DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.3 - - 89.9 - - 92.8 - - 83.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 334 - - 133 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1921 - - 4004 - - 6015 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3622 - - 5702 - - 6743 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4904 - - 6987 - - 8998 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 903 - - 2624 - - 4732 - - 6077 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 243 - - 454 - - 383 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 17 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 316 - - 320 - - 019 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -11 - - -13 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5986 - - -7017 - - -6193 - - -10457 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10890 - - 14005 - - 15192 - - 13405 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10277 - - -9314 - - -8278 - - -14122 ODpotential blCL - - - 15181 - - 16301 - - 17276 - - 17069 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 88 - - 88 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.3 - - 89.9 - - 92.8 - - 83.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.0 - - 38.3 - - 35.7 - - 35.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.3 - - 87.7 - - 91.6 - - 88.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.9 - - 38.1 - - 35.6 - - 35.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 334 - - 133 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1921 - - 4004 - - 6015 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 53 - - 53 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99446 15 123 19 086 18 081 18 078 99446 91936 14 093 13 094 13 063 13 063 91936 86137 17 094 7 091 8 077 12 078 86137 81319 16 087 9 112 8 049 15 088 81319 77162 11 097 10 093 9 081 10 072 77162 73494 11 118 5 075 11 075 12 071 73494 70171 9 109 4 111 4 055 8 060 70171 67108 11 085 5 148 3 004 7 029 67108 64276 6 042 6 103 0 291 8 358 64276 61551 5 127 3 157 3 273 6 347 61551 58712 5 341 2 058 4 238 4 251 58712 55781 19 264 18 285 12 262 19 248 55781 53007 24 244 26 262 22 255 19 246 53007 50519 31 247 35 247 31 249 27 253 50519 48281 37 245 41 240 42 241 37 250 48281 46247 42 245 44 236 44 235 44 241 46247 44380 47 242 47 239 46 236 46 238 44380 42661 54 239 54 237 51 239 49 240 42661 41077 58 239 57 242 59 239 60 239 41077 39606 60 244 65 242 65 233 64 236 39606 38225 63 248 67 237 69 228 59 235 38225 36897 65 248 63 236 69 229 52 235 36897 35555 64 249 57 235 63 237 45 238 35555 34169 60 247 52 237 52 239 42 242 34169 32741 55 247 50 243 44 236 40 244 32741 31261 45 253 44 248 39 236 36 241 31261 29718 35 248 36 246 36 235 35 238 29718 28111 31 238 33 240 34 236 35 237 28111 26441 28 240 31 238 31 242 32 242 26441 24714 26 238 27 245 27 249 26 247 24714 22933 23 230 24 253 22 254 22 253 22933 21091 22 234 22 248 20 257 21 260 21091 19181 21 247 23 245 20 258 23 259 19181 17235 17 253 21 251 22 260 24 252 17235 15358 16 260 19 248 24 261 23 244 15358 13645 14 280 18 253 23 257 21 244 13645 12112 14 283 18 264 20 258 16 248 12112 10739 13 275 15 270 16 262 12 256 10739 9509 11 267 12 272 9*280 7 275 9509 8408 10 268 9 284 6*311 4 334 8408 7423 9 283 8*303 6 319 5 356 7423 6548 9 295 7*307 5 320 6 353 6548 5767 10 298 6 310 5 322 6 352 5767 5062 10*283 6 314 5 323 5 354 5062 4434 9*280 5 317 5 323 5 356 4434 3906 9 280 4 323 5 323 4 000 3906 3498 8 279 4 328 5 323 3 002 3498 3216 8 280 3 330 4 322 3 007 3216 3044 7 280 3 332 4 322 2*011 3044 2946 6 279 3 334 4 323 2*019 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