DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 87.9 - - 89.6 - - 78.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 286 - - 323 - - 101 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1985 - - 4171 - - 4059 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4131 - - 5818 - - 5117 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4968 - - 7154 - - 7042 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 942 - - 3578 - - 5341 - - 664 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 341 - - 455 - - 307 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 15 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 5 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 107 - - 098 - - 050 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -10 - - -13 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9855 - - -9354 - - -9637 - - -12888 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14824 - - 16508 - - 16680 - - 15835 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16103 - - -11930 - - -11864 - - -17493 ODpotential blCL - - - 21071 - - 19084 - - 18906 - - 20440 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 46 - - 49 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 87.9 - - 89.6 - - 78.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.4 - - 24.8 - - 25.7 - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.3 - - 85.7 - - 88.6 - - 84.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.2 - - 24.6 - - 25.5 - - 19.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 286 - - 323 - - 101 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1985 - - 4171 - - 4059 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 99118 9 132 9 161 4 053 8 051 99118 91678 8 153 3 181 4 096 8 033 91678 85918 8 138 3 208 2 167 8 359 85918 81147 2 198 1 154 3 131 3 305 81147 77040 6 245 1 240 1 217 3 221 77040 73394 6 188 9 219 9 255 3 244 73394 70083 5 187 10 215 10 252 6 243 70083 67040 5 246 5 214 7 239 8 234 67040 64221 9 252 7 234 8 234 10 238 64221 61487 12 234 12 241 13 245 14 245 61487 58630 14 226 18 239 20 246 22 244 58630 55663 18 237 24 231 25 244 27 243 55663 52836 22 243 24 227 29 242 28 245 52836 50304 25 240 24 233 31 237 32 245 50304 48046 24 242 25 233 29 231 32 240 48046 46005 23 234 22 226 28 228 29 234 46005 44143 18 215 20 215 24 220 27 231 44143 42429 7 192 14 194 20 211 24 222 42429 40845 10 123 12 167 18 206 24 220 40845 39371 16 120 14 159 17 188 21 209 39371 37993 14 130 17 143 16 173 14 213 37993 36670 12 139 21 132 15 173 12 211 36670 35337 11 141 18 129 15 174 14 198 35337 33965 9 139 16 135 15 170 16 199 33965 32556 9 136 16 145 14 167 17 205 32556 31094 9 138 16 154 12 167 15 210 31094 29569 7 160 16 163 12 177 13 208 29569 27981 9 208 14 172 13 189 10 207 27981 26327 13 219 13 191 15 195 13 209 26327 24614 16 223 14 198 16 205 15 215 24614 22847 18 231 12 214 18 213 14 240 22847 21018 18 234 13 233 17 216 18 245 21018 19120 16 240 18 238 17 227 21 225 19120 17186 16 245 22 242 21 227 22 213 17186 15317 16 240 22 244 21 225 18 209 15317 13607 17 233 19 244 20 227 15 199 13607 12076 18 229 15 242 16 232 11 189 12076 10706 17 223 14 238 12 237 8 177 10706 9478 12 212 13 231 7 242 5 147 9478 8378 9 191 10 220 3 251 6 106 8378 7397 8 164 4*174 3*046 10 095 7397 6525 10 142 5*110 5*051 12 095 6525 5748 12 122 6 102 6 052 11 098 5748 5047 12*108 6 099 6 051 10 099 5047 4423 11*107 6 096 6 050 8 102 4423 3898 11 107 5 093 6 049 6 103 3898 3493 10 107 5 091 6 048 4 104 3493 3214 9 106 5 091 6 047 3 106 3214 3043 9 106 5 090 6 048 2*116 3043 2946 8 106 5 089 6 047 2*139 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