DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.5 - - 95.1 - - 95.9 - - 87.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 296 - - 69 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1208 - - 4540 - - 5849 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2929 - - 6069 - - 6036 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4191 - - 7523 - - 8832 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 907 - - 8065 - - 7267 - - 800 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 195 - - 455 - - 305 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 12 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 7 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 195 - - 326 - - 336 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -18 - - 4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5398 - - -6752 - - -6784 - - -11018 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9589 - - 14275 - - 15616 - - 13966 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9516 - - -8573 - - -8263 - - -14074 ODpotential blCL - - - 13707 - - 16096 - - 17095 - - 17021 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 87 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 220 - - 80 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.5 - - 95.1 - - 95.9 - - 87.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.0 - - 42.4 - - 37.1 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.8 - - 93.0 - - 95.1 - - 89.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 42.2 - - 36.9 - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 296 - - 69 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1208 - - 4540 - - 5849 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 49 - - 101 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 99499 29 116 26 093 26 097 19 112 99499 91996 26 104 21 102 20 092 21 086 91996 86181 22 098 16 101 13 099 19 069 86181 81345 13 079 13 087 11 089 15 063 81345 77196 7 104 9 057 12 082 10 057 77196 73547 11 102 5 071 7 043 12 056 73547 70246 9 089 8 083 5 351 12 036 70246 67226 6 013 7 034 6 360 7 006 67226 64442 5 297 6 340 8 349 9 348 64442 61741 7 303 8 298 10 346 9 340 61741 58913 16 283 18 281 16 292 14 295 58913 55979 15 277 21 262 22 274 23 292 55979 53178 30 270 32 268 30 268 37 272 53178 50662 37 267 36 266 35 264 45 259 50662 48435 53 266 47 266 50 262 51 262 48435 46452 64 253 63 253 66 256 59 258 46452 44653 53 259 68 254 64 261 60 263 44653 42992 79 273 79 265 75 269 72 267 42992 41440 88 270 84 264 84 266 79 265 41440 39978 84 267 83 263 84 264 81 263 39978 38595 79 265 75 263 79 263 80 264 38595 37257 65 259 66 258 75 261 77 266 37257 35902 69 257 57 255 71 261 69 266 35902 34502 67 253 55 254 65 261 64 263 34502 33059 64 250 60 256 59 260 60 262 33059 31560 63 252 67 257 57 258 55 262 31560 29995 57 253 67 254 60 257 52 259 29995 28366 47 254 60 251 60 257 55 257 28366 26671 32 254 46 252 54 256 56 258 26671 24913 28 246 37 250 43 251 51 254 24913 23109 29 240 31 245 35 245 42 240 23109 21259 27 245 26 243 32 236 38 235 21259 19340 25 253 23 239 29 223 32 233 19340 17381 24 254 20 248 25 226 27 236 17381 15486 23 252 18 249 21 236 21 239 15486 13754 21 269 17 249 19 245 14 241 13754 12204 16 279 16 253 17 254 7 239 12204 10816 13 275 14 259 13 265 3 261 10816 9572 12 265 12 270 10*288 3 326 9572 8458 12 265 11*285 8*319 4 336 8458 7462 9 283 10*303 9 336 6 345 7462 6576 5 300 7 324 9 337 8 349 6576 5788 2 048 7 329 10 338 10 348 5788 5077 2 097 7 331 10 338 12 345 5077 4443 1*154 7 332 10 338 15 340 4443 3911 1*196 7 332 10 337 16 335 3911 3501 2 196 6 333 10 337 16 330 3501 3217 2 194 6 332 10 336 14 323 3217 3045 2 194 6 333 9 337 11*315 3045 2946 2 191 5 333 8 336 6*305 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