DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 95.0 - - 95.9 - - - - - 85.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 250 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7390 - - 4000 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8234 - - 5583 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10373 - - 6983 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4121 - - 8640 - - - - - 484 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 514 - - 412 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 46 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 2 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 220 - - 357 - - - - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - -18 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2840 - - -6182 - - - - - -7998 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13214 - - 13165 - - - - - 10946 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4268 - - -7187 - - - - - -11354 ODpotential blCL - - - 14641 - - 14170 - - - - - 14301 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 90 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 250 - - 590 - - - - - 620 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 95.0 - - 95.9 - - - - - 85.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.9 - - 48.1 - - - - - 48.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 93.2 - - 94.1 - - - - - 89.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 48.0 - - - - - 48.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 250 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7390 - - 4000 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 30 - - 58 - - - - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 8 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] 99325 25 104 15 102 12 067 99325 91881 14 080 11 092 9 081 91881 86109 12 077 15 082 12 108 86109 81309 10 132 8 071 11 092 81309 77177 12 152 6 088 10 085 77177 73529 11 114 6 114 9 057 73529 70235 6 118 9 142 8 046 70235 67206 9 095 11 131 0 046 67206 64387 4 120 10 179 3 156 64387 61673 9 177 12 144 10 202 61673 58885 12 187 10 202 14 195 58885 56000 17 241 17 241 17 187 56000 53227 35 228 31 231 25 224 53227 50736 41 212 41 218 48 239 50736 48523 39 210 47 221 59 232 48523 46519 50 225 54 225 60 227 46519 44686 60 225 61 223 60 224 44686 42998 60 220 66 220 60 224 42998 41428 58 220 65 221 56 223 41428 39957 57 218 60 222 51 223 39957 38571 57 218 55 221 47 220 38571 37235 58 215 54 220 43 218 37235 35883 56 202 53 216 42 217 35883 34484 49 204 52 209 41 220 34484 33043 45 204 46 206 40 223 33043 31549 43 206 37 208 37 225 31549 29990 40 211 32 213 35 224 29990 28367 32 216 32 218 35 225 28367 26681 28 223 36 224 39 231 26681 24936 26 225 36 230 42 236 24936 23139 22 227 28 234 42 237 23139 21282 16 230 24 233 40 237 21282 19355 9 200 20 229 35 241 19355 17394 8 156 19 230 29 246 17394 15502 6 184 20 229 24 256 15502 13771 13 224 21 225 22 263 13771 12222 14 228 19 221 17 267 12222 10835 18*224 17 221 10 272 10835 9590 19*222 14 223 3 303 9590 8475 18 221 12 226 2 035 8475 7477 17 221 9*230 3 058 7477 6589 15 221 6*238 3 074 6589 5798 13 219 3 252 2 098 5798 5084 11 218 1 335 3 157 5084 4449 10 217 3 027 6 180 4449 3915 8 215 4 030 9 185 3915 3503 8 214 5 032 11 189 3503 3218 7 214 5 033 11 193 3218 3045 7 213 5 032 7*195 3045 2946 6 212 5 033 5*192 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