DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 85.0 - - 95.9 - - 103.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 37 - - 324 - - 386 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 271 - - 3656 - - 7225 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 5423 - - 8305 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 3254 - - 6639 - - 10208 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 975 - - 2030 - - 4814 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 89 - - 436 - - 581 - - - - - - W* B/S 2 - - 11 - - 15 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 281 - - 303 - - 261 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 1 - - 16 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -6 - - -29 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -10771 - - -10422 - - -10346 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14025 - - 17062 - - 20555 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -15952 - - -13906 - - -13930 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 19206 - - 20545 - - 24138 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 74 - - 76 - - 69 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 85.0 - - 95.9 - - 103.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.3 - - 30.7 - - 21.1 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 84.6 - - 93.8 - - 100.5 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.0 - - 30.3 - - 20.6 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 37 - - 324 - - 386 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 271 - - 3656 - - 7225 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - - 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] 99514 35 106 31 101 33 102 99514 92003 31 096 32 097 29 106 92003 86216 29 098 25 097 27 099 86216 81425 26 095 22 105 22 098 81425 77303 22 101 20 108 16 110 77303 73659 19 102 18 119 16 099 73659 70372 14 110 14 132 9 122 70372 67366 8 110 11 136 11 140 67366 64585 6 124 12 121 14 159 64585 61895 4 171 11 163 14 170 61895 59112 12 170 12 192 13 185 59112 56265 17 214 27 225 30 225 56265 53567 26 218 32 217 41 223 53567 51133 36 237 37 238 45 233 51133 48946 53 245 52 243 57 242 48946 46955 69 243 66 244 71 245 46955 45121 78 241 75 243 80 246 45121 43414 78 240 78 241 83 243 43414 41814 73 238 76 237 80 239 41814 40312 71 235 74 235 78 236 40312 38899 70 231 73 236 75 237 38899 37538 69 233 73 236 73 238 37538 36162 68 239 71 238 69 239 36162 34743 60 242 65 243 61 240 34743 33286 52 233 56 242 54 240 33286 31776 50 230 52 239 47 240 31776 30200 47 235 46 240 43 237 30200 28562 42 235 40 233 41 234 28562 26861 39 238 38 229 39 232 26861 25100 37 242 38 230 38 230 25100 23282 33 244 36 232 38 230 23282 21400 31 247 33 236 36 229 21400 19448 27 239 29 237 34 228 19448 17462 22 209 25 229 33 229 17462 15549 22 208 25 220 32 230 15549 13803 22 219 26 226 28 230 13803 12245 18 231 23 234 25 234 12245 10851 16 246 20 243 21*238 10851 9603 15 260 17 249 16*241 9603 8485 12 272 13 250 13 244 8485 7486 12 324 8*257 10 249 7486 6597 14 323 6*302 6 263 6597 5806 15 322 7 306 5 283 5806 5092 17 328 7 305 4 292 5092 4455 17 333 7 304 4 300 4455 3920 16 329 7 302 4 307 3920 3507 11*308 7 300 4 310 3507 3221 8*283 7 298 4 314 3221 3047 8 280 7 298 4 314 3047 2946 7 280 6 297 4 314 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