 - - 95.1 - - - - - 83.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.0 - - 39.0 - - - - - 44.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.5 - - 92.9 - - - - - 88.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 38.9 - - - - - 44.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 252 - - 335 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1715 - - 3410 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 0 - - - - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99405 14 106 12 126 16 105 99405 91914 13 109 15 101 8 117 91914 86148 10 096 10 088 11 100 86148 81358 10 142 4 064 13 106 81358 77218 10 152 7 153 12 091 77218 73554 9 098 9 120 7 098 73554 70238 2 175 2 158 7 068 70238 67190 2 148 6 161 4 310 67190 64385 6 239 2 049 5 235 64385 61686 11 229 10 258 6 152 61686 58862 18 236 20 242 12 271 58862 55936 21 240 25 234 21 260 55936 53138 27 233 29 230 31 251 53138 50606 30 231 33 233 31 249 50606 48335 34 235 38 236 38 250 48335 46286 39 234 42 241 46 249 46286 44427 44 234 45 245 51 251 44427 42729 44 236 45 243 57 251 42729 41157 39 234 43 241 60 249 41157 39687 36 236 39 242 57 247 39687 38311 32 242 34 245 48 243 38311 36996 29 241 29 245 41 240 36996 35673 31 239 29 246 37 239 35673 34305 32 240 30 246 34 237 34305 32893 30 245 31 245 34 236 32893 31424 31 247 34 244 33 236 31424 29888 33 245 35 241 32 239 29888 28289 34 239 37 232 31 240 28289 26626 29 235 38 224 30 237 26626 24900 27 234 33 237 31 229 24900 23117 30 239 25 241 32 226 23117 21267 34 245 27 248 32 227 21267 19346 35 246 31 247 30 231 19346 17387 31 248 29 243 26 240 17387 15492 23 244 25 238 23 251 15492 13759 19 233 22 234 19 255 13759 12208 16 229 21 232 13 266 12208 10820 14 227 20 234 6 289 10820 9574 13 227 18 238 2 344 9574 8459 12 221 14 242 3 038 8459 7462 10 206 9 245 3 047 7462 6576 9 173 5*249 3 043 6576 5787 9 130 0*085 2 056 5787 5075 7*111 1 073 1 120 5075 4442 3*099 2 069 2 152 4442 3911 2 093 2 070 3 154 3911 3500 2 087 2 063 3 152 3500 3217 2 075 2 062 3 150 3217 3044 1 072 2 065 3*149 3044 2946 2 072 2 063 2*155 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