DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - 88.1 - - 97.3 - - 98.0 - - 86.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 275 - - 335 - - 84 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1935 - - 6083 - - 8246 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4081 - - 7327 - - 7988 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4918 - - 9066 - - 11229 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1910 - - 8375 - - 6913 - - 138 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 333 - - 522 - - 365 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 32 - - 19 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 118 - - 148 - - 179 - - 079 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -20 - - -15 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6953 - - -5942 - - -4029 - - -9976 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11872 - - 15009 - - 15259 - - 12924 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9548 - - -6901 - - -4974 - - -13407 ODpotential blCL - - - 14466 - - 15967 - - 16203 - - 16354 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 77 - - 89 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 460 - - 310 - - 330 - - 400 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 97.3 - - 98.0 - - 86.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.4 - - 41.2 - - 40.8 - - 40.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.3 - - 95.1 - - 97.1 - - 90.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 41.0 - - 40.7 - - 40.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 275 - - 335 - - 84 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1935 - - 6083 - - 8246 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 9 - - 57 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 99332 17 127 13 101 14 099 12 081 99332 91852 15 095 14 112 9 096 12 085 91852 86060 8 105 9 102 10 088 14 076 86060 81264 11 117 7 135 4 033 16 069 81264 77136 9 091 10 135 3 111 13 053 77136 73491 6 081 7 113 6 116 8 068 73491 70205 6 070 6 103 3 101 3 072 70205 67189 2 070 1 007 3 046 4 077 67189 64394 4 210 1 227 6 264 2 009 64394 61676 3 148 5 196 2 091 2 277 61676 58850 7 267 8 244 15 247 14 258 58850 55942 9 224 16 229 16 246 13 290 55942 53155 23 264 27 259 27 265 33 272 53155 50655 38 265 39 262 41 263 48 259 50655 48435 43 263 44 258 49 259 52 258 48435 46426 43 262 44 258 52 259 54 260 46426 44585 43 260 44 261 55 262 54 260 44585 42894 42 259 45 263 53 261 51 260 42894 41332 40 261 44 260 49 260 49 261 41332 39877 40 264 43 254 46 263 49 264 39877 38507 41 262 43 255 45 263 48 264 38507 37184 40 260 44 258 41 259 46 263 37184 35844 40 259 44 258 39 256 45 262 35844 34458 38 258 43 256 39 254 44 262 34458 33031 37 256 42 254 39 253 42 260 33031 31549 36 255 41 254 39 252 39 257 31549 30003 36 256 41 255 38 254 37 255 30003 28395 35 255 40 256 36 255 33 255 28395 26724 33 249 38 256 33 255 28 252 26724 24990 32 252 32 255 31 253 26 247 24990 23194 29 248 25 250 31 248 24 245 23194 21330 25 238 21 241 32 243 22 243 21330 19395 25 237 23 236 29 236 22 231 19395 17429 23 240 26 233 24 226 22 218 17429 15533 19 235 25 228 20 217 20 224 15533 13799 15 226 20 222 17 210 17 229 13799 12246 14 221 16 217 15*207 15 225 12246 10855 13 216 13 214 12*203 12 213 10855 9607 10 209 10*211 9 199 11 201 9607 8487 8 207 7*203 7 193 10 187 8487 7487 5 199 4 176 4 180 9 169 7487 6597 4 166 3 150 2 155 7 143 6597 5805 6 132 3 135 2 117 8 118 5805 5089 8*121 3 128 2 090 9 100 5089 4452 9*118 3 122 2 076 9 089 4452 3917 10 118 3 117 3 072 9 083 3917 3504 9 118 3 113 3 067 9 077 3504 3219 9 118 3 111 3 067 8 074 3219 3046 8 117 3 112 3 067 7*075 3046 2946 8 117 3 112 3 065 5*079 2946 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