DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 57.2 - - - - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 84 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2084 - - 1401 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3425 - - 2928 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5067 - - 4384 - - - - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3109 - - 3285 - - - - - 4989 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 228 - - 215 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 19 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 307 - - - - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -19 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1737 - - 1440 - - - - - -180 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3330 - - 2944 - - - - - 3125 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 441 - - -312 - - - - - -1859 ODpotential blCL - - - 4626 - - 4696 - - - - - 4804 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 95 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 850 - - 790 - - - - - 770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 57.2 - - - - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.0 - - 53.9 - - - - - 50.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 56.6 - - - - - 55.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.8 - - 52.7 - - - - - 49.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 84 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2084 - - 1401 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 82 - - - - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 9 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] 99376 33 100 25 099 23 099 99376 91838 26 098 19 092 24 087 91838 86044 22 108 18 090 26 086 86044 81226 13 123 14 108 14 095 81226 77076 18 117 11 148 16 110 77076 73400 14 115 17 138 17 073 73400 70054 5 095 12 123 6 075 70054 66973 4 170 7 112 2 195 66973 64129 3 034 7 065 7 185 64129 61376 14 241 10 271 5 147 61376 58492 13 212 13 254 6 250 58492 55477 16 258 21 254 19 250 55477 52581 24 247 23 256 25 264 52581 49970 29 264 29 264 27 268 49970 47632 34 272 33 268 31 270 47632 45515 35 271 37 269 36 270 45515 43578 36 270 38 269 39 270 43578 41790 39 268 39 271 42 273 41790 40127 40 264 40 272 46 274 40127 38575 40 261 40 271 51 271 38575 37125 39 263 39 269 55 268 37125 35741 38 263 38 268 55 265 35741 34357 38 257 40 264 53 264 34357 32946 37 252 41 253 50 262 32946 31511 38 248 38 237 44 258 31511 30044 44 222 31 222 36 257 30044 28534 41 215 30 209 27 252 28534 26985 39 216 28 212 16 234 26985 25389 33 216 18 225 15 227 25389 23738 26 222 20 226 19 217 23738 22030 27 227 25 226 20 219 22030 20257 20 236 19 241 16 226 20257 18415 14 253 18 255 17 241 18415 16539 14 262 20 264 19 250 16539 14732 15 270 21 265 18 266 14732 13087 15 278 22 272 21 282 13087 11623 13 281 21 279 28 295 11623 10318 12 283 21 284 29 304 10318 9152 12 282 21 290 26 314 9152 8108 12 281 21 295 24 320 8108 7177 13 282 20 299 23 319 7177 6348 14 287 20 300 21 315 6348 5610 16*294 19 302 19 313 5610 4944 17*296 20*305 19 309 4944 4350 17 296 20*307 17 305 4350 3851 17 296 20 307 16 297 3851 3466 17 295 19 307 14 287 3466 3199 16 295 18 307 12 277 3199 3037 15 294 17 307 10*270 3037 2944 12 294 14 307 6*265 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