DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/10 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 - - 1556z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.8 - - 66.0 - - 64.1 - - 54.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 280 - - 46 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2140 - - 3217 - - 2246 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4232 - - 5040 - - 2928 - - 2927 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5123 - - 6200 - - 5229 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 882 - - 762 - - 1880 - - 985 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 345 - - 399 - - 194 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - 19 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 310 - - 310 - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3362 - - -4368 - - -5338 - - -7336 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8486 - - 10568 - - 10567 - - 10281 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8650 - - -8382 - - -10160 - - -14608 ODpotential blCL - - - 13773 - - 14582 - - 15389 - - 17553 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 75 - - 65 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.8 - - 66.0 - - 64.1 - - 54.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.6 - - 29.7 - - 27.9 - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.1 - - 64.2 - - 63.9 - - 55.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.5 - - 29.6 - - 27.8 - - 19.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 280 - - 46 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2140 - - 3217 - - 2246 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97802 10 263 10 303 13 278 15 277 97802 90510 7 267 8 261 13 295 14 313 90510 84882 4 285 6 248 8 316 8 302 84882 80216 4 289 5 282 8 304 7 252 80216 76175 9 317 7 334 8 355 3 192 76175 72599 11 271 9 282 11 312 9 347 72599 69363 7 269 9 306 7 303 10 355 69363 66389 16 273 18 302 11 357 8 039 66389 63636 16 275 23 294 19 329 13 344 63636 60982 23 286 26 285 31 292 23 301 60982 58211 23 292 26 279 30 277 26 301 58211 55295 33 298 32 288 25 279 28 290 55295 52481 45 294 38 287 35 286 37 282 52481 49936 49 282 46 281 48 276 49 274 49936 47654 50 278 52 275 56 269 55 267 47654 45581 56 277 58 271 60 262 58 261 45581 43680 59 272 60 267 61 256 62 256 43680 41923 61 264 63 259 61 254 63 252 41923 40288 62 256 65 253 61 255 62 250 40288 38762 61 253 65 250 62 255 61 250 38762 37333 60 250 62 248 62 251 63 247 37333 35966 58 248 61 246 63 246 67 240 35966 34597 57 248 62 246 65 243 69 235 34597 33200 57 248 63 246 66 242 69 234 33200 31780 61 248 64 245 65 242 67 237 31780 30317 63 247 67 245 65 243 65 240 30317 28798 60 247 66 245 68 243 64 241 28798 27225 54 246 61 244 68 243 63 242 27225 25598 51 243 55 242 63 243 62 240 25598 23919 50 241 54 239 58 242 60 236 23919 22189 48 240 53 238 55 240 55 232 22189 20401 47 240 53 239 53 237 53 232 20401 18547 51 242 52 241 51 236 51 232 18547 16661 58 239 51 239 47 235 47 229 16661 14844 55 237 49 233 43 230 42 223 14844 13185 44 245 45 229 39 226 37 222 13185 11701 41 249 40 231 36 228 33 225 11701 10372 37 244 36 233 28 231 25 226 10372 9182 31 238 30 237 19 234 16 214 9182 8121 22 230 21 241 12 262 6 220 8121 7180 9 220 9 260 11 313 8 340 7180 6346 5 315 10*315 15 325 11 338 6346 5604 11*316 12*315 17*320 13 336 5604 4935 15*302 13 312 19*314 17 334 4935 4340 15 299 13 311 19 312 22 324 4340 3844 15 299 13 309 20 310 23 313 3844 3461 15 298 13 308 19 309 20 302 3461 3196 14 297 13 307 19 308 16 286 3196 3036 14 296 12 307 17 307 13*278 3036 2944 12 296 11 306 14 306 8*271 2944 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