DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - - 76.0 - - 84.7 - - 85.2 - - 75.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 392 - - 441 - - 208 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2996 - - 4949 - - 4844 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4979 - - 6542 - - 6136 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5979 - - 7932 - - 7827 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1542 - - 1634 - - 1730 - - 2817 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 434 - - 534 - - 413 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 11 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 303 - - 312 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -9 - - -8 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6851 - - -8784 - - -9931 - - -11510 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12830 - - 16717 - - 17759 - - 14456 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15036 - - -15891 - - -16756 - - -19477 ODpotential blCL - - - 21015 - - 23823 - - 24583 - - 22423 blCL maxRH - - - 25 - - 25 - - 24 - - 23 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 84.7 - - 85.2 - - 75.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 20.9 - - 16.7 - - 22.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.8 - - 82.0 - - 83.8 - - 77.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 20.6 - - 16.5 - - 22.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 392 - - 441 - - 208 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2996 - - 4949 - - 4844 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 99590 34 107 30 110 27 090 30 089 99590 92089 32 096 26 095 27 107 25 090 92089 86310 22 104 24 111 25 102 24 100 86310 81504 20 097 23 115 17 116 19 076 81504 77347 15 105 17 104 16 113 11 079 77347 73679 15 127 10 098 16 083 12 100 73679 70361 14 088 9 146 9 053 15 086 70361 67301 14 053 12 117 3 048 12 050 67301 64469 10 004 7 071 2 079 5 048 64469 61738 10 285 13 323 14 352 10 020 61738 58914 17 267 22 271 24 301 22 304 58914 56008 26 284 24 270 30 288 29 291 56008 53241 40 285 38 283 42 290 41 295 53241 50767 51 286 53 286 54 287 53 290 50767 48561 62 287 61 288 63 290 62 294 48561 46557 70 288 69 290 71 293 70 296 46557 44712 79 289 78 291 78 292 76 294 44712 42998 85 289 83 290 82 291 81 294 42998 41398 87 288 84 290 84 291 82 293 41398 39897 85 287 82 290 83 288 81 291 39897 38486 82 285 79 291 81 286 80 290 38486 37129 78 284 76 291 78 287 77 288 37129 35762 74 283 74 290 73 287 72 287 35762 34353 69 282 71 290 69 289 67 288 34353 32907 64 281 65 290 64 291 62 290 32907 31410 58 282 58 289 58 291 56 292 31410 29849 53 285 52 286 54 289 51 292 29849 28225 50 287 49 283 50 287 47 291 28225 26537 48 287 46 281 47 288 43 292 26537 24788 45 287 41 282 42 288 41 293 24788 22980 43 286 38 283 37 286 38 292 22980 21106 42 286 36 285 33 287 34 289 21106 19161 39 287 33 288 29 292 30 289 19161 17184 32 293 26 291 24 297 25 288 17184 15285 24 299 18 292 18 296 21 286 15285 13559 17 295 14 293 16 291 17 286 13559 12022 14 296 12 296 16 291 16 290 12022 10650 13 322 10 303 15 291 15 293 10650 9423 9 349 7 309 14 297 15 296 9423 8327 6 009 8*307 14*309 16 301 8327 7351 5 350 10*305 15*311 14 312 7351 6485 9*317 11 304 15 312 14 323 6485 5715 14*303 11 303 15 312 17 325 5715 5022 15 300 11 302 16 312 18 322 5022 4404 15 299 12 302 16 312 19 319 4404 3886 15 298 11 302 15 312 19 316 3886 3486 15 297 11 301 15 312 19 312 3486 3210 14 297 11 301 15 312 16 306 3210 3041 13 296 11 301 14 311 13*301 3041 2945 12 296 10 301 12 312 7*293 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