DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 76.9 - - 78.2 - - 67.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 359 - - 400 - - 144 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2928 - - 4714 - - 4010 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4900 - - 6319 - - 5313 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5911 - - 7697 - - 6993 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1498 - - 1732 - - 2506 - - 1672 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 418 - - 508 - - 343 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 300 - - 319 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -14 - - -10 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4992 - - -7013 - - -8731 - - -10236 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10904 - - 14711 - - 15724 - - 13183 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11436 - - -13599 - - -14875 - - -18680 ODpotential blCL - - - 17347 - - 21296 - - 21868 - - 21626 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 39 - - 63 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 76.9 - - 78.2 - - 67.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 22.3 - - 19.1 - - 20.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 74.6 - - 77.1 - - 71.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 22.1 - - 18.9 - - 20.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 359 - - 400 - - 144 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2928 - - 4714 - - 4010 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 99187 13 135 9 157 1 116 12 082 99187 91736 6 119 5 098 9 113 5 081 91736 85993 8 159 7 156 5 042 4 065 85993 81210 7 152 7 156 2 191 4 118 81210 77056 9 153 3 162 4 131 5 135 77056 73375 9 167 6 202 1 058 3 082 73375 70055 8 149 9 211 4 217 2 328 70055 67008 7 164 9 190 8 240 7 243 67008 64179 6 216 7 244 12 255 13 249 64179 61442 16 238 15 247 18 238 18 243 61442 58591 18 267 13 251 15 244 19 241 58591 55629 31 254 22 260 25 264 21 257 55629 52808 34 258 30 259 32 260 29 265 52808 50287 34 259 33 259 33 260 31 263 50287 48043 35 266 33 262 33 265 31 266 48043 46017 35 269 32 265 33 263 29 271 46017 44177 35 284 28 279 28 268 28 282 44177 42495 36 289 30 291 28 284 24 288 42495 40942 33 293 30 296 26 295 24 306 40942 39492 30 298 30 301 26 315 25 318 39492 38127 29 310 30 315 29 321 24 319 38127 36810 33 322 31 324 30 316 21 314 36810 35474 37 327 32 323 31 309 21 301 35474 34091 38 327 32 319 32 303 25 290 34091 32664 37 322 32 316 32 299 28 288 32664 31181 35 313 31 315 32 298 30 288 31181 29632 35 301 29 312 31 295 31 280 29632 28016 38 293 28 303 28 289 31 275 28016 26336 37 292 31 293 28 284 30 277 26336 24594 33 295 31 290 29 286 29 280 24594 22797 30 295 26 281 27 288 27 282 22797 20938 27 295 24 275 25 283 24 282 20938 19010 25 289 25 272 23 277 21 280 19010 17052 29 276 27 272 22 274 19 273 17052 15172 30 271 27 274 21 280 18 271 15172 13462 27 271 26 277 20 286 17 275 13462 11940 22 277 24 281 20 285 19 276 11940 10580 18 286 20 283 21 271 20 269 10580 9364 15 296 17 281 19 267 19 264 9364 8277 13 304 12*288 16 272 17 269 8277 7308 12 307 11*296 11*292 13 283 7308 6449 12*308 10 299 10*313 11 301 6449 5686 12*307 10 299 10 316 11 318 5686 4999 12 306 10 300 10 318 11 333 4999 4388 13 304 10 301 10 320 11 339 4388 3876 12 304 10 301 10 321 11 338 3876 3480 12 303 10 301 10 321 11 335 3480 3206 11 302 9 301 9 322 9 328 3206 3040 11 302 9 302 9 322 7*313 3040 2945 10 302 8 302 8 322 5*298 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