DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 77.4 - - 82.2 - - 68.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 110 - - 238 - - 53 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1616 - - 2001 - - 4950 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3382 - - 4086 - - 5067 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4599 - - 4984 - - 7933 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 932 - - 2196 - - 5270 - - 1729 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 231 - - 322 - - 264 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 26 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 072 - - 249 - - 355 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -9 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4396 - - -5949 - - -4526 - - -2431 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8995 - - 10934 - - 12459 - - 5378 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8555 - - -8460 - - -6082 - - -5979 ODpotential blCL - - - 13154 - - 13444 - - 14015 - - 8925 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 88 - - 80 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 40 - - 100 - - 860 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 77.4 - - 82.2 - - 68.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 39.6 - - 37.5 - - 54.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.6 - - 75.9 - - 81.6 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 39.5 - - 37.5 - - 54.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 110 - - 238 - - 53 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1616 - - 2001 - - 4950 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 53 - - 22 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 10 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] 98188 8 259 8 226 13 228 13 237 98188 90840 5 280 3 346 3 222 4 213 90840 85188 4 252 6 307 11 328 8 357 85188 80516 1 198 6 266 15 318 13 349 80516 76500 5 019 1 194 7 308 8 334 76500 72945 9 329 4 336 3 290 4 314 72945 69711 8 296 9 305 3 297 3 295 69711 66714 8 232 10 269 7 286 4 302 66714 63916 10 225 11 240 12 270 9 261 63916 61197 12 227 14 227 18 252 15 250 61197 58352 15 227 19 230 23 245 25 243 58352 55399 20 227 27 228 31 237 32 233 55399 52584 23 231 32 226 35 231 34 230 52584 50058 28 240 35 227 36 231 35 234 50058 47795 33 240 37 229 38 229 38 236 47795 45742 34 236 38 231 41 228 41 235 45742 43864 32 231 37 232 40 229 40 234 43864 42137 26 222 33 233 35 230 37 241 42137 40542 18 233 25 239 27 236 32 252 40542 39063 16 244 18 253 23 253 26 266 39063 37688 20 251 15 270 19 274 24 279 37688 36374 25 225 15 263 17 300 22 282 36374 35054 24 214 20 241 14 292 17 287 35054 33697 24 209 23 222 15 253 13 292 33697 32302 25 223 24 220 18 242 10 283 32302 30854 22 237 21 241 15 259 9 273 30854 29341 15 234 16 259 12 277 9 268 29341 27763 13 215 12 244 10 279 10 266 27763 26117 11 225 11 247 11 281 11 268 26117 24409 7 248 8 251 12 275 11 277 24409 22643 3 260 5 234 10 269 11 291 22643 20818 6 294 3 299 7 293 10 309 20818 18926 9 287 4 293 6 299 11 305 18926 17002 6 258 4 264 6 280 14 289 17002 15148 3 250 5 295 7 286 15 296 15148 13457 3 221 3 331 6 313 13 300 13457 11944 5 184 3 181 4 349 8 303 11944 10591 7 160 6 177 4 040 7 327 10591 9380 8 144 7 187 6 048 5 351 9380 8294 9 124 7 202 5*040 3 073 8294 7324 12 105 5 199 5*029 7 128 7324 6461 13 103 3 186 4 013 13 132 6461 5694 11 102 1 196 3 360 17 127 5694 5004 7*095 1*244 3 351 23 121 5004 4390 3*075 2*258 3 342 28 112 4390 3877 3 070 2 255 3 335 27 103 3877 3481 2 071 2 249 3 333 23 099 3481 3207 2 071 2 241 3 329 19 097 3207 3040 2 075 2 238 3 326 17*096 3040 2945 1 072 2 239 3 327 10*094 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