DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 90.3 - - 98.8 - - 100.0 - - 91.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 401 - - 196 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2945 - - 7311 - - 10472 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4893 - - 8393 - - 10479 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5928 - - 10294 - - 13455 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2023 - - 8939 - - 6401 - - 7813 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 410 - - 591 - - 526 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 45 - - 87 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - 6 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 084 - - 241 - - 313 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -16 - - 11 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7031 - - -5219 - - -2693 - - -10895 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12960 - - 15514 - - 16149 - - 13843 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9610 - - -6377 - - -3679 - - -13053 ODpotential blCL - - - 15538 - - 16671 - - 17134 - - 16000 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 50 - - 68 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 390 - - 630 - - 570 - - 460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.3 - - 98.8 - - 100.0 - - 91.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.6 - - 40.2 - - 38.5 - - 41.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.3 - - 96.4 - - 98.5 - - 93.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 39.9 - - 38.2 - - 40.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 401 - - 196 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2945 - - 7311 - - 10472 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99706 33 115 23 103 26 091 27 095 99706 92107 25 118 21 102 22 094 25 095 92107 86292 25 108 19 104 20 097 25 100 86292 81477 21 105 19 109 18 102 22 092 81477 77323 15 089 17 103 19 116 14 091 77323 73649 11 087 13 097 16 097 12 104 73649 70335 13 098 9 135 7 071 9 072 70335 67305 11 091 9 131 3 165 6 015 67305 64509 3 149 4 186 4 192 7 305 64509 61819 7 282 6 315 2 120 7 246 61819 59013 21 247 19 266 14 287 11 261 59013 56088 25 247 30 260 28 270 23 268 56088 53302 36 252 38 247 39 258 37 264 53302 50801 39 250 43 253 49 260 46 263 50801 48555 48 257 56 260 60 264 56 265 48555 46510 60 258 69 262 71 266 66 266 46510 44632 70 259 78 262 82 264 79 267 44632 42893 79 259 84 260 86 262 84 266 42893 41272 83 257 83 258 81 260 79 266 41272 39757 78 257 73 260 71 260 67 266 39757 38343 66 258 61 262 56 261 52 267 38343 36998 57 257 53 261 44 262 36 271 36998 35654 51 258 46 261 34 262 26 271 35654 34273 44 259 38 263 25 265 18 269 34273 32855 38 259 33 266 21 271 13 271 32855 31386 28 263 26 269 20 274 13 263 31386 29854 22 264 18 273 18 262 17 243 29854 28263 21 257 17 270 15 247 19 243 28263 26608 23 252 20 260 15 257 16 258 26608 24890 25 251 26 254 19 261 19 267 24890 23107 23 252 27 253 25 253 26 265 23107 21257 19 261 21 251 27 245 27 269 21257 19333 17 273 17 245 26 239 20 269 19333 17376 17 274 15 244 23 240 10 252 17376 15485 16 266 15 245 17 243 7 148 15485 13756 15 246 15 248 12*248 8 137 13756 12210 12 231 15 247 8*259 6 128 12210 10824 7 219 12*234 6 278 3 088 10824 9580 9 211 6*220 6 301 4 008 9580 8466 8 207 3 210 6 317 8 348 8466 7470 6 170 1 215 7 324 12 342 7470 6584 5*133 1 232 7 327 16 338 6584 5795 3*109 1 280 8 328 18 336 5795 5083 2 098 1 309 8 329 20 333 5083 4448 2 086 1 318 8 328 22 329 4448 3915 1 069 1 323 8 329 22 326 3915 3503 1 058 2 327 8 328 21 324 3503 3219 1 055 1 326 8 328 18 320 3219 3046 1 049 2 326 7 328 15*318 3046 2946 1 050 1 324 7 328 10*315 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