DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - 75.2 - - 82.5 - - 84.7 - - 77.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 421 - - 478 - - 239 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4413 - - 6524 - - 6857 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6102 - - 7834 - - 7762 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7396 - - 9507 - - 9840 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1582 - - 1218 - - 1560 - - 6744 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 506 - - 602 - - 486 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 173 - - 18 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 6 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 009 - - 325 - - 315 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -6 - - -7 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4510 - - -5025 - - -6398 - - -11227 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11907 - - 14532 - - 16239 - - 14174 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10633 - - -10798 - - -11961 - - -17449 ODpotential blCL - - - 18029 - - 20305 - - 21801 - - 20395 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 32 - - 37 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 82.5 - - 84.7 - - 77.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.1 - - 28.5 - - 23.0 - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.8 - - 79.8 - - 83.0 - - 79.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 28.2 - - 22.7 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 421 - - 478 - - 239 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4413 - - 6524 - - 6857 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99006 25 103 32 100 32 102 34 105 99006 91475 25 110 26 116 27 084 30 091 91475 85716 24 108 17 104 23 083 25 084 85716 80959 24 102 18 102 13 092 23 080 80959 76859 18 104 23 090 14 116 14 075 76859 73245 16 106 10 094 16 077 13 093 73245 69969 13 096 11 089 9 047 17 066 69969 66959 4 060 13 083 6 113 8 033 66959 64176 4 348 11 025 10 065 8 055 64176 61477 1 032 7 324 10 348 9 009 61477 58653 8 321 11 299 10 306 11 318 58653 55714 18 308 21 308 19 311 20 320 55714 52906 29 305 31 308 28 305 29 303 52906 50384 34 306 36 301 34 306 33 300 50384 48123 36 305 36 291 39 296 36 302 48123 46066 38 302 35 289 40 290 37 301 46066 44186 39 297 36 291 39 289 39 296 44186 42474 39 296 39 291 37 289 35 292 42474 40907 34 298 37 290 36 291 32 287 40907 39455 32 297 33 292 33 292 30 290 39455 38093 34 295 33 294 33 294 30 300 38093 36783 33 294 33 294 33 296 29 307 36783 35458 31 294 30 295 31 298 28 315 35458 34089 28 297 27 300 29 298 26 316 34089 32678 28 304 25 303 28 297 24 313 32678 31211 29 305 25 305 27 303 23 311 31211 29676 29 305 25 308 24 309 22 310 29676 28073 31 309 26 312 22 311 21 307 28073 26403 31 313 26 313 22 309 20 303 26403 24668 29 310 26 311 23 306 22 302 24668 22872 28 303 28 304 23 306 22 301 22872 21010 26 301 28 303 24 309 20 302 21010 19078 23 301 25 303 23 312 17 304 19078 17116 21 300 21 300 21 310 16 305 17116 15228 21 297 20 301 19 310 15 304 15228 13512 18 304 16 305 15 312 12 306 13512 11984 14 314 10 315 11 313 12 299 11984 10622 9 316 6*326 11*323 9 321 10622 9406 7 314 6*328 12*323 11 335 9406 8320 4*330 6 327 12 321 14 330 8320 7349 1*001 6 327 12 319 16 326 7349 6486 1 004 6 326 12 316 18 324 6486 5717 1 015 6 325 12 314 19 322 5717 5024 0 013 6 324 13 313 20 320 5024 4406 0 018 6 322 12 311 20 318 4406 3887 0 012 6 322 12 309 20 316 3887 3487 0 007 6 322 12 309 19 313 3487 3210 0 007 6 321 12 308 16 311 3210 3042 0 010 6 321 11 308 13*308 3042 2945 0 359 5 321 10 308 8*305 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