DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 78.3 - - 90.1 - - 99.3 - - 99.2 - - 90.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 104 - - 355 - - 408 - - 157 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 918 - - 2761 - - 5325 - - 5114 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 4774 - - 6812 - - 6190 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top 3901 - - 5744 - - 8308 - - 8097 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 391 - - 1311 - - 2225 - - 4741 - - 2525 Hgt.Variab. W* 189 - - 410 - - 534 - - 385 - - 6 W* B/S 3 - - 7 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 10 - - 11 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 287 - - 300 - - 310 - - 327 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -4 - - -19 - - -8 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6696 - - -7906 - - -8542 - - -9299 - - -12475 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10598 - - 13651 - - 16851 - - 17396 - - 15423 sfcLCL ODpotential -13735 - - -12410 - - -11363 - - -12801 - - -17234 ODpotential blCL 17636 - - 18154 - - 19671 - - 20898 - - 20181 blCL maxRH 89 - - 79 - - 94 - - 78 - - 72 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 78.3 - - 90.1 - - 99.3 - - 99.2 - - 90.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 42.8 - - 40.7 - - 34.9 - - 32.2 - - 33.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 77.4 - - 87.9 - - 96.7 - - 98.0 - - 92.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 42.6 - - 40.4 - - 34.5 - - 31.8 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 104 - - 355 - - 408 - - 157 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 918 - - 2761 - - 5325 - - 5114 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 57 - - 14 - - 74 - - 12 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99766 32 113 28 109 31 101 31 104 30 115 99766 92147 32 091 29 112 27 109 21 109 26 094 92147 86299 30 096 25 101 21 103 20 102 26 079 86299 81471 26 112 18 117 16 087 20 110 16 077 81471 77324 21 117 14 105 13 107 19 106 17 100 77324 73680 14 122 11 096 13 130 9 103 16 100 73680 70386 6 122 11 116 9 138 8 099 12 107 70386 67363 11 185 7 140 8 150 8 099 10 121 67363 64564 7 179 10 175 11 169 11 150 11 172 64564 61865 12 219 17 179 14 199 10 193 14 183 61865 59069 16 210 22 197 24 210 17 212 7 172 59069 56187 20 186 23 198 31 207 37 209 29 211 56187 53476 32 226 34 216 43 216 46 214 47 214 53476 51065 51 223 50 223 53 222 53 223 51 218 51065 48900 59 225 65 224 65 223 62 227 50 225 48900 46922 63 227 72 219 74 220 69 225 53 229 46922 45097 65 227 72 217 72 217 70 219 58 224 45097 43401 68 229 67 224 64 217 64 213 60 215 43401 41812 69 231 68 230 61 223 56 217 57 214 41812 40315 66 228 72 229 67 231 55 228 56 221 40315 38904 67 226 76 228 72 230 60 232 57 227 38904 37545 67 229 70 227 71 226 62 233 59 229 37545 36170 65 231 60 226 66 223 60 228 60 229 36170 34750 62 230 53 225 58 222 57 218 56 227 34750 33288 56 229 52 221 50 220 54 215 51 221 33288 31773 46 230 48 220 44 220 45 214 47 217 31773 30193 38 228 41 217 43 215 40 214 45 218 30193 28551 34 224 37 217 42 213 40 215 42 222 28551 26850 32 209 39 213 41 215 40 215 42 225 26850 25092 36 192 41 206 40 217 38 218 43 225 25092 23279 39 190 40 206 38 218 38 220 44 222 23279 21402 38 192 39 207 37 217 40 217 44 212 21402 19452 36 198 40 208 37 214 43 211 42 200 19452 17465 36 202 41 208 36 212 39 203 40 197 17465 15546 35 204 41 210 35 213 31 205 33 203 15546 13796 32 210 36 210 31 219 23 218 25 220 13796 12235 27 216 30 208 26 224 18 235 19 235 12235 10840 24 212 25 216 18 229 15 251 13 250 10840 9590 17 217 18 224 12 248 12 276 10 283 9590 8472 9 334 5 261 9*300 13*306 13 307 8472 7473 13 345 7 345 11*312 16*320 15 318 7473 6586 12 341 9 323 11 313 18 327 16 329 6586 5796 12 334 10*306 11 311 19 328 17 337 5796 5082 12 323 10*302 12 311 19 328 18 345 5082 4447 14*309 11 301 12 310 19 328 19 351 4447 3914 15*295 10 299 12 309 19 328 18 352 3914 3503 14 285 10 299 12 307 19 328 17 348 3503 3218 13 285 10 298 11 307 18 328 14 340 3218 3045 12 284 9 298 11 307 17 328 10*331 3045 2946 11 284 9 297 10 307 15 327 6*317 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