DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.1 - - 84.3 - - 84.5 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 471 - - 238 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3689 - - 6708 - - 6447 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5516 - - 7977 - - 7443 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6672 - - 9691 - - 9430 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2814 - - 2141 - - 2248 - - 5564 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 467 - - 605 - - 476 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 16 - - 18 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 305 - - 320 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -14 - - -11 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8149 - - -5679 - - -5745 - - -10015 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14822 - - 15371 - - 15176 - - 12961 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14743 - - -10983 - - -10954 - - -16515 ODpotential blCL - - - 21415 - - 20674 - - 20384 - - 19461 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 48 - - 43 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.1 - - 84.3 - - 84.5 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.0 - - 26.3 - - 27.5 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.7 - - 81.7 - - 83.0 - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.5 - - 26.0 - - 27.2 - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 471 - - 238 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3689 - - 6708 - - 6447 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 98851 36 109 29 094 31 090 31 106 98851 91356 27 105 18 096 30 082 34 092 91356 85617 21 107 14 089 23 085 27 089 85617 80877 21 101 16 108 16 090 23 077 80877 76790 19 098 21 118 13 103 20 063 76790 73180 18 088 21 095 14 113 14 056 73180 69917 12 071 13 072 13 081 11 057 69917 66910 7 045 9 069 9 041 13 036 66910 64110 2 005 5 039 6 028 8 024 64110 61391 9 333 7 334 5 012 0 003 61391 58552 15 296 14 289 16 304 13 311 58552 55616 16 300 18 291 22 298 19 315 55616 52817 27 296 24 300 27 296 26 301 52817 50291 34 295 31 299 34 296 33 295 50291 48025 40 293 39 296 41 296 39 295 48025 45981 45 289 43 289 46 293 42 295 45981 44135 47 287 43 292 45 292 42 292 44135 42453 50 285 46 298 42 297 38 295 42453 40896 46 284 45 296 42 300 40 305 40896 39443 40 288 41 295 43 301 41 309 39443 38084 32 294 37 304 39 304 39 313 38084 36777 30 306 37 321 36 308 39 314 36777 35452 33 310 39 326 34 308 40 310 35452 34079 37 308 40 323 34 308 41 306 34079 32662 36 304 40 320 33 308 40 306 32662 31189 35 297 40 316 35 307 38 305 31189 29650 32 291 40 311 37 306 37 302 29650 28047 33 301 39 306 38 303 36 303 28047 26379 35 307 37 304 39 304 35 308 26379 24648 36 305 35 304 38 302 35 309 24648 22854 35 302 33 297 38 295 34 305 22854 20994 32 303 32 290 39 290 36 299 20994 19061 28 300 31 286 37 287 38 294 19061 17097 25 295 30 286 34 288 39 288 17097 15210 23 295 28 291 32 290 38 282 15210 13498 20 294 27 293 31 287 35 279 13498 11976 17 297 25 287 28 279 29 280 11976 10619 17 304 22*283 26*281 26 291 10619 9404 17 305 18*292 20*298 23 301 9404 8317 15 298 17 296 18 311 21 312 8317 7345 13*291 16 303 18 315 21 324 7345 6483 11*292 16 306 18 323 21 334 6483 5715 10 294 16 308 18 325 20 342 5715 5022 10 295 16 309 18 327 20 346 5022 4405 10 296 15 310 19 328 19 347 4405 3887 9 296 15 311 18 328 19 347 3887 3486 9 296 15 312 18 329 17 347 3486 3210 9 296 14 312 17 329 14 345 3210 3042 8 296 14 313 17 329 11*342 3042 2945 8 295 13 313 14 329 7*340 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