DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.6 - - 83.1 - - - - - 75.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 415 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3194 - - 5624 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5084 - - 7059 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6177 - - 8607 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2803 - - 7398 - - - - - 9952 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 422 - - 548 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 13 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 116 - - 109 - - - - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -19 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11583 - - -9070 - - - - - -9879 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17761 - - 17678 - - - - - 12826 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18151 - - -13859 - - - - - -12184 ODpotential blCL - - - 24328 - - 22466 - - - - - 15130 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 78 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.6 - - 83.1 - - - - - 75.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.6 - - 14.0 - - - - - 29.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.5 - - 80.7 - - - - - 77.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.1 - - 13.6 - - - - - 29.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 415 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3194 - - 5624 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 12 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 4 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] 98849 19 119 20 103 25 121 98849 91393 20 114 18 110 17 087 91393 85662 14 101 18 107 13 089 85662 80901 11 107 10 120 13 104 80901 76800 15 089 12 132 13 104 76800 73170 12 138 13 137 10 131 73170 69873 12 174 11 145 11 139 69873 66837 17 192 7 206 4 128 66837 64024 17 168 16 209 1 260 64024 61288 12 217 15 210 10 235 61288 58413 20 234 19 227 20 252 58413 55416 27 234 28 235 23 252 55416 52547 26 236 33 243 29 260 52547 49971 29 249 29 253 34 258 49971 47676 29 257 33 256 32 258 47676 45601 30 258 31 257 36 263 45601 43710 37 273 40 265 38 265 43710 41977 46 261 48 255 39 261 41977 40385 44 251 50 244 40 251 40385 38919 49 258 58 244 52 236 38919 37557 60 256 56 246 69 229 37557 36249 59 255 52 243 70 230 36249 34924 52 258 53 242 64 235 34924 33557 41 261 53 242 60 236 33557 32150 39 255 52 243 56 237 32150 30690 42 251 51 244 53 240 30690 29168 46 252 48 247 47 242 29168 27584 46 258 45 251 39 245 27584 25937 40 258 46 252 36 245 25937 24230 40 250 48 246 35 244 24230 22468 40 246 49 238 31 240 22468 20648 38 241 53 232 30 235 20648 18764 35 240 57 228 35 229 18764 16854 33 239 50 222 40 224 16854 15020 30 238 38 214 41 219 15020 13352 25 236 34 211 38 218 13352 11863 19 227 29 205 34 221 11863 10533 16 221 22 195 32 226 10533 9339 14 218 16*179 30 230 9339 8268 13 206 13*156 30 234 8268 7310 12 189 12 129 29 238 7310 6457 12*155 12 121 28 241 6457 5696 15*131 14 103 26 245 5696 5009 17 118 14 097 25 249 5009 4396 17 115 14 095 23 254 4396 3881 17 114 14 093 21 259 3881 3484 16 113 14 092 18 263 3484 3209 16 112 14 091 15 267 3209 3041 15 111 13 090 12*269 3041 2945 13 111 12 090 8*271 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