DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.4 - - 95.8 - - 96.2 - - 84.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 370 - - 150 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2072 - - 7871 - - 9894 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4173 - - 8800 - - 9800 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5055 - - 10854 - - 12877 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1138 - - 5385 - - 3100 - - 343 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 338 - - 588 - - 471 - - 1 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 12 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 299 - - 310 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -16 - - -17 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6929 - - -4453 - - -2985 - - -10381 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11985 - - 15308 - - 15863 - - 13329 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9555 - - -5858 - - -5490 - - -15239 ODpotential blCL - - - 14610 - - 16712 - - 18367 - - 18186 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 72 - - 59 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.4 - - 95.8 - - 96.2 - - 84.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.2 - - 38.2 - - 36.1 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.7 - - 93.4 - - 95.0 - - 88.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 37.9 - - 36.0 - - 36.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 370 - - 150 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2072 - - 7871 - - 9894 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99433 19 108 14 090 21 096 21 094 99433 91931 19 094 14 099 18 087 14 080 91931 86155 8 082 15 084 10 086 13 092 86155 81353 10 115 8 119 8 051 14 072 81353 77214 15 100 6 104 5 046 11 057 77214 73559 11 053 11 062 4 019 10 058 73559 70252 10 027 5 030 8 022 12 029 70252 67224 7 351 4 332 12 006 13 020 67224 64424 5 302 9 354 12 313 18 343 64424 61729 13 320 14 310 13 321 17 325 61729 58929 19 291 18 285 18 305 21 304 58929 56029 22 289 20 289 21 289 23 284 56029 53266 31 288 21 304 19 298 17 297 53266 50779 41 269 34 281 35 290 39 289 50779 48568 43 273 42 278 45 282 47 284 48568 46589 59 282 57 287 59 286 56 286 46589 44788 72 272 68 283 66 282 60 280 44788 43119 75 274 77 282 66 281 59 279 43119 41555 83 276 81 280 68 284 60 281 41555 40082 83 273 78 279 72 283 63 283 40082 38692 80 272 72 276 72 281 64 283 38692 37354 79 273 69 275 68 281 63 279 37354 35999 78 275 68 277 64 281 60 278 35999 34597 74 276 66 279 62 281 57 281 34597 33151 68 272 66 279 60 281 54 285 33151 31649 65 267 66 284 59 281 51 285 31649 30079 63 270 56 286 59 282 47 281 30079 28442 59 274 49 281 54 285 46 279 28442 26742 57 271 44 278 41 282 41 279 26742 24980 49 269 42 280 36 277 34 278 24980 23162 41 269 40 281 31 283 29 279 23162 21284 37 268 36 276 28 287 26 284 21284 19339 31 265 33 268 29 282 26 282 19339 17364 24 272 28 264 30 270 27 273 17364 15462 17 280 21 268 26 266 25 257 15462 13731 13 269 16 271 22*269 21 261 13731 12184 10 259 15*270 17*281 18 273 12184 10799 5 283 12*279 14 292 15 286 10799 9558 5 336 9 301 13 303 12 299 9558 8446 7 349 9 304 12 316 11 313 8446 7453 8 352 9 304 12 317 11 325 7453 6569 7 352 9 303 12 320 12 334 6569 5782 6*334 9 302 13 321 14 340 5782 5073 6*302 9 300 12 321 15 342 5073 4441 6 298 9 299 12 322 17 343 4441 3909 6 296 9 296 12 322 17 343 3909 3500 6 294 9 296 12 322 17 342 3500 3217 6 294 8 295 12 322 14 338 3217 3044 5 294 8 295 11 322 10*332 3044 2946 5 293 8 295 10 323 5*322 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