DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.3 - - 78.0 - - 78.9 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 256 - - 302 - - 68 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2052 - - 5061 - - 4698 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4144 - - 6478 - - 5203 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5035 - - 8044 - - 7681 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2250 - - 2324 - - 2924 - - 193 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 332 - - 474 - - 282 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 42 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 111 - - 099 - - 106 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -10 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3520 - - -2611 - - -3745 - - -6264 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8555 - - 10655 - - 11427 - - 9211 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6713 - - -5085 - - -6646 - - -11563 ODpotential blCL - - - 11748 - - 13129 - - 14327 - - 14509 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 56 - - 50 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.3 - - 78.0 - - 78.9 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.1 - - 41.4 - - 39.0 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.6 - - 76.1 - - 78.3 - - 72.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.1 - - 41.3 - - 38.9 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 256 - - 302 - - 68 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2052 - - 5061 - - 4698 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98249 6 298 10 318 16 311 11 300 98249 90935 7 343 8 326 12 306 17 320 90935 85296 14 357 7 334 12 319 23 321 85296 80628 15 334 11 339 18 334 22 346 80628 76606 16 307 13 334 15 331 22 354 76606 73042 17 289 17 324 13 322 17 346 73042 69802 16 290 18 317 12 321 13 334 69802 66809 14 288 17 307 14 320 12 323 66809 64026 13 293 15 285 16 314 14 321 64026 61337 14 295 16 280 19 303 15 315 61337 58531 14 286 18 280 20 294 17 298 58531 55611 14 277 20 266 22 288 19 292 55611 52824 16 287 17 269 24 275 21 295 52824 50327 20 291 16 294 20 268 23 282 50327 48092 20 296 17 307 14 282 15 280 48092 46063 20 304 18 310 13 307 12 324 46063 44211 22 307 18 312 14 321 12 334 44211 42505 23 312 18 316 14 332 12 338 42505 40922 24 310 20 313 15 329 13 337 40922 39443 26 302 22 308 18 317 16 329 39443 38058 28 298 25 305 22 305 19 319 38058 36728 28 299 28 300 26 299 23 310 36728 35387 31 296 29 299 29 297 27 303 35387 34003 34 294 30 300 30 296 29 301 34003 32580 36 297 32 299 31 295 29 302 32580 31104 37 297 34 298 34 293 29 301 31104 29566 33 298 34 296 34 292 29 296 29566 27966 30 301 29 297 32 293 30 293 27966 26306 26 304 25 300 27 296 30 295 26306 24584 22 308 21 302 21 301 26 301 24584 22803 19 312 19 305 18 307 20 307 22803 20955 16 316 16 308 15 312 15 310 20955 19036 14 322 13 313 11 321 10 316 19036 17085 13 335 8 338 5 328 5 299 17085 15208 10 359 3 017 1 288 3 250 15208 13500 7 032 3 104 2 179 3 199 13500 11978 5 060 4 124 4 144 6 139 11978 10618 3 078 4 136 5 118 9 121 10618 9402 1 126 3 146 6 114 10 117 9402 8313 1 156 2*134 5*114 10 118 8313 7342 2 157 2*124 5*114 10 119 7342 6479 2 177 2 119 5 111 10 120 6479 5711 2*174 2 109 5 109 10 119 5711 5019 2*145 2 098 4 105 9 118 5019 4402 3 122 2 092 4 103 8 115 4402 3884 3 109 2 083 4 100 7 110 3884 3485 3 101 2 077 4 099 6 106 3485 3209 3 095 2 079 4 097 5 100 3209 3041 3 093 2 075 4 098 4*096 3041 2945 3 089 2 076 3 098 3*098 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