DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/02 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.1 - - 80.6 - - 80.3 - - 71.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 383 - - 117 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8120 - - 9478 - - 9707 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8965 - - 10119 - - 9423 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11103 - - 12461 - - 12690 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1545 - - 1675 - - 2409 - - 9265 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 581 - - 634 - - 430 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 20 - - 18 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 243 - - 241 - - 242 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 8 - - -13 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1586 - - -2018 - - -1565 - - -9306 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12690 - - 14479 - - 14256 - - 12252 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4668 - - -5079 - - -3614 - - -11780 ODpotential blCL - - - 15771 - - 17540 - - 16304 - - 14726 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 79 - - 85 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.1 - - 80.6 - - 80.3 - - 71.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 26.4 - - 27.3 - - 28.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 78.3 - - 79.4 - - 75.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.9 - - 26.2 - - 27.2 - - 28.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 383 - - 117 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8120 - - 9478 - - 9707 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 17 - - 40 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99000 3 055 5 059 7 056 2 012 99000 91608 6 155 7 077 8 014 8 034 91608 85867 7 129 1 100 7 065 10 027 85867 81111 10 092 5 114 3 053 9 054 81111 77013 8 056 3 105 4 058 10 048 77013 73376 2 266 3 045 3 082 7 103 73376 70069 10 207 10 216 2 054 9 079 70069 67014 10 108 11 201 9 245 4 327 67014 64175 1 106 11 213 16 186 13 223 64175 61426 18 246 15 239 18 199 17 201 61426 58539 27 232 26 236 26 233 19 218 58539 55518 28 209 37 221 29 246 29 249 55518 52638 24 218 38 229 39 246 38 247 52638 50070 40 248 42 241 45 243 40 252 50070 47780 52 248 45 249 43 252 48 256 47780 45705 53 244 46 248 47 257 51 257 45705 43808 54 244 44 248 51 252 55 262 43808 42063 52 245 46 251 52 251 59 262 42063 40447 48 249 55 253 53 253 59 260 40447 38944 54 264 60 250 53 253 57 258 38944 37547 61 262 59 245 55 250 54 255 37547 36220 61 263 56 242 56 245 55 252 36220 34895 64 266 51 237 53 245 57 248 34895 33536 69 264 50 237 49 248 55 247 33536 32139 66 266 52 236 46 247 49 248 32139 30687 62 263 52 234 45 243 44 245 30687 29170 59 264 50 234 46 243 44 245 29170 27588 57 270 46 238 44 247 45 246 27588 25944 56 273 41 242 40 248 44 244 25944 24240 55 268 38 243 39 246 42 242 24240 22478 56 260 38 242 37 242 40 239 22478 20654 52 259 37 243 34 241 39 237 20654 18769 42 251 36 244 33 242 36 235 18769 16864 42 237 35 246 34 240 35 226 16864 15039 43 237 32 247 29 236 33 221 15039 13375 40 242 26*244 22*235 27 225 13375 11884 31*244 21*242 20*238 22 235 11884 10550 22*243 21 242 20 239 20 244 10550 9353 21 245 21 242 20 240 20 249 9353 8279 20 246 20 242 19 241 19 252 8279 7318 18 250 20 243 19 241 19 253 7318 6462 17 253 20 243 18 242 19 254 6462 5700 16 255 19 243 18 242 18 255 5700 5011 16 257 19 244 18 242 17 256 5011 4397 15 260 18 244 17 243 15 257 4397 3882 14 261 18 244 17 242 13 258 3882 3484 14 263 17 244 16 242 10 259 3484 3208 13 264 16 244 16 242 8 256 3208 3041 13 264 16 244 15 243 5*250 3041 2945 11 265 14 244 12 242 4*242 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