DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.2 - - 82.4 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 203 - - 219 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1224 - - 2795 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3473 - - 4628 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4207 - - 5778 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 830 - - 1630 - - - - - 114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 258 - - 349 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 109 - - 106 - - - - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -6 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5950 - - -8469 - - - - - -9961 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10158 - - 14247 - - - - - 12908 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12520 - - -13267 - - - - - -17475 ODpotential blCL - - - 16727 - - 19045 - - - - - 20421 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 43 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.2 - - 82.4 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.4 - - 30.2 - - - - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.8 - - 80.9 - - - - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 30.1 - - - - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 203 - - 219 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1224 - - 2795 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 3 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] 97780 8 248 13 298 16 283 97780 90551 4 333 6 288 12 301 90551 84958 7 027 4 294 11 317 84958 80333 13 334 7 348 6 010 80333 76356 17 331 12 352 10 035 76356 72826 10 337 13 343 15 012 72826 69625 11 006 13 342 18 335 69625 66690 15 342 13 335 17 328 66690 63972 15 304 19 300 20 321 63972 61334 19 296 23 291 24 307 61334 58583 23 303 24 295 25 292 58583 55738 30 306 26 299 25 287 55738 53033 34 302 31 297 28 287 53033 50601 39 294 38 294 30 288 50601 48413 45 291 44 294 30 293 48413 46414 48 290 46 294 31 299 46414 44571 46 293 43 293 31 301 44571 42863 45 295 40 294 32 298 42863 41273 40 295 39 294 29 294 41273 39786 34 300 36 289 25 297 39786 38393 29 303 27 289 27 297 38393 37053 24 297 22 297 24 297 37053 35700 21 296 21 292 17 299 35700 34307 22 297 17 292 15 283 34307 32880 21 295 17 292 18 279 32880 31403 19 290 22 288 21 277 31403 29861 17 289 20 290 19 286 29861 28250 14 290 15 289 18 291 28250 26572 16 294 15 289 19 290 26572 24832 19 292 17 285 18 287 24832 23034 20 287 18 279 18 285 23034 21171 22 283 19 281 20 282 21171 19236 23 283 18 282 20 276 19236 17265 20 282 17 280 18 270 17265 15364 16 278 16 279 14 267 15364 13631 13 267 14 276 11 264 13631 12087 10 252 12 264 10 262 12087 10707 7 240 11 249 9 265 10707 9472 4 212 10 237 7 275 9472 8367 4 161 7 221 3 322 8367 7382 6 137 5 185 5 072 7382 6510 6 120 6*124 9 103 6510 5734 6 107 7*109 10 112 5734 5035 8 105 7 108 10 118 5035 4413 8*110 7 107 8 124 4413 3891 7*111 7 106 6 127 3891 3488 7 110 6 104 4 129 3488 3210 6 108 6 105 3 132 3210 3041 6 106 6 104 2*148 3041 2945 5 106 5 104 2*173 2945 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