DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.7 - - 96.8 - - 97.7 - - 89.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 329 - - 396 - - 192 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3232 - - 10482 - - 8773 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5106 - - 10955 - - 9125 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6215 - - 13465 - - 11756 - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2128 - - 2900 - - 5023 - - 7826 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 421 - - 663 - - 492 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 25 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 118 - - 268 - - 313 - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 16 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -30 - - -15 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8152 - - -3335 - - -5289 - - -11908 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14368 - - 16801 - - 17046 - - 14856 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10863 - - -6716 - - -7986 - - -14975 ODpotential blCL - - - 17078 - - 20181 - - 19742 - - 17923 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 39 - - 45 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.7 - - 96.8 - - 97.7 - - 89.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 32.2 - - 32.0 - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.5 - - 94.3 - - 96.2 - - 93.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 31.7 - - 31.5 - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 329 - - 396 - - 192 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3232 - - 10482 - - 8773 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 99483 30 109 30 091 35 088 38 096 99483 91932 32 106 24 098 26 095 32 083 91932 86143 31 101 19 101 21 091 21 087 86143 81349 20 098 17 097 19 082 20 084 81349 77224 16 105 15 093 17 090 17 074 77224 73586 13 098 12 099 15 088 15 084 73586 70298 11 104 6 123 8 066 18 077 70298 67269 4 103 5 134 4 342 13 047 67269 64457 3 159 3 106 4 275 7 003 64457 61734 5 262 2 346 5 246 8 279 61734 58915 12 275 8 287 7 268 15 260 58915 56010 20 260 20 271 17 271 18 266 56010 53238 21 261 26 256 24 263 26 268 53238 50750 21 266 27 249 29 262 38 271 50750 48525 21 266 27 257 34 262 47 272 48525 46496 24 272 28 254 37 261 48 267 46496 44627 28 276 28 251 36 251 43 260 44627 42909 20 266 27 251 32 248 36 253 42909 41329 16 290 21 250 30 246 34 243 41329 39863 19 300 18 270 29 247 32 240 39863 38487 21 302 20 283 25 258 29 239 38487 37161 20 305 19 284 25 261 24 242 37161 35820 20 308 17 286 25 257 23 254 35820 34435 20 307 16 286 24 255 25 259 34435 33007 20 301 18 281 25 255 25 259 33007 31523 21 293 21 278 25 256 24 257 31523 29971 22 290 24 279 24 260 22 256 29971 28354 21 286 23 279 22 263 21 254 28354 26672 18 280 20 274 21 264 20 252 26672 24930 14 274 19 268 20 265 17 255 24930 23130 12 273 16 266 18 267 12 261 23130 21266 12 274 16 265 14 267 11 263 21266 19333 15 264 17 256 14 268 19 244 19333 17372 16 258 18 253 22 244 26 229 17372 15482 14 265 20 246 22 239 23 233 15482 13752 13 264 17*244 21 240 20 236 13752 12204 13 247 14*246 15*245 15 239 12204 10817 15 237 12 249 10*254 8 246 10817 9575 13 229 9 254 7 270 4 277 9575 8462 10 234 6 264 6 300 4 343 8462 7467 6 233 5 274 6 322 6 001 7467 6582 6*159 3 308 7 331 8 004 6582 5793 7*132 2 336 7 334 9 004 5793 5081 7 123 3 351 7 337 10 003 5081 4447 6 118 3 004 7 339 11 002 4447 3914 6 114 3 012 7 340 12 000 3914 3503 6 111 3 014 7 341 11 359 3503 3219 6 109 3 016 7 341 10 357 3219 3046 6 108 3 016 7 341 8*355 3046 2947 5 106 3 017 7 342 4*351 2947 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