DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.8 - - 64.8 - - 67.4 - - 59.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 230 - - 80 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1259 - - 1812 - - 2859 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2927 - - 3939 - - 4070 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4242 - - 4795 - - 5842 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 930 - - 773 - - 1362 - - 1399 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 216 - - 308 - - 253 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 57 - - 11 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 010 - - 105 - - 316 - - 276 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -6 - - 8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -529 - - -2217 - - -1705 - - -3020 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4771 - - 7013 - - 7548 - - 5966 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5000 - - -5662 - - -5026 - - -8662 ODpotential blCL - - - 9242 - - 10457 - - 10868 - - 11607 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 30 - - 30 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.8 - - 64.8 - - 67.4 - - 59.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.0 - - 44.2 - - 44.4 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.9 - - 63.4 - - 66.7 - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 44.2 - - 44.3 - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 230 - - 80 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1259 - - 1812 - - 2859 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 91 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98987 9 140 3 175 5 158 4 047 98987 91557 4 168 4 202 2 134 6 105 91557 85840 10 174 8 169 2 037 9 092 85840 81092 12 120 13 132 5 127 6 075 81092 76993 8 107 13 090 12 121 10 126 76993 73379 10 127 8 118 10 076 12 108 73379 70093 11 110 13 141 4 358 11 071 70093 67052 5 114 17 149 7 186 2 117 67052 64230 10 177 11 145 10 153 4 143 64230 61489 18 204 14 227 10 189 10 205 61489 58622 19 213 26 216 23 220 20 235 58622 55663 22 233 22 232 26 207 28 222 55663 52850 44 238 35 242 32 216 27 225 52850 50313 53 230 50 237 44 232 40 231 50313 48038 53 231 57 233 52 235 45 230 48038 45977 56 234 61 231 56 233 48 227 45977 44090 63 234 67 231 63 234 55 228 44090 42350 70 233 75 231 72 236 67 232 42350 40738 73 231 82 232 81 234 79 234 40738 39235 73 230 85 232 86 230 86 232 39235 37829 72 229 84 232 87 228 89 230 37829 36483 72 230 82 232 86 229 88 229 36483 35128 72 229 81 234 86 230 85 229 35128 33734 72 227 81 234 86 232 84 230 33734 32303 71 225 79 231 83 233 81 231 32303 30824 72 224 75 229 79 233 76 232 30824 29285 74 224 72 228 73 231 72 231 29285 27687 75 226 71 228 70 230 69 231 27687 26029 75 229 71 229 71 229 69 230 26029 24314 73 231 70 229 72 229 68 230 24314 22549 70 230 68 228 70 229 64 227 22549 20726 65 229 65 227 66 227 62 221 20726 18833 60 227 62 226 62 222 59 211 18833 16904 53 225 56 223 53 212 54 202 16904 15041 44 223 47 218 45 204 44 200 15041 13344 37 222 40 217 39 209 32 203 13344 11832 33 219 37 223 33 213 22 211 11832 10484 28 220 35 225 27 221 16 223 10484 9279 20 219 30 222 22 230 10 225 9279 8202 15 207 25 217 15 233 5 238 8202 7243 10 183 19 212 7 246 3 315 7243 6394 6 142 13 199 7*320 9 334 6394 5640 5 115 8 149 9*322 12 329 5640 4962 3 110 6*113 11 318 16 330 4962 4360 1*095 6*107 11 315 18 323 4360 3857 0*021 5 105 11 314 19 308 3857 3469 1 013 5 104 11 313 18 294 3469 3200 1 007 5 104 10 313 16 284 3200 3038 1 007 5 103 10 313 14*280 3038 2944 1 007 5 103 9 312 9*276 2944 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