DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.9 - - 79.1 - - 81.4 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 468 - - 488 - - 229 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4738 - - 5859 - - 5260 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6396 - - 7307 - - 6508 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7721 - - 8842 - - 8243 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1478 - - 1402 - - 2126 - - 3721 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 537 - - 585 - - 440 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 14 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 301 - - 315 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -14 - - -17 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2738 - - -5263 - - -7929 - - -11656 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10460 - - 14106 - - 16173 - - 14602 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9388 - - -11129 - - -14166 - - -19441 ODpotential blCL - - - 17109 - - 19971 - - 22409 - - 22387 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 30 - - 43 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.9 - - 79.1 - - 81.4 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.1 - - 27.0 - - 20.0 - - 20.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.5 - - 76.4 - - 80.0 - - 76.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 26.5 - - 19.5 - - 19.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 468 - - 488 - - 229 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4738 - - 5859 - - 5260 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 98729 20 136 19 096 19 120 19 118 98729 91245 21 133 12 119 17 114 17 126 91245 85516 21 135 13 132 14 123 18 109 85516 80771 16 120 15 129 12 134 15 098 80771 76672 14 110 17 134 9 123 11 089 76672 73053 14 119 15 134 8 106 9 083 73053 69781 13 121 8 139 6 079 9 101 69781 66773 11 111 11 155 1 019 6 098 66773 63988 4 069 9 131 11 220 8 265 63988 61295 14 262 4 317 8 185 18 229 61295 58481 15 239 21 262 20 284 13 276 58481 55563 8 252 17 238 24 260 22 272 55563 52784 16 294 15 276 20 269 26 270 52784 50278 34 291 29 287 27 280 30 276 50278 48028 38 288 37 286 37 284 37 284 48028 45990 37 289 41 285 41 284 41 290 45990 44141 40 294 39 293 42 294 45 301 44141 42456 45 299 41 304 47 304 47 308 42456 40901 49 301 49 306 51 308 55 320 40901 39447 50 299 48 307 53 316 61 315 39447 38080 50 298 47 314 56 316 57 312 38080 36761 49 298 52 316 54 315 53 314 36761 35427 48 298 53 314 50 312 51 319 35427 34049 48 298 51 312 49 308 49 321 34049 32628 49 297 49 311 50 306 44 319 32628 31152 51 296 44 312 49 305 42 313 31152 29610 51 297 42 308 45 301 43 309 29610 28004 46 298 44 304 42 298 43 306 28004 26332 40 292 44 305 40 300 40 304 26332 24598 39 287 38 300 35 299 35 303 24598 22802 38 286 36 294 32 293 29 301 22802 20940 35 285 35 294 30 292 27 294 20940 19015 33 286 32 295 26 294 25 288 19015 17063 32 291 30 294 23 294 21 285 17063 15186 29 295 26 297 21 294 19 286 15186 13478 23 296 21 298 18 294 19 288 13478 11956 20 298 17 295 17 287 20 284 11956 10596 19 300 16 290 18 277 20 273 10596 9381 18 303 14*295 17 280 19 271 9381 8294 17*304 13*299 14*297 17 280 8294 7325 17*302 14 300 14*309 15 294 7325 6465 17 301 14 300 14 313 14 310 6465 5700 17 300 14 301 14 314 13 324 5700 5011 17 299 14 301 14 316 14 331 5011 4397 17 299 14 302 14 317 15 332 4397 3881 17 298 14 302 14 317 15 333 3881 3484 16 298 13 302 14 318 14 332 3484 3208 16 297 13 302 13 318 12 330 3208 3041 15 297 12 302 13 318 9*327 3041 2945 13 297 11 302 11 318 5*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