DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/13 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 80.4 - - 93.7 - - 98.7 - - 95.3 - - 90.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 53 - - 334 - - 424 - - 99 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 269 - - 4332 - - 8192 - - 5469 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 5958 - - 9128 - - 6124 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top 3252 - - 7315 - - 11175 - - 8452 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 463 - - 3097 - - 2600 - - 4420 - - 5214 Hgt.Variab. W* 100 - - 467 - - 624 - - 338 - - 7 W* B/S 11 - - 15 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 6 - - 10 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 252 - - 278 - - 319 - - 306 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -6 - - -7 - - -49 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8816 - - -7627 - - -4453 - - -6292 - - -10268 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12068 - - 14943 - - 15628 - - 14745 - - 13216 sfcLCL ODpotential -14573 - - -10766 - - -6558 - - -8658 - - -14030 ODpotential blCL 17825 - - 18081 - - 17733 - - 17110 - - 16977 blCL maxRH 85 - - 76 - - 80 - - 100 - - 77 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 80.4 - - 93.7 - - 98.7 - - 95.3 - - 90.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.3 - - 38.2 - - 39.7 - - 40.6 - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 79.8 - - 91.6 - - 96.0 - - 94.5 - - 92.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.2 - - 37.9 - - 39.4 - - 40.4 - - 42.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 53 - - 334 - - 424 - - 99 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 269 - - 4332 - - 8192 - - 5469 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 41 - - 4 - - 19 - - 102 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99727 42 109 38 114 31 108 35 101 36 095 99727 92132 38 100 29 105 33 108 26 104 27 097 92132 86302 26 096 26 109 25 100 24 108 25 111 86302 81486 19 096 22 107 19 107 24 092 25 106 81486 77354 21 115 16 117 21 106 17 092 24 095 77354 73710 18 109 15 132 15 120 12 083 21 086 73710 70411 13 123 14 124 12 152 8 140 16 097 70411 67388 13 122 16 127 12 167 13 156 9 130 67388 64586 3 203 13 126 9 158 10 153 16 148 64586 61891 17 201 9 191 10 191 15 202 15 188 61891 59120 22 191 21 197 19 204 12 205 18 206 59120 56255 25 199 27 198 28 202 32 195 26 192 56255 53519 31 217 35 197 35 198 40 194 31 196 53519 51065 40 217 39 211 43 215 45 211 43 217 51065 48869 53 218 54 218 59 218 57 219 59 224 48869 46880 59 216 61 213 63 215 64 218 65 222 46880 45057 57 209 53 208 60 214 62 214 61 221 45057 43368 52 218 36 214 49 206 56 213 57 221 43368 41788 51 221 38 226 43 216 52 218 56 219 41788 40302 47 219 47 226 56 233 53 225 53 217 40302 38902 50 218 50 220 62 235 56 232 53 219 38902 37552 58 213 46 220 50 227 58 233 53 222 37552 36182 63 203 43 223 47 225 57 231 51 226 36182 34765 55 200 43 224 45 225 53 229 46 229 34765 33309 58 207 43 224 43 224 42 225 40 226 33309 31799 46 213 41 221 40 222 37 224 38 225 31799 30224 37 227 38 221 38 220 36 224 36 227 30224 28583 36 230 36 217 36 219 31 218 35 229 28583 26877 35 227 34 221 33 216 24 209 33 228 26877 25111 32 217 31 222 29 212 27 210 30 226 25111 23287 34 208 33 217 27 212 31 213 24 224 23287 21402 39 207 38 218 31 217 34 219 20 219 21402 19449 39 211 40 214 35 220 34 221 21 214 19449 17464 33 216 34 216 33 218 29 219 23 210 17464 15549 26 216 26 227 26 222 23 211 25 203 15549 13801 20 211 19 224 20 220 17 205 24 201 13801 12238 16 242 15 203 13*221 13 204 19 200 12238 10842 27 271 9 251 6*281 9 211 12 200 10842 9592 18 286 13 301 8 318 7 228 6 201 9592 8473 5 309 7 312 10 322 7*254 0 290 8473 7474 2 267 2*276 11 322 8*278 5 006 7474 6587 4 262 3*253 11 321 9 293 7 001 6587 5796 4 265 5 267 12 321 11 303 9 356 5796 5083 4 272 6 276 12 321 12 309 10 351 5083 4448 5 280 6 281 12 320 12 312 11 346 4448 3915 6 274 6 283 12 320 13 313 12 340 3915 3503 6*258 7 285 12 319 13 314 12 333 3503 3219 3*248 7 286 12 319 12 314 11 323 3219 3045 1 254 6 287 12 319 12 314 9*314 3045 2946 1 256 6 287 11 319 11 315 6*306 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