DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - - 63.1 - - 69.0 - - 70.8 - - 68.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 258 - - 456 - - 256 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4813 - - 6273 - - 5696 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6221 - - 7613 - - 6898 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7796 - - 9256 - - 8679 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2160 - - 1768 - - 2297 - - 6051 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 444 - - 585 - - 468 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 296 - - 299 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -6 - - -11 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 421 - - 175 - - -1021 - - -5697 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7375 - - 9082 - - 9700 - - 8644 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -271 - - -591 - - -2340 - - -8105 ODpotential blCL - - - 8067 - - 9847 - - 11019 - - 11051 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 91 - - 82 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.1 - - 69.0 - - 70.8 - - 68.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.8 - - 39.2 - - 38.2 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.4 - - 66.5 - - 69.1 - - 68.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 38.9 - - 38.0 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 258 - - 456 - - 256 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4813 - - 6273 - - 5696 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 63 - - 30 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99298 30 097 33 104 29 109 25 098 99298 91759 27 100 28 093 25 103 24 098 91759 85951 24 101 16 091 25 092 28 113 85951 81144 18 116 12 098 21 085 28 101 81144 77028 17 124 12 116 17 091 19 091 77028 73392 16 106 16 129 10 095 14 086 73392 70076 9 098 12 128 4 124 10 085 70076 67002 5 103 7 132 2 177 4 082 67002 64154 2 135 3 079 2 138 2 148 64154 61404 4 109 2 044 2 014 5 094 61404 58522 6 104 3 109 3 182 4 044 58522 55520 1 114 2 102 5 173 4 292 55520 52654 3 213 7 239 4 257 10 255 52654 50074 4 264 10 248 9 282 12 232 50074 47767 9 279 8 259 11 287 10 255 47767 45685 7 284 6 270 12 268 13 275 45685 43794 8 314 5 311 9 243 9 276 43794 42064 14 322 17 349 4 049 3 234 42064 40472 16 321 19 345 26 033 20 041 40472 38997 11 349 18 008 34 032 31 036 38997 37619 11 019 24 034 29 025 33 030 37619 36303 7 330 27 044 26 015 37 028 36303 34978 16 323 19 019 28 014 44 027 34978 33610 21 333 17 336 25 013 36 022 33610 32200 20 339 14 329 20 007 27 016 32200 30737 18 340 13 325 17 358 21 011 30737 29210 16 337 14 307 14 344 15 355 29210 27621 14 335 15 304 12 324 10 336 27621 25968 14 340 14 315 11 326 8 304 25968 24255 15 348 12 332 11 319 9 304 24255 22485 16 357 9 350 5 310 9 314 22485 20653 16 355 8 008 2 316 6 316 20653 18757 16 337 6 357 4 344 4 310 18757 16832 17 312 7 298 8 359 2 028 16832 14984 21 301 10 283 8 347 2 285 14984 13307 27 292 16 300 12 304 18 287 13307 11812 31 287 25 292 22 279 25 271 11812 10477 29 286 24*280 23 274 22 271 10477 9284 23 286 22*279 18*279 19 279 9284 8217 21*289 18 286 15*288 15 287 8217 7264 17*296 17 287 13 293 12 298 7264 6417 16 299 15 299 13 297 11 310 6417 5664 15 300 15 302 13 300 10 325 5664 4984 15 300 15 305 12 302 10 330 4984 4378 14 300 15 307 12 304 10 331 4378 3869 14 300 15 309 12 306 10 332 3869 3476 13 300 15 310 12 307 10 332 3476 3205 13 300 14 311 11 308 9 331 3205 3039 12 300 14 311 11 308 8*331 3039 2945 11 300 12 311 10 308 6*330 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