DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.7 - - 94.0 - - - - - 86.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 415 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3074 - - 6664 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5002 - - 7888 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6057 - - 9647 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2564 - - 4879 - - - - - 5134 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 421 - - 579 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 304 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -9 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7476 - - -6689 - - - - - -11554 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13533 - - 16337 - - - - - 14501 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10442 - - -8498 - - - - - -15450 ODpotential blCL - - - 16499 - - 18145 - - - - - 18397 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 48 - - - - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.7 - - 94.0 - - - - - 86.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.4 - - 31.6 - - - - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.5 - - 91.4 - - - - - 89.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.0 - - 31.1 - - - - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 415 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3074 - - 6664 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 99563 29 127 22 093 26 105 99563 91989 22 113 16 110 23 100 91989 86164 23 107 21 105 21 089 86164 81340 24 100 20 106 15 090 81340 77193 15 094 19 109 12 094 77193 73534 11 117 15 109 10 095 73534 70231 10 106 7 124 6 106 70231 67200 4 151 9 164 4 082 67200 64399 6 166 4 159 3 320 64399 61693 7 269 9 257 10 266 61693 58882 17 267 17 264 14 272 58882 55981 28 267 22 262 22 271 55981 53214 31 265 31 264 29 268 53214 50721 41 271 40 270 39 270 50721 48483 47 269 49 271 48 274 48483 46446 50 270 49 274 56 279 46446 44577 48 269 49 277 52 281 44577 42853 41 270 45 275 45 278 42853 41257 30 280 23 291 27 283 41257 39772 20 292 16 322 14 309 39772 38383 9 338 13 014 9 360 38383 37049 11 018 16 034 12 040 37049 35704 12 028 18 032 16 053 35704 34317 11 042 18 037 19 052 34317 32887 12 045 13 043 19 063 32887 31401 9 347 10 059 15 072 31401 29849 9 308 7 052 10 064 29849 28234 11 291 5 359 5 067 28234 26562 11 279 6 298 4 195 26562 24832 11 277 4 290 6 193 24832 23042 13 279 7 265 8 231 23042 21190 16 267 15 262 13 245 21190 19271 16 262 21 259 15 245 19271 17315 15 266 20 255 20 239 17315 15426 14 248 13 255 22 234 15426 13699 11 234 11 248 19 241 13699 12155 9 241 10 244 15 251 12155 10774 6 221 7*244 11 264 10774 9536 1 320 5*282 8 294 9536 8427 6 012 6 299 8 326 8427 7437 8 008 7 308 10 346 7437 6557 9*344 8 308 11 348 6557 5774 11*321 9 307 12 344 5774 5067 12 309 9 306 12 339 5067 4436 12 305 10 305 13 335 4436 3908 12 302 10 304 13 331 3908 3499 11 300 10 304 13 327 3499 3217 11 299 10 303 11 321 3217 3045 10 297 9 303 9*313 3045 2946 9 297 9 303 5*303 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