DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 84.5 - - 92.6 - - 92.4 - - 84.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 139 - - 12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2289 - - 6495 - - 3672 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3939 - - 7131 - - 2930 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5272 - - 9478 - - 6655 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2549 - - 3231 - - 6217 - - 3525 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 263 - - 398 - - 146 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 3 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 266 - - 354 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 12 - - -33 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3311 - - -2711 - - -5780 - - -5340 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8584 - - 12190 - - 12435 - - 8287 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6045 - - -4505 - - -7757 - - -7749 ODpotential blCL - - - 11317 - - 13983 - - 14412 - - 10696 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 101 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 92.6 - - 92.4 - - 84.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.9 - - 49.1 - - 48.0 - - 58.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.5 - - 91.3 - - 92.3 - - 84.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.9 - - 49.0 - - 47.9 - - 58.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 139 - - 12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2289 - - 6495 - - 3672 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 93 - - 103 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 8 - - 8 - - 12 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] 99673 26 093 32 107 28 101 39 093 99673 92140 26 116 26 104 23 096 29 081 92140 86342 28 113 25 101 21 099 21 098 86342 81531 28 100 26 101 22 107 24 114 81531 77384 22 103 24 103 22 096 23 110 77384 73729 20 118 20 111 20 096 22 098 73729 70433 19 107 18 115 17 101 16 099 70433 67413 18 097 16 112 16 120 12 106 67413 64618 11 106 11 125 9 137 6 128 64618 61920 10 136 8 139 9 162 6 167 61920 59126 7 148 7 195 9 223 9 233 59126 56252 13 225 9 206 11 232 13 235 56252 53521 23 232 16 233 15 230 14 228 53521 51069 25 215 27 222 19 222 19 233 51069 48881 25 189 30 207 26 217 26 230 48881 46905 20 197 29 200 29 215 27 230 46905 45088 21 214 28 205 28 216 28 237 45088 43393 28 227 30 218 28 226 30 236 43393 41801 37 224 36 219 34 226 31 234 41801 40305 38 220 38 219 38 221 30 230 40305 38901 35 216 37 219 35 222 26 227 38901 37551 34 217 32 226 29 227 23 219 37551 36183 34 213 28 226 26 229 22 215 36183 34767 32 209 27 228 22 227 22 214 34767 33308 26 206 27 221 17 234 22 221 33308 31792 22 205 25 209 16 243 21 223 31792 30207 21 205 23 204 16 243 18 212 30207 28556 22 205 19 205 14 238 17 215 28556 26840 22 206 16 217 13 231 19 237 26840 25062 21 212 14 233 11 213 15 242 25062 23226 19 219 12 244 12 217 17 243 23226 21330 16 218 8 243 14 227 19 247 21330 19367 11 217 4 212 15 227 16 251 19367 17375 9 217 4 184 13 222 13 257 17375 15459 9 194 5 160 9 233 15 254 15459 13714 9 182 3 161 6 253 12 251 13714 12160 8 198 2 022 6 291 6 240 12160 10776 6 216 3 305 8 307 3 293 10776 9537 4 271 6*288 8 310 4 331 9537 8428 7 304 7*287 8 314 7 342 8428 7437 11 311 8 284 7*316 8 343 7437 6556 15 311 8 278 5*320 10 342 6556 5771 14*309 8 266 4 331 13 342 5771 5063 12*310 8 258 3 347 19 340 5063 4433 10 312 9 254 2 010 20 338 4433 3905 10 313 9 251 2 027 20 335 3905 3498 9 314 9 250 2 037 19 333 3498 3216 9 314 8 249 2 041 17 331 3216 3044 8 314 8 250 2 042 15*330 3044 2946 8 314 7 250 2 047 11*328 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