DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 95.7 - - 100.5 - - - - - 95.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 281 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6067 - - 10406 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7331 - - 10713 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9050 - - 13389 - - - - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3630 - - 4100 - - - - - 11424 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 528 - - 600 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 43 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 141 - - 177 - - - - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 16 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2543 - - 315 - - - - - -9925 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11593 - - 13075 - - - - - 12874 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4152 - - -985 - - - - - -11984 ODpotential blCL - - - 13202 - - 14374 - - - - - 14932 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 97 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 840 - - 990 - - - - - 430 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 95.7 - - 100.5 - - - - - 95.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.7 - - 52.8 - - - - - 48.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 93.4 - - 98.5 - - - - - 96.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.4 - - 52.2 - - - - - 48.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 281 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6067 - - 10406 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 89 - - - - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 8 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] 99838 34 113 32 095 30 092 99838 92277 28 089 27 103 24 101 92277 86469 25 094 24 100 24 106 86469 81635 27 110 20 105 24 097 81635 77451 21 106 18 111 18 087 77451 73769 21 107 19 107 13 090 73769 70466 23 103 16 114 13 093 70466 67438 14 094 16 117 14 095 67438 64631 9 105 14 100 19 127 64631 61922 6 113 12 125 15 118 61922 59124 13 153 12 139 13 171 59124 56249 16 212 14 198 12 201 56249 53507 28 203 25 205 16 215 53507 51051 28 199 36 205 41 225 51051 48872 33 229 44 204 53 217 48872 46895 46 235 44 212 52 217 46895 45064 55 235 51 223 54 228 45064 43356 62 238 58 230 59 232 43356 41753 61 235 61 233 60 232 41753 40245 59 227 59 232 58 232 40245 38827 58 225 56 229 57 230 38827 37464 53 223 53 226 56 227 37464 36092 50 219 50 222 52 225 36092 34677 49 217 49 220 46 219 34677 33223 45 217 45 218 44 212 33223 31713 40 216 40 212 42 212 31713 30138 37 214 38 208 40 213 30138 28502 31 215 37 208 39 217 28502 26806 22 215 35 208 36 221 26806 25054 16 193 26 204 31 227 25054 23250 15 161 23 200 24 232 23250 21382 8 165 20 211 19 231 21382 19443 8 223 16 225 20 226 19443 17474 6 251 11 208 19 224 17474 15573 10 175 11 202 13 218 15573 13835 16 170 10*194 9 206 13835 12279 14 168 8*174 5 184 12279 10885 13 191 7 159 3 153 10885 9634 10*202 6 154 2 120 9634 8513 7*187 5 152 2 053 8513 7510 6 151 4 154 3 013 7510 6617 6 141 1 170 5 358 6617 5821 6 136 1 269 7 348 5821 5103 6 133 2 293 9 343 5103 4463 6 130 3 297 11 339 4463 3925 6 129 4 298 12 336 3925 3509 5 127 4 298 12 334 3509 3222 5 127 5 298 11 332 3222 3047 5 126 5 298 9*329 3047 2947 5 125 4 298 6*326 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