DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 89.0 - - - - - 82.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 393 - - 460 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3718 - - 6675 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5536 - - 7940 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6701 - - 9658 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2804 - - 1838 - - - - - 5135 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 467 - - 599 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 309 - - - - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -9 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6847 - - -5547 - - - - - -11738 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13548 - - 15206 - - - - - 14686 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12961 - - -10987 - - - - - -18593 ODpotential blCL - - - 19662 - - 20645 - - - - - 21540 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 62 - - - - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 89.0 - - - - - 82.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.1 - - 32.0 - - - - - 28.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.0 - - 86.3 - - - - - 84.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 31.7 - - - - - 28.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 393 - - 460 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3718 - - 6675 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99023 34 093 26 097 22 093 99023 91528 28 101 18 102 27 088 91528 85759 27 105 15 093 24 088 85759 80984 19 094 20 087 19 086 80984 76886 18 093 17 084 13 067 76886 73277 19 068 16 075 18 066 73277 70011 8 055 15 053 18 046 70011 67011 13 054 14 042 16 045 67011 64222 15 038 12 030 16 030 64222 61523 16 039 10 036 18 017 61523 58718 21 004 14 357 20 357 58718 55820 21 346 16 356 22 356 55820 53069 25 355 23 004 25 004 53069 50604 29 356 28 010 28 011 50604 48410 32 359 33 016 33 014 48410 46435 31 003 41 022 27 019 46435 44631 35 013 49 022 46 022 44631 42972 39 016 47 024 53 013 42972 41429 39 020 44 032 47 013 41429 39976 36 025 48 026 39 018 39976 38603 35 028 52 019 38 018 38603 37274 33 023 47 021 37 018 37274 35924 28 015 41 023 36 018 35924 34527 24 009 31 027 35 021 34527 33084 27 359 24 019 34 023 33084 31584 30 358 25 014 33 017 31584 30017 29 350 27 006 31 004 30017 28384 31 344 31 351 29 358 28384 26685 29 338 31 339 25 356 26685 24923 27 328 29 331 22 355 24923 23101 29 321 26 324 19 353 23101 21214 27 324 25 317 19 343 21214 19259 20 322 24 318 20 342 19259 17275 15 317 20 315 18 336 17275 15370 13 320 17 308 17 326 15370 13638 11 323 15 308 17 320 13638 12096 8 330 14 310 18 317 12096 10719 7 337 11*309 19 313 10719 9487 6 338 9*309 18 311 9487 8386 6 340 9 310 16 313 8386 7402 4*333 9 309 16 317 7402 6529 4*314 9 309 16 322 6529 5751 4 311 9 309 17 324 5751 5049 4 310 9 308 17 325 5049 4424 4 311 9 309 18 325 4424 3899 4 312 9 308 17 324 3899 3494 4 313 8 308 17 322 3494 3214 4 314 8 308 14 320 3214 3043 4 316 8 308 11*316 3043 2946 4 315 8 308 6*313 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