DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 86.9 - - 87.6 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 219 - - 261 - - 53 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1574 - - 7252 - - 3341 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3753 - - 8123 - - 3869 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4557 - - 10235 - - 6324 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1298 - - 2756 - - 7846 - - 137 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 289 - - 510 - - 233 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 14 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 112 - - 249 - - 098 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 15 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -18 - - 13 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8306 - - -4321 - - -8849 - - -9641 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12864 - - 14557 - - 15174 - - 12588 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13137 - - -8022 - - -12402 - - -15900 ODpotential blCL - - - 17694 - - 18257 - - 18726 - - 18846 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 90 - - 73 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 86.9 - - 87.6 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 32.6 - - 30.6 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.9 - - 85.1 - - 87.0 - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.0 - - 32.5 - - 30.5 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 219 - - 261 - - 53 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1574 - - 7252 - - 3341 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 61 - - 0 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98655 15 253 18 289 25 255 28 279 98655 91254 13 264 16 271 17 277 22 265 91254 85509 16 273 16 265 12 273 13 277 85509 80746 11 285 15 268 14 293 7 277 80746 76652 9 304 10 259 13 297 8 270 76652 73037 9 295 8 317 6 291 7 325 73037 69781 7 281 10 301 9 269 9 305 69781 66795 10 335 5 003 2 278 4 265 66795 64004 23 299 16 314 13 323 6 328 64004 61300 24 268 23 282 16 298 12 321 61300 58477 18 278 21 263 20 295 18 309 58477 55559 28 286 29 272 41 274 40 275 55559 52817 44 288 43 282 56 275 48 282 52817 50352 66 274 66 271 68 269 62 270 50352 48148 69 274 72 271 67 268 71 259 48148 46165 78 283 85 280 71 274 77 261 46165 44349 93 285 95 278 86 274 90 266 44349 42667 98 281 97 274 94 271 100 267 42667 41091 94 276 97 272 95 269 101 265 41091 39607 90 275 95 271 93 268 99 263 39607 38211 88 277 91 270 89 267 94 262 38211 36869 86 278 86 269 85 265 89 260 36869 35513 85 277 83 268 81 263 86 257 35513 34114 86 275 81 267 78 262 84 255 34114 32676 88 273 80 265 76 261 83 253 32676 31186 85 274 78 263 75 258 81 251 31186 29635 77 274 74 264 73 256 79 249 29635 28023 70 272 70 264 72 257 77 248 28023 26349 63 269 67 262 70 254 73 248 26349 24618 54 265 62 261 67 252 68 247 24618 22834 48 261 54 259 62 252 61 245 22834 20991 45 258 49 254 56 250 55 243 20991 19081 42 256 45 251 51 247 49 241 19081 17140 38 254 44 248 47 245 46 239 17140 15270 33 254 42 247 39 245 42 234 15270 13567 27 257 36 249 29 240 35 227 13567 12046 22 258 24 245 23 235 27 223 12046 10685 19 257 17*240 22 234 22 224 10685 9464 16 251 15*239 17 230 20 227 9464 8370 15 247 13 240 14 224 19 228 8370 7390 13 249 10 242 10 217 18 225 7390 6518 12 254 7 246 6*200 16 218 6518 5742 10 258 5 255 3*159 13 200 5742 5041 7*254 3 268 4 109 11 165 5041 4417 3*162 3 284 5 097 13 132 4417 3894 4 112 2 302 5 089 16 116 3894 3490 5 107 2 315 6 087 16 109 3490 3211 4 104 2 322 6 085 15 109 3211 3042 4 103 2 323 6 084 10*115 3042 2945 4 102 2 325 5 083 6*125 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