DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/17 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 - - - 78.9 - - 85.0 - - 86.1 - - 78.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 470 - - 509 - - 249 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4305 - - 5699 - - 5457 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6055 - - 7195 - - 6699 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7288 - - 8682 - - 8440 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1010 - - 1494 - - 1852 - - 4406 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 521 - - 588 - - 457 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 24 - - 25 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 311 - - 320 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -10 - - -12 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5954 - - -8020 - - -8546 - - -11925 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13242 - - 16703 - - 16986 - - 14871 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13708 - - -15294 - - -15321 - - -19636 ODpotential blCL - - - 20996 - - 23976 - - 23761 - - 22582 blCL maxRH - - - 30 - - 35 - - 39 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.9 - - 85.0 - - 86.1 - - 78.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.0 - - 21.3 - - 21.2 - - 23.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.5 - - 82.5 - - 84.6 - - 80.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.8 - - 20.9 - - 20.8 - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 470 - - 509 - - 249 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4305 - - 5699 - - 5457 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99027 28 103 28 113 29 097 23 099 99027 91484 27 113 17 100 21 097 21 095 91484 85697 23 107 16 107 19 103 22 080 85697 80913 19 112 16 112 16 096 18 079 80913 76807 16 094 17 107 11 105 13 082 76807 73193 13 100 18 091 9 107 14 066 73193 69927 11 086 12 096 10 090 9 089 69927 66919 12 097 7 138 5 042 11 080 66919 64123 12 056 6 131 4 352 4 046 64123 61421 9 004 3 024 3 307 7 015 61421 58618 9 340 11 332 4 315 8 300 58618 55735 12 321 19 309 20 328 15 328 55735 53008 13 324 20 293 26 306 23 318 53008 50564 15 317 17 284 24 289 27 297 50564 48370 16 307 19 288 21 285 28 288 48370 46376 21 293 22 281 23 288 30 286 46376 44546 29 278 29 280 30 291 32 286 44546 42855 33 274 36 279 36 291 33 296 42855 41287 32 285 36 287 35 298 34 308 41287 39824 35 295 37 299 38 301 38 306 39824 38445 34 301 39 301 39 298 39 301 38445 37111 33 303 40 305 40 301 40 307 37111 35758 33 307 42 309 42 305 42 309 35758 34358 35 311 44 312 43 309 43 310 34358 32916 37 313 45 314 45 314 43 312 32916 31418 40 315 46 316 45 318 43 312 31418 29853 44 315 47 317 45 320 42 310 29853 28224 46 314 45 316 46 320 42 311 28224 26534 45 313 43 315 46 320 43 318 26534 24784 42 311 41 315 43 321 41 323 24784 22977 41 308 41 314 41 320 38 323 22977 21103 41 307 43 314 41 318 37 321 21103 19157 42 311 46 317 42 320 37 322 19157 17177 42 316 47 321 41 326 35 327 17177 15272 39 318 45 323 39 331 32 334 15272 13542 35 319 40 322 35 329 27 335 13542 12005 31 323 36 317 33 322 25 326 12005 10638 28 328 33 315 32 309 28 314 10638 9416 25 331 28*315 29*308 29 310 9416 8325 22 327 25*313 26*315 28 312 8325 7351 20*308 25 312 25 319 27 319 7351 6487 20*304 25 312 25 320 26 327 6487 5718 21 303 25 311 25 321 24 331 5718 5024 21 303 24 311 25 322 24 331 5024 4407 21 302 24 311 25 322 23 332 4407 3888 20 302 24 311 24 322 22 331 3888 3487 20 301 23 310 24 322 20 329 3487 3211 19 301 22 310 23 322 17 327 3211 3042 18 301 21 310 21 322 14*325 3042 2945 16 301 18 310 18 322 9*322 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