DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 29.2 - - 31.0 - - 35.2 - - 33.9 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 10 - - 131 - - 203 - - 32 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1205 - - 1913 - - 3070 - - 2370 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2925 - - 3782 - - 4808 - - 2926 - - 2925 Hcrit BL Top 4188 - - 4896 - - 6053 - - 5353 - - 2943 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2460 - - 1925 - - 2024 - - 2378 - - 1976 Hgt.Variab. W* 102 - - 263 - - 354 - - 177 - - 7 W* B/S 2 - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 291 - - 295 - - 296 - - 298 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -2 - - -3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -364 - - -120 - - -471 - - -1166 - - -1157 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4552 - - 5016 - - 6525 - - 6519 - - 4100 sfcLCL ODpotential -1999 - - -2078 - - -2224 - - -2985 - - -3316 ODpotential blCL 6187 - - 6974 - - 8277 - - 8338 - - 6259 blCL maxRH 82 - - 77 - - 69 - - 75 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.2 - - 31.0 - - 35.2 - - 33.9 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.0 - - 19.7 - - 17.2 - - 16.0 - - 22.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.2 - - 30.1 - - 33.8 - - 33.7 - - 30.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 18.9 - - 18.6 - - 16.1 - - 15.3 - - 21.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 10 - - 131 - - 203 - - 32 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1205 - - 1913 - - 3070 - - 2370 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 28 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97346 27 036 37 030 52 051 67 048 59 059 97346 90314 28 045 32 044 45 048 44 045 38 053 90314 84756 22 041 31 054 33 048 39 051 32 070 84756 80069 21 050 25 064 22 057 34 046 29 073 80069 75977 17 035 22 052 19 063 21 041 25 057 75977 72338 7 354 15 021 17 026 17 034 16 037 72338 69048 2 119 10 009 9 008 12 360 15 354 69048 66028 17 291 19 319 15 347 13 007 11 322 66028 63219 24 271 21 274 22 294 21 336 14 338 63219 60478 20 276 17 257 26 263 28 297 21 309 60478 57590 31 288 24 275 31 273 35 283 26 298 57590 54572 48 280 42 282 43 284 42 287 41 287 54572 51689 60 278 55 278 52 280 52 280 50 285 51689 49100 69 275 65 274 59 276 56 279 56 283 49100 46790 76 272 71 273 64 275 64 283 60 280 46790 44702 82 270 75 273 68 275 68 281 62 279 44702 42789 84 268 74 271 67 275 67 280 62 282 42789 41022 84 268 70 272 66 276 65 278 65 285 41022 39377 82 269 70 274 67 276 65 277 68 287 39377 37844 81 270 72 273 67 274 67 280 69 289 37844 36415 82 270 72 272 65 273 69 283 72 288 36415 35055 80 268 72 270 63 275 68 284 75 287 35055 33700 78 267 71 269 64 276 65 283 74 287 33700 32320 77 267 70 268 65 276 62 284 72 291 32320 30910 75 268 69 267 64 276 59 290 74 300 30910 29458 76 269 68 268 61 278 58 295 81 307 29458 27952 78 269 65 269 58 280 56 296 89 311 27952 26391 77 269 62 269 56 278 52 297 93 315 26391 24772 69 268 56 269 52 275 48 297 88 315 24772 23104 58 266 49 270 48 274 44 296 77 310 23104 21400 50 268 43 272 40 276 36 295 65 307 21400 19656 44 272 37 277 32 281 27 297 53 304 19656 17862 36 275 30 283 24 293 22 292 40 298 17862 16049 32 280 24 291 20 300 22 290 32 294 16049 14304 27 285 18 293 16 303 23 291 28 298 14304 12712 23 292 14 307 14 307 21 293 26 301 12712 11292 20 301 14 314 13 310 18 294 24 301 11292 10025 18 304 14 316 12 309 14 292 22 302 10025 8893 16 305 13 315 11 305 12 286 21 303 8893 7882 14 304 13 312 10 301 10 281 20 302 7882 6981 12 301 12 309 10 297 9 282 17 299 6981 6184 11 294 11 306 9*295 8 287 14 295 6184 5475 11 293 11*303 9*295 8*294 12 293 5475 4838 11 298 10*297 9 296 8*296 9 295 4838 4273 10*295 10 295 9 296 8 298 7 305 4273 3799 10*292 10 295 9 296 8 298 7 308 3799 3435 10 291 10 294 8 297 8 299 7 301 3435 3183 9 291 9 294 8 297 7 299 7 290 3183 3030 8 291 9 295 8 297 7 300 6*279 3030 2942 7 292 8 295 7 298 6 300 3*266 2942 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