DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.1 - - 84.6 - - 80.0 - - 72.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 170 - - 384 - - 131 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3538 - - 3663 - - 2257 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5065 - - 5490 - - 4008 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6521 - - 6646 - - 5240 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6868 - - 5932 - - 2802 - - 1891 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 349 - - 463 - - 275 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 16 - - 19 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 221 - - 121 - - 136 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -40 - - 11 - - -7 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5639 - - -4608 - - -3865 - - -3845 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12161 - - 11254 - - 9106 - - 6792 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7185 - - -6035 - - -5691 - - -7958 ODpotential blCL - - - 13706 - - 12681 - - 10931 - - 10904 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 91 - - 100 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 130 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.1 - - 84.6 - - 80.0 - - 72.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.6 - - 45.1 - - 50.1 - - 52.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.9 - - 82.5 - - 79.1 - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 44.9 - - 50.0 - - 52.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 170 - - 384 - - 131 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3538 - - 3663 - - 2257 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 63 - - 100 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 99468 20 100 26 096 21 113 15 101 99468 91937 18 101 14 080 18 099 13 085 91937 86112 13 096 12 103 11 066 14 083 86112 81281 10 098 10 114 5 065 12 072 81281 77123 11 097 10 092 10 118 8 080 77123 73455 10 094 9 102 8 106 9 106 73455 70134 10 104 5 147 4 121 8 109 70134 67079 3 145 4 170 2 309 6 065 67079 64250 1 071 8 174 7 247 3 352 64250 61514 4 306 8 192 8 241 7 271 61514 58676 5 269 6 220 13 219 17 236 58676 55749 11 264 9 247 12 227 23 229 55749 52964 25 242 23 257 23 251 26 237 52964 50462 34 236 34 240 32 242 29 238 50462 48214 38 231 38 233 37 231 33 231 48214 46170 40 231 40 233 39 231 38 230 46170 44294 40 226 41 228 38 228 43 224 44294 42567 40 225 40 223 39 222 45 219 42567 40970 41 227 37 219 40 222 41 222 40970 39481 39 221 39 218 41 226 41 228 39481 38084 36 216 39 214 43 227 48 226 38084 36746 30 215 31 210 41 223 54 221 36746 35403 30 211 23 208 36 217 56 220 35403 34023 28 215 19 212 34 215 52 218 34023 32604 24 222 15 207 31 217 48 217 32604 31130 26 217 16 203 27 218 41 217 31130 29589 28 212 20 199 26 221 38 221 29589 27983 30 209 23 204 26 224 32 228 27983 26313 31 206 24 210 26 226 29 235 26313 24581 31 202 24 217 24 225 30 243 24581 22792 31 196 25 216 22 227 27 247 22792 20942 30 188 23 220 19 244 17 247 20942 19028 26 182 14 249 10 270 10 280 19028 17088 17 188 14 308 12 339 17 286 17088 15223 9 223 22 278 13 322 21 289 15223 13522 7 277 26 266 15 300 20 289 13522 12001 9 298 22 261 15 288 16 286 12001 10639 10 293 18 249 13 280 13 278 10639 9417 10 277 15 232 11 271 11 265 9417 8323 11 258 12 211 9 247 8 249 8323 7346 12*241 9*180 10 211 4 213 7346 6480 14*227 10*144 13 182 7 132 6480 5710 16 220 13 126 16*161 11 127 5710 5017 15 219 17 118 18*147 15 128 5017 4400 12 219 18 118 20 138 18 120 4400 3884 11 219 18 117 20 135 19 112 3884 3484 10 221 18 117 19 134 18 107 3484 3209 9 221 18 117 19 133 16 102 3209 3042 8 221 17 118 18 131 13*100 3042 2945 8 221 15 118 14 130 8*098 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