DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - 92.7 - - 99.9 - - 102.1 - - 95.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 343 - - 411 - - 186 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3361 - - 7117 - - 7595 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5217 - - 8245 - - 8181 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6344 - - 10100 - - 10578 - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2894 - - 5604 - - 7428 - - 7387 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 432 - - 589 - - 463 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 80 - - 41 - - 40 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 319 - - 087 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -21 - - -19 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5076 - - -3906 - - -5063 - - -11601 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11420 - - 14006 - - 15642 - - 14549 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7573 - - -5797 - - -5991 - - -14204 ODpotential blCL - - - 13917 - - 15897 - - 16569 - - 17152 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 47 - - 81 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 290 - - 80 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.7 - - 99.9 - - 102.1 - - 95.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.6 - - 48.1 - - 43.0 - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.5 - - 97.3 - - 100.5 - - 98.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 48.0 - - 42.8 - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 343 - - 411 - - 186 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3361 - - 7117 - - 7595 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 26 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 99792 35 095 34 103 28 110 28 109 99792 92229 21 106 27 111 23 086 33 095 92229 86399 22 122 23 100 22 094 30 095 86399 81582 29 121 20 101 19 096 23 106 81582 77439 27 116 19 106 14 111 20 094 77439 73774 21 107 16 125 12 112 15 085 73774 70466 16 100 14 130 13 101 9 112 70466 67434 10 097 14 148 6 095 12 109 67434 64633 9 109 13 148 6 155 4 091 64633 61929 4 100 7 169 8 179 4 244 61929 59136 8 221 8 229 8 222 12 230 59136 56257 22 229 20 236 21 241 15 251 56257 53510 28 222 25 232 22 235 28 248 53510 51061 23 225 33 229 30 237 38 239 51061 48888 34 244 36 236 39 236 43 239 48888 46912 42 243 47 242 47 242 50 242 46912 45089 44 245 52 242 55 243 56 242 45089 43388 50 252 56 248 58 244 59 246 43388 41796 55 251 62 249 62 246 62 248 41796 40300 56 244 62 244 65 247 60 247 40300 38895 56 239 60 243 62 247 56 249 38895 37543 47 239 54 248 58 251 54 254 37543 36180 43 249 51 255 56 255 54 259 36180 34772 42 260 45 255 50 254 55 263 34772 33322 35 256 40 249 43 246 50 262 33322 31815 32 245 38 241 43 240 42 252 31815 30242 33 245 40 239 43 242 42 243 30242 28603 32 246 39 238 39 245 43 244 28603 26900 29 246 38 238 35 246 39 247 26900 25137 26 250 32 240 32 248 36 248 25137 23316 22 252 27 241 30 248 36 248 23316 21436 18 247 24 243 30 247 35 244 21436 19495 13 254 22 248 29 247 32 243 19495 17522 11 272 17 257 25 247 27 243 17522 15613 14 281 15 278 23 246 23 241 15613 13867 12 281 16 283 18 245 19 238 13867 12303 8 281 15 287 13 244 13 233 12303 10902 5 281 12*292 7*242 6 219 10902 9647 4 276 8*300 2*236 3 164 9647 8522 3 262 4 307 1 232 4 116 8522 7517 3 243 3 317 2 083 6 104 7517 6622 2*212 2 322 3 081 7 103 6622 5825 1*186 2 329 3 082 8 106 5825 5105 1 168 2 336 3 081 9 110 5105 4464 1 153 2 342 4 083 10 113 4464 3926 1 136 2 351 4 083 11 115 3926 3509 1 120 2 358 4 082 10 117 3509 3222 1 113 2 356 4 083 10 119 3222 3047 1 103 2 357 4 082 8*120 3047 2947 1 102 1 358 4 083 5*121 2947 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