DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 90.7 - - 101.3 - - - - - 88.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 267 - - 334 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1662 - - 4995 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3877 - - 6470 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4645 - - 7978 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1140 - - 7563 - - - - - 184 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 314 - - 488 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 18 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 303 - - - - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -16 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11231 - - -10641 - - - - - -12982 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15877 - - 18620 - - - - - 15930 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15441 - - -13558 - - - - - -17876 ODpotential blCL - - - 20086 - - 21536 - - - - - 20823 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 32 - - - - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.7 - - 101.3 - - - - - 88.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.4 - - 28.5 - - - - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.9 - - 99.1 - - - - - 93.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.3 - - 28.2 - - - - - 29.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 267 - - 334 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1662 - - 4995 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 99746 31 107 24 113 24 080 99746 92244 27 110 27 112 24 085 92244 86433 22 110 24 102 17 089 86433 81597 20 107 18 100 17 093 81597 77437 15 106 16 098 18 099 77437 73766 10 129 12 104 16 104 73766 70438 7 120 7 128 11 103 70438 67382 7 128 4 123 7 086 67382 64566 9 096 5 147 1 113 64566 61853 6 031 6 073 4 227 61853 59039 11 233 6 295 3 211 59039 56148 17 243 16 266 10 313 56148 53429 22 243 28 263 27 297 53429 51008 21 274 25 258 32 280 51008 48837 31 278 32 269 34 276 48837 46857 37 278 37 273 38 278 46857 45031 41 280 42 277 43 283 45031 43336 45 281 45 281 46 288 43336 41749 49 281 49 286 50 289 41749 40257 51 280 53 286 51 291 40257 38851 52 279 52 283 49 291 38851 37499 51 278 49 280 45 288 37499 36135 50 279 47 280 43 284 36135 34730 49 283 43 281 39 281 34730 33283 45 284 39 283 36 279 33283 31780 39 282 34 284 32 277 31780 30211 34 282 31 285 29 274 30211 28580 30 280 28 281 26 274 28580 26888 27 276 24 278 24 276 26888 25137 25 266 23 279 23 277 25137 23329 21 252 23 278 24 278 23329 21456 19 255 22 271 26 278 21456 19509 17 255 20 270 26 278 19509 17525 14 270 18 273 27 276 17525 15610 17 281 17 274 27 268 15610 13859 14 274 18 271 25 268 13859 12293 11 264 18 267 23 273 12293 10892 8 260 16 265 19 281 10892 9636 8 270 14 267 16 289 9636 8510 8 271 11*274 13 298 8510 7504 7 268 8*282 12 308 7504 6610 6 275 6 293 11 317 6610 5814 4 291 5 303 11 328 5814 5096 3*280 5 309 12 339 5096 4457 3*273 5 312 14 344 4457 3920 3 277 4 317 14 345 3920 3506 3 282 4 318 14 344 3506 3219 3 285 4 320 12 341 3219 3046 2 288 4 321 8*335 3046 2946 2 287 4 321 5*325 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