DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - 80.1 - - 89.0 - - - - - 83.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 337 - - 389 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4071 - - 10764 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5757 - - 11172 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7054 - - 13747 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1974 - - 2286 - - - - - 10700 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 458 - - 664 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 140 - - 251 - - - - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 21 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1441 - - 1105 - - - - - -9002 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8495 - - 12642 - - - - - 11949 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3446 - - 302 - - - - - -10993 ODpotential blCL - - - 10500 - - 13445 - - - - - 13940 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 76 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 700 - - 280 - - - - - 290 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.1 - - 89.0 - - - - - 83.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.9 - - 43.3 - - - - - 41.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.0 - - 86.6 - - - - - 85.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 43.1 - - - - - 41.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 337 - - 389 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4071 - - 10764 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 4 - - - - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99557 24 121 20 104 23 101 99557 92061 17 120 17 121 17 131 92061 86274 14 115 12 147 16 118 86274 81448 13 118 11 135 12 096 81448 77282 10 144 8 118 2 083 77282 73608 11 130 7 133 5 160 73608 70283 6 127 7 151 4 142 70283 67223 6 128 8 175 1 170 67223 64392 3 176 7 189 3 269 64392 61658 9 232 9 232 8 232 61658 58815 13 234 14 235 12 245 58815 55864 19 240 22 234 22 254 55864 53048 28 234 31 229 26 238 53048 50517 33 226 32 228 28 235 50517 48246 39 220 35 231 30 232 48246 46179 39 218 38 226 32 232 46179 44281 38 220 39 220 33 232 44281 42530 40 222 43 217 35 233 42530 40919 43 220 46 218 41 230 40919 39441 40 217 42 218 41 224 39441 38074 32 222 34 217 33 219 38074 36763 32 229 32 229 32 219 36763 35435 34 233 31 235 34 219 35435 34062 31 239 28 239 31 219 34062 32649 30 239 24 240 26 219 32649 31183 29 246 20 241 21 220 31183 29652 23 248 17 231 18 223 29652 28058 19 248 15 234 15 231 28058 26401 19 245 16 253 11 240 26401 24681 20 245 18 256 11 249 24681 22901 22 248 20 254 14 253 22901 21056 22 254 22 253 18 253 21056 19145 20 265 23 253 22 243 19145 17212 17 266 25 250 22 233 17212 15346 17 252 23*246 18 234 15346 13638 18 245 20*245 14 232 13638 12110 18 241 19 245 11 231 12110 10740 18 240 17 246 9 230 10740 9510 16 238 14 247 7 225 9510 8408 13 231 10 249 5 213 8408 7423 10*204 7 254 4 190 7423 6546 9*177 5 262 4 157 6546 5765 9 162 3 275 5 131 5765 5060 11 137 2 291 6 120 5060 4432 11 133 2 313 7 112 4432 3904 11 128 2 337 7 109 3904 3497 11 126 2 342 8 105 3497 3215 11 125 2 350 8 104 3215 3044 10 124 2 353 7*102 3044 2946 10 123 2 353 5*101 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