DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - 93.0 - - 102.2 - - 102.9 - - 90.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 308 - - 379 - - 141 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2103 - - 6432 - - 5171 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4241 - - 7662 - - 6160 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5086 - - 9415 - - 8154 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1011 - - 3482 - - 7454 - - 494 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 357 - - 555 - - 372 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 8 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 279 - - 319 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 14 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -18 - - -8 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9748 - - -8745 - - -10649 - - -13061 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14834 - - 18161 - - 18804 - - 16009 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15401 - - -13315 - - -14917 - - -19471 ODpotential blCL - - - 20487 - - 22730 - - 23071 - - 22418 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 79 - - 81 - - 34 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 93.0 - - 102.2 - - 102.9 - - 90.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.3 - - 31.7 - - 29.3 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 91.0 - - 99.7 - - 101.7 - - 93.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 31.4 - - 29.1 - - 30.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 308 - - 379 - - 141 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2103 - - 6432 - - 5171 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 14 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99675 36 104 30 107 27 086 35 092 99675 92166 27 098 21 095 25 092 25 094 92166 86368 24 101 15 073 22 104 20 097 86368 81576 23 108 15 095 17 098 16 103 81576 77446 19 100 15 105 16 093 15 088 77446 73773 10 120 14 110 12 088 16 082 73773 70450 12 134 11 105 7 108 10 083 70450 67411 17 120 9 118 5 081 8 099 67411 64611 8 091 8 145 1 246 5 061 64611 61904 8 181 9 171 10 230 5 273 61904 59102 7 174 10 184 15 231 12 263 59102 56234 17 248 20 247 19 274 19 280 56234 53520 24 268 24 248 30 264 32 263 53520 51088 38 281 28 270 37 270 36 266 51088 48912 52 279 43 278 48 280 44 276 48912 46938 54 277 52 278 56 279 54 275 46938 45122 53 278 55 277 59 278 60 274 45122 43437 52 276 57 278 63 278 64 276 43437 41859 49 272 60 278 64 277 66 275 41859 40370 46 269 61 275 62 272 65 275 40370 38963 44 267 58 269 59 267 61 273 38963 37605 43 269 55 266 55 268 57 271 37605 36231 42 270 49 265 50 270 51 269 36231 34812 41 262 43 262 43 266 46 266 34812 33351 44 258 42 256 42 257 43 261 33351 31837 43 258 42 253 44 252 45 258 31837 30259 41 257 41 251 44 251 47 257 30259 28618 37 255 40 248 42 251 45 255 28618 26913 36 253 40 249 40 251 43 254 26913 25148 35 255 38 253 38 253 42 254 25148 23325 32 260 34 256 37 252 41 255 23325 21435 29 263 31 253 37 249 40 254 21435 19474 25 255 31 245 40 246 40 248 19474 17481 26 251 32 242 39 243 37 237 17481 15566 28 258 34 246 32 239 31 226 15566 13821 29 263 33 249 29 239 28 234 13821 12261 26 262 29 248 26 241 25 245 12261 10864 22 258 25 246 22 244 21 258 10864 9611 19 254 20*249 17 250 18 272 9611 8489 18 253 16*253 12*262 16 285 8489 7487 15 252 12 260 9*282 15 299 7487 6597 11 259 9 272 8 310 15 314 6597 5804 8*276 7 290 9 320 16 328 5804 5089 5*297 7 298 9 325 18 338 5089 4452 4 302 7 302 9 327 19 342 4452 3917 4 306 6 306 9 329 19 342 3917 3504 4 310 6 308 9 329 18 340 3504 3219 4 312 6 310 9 330 15 334 3219 3046 4 314 6 310 9 330 12*325 3046 2946 4 315 6 310 8 331 6*311 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