DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - 64.6 - - 76.9 - - 78.4 - - 68.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 235 - - 346 - - 121 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1599 - - 3754 - - 3433 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3793 - - 5521 - - 4794 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4582 - - 6737 - - 6416 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 737 - - 1552 - - 2412 - - 1216 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 297 - - 449 - - 308 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 52 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 354 - - 319 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -10 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2315 - - -4017 - - -4500 - - -5567 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6898 - - 10754 - - 10917 - - 8513 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6653 - - -6250 - - -6877 - - -11058 ODpotential blCL - - - 11235 - - 12987 - - 13293 - - 14004 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 70 - - 68 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 76.9 - - 78.4 - - 68.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.6 - - 39.8 - - 40.6 - - 41.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.1 - - 74.7 - - 77.4 - - 70.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 39.7 - - 40.6 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 235 - - 346 - - 121 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1599 - - 3754 - - 3433 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 83 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98953 1 305 3 208 0 065 2 067 98953 91515 3 140 3 266 3 020 5 278 91515 85802 5 125 1 030 5 016 4 015 85802 81071 10 097 9 123 4 250 11 054 81071 76977 10 112 9 119 4 136 7 066 76977 73353 13 128 9 102 11 087 12 109 73353 70069 13 112 11 136 2 070 13 066 70069 67036 9 098 16 128 10 155 4 269 67036 64218 3 071 2 046 5 142 8 140 64218 61501 11 198 14 187 10 224 11 204 61501 58671 24 216 24 226 20 231 8 218 58671 55697 27 210 32 212 27 223 24 223 55697 52838 30 226 35 223 43 225 46 228 52838 50290 42 230 41 228 49 226 52 227 50290 48029 48 227 46 228 50 228 51 229 48029 45981 52 227 53 228 54 229 54 234 45981 44103 58 228 59 229 60 231 58 237 44103 42369 66 228 67 230 65 233 65 237 42369 40760 76 227 75 230 72 233 73 235 40760 39263 83 226 80 228 78 231 78 234 39263 37867 84 225 82 227 79 228 80 232 37867 36534 83 225 81 226 77 227 81 229 36534 35199 83 226 79 226 73 228 78 228 35199 33827 79 225 76 226 69 230 75 229 33827 32419 74 224 74 225 66 230 73 230 32419 30956 69 223 71 224 63 230 69 230 30956 29428 64 223 68 223 59 230 64 228 29428 27837 59 223 64 222 54 229 58 227 27837 26183 55 222 59 222 51 228 52 225 26183 24468 52 221 54 221 49 226 47 223 24468 22696 50 220 50 219 48 224 45 223 22696 20866 50 220 47 217 47 221 45 222 20866 18971 47 221 44 217 47 218 46 218 18971 17043 42 223 42 218 43 213 46 210 17043 15179 33 224 37 215 39 207 43 201 15179 13475 23 213 33 212 35 207 39 199 13475 11952 18 198 28 210 30 210 31 201 11952 10592 16 191 24 208 23 213 24 213 10592 9374 13 179 18 210 15 215 19 225 9374 8286 9 165 10 213 9 222 11 219 8286 7316 6 145 1*161 3 296 2 129 7316 6456 5 128 1*036 5*324 3 019 6456 5691 3 103 1 014 6*324 6 325 5691 5002 2*308 2 001 6 321 11 315 5002 4390 4*291 2 353 6 320 15 314 4390 3876 4 292 2 343 6 318 19 312 3876 3480 4 295 2 342 6 317 19 309 3480 3207 4 295 2 337 6 316 17 303 3207 3040 4 297 2 338 6 316 13*297 3040 2945 4 297 2 338 5 315 7*289 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