DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.0 - - 83.3 - - 87.9 - - 71.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 249 - - 269 - - 36 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1637 - - 3441 - - 4996 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3838 - - 5192 - - 4389 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4620 - - 6424 - - 7979 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 698 - - 2495 - - 8312 - - 212 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 305 - - 402 - - 235 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 106 - - 083 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -8 - - 16 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7128 - - -8128 - - -6797 - - -9211 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11748 - - 14552 - - 14777 - - 12158 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11881 - - -10500 - - -8161 - - -14517 ODpotential blCL - - - 16501 - - 16924 - - 16140 - - 17463 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 36 - - 72 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.0 - - 83.3 - - 87.9 - - 71.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.2 - - 29.3 - - 32.8 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.5 - - 81.5 - - 87.4 - - 75.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 29.2 - - 32.7 - - 29.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 249 - - 269 - - 36 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1637 - - 3441 - - 4996 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 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] 99021 5 180 7 148 5 149 5 195 99021 91617 16 182 7 237 7 176 3 206 91617 85902 13 230 7 238 6 220 3 193 85902 81134 11 237 11 257 7 260 5 266 81134 77010 8 234 12 234 8 277 7 261 77010 73365 9 277 13 235 15 265 10 298 73365 70063 13 269 13 234 16 237 17 284 70063 67033 10 263 10 271 10 245 17 242 67033 64229 17 244 19 259 15 289 7 287 64229 61509 15 232 25 242 22 261 15 278 61509 58674 19 245 27 233 28 241 24 271 58674 55737 23 233 30 239 34 243 39 239 55737 52936 26 237 35 234 35 232 43 221 52936 50426 31 239 37 232 36 233 39 220 50426 48181 39 235 41 232 40 228 40 226 48181 46141 43 236 45 233 46 229 50 224 46141 44273 49 240 51 234 54 228 59 221 44273 42549 58 238 59 233 61 225 66 220 42549 40949 66 233 65 231 65 225 71 220 40949 39458 73 231 73 231 70 228 78 222 39458 38066 73 230 78 230 79 228 85 221 38066 36736 68 231 79 229 88 226 86 219 36736 35398 67 234 77 229 88 225 83 219 35398 34019 70 234 75 230 84 226 78 218 34019 32601 68 230 73 231 78 226 74 217 32601 31129 62 226 67 229 70 227 72 216 31129 29590 56 223 58 225 61 227 67 218 29590 27988 49 221 50 222 53 225 59 223 27988 26326 43 221 43 219 45 223 49 221 26326 24609 38 220 39 215 37 221 40 215 24609 22839 35 217 36 212 33 220 33 212 22839 21008 33 216 33 209 31 218 28 212 21008 19108 27 214 28 209 30 211 27 205 19108 17174 19 209 22 206 29 190 31 193 17174 15308 15 192 18 197 28 176 23 179 15308 13602 15 172 16 191 25 171 18 166 13602 12075 16 158 16 186 20 160 16 161 12075 10706 14 151 16 180 17 144 15 154 10706 9478 13 142 16 175 14 127 15 149 9478 8375 13 131 14 166 13*111 16 145 8375 7390 14 126 13 149 12*100 17 142 7390 6513 15 119 11*122 10 088 15 134 6513 5733 17 111 10*109 10 084 9 114 5733 5032 14*111 9 108 9 080 4 029 5032 4409 10*114 9 107 8 076 11 331 4409 3887 9 114 8 105 7 074 15 319 3887 3486 8 113 7 104 7 072 16 310 3486 3209 8 112 7 103 7 070 12 299 3209 3041 7 111 6 103 6 070 8*282 3041 2945 7 111 6 102 6 068 5*262 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