DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.5 - - 98.4 - - 98.7 - - 85.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 215 - - 336 - - 84 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1527 - - 3457 - - 4158 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3712 - - 5284 - - 5035 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4510 - - 6440 - - 7141 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 499 - - 1723 - - 3734 - - 252 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 284 - - 433 - - 291 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 11 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 279 - - 305 - - 315 - - 276 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -8 - - -8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10398 - - -10485 - - -10125 - - -12438 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14909 - - 16926 - - 17267 - - 15386 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14770 - - -12890 - - -12359 - - -17134 ODpotential blCL - - - 19280 - - 19330 - - 19500 - - 20081 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 84 - - 73 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.5 - - 98.4 - - 98.7 - - 85.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.9 - - 33.8 - - 32.4 - - 29.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.0 - - 96.1 - - 97.9 - - 90.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.7 - - 33.6 - - 32.3 - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 215 - - 336 - - 84 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1527 - - 3457 - - 4158 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 35 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99633 26 112 22 112 22 100 23 084 99633 92125 24 102 17 107 19 092 21 090 92125 86316 21 100 21 106 15 091 14 108 86316 81488 15 102 16 091 18 099 14 076 81488 77346 15 123 12 070 16 095 17 081 77346 73684 18 108 10 092 9 107 13 068 73684 70356 12 093 12 099 9 095 5 061 70356 67293 7 096 9 117 4 052 7 079 67293 64458 8 041 1 306 1 325 7 019 64458 61728 10 303 5 250 4 257 4 301 61728 58903 13 277 13 279 14 306 11 316 58903 56000 22 278 17 264 22 287 24 298 56000 53261 26 265 25 256 33 271 35 280 53261 50818 30 269 33 259 41 263 45 274 50818 48634 39 281 40 265 47 261 52 269 48634 46654 48 280 46 270 52 263 56 267 46654 44841 55 273 52 272 54 270 56 273 44841 43161 59 268 55 271 57 275 57 278 43161 41593 60 265 55 270 58 276 56 279 41593 40119 58 267 53 270 56 274 52 279 40119 38731 55 270 53 270 53 274 46 279 38731 37391 52 275 52 273 45 277 42 279 37391 36031 51 277 48 275 40 282 40 277 36031 34626 47 277 43 278 38 283 36 278 34626 33181 37 273 37 280 35 280 34 280 33181 31681 31 269 35 277 32 274 33 279 31681 30116 28 269 31 273 33 265 32 276 30116 28488 25 269 27 271 32 258 32 270 28488 26796 24 263 24 262 32 257 32 267 26796 25044 25 261 25 258 32 259 32 268 25044 23238 33 265 27 261 32 264 32 269 23238 21373 38 265 31 265 31 270 30 273 21373 19437 37 262 36 265 34 273 29 274 19437 17463 29 263 37 264 35 270 29 266 17463 15553 22 269 33 264 33 263 29 255 15553 13805 17 267 27 262 30 259 28 257 13805 12241 14 246 25 258 28 261 26 265 12241 10843 13 232 23 253 25 267 22 280 10843 9592 10 225 21 252 22 275 19 295 9592 8473 7 216 17 254 18 287 18 308 8473 7473 4 232 13 264 14*309 18 316 7473 6585 3 266 7*295 14*315 18 324 6585 5794 3 292 7*303 14 315 17 334 5794 5080 5*289 7 304 13 315 18 341 5080 4445 6*278 7 305 13 315 18 343 4445 3913 6 279 7 306 13 315 18 341 3913 3501 6 279 7 306 12 314 16 336 3501 3217 6 281 7 307 12 313 12 325 3217 3044 6 281 6 306 11 313 9*304 3044 2946 5 281 6 305 10 313 6*276 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