DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 76.3 - - 74.8 - - 62.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 246 - - 277 - - 41 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1743 - - 3733 - - 2749 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3909 - - 5421 - - 2928 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4726 - - 6716 - - 5732 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1227 - - 1635 - - 1769 - - 212 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 310 - - 416 - - 199 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 17 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 310 - - 310 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 4 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7381 - - -7862 - - -7319 - - -6558 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12107 - - 14579 - - 13052 - - 9504 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15803 - - -15174 - - -14110 - - -15466 ODpotential blCL - - - 20529 - - 21890 - - 19842 - - 18412 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 54 - - 59 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 76.3 - - 74.8 - - 62.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 22.4 - - 27.8 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.3 - - 74.4 - - 74.5 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 22.2 - - 27.8 - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 246 - - 277 - - 41 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1743 - - 3733 - - 2749 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 97920 12 286 15 307 10 315 16 278 97920 90674 4 296 5 234 13 300 5 303 90674 85036 4 018 9 206 14 303 8 335 85036 80341 4 343 5 251 11 317 4 337 80341 76310 4 266 4 219 5 276 8 311 76310 72755 8 259 4 272 7 248 8 270 72755 69539 12 259 14 274 17 287 12 295 69539 66583 15 250 18 263 21 274 18 285 66583 63842 14 266 21 271 23 284 24 289 63842 61178 17 270 26 274 31 283 28 276 61178 58383 18 270 24 267 28 278 27 286 58383 55482 22 287 23 280 27 279 32 292 55482 52727 28 275 27 279 25 279 28 282 52727 50255 32 249 24 272 21 293 19 287 50255 48044 19 286 18 292 22 318 20 309 48044 46052 22 321 18 321 26 330 21 323 46052 44239 24 335 22 332 27 341 23 341 44239 42570 20 344 22 339 30 349 31 350 42570 41020 23 004 23 348 34 351 36 355 41020 39564 33 004 28 352 35 348 36 358 39564 38191 37 359 31 350 32 344 32 360 38191 36865 35 356 30 348 27 344 29 358 36865 35521 30 358 26 348 25 347 27 356 35521 34132 26 001 23 349 24 347 26 342 34132 32704 23 004 21 348 22 338 22 333 32704 31220 19 008 18 350 19 334 17 329 31220 29667 16 011 14 352 15 333 17 327 29667 28045 14 007 11 345 11 327 15 319 28045 26359 13 003 9 331 13 320 15 305 26359 24613 16 357 11 322 15 317 16 294 24613 22811 19 352 14 329 15 312 16 293 22811 20945 20 354 17 330 18 312 15 302 20945 19012 21 353 18 325 19 321 14 311 19012 17049 19 356 15 326 15 325 13 311 17049 15163 15 007 11 331 11 312 11 316 15163 13449 10 014 9 340 10 307 9 325 13449 11922 8 008 8 343 10 319 10 338 11922 10560 6 355 7 336 11 327 12 344 10560 9345 6 343 7 327 12 328 14 342 9345 8260 8 344 9 325 15 327 15 335 8260 7293 11 341 12*319 16 323 17 328 7293 6435 14 335 14*315 17*318 18 324 6435 5673 17 326 15 312 18*313 19 322 5673 4988 17*314 15 311 18 311 21 321 4988 4379 16*301 15 310 17 310 22 320 4379 3868 15 298 15 309 17 309 21 316 3868 3475 15 297 14 308 17 308 19 311 3475 3203 14 296 14 308 16 308 14 298 3203 3039 13 296 13 307 15 307 11*281 3039 2945 12 295 12 307 12 306 6*262 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