DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.0 - - 93.5 - - - - - 90.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 354 - - 270 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2787 - - 4778 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4790 - - 6213 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5770 - - 7761 - - - - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2462 - - 9379 - - - - - 11249 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 410 - - 449 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 22 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 278 - - - - - 061 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - -54 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5970 - - -6128 - - - - - -11706 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11740 - - 13889 - - - - - 14654 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8818 - - -7069 - - - - - -14274 ODpotential blCL - - - 14588 - - 14830 - - - - - 17222 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 100 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 350 - - - - - 300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.0 - - 93.5 - - - - - 90.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.7 - - 42.4 - - - - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.9 - - 91.6 - - - - - 93.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.4 - - 42.1 - - - - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 354 - - 270 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2787 - - 4778 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 99 - - - - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 5 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] 99715 35 111 27 103 32 098 99715 92181 31 105 25 111 31 092 92181 86375 27 100 26 118 26 086 86375 81527 23 100 31 103 19 095 81527 77362 22 101 19 096 16 096 77362 73705 15 112 14 117 17 106 73705 70405 14 125 11 122 16 094 70405 67374 10 144 6 118 14 100 67374 64572 10 115 11 161 7 123 64572 61866 3 224 7 185 4 187 61866 59051 11 231 11 227 17 224 59051 56144 24 241 28 241 20 253 56144 53380 31 245 38 241 34 259 53380 50896 44 255 45 251 51 258 50896 48662 64 257 61 252 61 253 48662 46624 69 252 67 249 65 250 46624 44746 69 254 75 255 71 255 44746 42997 76 258 82 256 80 260 42997 41359 78 258 83 256 86 261 41359 39824 71 257 71 256 83 262 39824 38392 64 253 62 253 71 261 38392 37030 53 246 58 248 60 259 37030 35669 44 243 47 245 53 259 35669 34282 36 245 34 245 39 260 34282 32868 35 242 29 245 31 259 32868 31402 35 240 30 244 32 258 31402 29868 36 243 33 245 32 256 29868 28268 37 245 31 245 29 256 28268 26603 35 246 27 243 26 260 26603 24876 29 242 23 237 24 263 24876 23090 22 234 21 240 25 257 23090 21241 16 240 21 246 26 252 21241 19321 17 254 16 249 24 250 19321 17362 17 266 14 247 21 247 17362 15470 17 265 12 249 14 249 15470 13741 16 249 10 250 9 251 13741 12194 11 242 10 249 6 242 12194 10809 9 227 9 245 2 225 10809 9568 10 207 7 240 1 101 9568 8455 5 191 6*242 2 072 8455 7462 2 112 4*249 3 067 7462 6577 1*046 4 263 3 062 6577 5790 2*299 3 273 3 063 5790 5079 3 294 4 282 3 060 5079 4445 4 294 4 287 3 061 4445 3913 4 294 4 292 3 057 3913 3502 4 294 4 293 3 058 3502 3219 4 295 4 294 3 056 3219 3045 4 295 4 295 3*058 3045 2947 4 296 4 294 2*061 2947 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