DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 67.0 - - 83.1 - - 93.6 - - 95.2 - - 84.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 21 - - 290 - - 361 - - 134 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1916 - - 4624 - - 4497 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 4083 - - 6213 - - 5630 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 2945 - - 4899 - - 7607 - - 7480 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 371 - - 1373 - - 3025 - - 3899 - - 2751 Hgt.Variab. W* 29 - - 338 - - 489 - - 349 - - 0 W* B/S 6 - - 60 - - 17 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 1 - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 158 - - 072 - - 309 - - 324 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -4 - - -12 - - -11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9038 - - -10303 - - -11152 - - -11749 - - -14372 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11984 - - 15203 - - 18760 - - 19230 - - 17320 sfcLCL ODpotential -19418 - - -17269 - - -16373 - - -16511 - - -21290 ODpotential blCL 22363 - - 22168 - - 23980 - - 23991 - - 24237 blCL maxRH 77 - - 58 - - 61 - - 36 - - 38 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 67.0 - - 83.1 - - 93.6 - - 95.2 - - 84.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.9 - - 26.8 - - 20.4 - - 19.8 - - 19.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 67.0 - - 81.3 - - 91.3 - - 94.1 - - 90.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.9 - - 26.6 - - 20.0 - - 19.5 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 21 - - 290 - - 361 - - 134 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1916 - - 4624 - - 4497 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 99671 27 101 30 113 27 105 26 107 27 117 99671 92146 29 111 27 099 27 113 21 105 27 100 92146 86334 28 105 22 111 23 115 22 109 23 090 86334 81517 26 097 25 135 16 091 21 104 18 098 81517 77379 19 095 25 112 13 124 16 095 18 103 77379 73724 15 097 16 098 18 113 11 115 13 087 73724 70416 13 078 16 102 7 114 5 091 12 070 70416 67377 14 071 14 086 13 116 3 203 10 043 67377 64565 14 042 4 085 9 086 7 101 7 056 64565 61851 6 027 7 034 4 052 6 034 7 027 61851 59039 9 336 10 323 9 325 13 340 13 339 59039 56154 19 334 13 314 11 309 16 321 17 315 56154 53427 32 326 21 318 18 309 22 308 21 311 53427 50987 38 310 32 314 27 311 28 310 24 308 50987 48803 40 302 38 309 35 310 31 313 26 305 48803 46815 42 302 41 307 38 311 34 314 28 304 46815 44979 45 302 43 309 40 316 36 323 28 310 44979 43267 46 298 48 310 43 319 41 329 32 324 43267 41663 45 296 49 306 46 318 44 326 36 324 41663 40152 43 295 46 305 45 314 44 320 37 321 40152 38730 42 297 40 307 40 309 43 312 37 320 38730 37367 39 299 35 311 36 306 39 306 35 318 37367 35998 36 302 35 311 34 306 37 304 33 312 35998 34592 38 300 34 308 33 305 36 303 29 307 34592 33150 40 299 35 304 33 304 35 299 27 301 33150 31655 39 302 36 300 33 298 34 296 28 297 31655 30096 41 300 36 298 35 296 34 296 31 297 30096 28471 40 299 35 296 34 296 32 299 31 299 28471 26781 40 303 33 294 32 295 30 300 30 296 26781 25028 39 305 33 297 31 292 28 299 29 290 25028 23214 37 305 30 302 29 294 28 296 27 283 23214 21335 35 310 26 306 26 295 26 293 24 279 21335 19386 31 315 24 309 23 293 23 290 22 281 19386 17405 25 314 23 310 21 297 21 285 22 289 17405 15497 20 308 22 310 20 301 19 287 23 289 15497 13756 18 305 21 307 19 303 18 291 22 281 13756 12201 16 309 18 302 19 302 18 288 20 277 12201 10810 14 317 14 293 19 298 18 284 18 279 10810 9564 12 322 12 282 18 291 17 286 15 286 9564 8448 9 319 11 278 16*289 13*295 13 297 8448 7452 7 309 10 276 10*295 10*309 10 314 7452 6568 6 308 7 277 8 300 8 322 8 332 6568 5782 6 314 3 299 5 310 8 324 8 339 5782 5072 7 313 1*343 5 315 7 327 9 340 5072 4440 6 308 1*065 4 317 7 327 9 340 4440 3910 5 295 1 080 4 319 7 328 9 339 3910 3500 5 276 1 074 4 322 7 328 9 337 3500 3217 5 256 1 069 4 323 7 329 7 332 3217 3044 2*214 1 067 4 324 6 328 5*318 3044 2946 1*158 1 069 3 322 6 328 4*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