DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 73.7 - - 73.2 - - 61.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 283 - - 309 - - 47 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1861 - - 4386 - - 2928 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4039 - - 5967 - - 2928 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4844 - - 7369 - - 5911 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1161 - - 1901 - - 2760 - - 320 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 333 - - 456 - - 213 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 21 - - 20 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 315 - - 317 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -14 - - 5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3896 - - -3412 - - -5306 - - -5709 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8740 - - 10782 - - 11218 - - 8655 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7268 - - -5973 - - -8656 - - -11299 ODpotential blCL - - - 12112 - - 13342 - - 14567 - - 14244 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 70 - - 34 - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 73.7 - - 73.2 - - 61.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.4 - - 36.4 - - 34.2 - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.8 - - 72.0 - - 72.9 - - 63.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 36.4 - - 34.1 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 283 - - 309 - - 47 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1861 - - 4386 - - 2928 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98151 12 311 7 315 5 329 8 289 98151 90817 7 250 8 277 10 320 9 335 90817 85134 6 202 8 247 9 318 10 337 85134 80430 3 132 5 189 5 299 7 337 80430 76394 7 113 1 181 4 266 6 313 76394 72834 1 067 5 317 4 316 3 219 72834 69609 3 227 9 261 11 287 3 262 69609 66635 7 261 10 256 15 271 9 268 66635 63876 9 250 12 253 16 264 16 266 63876 61203 16 273 16 262 16 273 16 266 61203 58402 24 281 23 271 21 279 18 279 58402 55482 28 272 30 269 29 270 27 273 55482 52690 28 262 32 262 31 259 33 261 52690 50170 28 262 30 257 29 259 31 259 50170 47898 37 260 33 258 31 260 32 266 47898 45825 43 253 37 259 33 257 29 264 45825 43922 42 248 36 251 34 253 24 254 43922 42169 41 244 33 245 30 250 17 260 42169 40555 36 244 26 246 21 254 12 340 40555 39062 32 245 23 249 15 277 20 005 39062 37670 31 246 17 245 11 300 25 012 37670 36339 29 239 10 249 7 333 31 022 36339 35003 23 230 10 270 12 005 37 039 35003 33632 19 236 13 265 22 022 54 050 33632 32225 18 250 10 259 27 025 70 052 32225 30763 18 253 2 054 24 027 64 053 30763 29239 15 249 13 041 27 028 49 047 29239 27654 14 233 14 008 28 024 44 032 27654 26008 7 221 2 354 26 024 41 027 26008 24303 6 227 2 103 21 015 32 030 24303 22539 11 223 1 207 14 355 28 027 22539 20709 10 229 2 235 9 358 25 031 20709 18809 14 280 6 326 7 005 14 033 18809 16880 16 285 6 351 8 001 6 333 16880 15028 13 252 3 320 11 353 10 321 15028 13344 12 185 6 215 10 352 11 337 13344 11843 9 096 6 205 9 347 12 341 11843 10503 9 029 3 307 8 335 14 337 10503 9304 11 332 10 295 10 333 16 330 9304 8231 14 319 15*308 14 330 17 324 8231 7272 14 324 19*316 17 328 18 326 7272 6421 16 319 21 317 19*325 21 332 6421 5664 19 313 21 317 20*321 24 334 5664 4982 19*306 22 316 21 319 28 333 4982 4375 19*295 22 314 21 317 30 331 4375 3867 18 289 22 314 21 316 29 328 3867 3474 18 287 21 313 20 315 25 323 3474 3203 17 285 20 312 19 315 19 313 3203 3038 16 285 19 312 18 314 14*304 3038 2944 14 284 16 311 14 313 7*290 2944 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