DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - 74.1 - - 81.7 - - 80.7 - - 66.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 284 - - 351 - - 129 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2256 - - 6309 - - 4439 - - 275 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4327 - - 7528 - - 5562 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5239 - - 9292 - - 7422 - - 3258 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2264 - - 4693 - - 6221 - - 2720 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 355 - - 537 - - 343 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 17 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 11 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 272 - - 308 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 9 - - 8 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -25 - - 5 - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4644 - - -2831 - - -4705 - - -4888 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9883 - - 12124 - - 12127 - - 8147 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7344 - - -3851 - - -6085 - - -9392 ODpotential blCL - - - 12583 - - 13143 - - 13507 - - 12650 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 55 - - 76 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 130 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 81.7 - - 80.7 - - 66.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.9 - - 38.3 - - 37.3 - - 40.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.4 - - 79.5 - - 79.6 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.9 - - 38.2 - - 37.2 - - 40.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 284 - - 351 - - 129 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2256 - - 6309 - - 4439 - - 275 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98850 4 223 9 248 14 332 5 334 98850 91427 1 328 3 005 3 327 8 330 91427 85714 2 042 7 044 1 348 6 011 85714 80993 6 080 9 051 4 057 7 068 80993 76916 7 061 6 108 8 033 12 082 76916 73304 10 046 10 115 3 067 7 050 73304 70031 8 038 10 117 5 105 6 040 70031 67012 2 229 3 098 2 114 2 076 67012 64206 6 168 3 045 9 212 7 253 64206 61495 13 227 14 255 10 080 8 109 61495 58655 20 216 26 200 20 232 12 254 58655 55679 31 236 34 220 46 231 38 238 55679 52831 46 242 49 234 56 233 46 240 52831 50272 54 237 57 230 52 232 51 240 50272 47992 60 232 58 231 47 235 48 238 47992 45925 63 234 59 236 47 240 43 251 45925 44031 71 234 67 238 48 240 57 255 44031 42289 83 232 78 236 56 244 67 251 42289 40674 95 231 89 232 74 242 72 245 40674 39165 107 230 99 229 89 235 76 240 39165 37749 114 228 106 227 95 229 78 233 37749 36390 113 227 107 225 93 226 81 228 36390 35023 109 227 100 225 87 229 83 225 35023 33621 103 226 90 225 86 233 83 225 33621 32191 95 225 84 226 87 234 82 227 32191 30720 88 224 80 226 88 234 82 230 30720 29192 79 223 76 226 87 233 81 233 29192 27604 72 220 72 226 82 233 79 233 27604 25959 66 219 68 226 76 231 75 231 25959 24259 61 221 65 225 70 228 71 228 24259 22505 57 224 60 225 65 225 67 225 22505 20691 53 224 55 224 59 219 64 218 20691 18811 48 223 51 222 50 211 62 210 18811 16893 42 218 45 218 41 204 57 206 16893 15041 36 213 38 215 35 207 49 208 15041 13351 29 210 33 217 29 214 38 208 13351 11845 21 204 28 222 23 220 28 212 11845 10499 16 208 22 226 17 225 20 229 10499 9296 12 222 15*230 12 233 14 252 9296 8221 8 229 11*238 9*254 11 283 8221 7261 7 241 8 251 8*271 14 315 7261 6411 7 263 6 271 9 296 23 339 6411 5656 6*281 6 281 12 310 32 339 5656 4976 4*296 5 287 12 313 37 333 4976 4373 3 316 5 291 13 314 38 327 4373 3866 2 322 5 294 13 315 36 324 3866 3474 2 330 5 295 13 315 34*320 3474 3204 2 336 5 296 13 316 30*317 3204 3039 2 337 5 296 13 315 26 315 3039 2945 2 336 5 297 11 315 18 313 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