DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.5 - - 96.4 - - 97.0 - - 86.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 279 - - 345 - - 113 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2576 - - 6985 - - 7500 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4557 - - 8056 - - 7720 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5559 - - 9968 - - 10483 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1689 - - 7663 - - 7455 - - 215 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 369 - - 552 - - 390 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 63 - - 20 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 116 - - 164 - - 122 - - 109 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -15 - - -17 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5687 - - -4576 - - -4569 - - -10264 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11247 - - 14545 - - 15053 - - 13211 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8012 - - -5850 - - -5534 - - -13419 ODpotential blCL - - - 13571 - - 15818 - - 16017 - - 16366 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 70 - - 92 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 350 - - 310 - - 320 - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.5 - - 96.4 - - 97.0 - - 86.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.5 - - 42.4 - - 40.7 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.7 - - 94.2 - - 96.0 - - 90.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.4 - - 42.2 - - 40.6 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 279 - - 345 - - 113 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2576 - - 6985 - - 7500 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 67 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99339 18 117 11 110 6 107 9 059 99339 91895 16 125 7 078 13 093 11 093 91895 86143 16 105 7 116 11 076 16 091 86143 81348 10 104 12 103 8 100 14 076 81348 77202 9 106 9 106 8 108 8 072 77202 73542 8 105 5 127 6 094 7 083 73542 70233 5 103 4 111 4 076 5 086 70233 67195 2 135 5 088 5 111 4 117 67195 64387 8 197 5 210 3 254 3 044 64387 61673 7 150 15 154 7 197 10 239 61673 58853 15 262 8 276 10 254 8 252 58853 55928 27 237 24 258 23 268 14 282 55928 53128 28 232 33 242 38 252 28 259 53128 50617 31 245 36 244 39 246 38 250 50617 48383 37 252 40 246 38 251 43 255 48383 46376 43 251 43 247 46 253 46 259 46376 44549 44 251 45 247 54 253 48 257 44549 42863 42 250 47 248 56 252 50 255 42863 41297 41 250 46 248 53 252 51 256 41297 39836 43 251 44 250 50 252 51 259 39836 38467 45 255 42 252 48 253 49 261 38467 37149 46 257 42 255 48 253 47 258 37149 35814 46 258 44 257 49 254 45 255 35814 34433 43 259 46 257 48 255 42 253 34433 33009 37 257 45 259 43 256 38 250 33009 31529 32 258 43 261 40 257 36 252 31529 29980 28 258 39 258 37 256 34 258 29980 28367 24 256 34 255 31 254 30 265 28367 26686 22 252 29 253 23 257 27 270 26686 24943 22 247 25 245 22 258 26 264 24943 23145 22 235 23 234 25 252 30 247 23145 21291 20 238 22 231 29 236 32 233 21291 19370 24 252 22 239 30 223 29 227 19370 17411 27 250 27 237 27 227 24 232 17411 15517 20 242 26 231 22 226 20 241 15517 13784 13 221 21 224 19 223 15 238 13784 12232 12 213 16 220 14 216 11 223 12232 10841 9 206 12*212 10*206 8 196 10841 9594 8 202 8*199 6*189 8 162 9594 8477 9 218 5 190 5 174 10 133 8477 7478 8 229 2 166 4 131 12 121 7478 6591 6 204 1 127 4 112 13 117 6591 5800 7*132 1 107 4 103 14 116 5800 5086 7*118 1 085 4 096 14 115 5086 4449 8 117 1 070 4 093 14 114 4449 3916 7 116 1 060 4 090 14 114 3916 3503 7 115 1 053 5 089 13 112 3503 3218 7 114 1 049 4 088 11 110 3218 3045 6 113 1 047 4 087 8*109 3045 2946 6 113 1 048 4 087 5*109 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