DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.5 - - 96.4 - - 97.8 - - 87.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 361 - - 132 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2074 - - 6565 - - 5442 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4204 - - 7743 - - 6315 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5057 - - 9548 - - 8425 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1231 - - 3533 - - 5769 - - 4548 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 349 - - 549 - - 370 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 148 - - 25 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 330 - - 009 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -19 - - -12 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9224 - - -6632 - - -8789 - - -12265 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14282 - - 16181 - - 17215 - - 15212 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13828 - - -10320 - - -12236 - - -17586 ODpotential blCL - - - 18885 - - 19868 - - 20661 - - 20533 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 63 - - 65 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.5 - - 96.4 - - 97.8 - - 87.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.2 - - 34.9 - - 31.6 - - 31.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.5 - - 94.0 - - 96.6 - - 92.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.0 - - 34.7 - - 31.4 - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 361 - - 132 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2074 - - 6565 - - 5442 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 99475 22 118 16 104 16 084 19 109 99475 91964 13 110 17 118 12 091 16 103 91964 86146 13 118 13 106 12 106 12 080 86146 81315 13 115 10 126 10 097 8 082 81315 77169 8 119 8 090 8 113 8 086 77169 73516 10 104 5 115 5 068 11 078 73516 70217 14 046 4 119 3 349 9 029 70217 67193 13 011 7 058 4 058 6 031 67193 64403 9 341 7 007 7 348 8 000 64403 61725 15 302 13 336 9 339 6 326 61725 58944 10 281 14 282 13 319 10 323 58944 56050 17 290 17 273 19 284 18 275 56050 53286 31 285 25 268 29 274 27 267 53286 50802 39 268 40 270 40 267 39 265 50802 48583 33 263 44 267 45 269 44 267 48583 46588 35 269 49 264 46 271 47 273 46588 44778 47 266 54 265 48 271 50 272 44778 43109 52 260 52 266 48 265 51 267 43109 41551 52 260 50 267 47 260 50 264 41551 40084 51 261 48 268 46 259 49 265 40084 38700 47 258 46 268 46 261 48 265 38700 37364 46 260 44 269 47 264 47 264 37364 36010 44 263 42 270 45 265 46 262 36010 34610 43 262 42 267 41 264 46 260 34610 33168 41 262 43 264 39 262 45 261 33168 31669 38 265 43 263 40 263 43 264 31669 30106 36 266 43 262 42 264 40 267 30106 28478 34 265 40 263 42 264 39 267 28478 26790 32 268 36 267 39 264 38 267 26790 25041 29 271 31 269 34 266 35 269 25041 23232 28 276 28 266 31 266 32 271 23232 21357 27 274 27 261 31 261 31 267 21357 19410 27 267 29 257 30 255 31 254 19410 17431 26 266 28 261 26 252 30 240 17431 15523 22 272 22 269 21 249 27 234 15523 13782 17 278 17 271 18 248 22 242 13782 12224 12 286 14 269 15 253 14 252 12224 10831 8 281 10 263 12 260 7 271 10831 9584 6 261 6*272 7 276 4 335 9584 8468 4 250 4*301 4*321 5 018 8468 7472 2 206 4 324 5*001 6 019 7472 6586 2 202 4 329 5 006 5 006 6586 5796 1*131 4 333 5 008 5 356 5796 5083 0*150 4 335 5 010 5 346 5083 4448 0 228 4 336 5 011 6 338 4448 3915 0 254 4 336 5 011 6 331 3915 3503 1 272 4 338 5 011 5 323 3503 3219 1 277 4 338 5 012 5 315 3219 3045 1 276 4 338 4 012 4*300 3045 2946 1 283 4 337 4 012 4*288 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