DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.7 - - 69.5 - - 69.7 - - 60.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 394 - - 143 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4253 - - 5749 - - 4424 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5904 - - 7131 - - 5608 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7236 - - 8732 - - 7407 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1753 - - 1611 - - 2262 - - 1808 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 467 - - 540 - - 353 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 299 - - 319 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -11 - - -16 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -405 - - -1093 - - -2787 - - -5010 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7642 - - 9826 - - 10195 - - 7956 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2034 - - -3977 - - -7017 - - -11072 ODpotential blCL - - - 9270 - - 12709 - - 14424 - - 14018 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 61 - - 58 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.7 - - 69.5 - - 69.7 - - 60.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.4 - - 36.5 - - 35.3 - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 67.3 - - 68.6 - - 62.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 36.4 - - 35.2 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 394 - - 143 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4253 - - 5749 - - 4424 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98817 1 226 6 342 1 330 9 313 98817 91420 3 304 2 080 3 334 6 355 91420 85728 3 086 5 102 5 346 12 057 85728 80995 7 087 4 092 10 034 11 083 80995 76913 11 073 5 103 6 055 9 053 76913 73304 6 025 9 064 9 109 7 018 73304 70027 7 112 5 056 9 070 7 060 70027 67007 10 092 11 121 3 196 5 052 67007 64202 6 124 3 081 4 136 4 173 64202 61483 5 204 10 183 11 248 7 231 61483 58634 20 234 16 205 18 228 13 235 58634 55663 28 229 27 238 26 240 23 248 55663 52839 26 230 29 239 31 240 33 250 52839 50314 31 242 36 233 37 240 36 247 50314 48054 40 245 40 236 37 244 35 249 48054 45995 53 244 44 241 40 249 40 252 45995 44105 61 241 50 244 46 250 47 253 44105 42365 67 242 59 243 54 248 54 253 42365 40756 70 244 64 241 58 247 56 253 40756 39258 72 246 66 244 60 249 56 255 39258 37858 73 248 68 248 60 252 57 262 37858 36518 73 251 70 251 62 255 59 266 36518 35173 74 252 68 253 66 256 61 265 35173 33789 74 252 67 254 69 255 61 263 33789 32370 70 254 66 255 67 255 59 264 32370 30902 62 256 60 257 60 257 53 266 30902 29371 53 258 52 259 53 260 48 267 29371 27778 50 262 48 261 47 262 45 267 27778 26122 49 264 47 262 44 265 42 267 26122 24403 46 265 45 265 41 268 39 266 24403 22625 43 267 41 266 39 269 36 264 22625 20782 38 279 38 267 37 269 33 265 20782 18868 32 287 33 270 33 268 29 267 18868 16924 29 284 27 277 28 266 24 266 16924 15056 29 284 23 283 23 267 21 267 15056 13358 25 288 22 291 20 270 20 269 13358 11844 20 290 19 294 18 266 20 266 11844 10494 16 294 15 286 17 256 20 260 10494 9288 14 298 11*288 16 258 18 256 9288 8212 13*299 10*294 10*277 14 265 8212 7255 11*297 10 296 9*307 11 289 7255 6406 10 296 10 298 9 316 10 312 6406 5652 10 295 10 299 10 318 10 327 5652 4974 10 294 10 301 10 321 10 332 4974 4370 10 294 10 301 10 322 12 332 4370 3863 10 293 10 302 10 323 12 330 3863 3472 9 293 10 303 10 324 12 326 3472 3203 9 292 9 303 10 324 10 320 3203 3038 9 293 9 303 9 325 8*307 3038 2945 8 293 8 302 9 325 5*289 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