DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 91.3 - - 100.8 - - - - - 92.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 409 - - - - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2767 - - 7028 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4764 - - 8172 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5750 - - 10011 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1023 - - 6699 - - - - - 4111 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 404 - - 586 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 28 - - 36 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 296 - - 291 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -14 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5110 - - -3056 - - - - - -11224 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10861 - - 13067 - - - - - 14171 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8212 - - -4962 - - - - - -14287 ODpotential blCL - - - 13962 - - 14973 - - - - - 17234 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 67 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 540 - - 1080 - - - - - 380 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 91.3 - - 100.8 - - - - - 92.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.8 - - 53.2 - - - - - 41.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 89.1 - - 98.2 - - - - - 94.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.7 - - 53.1 - - - - - 40.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 409 - - - - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2767 - - 7028 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 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] 99815 32 113 26 097 29 104 99815 92247 34 105 25 098 25 098 92247 86423 27 102 21 096 23 087 86423 81593 26 103 16 110 23 084 81593 77444 28 089 20 104 18 097 77444 73794 23 087 18 082 18 108 73794 70493 13 082 12 099 19 080 70493 67454 14 110 17 116 15 063 67454 64633 17 101 17 123 8 121 64633 61919 6 161 5 132 13 121 61919 59127 18 180 12 232 6 075 59127 56253 23 196 26 208 18 256 56253 53518 31 221 32 216 39 239 53518 51079 43 221 47 227 54 232 51079 48911 47 219 54 223 62 225 48911 46940 52 228 57 230 61 228 46940 45117 59 233 60 233 65 237 45117 43417 60 231 65 230 69 238 43417 41821 61 228 67 229 70 236 41821 40318 62 228 67 230 71 235 40318 38899 64 230 68 233 72 235 38899 37527 66 234 67 232 72 235 37527 36137 66 236 66 229 72 237 36137 34703 61 231 64 228 68 241 34703 33237 59 227 61 229 58 245 33237 31725 54 227 56 233 48 248 31725 30153 47 227 50 235 42 250 30153 28521 43 226 44 235 39 251 28521 26826 37 230 39 236 37 251 26826 25073 32 233 33 239 37 247 25073 23265 25 231 24 236 36 239 23265 21398 21 240 18 238 33 221 21398 19461 18 249 18 237 30 215 19461 17484 16 239 18 233 23 222 17484 15575 14 227 18 229 15 226 15575 13829 13 220 16 225 11 221 13829 12267 12 220 12 221 8 203 12267 10867 12 221 7*215 5 186 10867 9613 11 211 4*220 2 193 9613 8490 9 181 2 249 2 308 8490 7487 9 143 2 291 7 330 7487 6595 7 117 3 300 11 333 6595 5802 2*081 3 302 15 336 5802 5087 2*316 4 304 19 338 5087 4451 2 302 4 303 21 335 4451 3917 3 296 4 304 21 333 3917 3504 3 292 5 303 20 330 3504 3219 3 290 5 304 17 326 3219 3046 3 288 5 304 14*323 3046 2946 3 288 4 305 9*320 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