DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.7 - - 52.7 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 244 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1838 - - 3511 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3851 - - 5204 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 4821 - - 6494 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1295 - - 1844 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 282 - - 391 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 313 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -656 - - -624 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5477 - - 7119 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2836 - - -1819 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 7657 - - 8313 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 87 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.7 - - 52.7 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.9 - - 31.7 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.5 - - 51.0 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.5 - - 31.5 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 244 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1838 - - 3511 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 48 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97483 17 313 18 310 97483 90298 15 328 16 308 90298 84724 6 313 9 300 84724 80108 2 007 2 324 80108 76134 2 311 4 009 76134 72613 7 184 8 265 72613 69429 8 154 11 205 69429 66487 9 220 8 193 66487 63741 13 218 12 229 63741 61076 13 195 13 219 61076 58295 11 222 12 223 58295 55391 18 239 20 233 55391 52597 22 230 23 227 52597 50067 25 220 27 220 50067 47792 21 223 23 216 47792 45719 26 235 20 220 45719 43807 32 230 22 224 43807 42025 34 226 24 231 42025 40357 35 224 30 232 40357 38794 34 220 36 221 38794 37327 34 216 37 212 37327 35916 35 223 35 214 35916 34493 40 228 34 217 34493 33031 44 226 36 217 33031 31539 50 221 45 215 31539 30008 54 216 52 213 30008 28438 58 209 56 210 28438 26834 65 206 65 207 26834 25199 68 205 68 205 25199 23528 66 204 61 207 23528 21816 65 207 50 207 21816 20048 62 209 45 199 20048 18213 58 212 39 196 18213 16350 53 223 36 211 16350 14561 33 237 31 228 14561 12939 12 207 19 226 12939 11495 7 180 10 179 11495 10205 4 167 11 149 10205 9050 3 142 7 129 9050 8019 1 113 5 096 8019 7099 5 027 3*033 7099 6284 6 007 5*331 6284 5559 6 337 7 317 5559 4905 7*310 8 314 4905 4323 7*301 8 312 4323 3833 7 299 9 310 3833 3456 7 298 8 309 3456 3194 7 297 8 307 3194 3035 7 298 8 308 3035 2943 6 298 7 308 2943 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