DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 82.6 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 283 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1969 - - 5040 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4083 - - 6435 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4952 - - 8023 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1799 - - 3459 - - - - - 118 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 327 - - 464 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 14 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 107 - - 112 - - - - - 106 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -13 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5255 - - -4893 - - - - - -7404 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10208 - - 12917 - - - - - 10351 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8765 - - -7251 - - - - - -11971 ODpotential blCL - - - 13717 - - 15274 - - - - - 14917 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 76 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 82.6 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 35.8 - - - - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.9 - - 80.8 - - - - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.9 - - 35.7 - - - - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 283 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1969 - - 5040 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 3 - - - - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98164 7 243 11 309 2 256 98164 90855 10 345 5 328 9 307 90855 85229 17 353 8 012 15 329 85229 80568 18 357 9 011 14 332 80568 76547 12 330 13 322 11 002 76547 72979 6 300 13 301 11 021 72979 69736 7 308 11 314 9 001 69736 66749 8 313 9 300 10 325 66749 63968 8 303 8 264 11 296 63968 61266 10 286 12 256 14 269 61266 58444 13 271 14 256 19 251 58444 55516 16 265 17 258 17 234 55516 52720 18 250 18 250 20 243 52720 50206 16 240 24 241 22 227 50206 47964 19 234 24 222 17 232 47964 45935 21 235 25 237 19 232 45935 44077 28 232 26 227 23 218 44077 42361 24 236 25 220 23 207 42361 40763 21 239 22 216 32 188 40763 39272 17 238 22 208 30 170 39272 37882 17 230 22 205 22 154 37882 36562 16 227 20 215 29 176 36562 35241 14 225 22 215 32 172 35241 33875 13 234 21 211 31 173 33875 32466 14 234 19 204 29 184 32466 31002 16 232 18 203 20 178 31002 29471 16 238 19 208 17 172 29471 27877 13 244 19 211 13 172 27877 26221 13 237 13 209 12 172 26221 24511 13 238 13 216 12 187 24511 22745 12 243 14 224 10 198 22745 20914 9 238 11 228 7 224 20914 19015 8 225 11 241 10 248 19015 17085 10 233 14 259 14 247 17085 15224 11 249 16 267 16 242 15224 13523 8 246 14 267 14 244 13523 12002 6 223 9 259 9 252 12002 10640 6 190 7 234 5 260 10640 9421 8 159 6 196 1 325 9421 8330 13 144 7*148 4 063 8330 7356 16 139 11*126 8 086 7356 6491 17 133 14 115 13 098 6491 5721 19 123 14 113 15 102 5721 5026 20*113 15 112 17 104 5026 4407 20*109 15 111 18 106 4407 3888 19 107 14 109 17 107 3888 3486 19 107 14 108 16 106 3486 3209 17 106 14 108 12 103 3209 3041 16 106 13 107 8*103 3041 2945 14 106 12 107 6*106 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