DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.8 - - 82.3 - - - - - 71.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 326 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3114 - - 5054 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4930 - - 6508 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6097 - - 8037 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1608 - - 3705 - - - - - 2496 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 383 - - 487 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 306 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -13 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2496 - - -3783 - - - - - -6679 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8594 - - 11820 - - - - - 9626 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5471 - - -6561 - - - - - -11338 ODpotential blCL - - - 11568 - - 14598 - - - - - 14284 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 82 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.8 - - 82.3 - - - - - 71.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.2 - - 40.3 - - - - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 80.3 - - - - - 76.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.9 - - 40.2 - - - - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 326 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3114 - - 5054 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 98643 17 265 17 270 20 265 98643 91221 14 278 13 277 12 271 91221 85476 8 269 13 259 6 307 85476 80704 6 288 7 267 7 346 80704 76603 6 272 5 272 8 301 76603 72997 2 238 8 293 5 342 72997 69726 2 236 9 282 6 317 69726 66706 7 305 8 294 11 356 66706 63902 19 284 13 284 21 299 63902 61196 26 259 23 260 20 269 61196 58366 29 269 29 272 25 293 58366 55419 41 279 38 279 44 280 55419 52632 56 279 52 278 57 277 52632 50150 68 274 69 274 73 276 50150 47942 76 272 80 272 82 274 47942 45950 81 273 84 271 85 277 45950 44131 85 274 87 274 88 280 44131 42454 85 276 88 278 90 281 42454 40892 82 278 87 281 91 281 40892 39427 82 280 83 281 90 282 39427 38047 81 280 81 278 85 283 38047 36718 79 278 78 277 79 282 36718 35375 76 278 76 275 74 280 35375 33989 72 278 75 272 71 277 33989 32562 66 276 72 271 70 276 32562 31083 60 276 65 272 67 277 31083 29542 54 276 57 272 59 277 29542 27942 51 277 53 273 50 276 27942 26281 50 277 50 274 45 274 26281 24559 49 277 49 275 41 273 24559 22779 47 277 46 276 38 274 22779 20933 45 277 42 275 37 275 20933 19018 44 276 39 273 37 277 19018 17073 42 274 40 270 41 276 17073 15206 38 271 39 269 39 269 15206 13506 34 271 34 268 32 254 13506 11988 31 272 29 263 29 243 11988 10630 28 268 24 256 25 251 10630 9414 24 264 21 256 20 257 9414 8324 20 268 15*262 14 260 8324 7351 16 278 11*275 7 264 7351 6486 12*290 8 293 3 291 6486 5718 10*304 8 309 4 356 5718 5024 10 304 8 314 6 013 5024 4406 10 303 7 317 7 017 4406 3887 10 301 7 320 8 019 3887 3487 9 299 7 321 7 017 3487 3210 9 298 7 322 5 010 3210 3042 8 298 7 321 3*348 3042 2945 8 297 6 322 1*303 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