DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.6 - - 93.5 - - - - - 86.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 397 - - 454 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4844 - - 7210 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6423 - - 8368 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7827 - - 10193 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2068 - - 1595 - - - - - 5453 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 513 - - 613 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 19 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 304 - - - - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -16 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7082 - - -5909 - - - - - -11420 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14909 - - 16103 - - - - - 14368 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14254 - - -12004 - - - - - -18311 ODpotential blCL - - - 22081 - - 22197 - - - - - 21258 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 50 - - - - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.6 - - 93.5 - - - - - 86.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.2 - - 32.3 - - - - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.4 - - 90.8 - - - - - 88.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 31.9 - - - - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 397 - - 454 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4844 - - 7210 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98966 26 111 25 099 30 095 98966 91431 24 093 23 095 26 091 91431 85630 19 089 23 091 22 077 85630 80866 16 107 19 084 22 075 80866 76787 22 079 15 073 19 076 76787 73170 19 061 17 063 21 072 73170 69897 12 083 11 080 17 062 69897 66905 16 057 8 066 12 058 66905 64139 10 046 3 044 12 026 64139 61459 7 038 7 013 7 350 61459 58667 11 352 12 002 14 350 58667 55809 20 341 21 332 22 345 55809 53124 18 340 17 331 20 344 53124 50716 24 351 18 324 22 350 50716 48551 29 338 19 333 24 333 48551 46582 29 338 25 349 23 330 46582 44771 32 342 29 349 26 344 44771 43088 34 340 30 341 30 347 43088 41517 34 335 29 334 31 342 41517 40042 32 334 28 330 31 339 40042 38652 32 338 28 330 31 335 38652 37310 35 339 29 329 31 330 37310 35950 37 335 30 324 31 324 35950 34545 36 331 31 318 31 316 34545 33098 34 330 31 316 30 310 33098 31598 32 329 31 318 31 306 31598 30032 29 328 32 322 32 306 30032 28402 26 327 34 324 34 308 28402 26709 25 324 31 321 37 309 26709 24954 25 321 29 316 40 309 24954 23137 25 318 30 312 42 311 23137 21251 27 315 32 309 43 313 21251 19293 29 313 33 312 41 312 19293 17303 28 311 31 311 40 310 17303 15390 25 310 29 305 40 307 15390 13655 22 310 29 301 38 296 13655 12116 20 310 28 294 34 290 12116 10744 20 311 23*293 31 291 10744 9514 20 310 21*298 28 294 9514 8411 19*307 21 300 26 301 8411 7425 18*304 20 302 24 310 7425 6548 17 304 20 305 23 320 6548 5767 17 303 19 306 23 327 5767 5062 17 302 19 307 23 331 5062 4433 17 302 19 308 22 334 4433 3905 16 301 18 309 21 336 3905 3498 16 301 18 309 19 336 3498 3216 15 300 17 310 16 336 3216 3044 15 301 16 310 13*335 3044 2946 13 300 14 310 8*334 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