DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 87.0 - - 89.3 - - 77.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 385 - - 156 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2153 - - 4809 - - 4532 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4285 - - 6382 - - 5748 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5136 - - 7792 - - 7515 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1413 - - 1910 - - 2544 - - 789 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 363 - - 506 - - 368 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 303 - - 318 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -11 - - -11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7935 - - -8114 - - -9995 - - -12286 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13072 - - 15907 - - 17511 - - 15234 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14845 - - -14023 - - -15702 - - -20659 ODpotential blCL - - - 19981 - - 21815 - - 23217 - - 23606 blCL maxRH - - - 25 - - 45 - - 66 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 87.0 - - 89.3 - - 77.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.1 - - 27.0 - - 21.9 - - 21.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.9 - - 84.6 - - 88.0 - - 81.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 26.7 - - 21.7 - - 21.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 385 - - 156 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2153 - - 4809 - - 4532 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99616 32 113 26 101 27 103 29 104 99616 92130 31 104 26 116 23 095 24 096 92130 86340 24 106 29 111 18 115 24 080 86340 81520 19 098 22 100 23 116 19 080 81520 77369 16 101 14 096 19 099 15 107 77369 73695 11 096 11 100 11 080 12 099 73695 70364 12 118 7 115 7 047 15 077 70364 67310 17 074 10 145 1 066 15 044 67310 64492 11 033 10 081 4 089 6 058 64492 61779 5 326 7 333 11 359 6 035 61779 58967 10 298 14 301 18 312 15 321 58967 56067 23 310 26 300 24 306 26 304 56067 53311 37 307 35 299 36 306 34 303 53311 50837 48 302 45 300 44 303 41 309 50837 48626 57 298 54 300 54 305 53 313 48626 46624 61 294 62 296 65 301 61 308 46624 44786 65 294 65 297 67 299 63 302 44786 43083 69 296 69 299 68 300 61 300 43083 41496 73 298 72 299 70 301 61 303 41496 40010 75 299 72 300 72 301 60 304 40010 38616 71 299 72 303 72 301 60 302 38616 37277 72 306 75 306 72 304 59 301 37277 35920 72 311 76 307 73 306 59 298 35920 34515 69 309 73 307 72 307 59 296 34515 33066 64 303 67 308 68 306 60 299 33066 31560 56 300 64 308 63 304 59 300 31560 29987 52 299 56 305 60 303 57 299 29987 28350 50 299 50 302 56 305 55 299 28350 26650 47 300 48 301 49 304 51 302 26650 24890 43 301 46 301 45 303 44 306 24890 23072 39 300 42 301 41 303 39 306 23072 21192 36 299 38 299 36 304 35 305 21192 19244 34 298 34 298 32 304 32 304 19244 17264 29 298 29 297 30 300 30 303 17264 15361 24 299 24 296 26 296 28 301 15361 13628 19 301 19 295 23 295 24 299 13628 12086 14 305 16 294 21 294 20 301 12086 10708 10 307 14 295 21 287 20 302 10708 9476 8 301 12 298 20 287 18 302 9476 8373 8 306 10*304 16*298 16 309 8373 7391 8 319 10*305 13*315 15 315 7391 6517 9 325 10 304 12 317 13 321 6517 5741 8*321 9 304 12 318 12 324 5741 5041 6*305 9 303 12 318 13 324 5041 4418 6 302 9 303 12 319 14 323 4418 3895 6 301 9 301 12 319 14 321 3895 3491 6 301 9 301 11 319 14 317 3491 3212 6 301 8 301 11 319 12 311 3212 3042 6 302 8 300 11 319 10*300 3042 2946 5 303 8 300 9 319 6*287 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