DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.8 - - 83.6 - - - - - 82.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 332 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8279 - - 3585 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9005 - - 5376 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11262 - - 6568 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2646 - - 4128 - - - - - 8838 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 555 - - 436 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 203 - - 178 - - - - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 56 - - 19 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -83 - - -3564 - - - - - -8724 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11346 - - 10132 - - - - - 11671 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -789 - - -5241 - - - - - -10991 ODpotential blCL - - - 12051 - - 11809 - - - - - 13938 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 94 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.8 - - 83.6 - - - - - 82.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.9 - - 49.2 - - - - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.7 - - 81.5 - - - - - 84.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 49.1 - - - - - 41.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 332 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8279 - - 3585 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 75 - - - - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 99146 12 129 13 097 6 109 99146 91736 13 079 15 114 13 100 91736 85979 9 084 16 085 13 078 85979 81173 11 110 8 086 9 073 81173 77042 13 098 5 133 10 092 77042 73406 8 104 5 089 10 091 73406 70118 7 093 2 209 10 060 70118 67093 1 040 1 319 5 001 67093 64288 7 148 6 248 5 300 64288 61585 6 287 8 225 11 235 61585 58781 12 269 12 246 17 237 58781 55858 27 263 22 257 19 262 55858 53056 39 247 35 251 41 252 53056 50545 37 245 41 250 45 250 50545 48307 48 255 49 249 49 253 48307 46282 57 247 56 246 52 254 46282 44434 58 239 62 239 60 252 44434 42738 61 235 61 236 65 246 42738 41170 68 238 59 242 66 240 41170 39706 73 239 61 244 71 236 39706 38331 72 238 63 242 73 229 38331 37005 72 240 63 240 70 227 37005 35660 69 249 63 241 68 226 35660 34268 61 248 63 242 66 226 34268 32831 48 230 58 242 65 227 32831 31339 41 216 48 249 63 229 31339 29778 43 223 48 253 60 232 29778 28152 44 222 47 242 56 234 28152 26464 40 219 42 239 56 236 26464 24716 32 215 41 239 54 238 24716 22911 25 221 38 239 44 241 22911 21048 21 236 36 240 33 239 21048 19122 14 246 32 251 22 237 19122 17171 10 266 25 265 13 254 17171 15297 3 275 17 274 11 288 15297 13590 7 300 11 271 10 297 13590 12066 10*270 6 265 7 285 12066 10702 11*235 5 255 5 241 10702 9479 11 216 7 246 5 208 9479 8383 11 207 10 241 7 198 8383 7402 12 202 11*227 9 198 7402 6530 12 199 12*209 11 201 6530 5752 12 197 12 192 13 204 5752 5050 13 196 13 176 15 206 5050 4425 13 195 13 172 16 206 4425 3900 13 195 12 169 16 204 3900 3494 12 195 12 167 15 198 3494 3214 12 194 12 166 12 188 3214 3044 11 194 11 165 9*179 3044 2946 10 195 10 164 6*176 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