DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/16 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 81.1 - - 96.3 - - 103.7 - - 102.9 - - 96.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 102 - - 346 - - 403 - - 128 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 567 - - 4365 - - 14294 - - 11566 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 5998 - - 14097 - - 10958 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top 3550 - - 7348 - - 17277 - - 14549 - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 586 - - 4938 - - 1863 - - 5277 - - 11747 Hgt.Variab. W* 160 - - 474 - - 740 - - 472 - - 6 W* B/S 3 - - 7 - - 16 - - 16 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 13 - - 8 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 111 - - 126 - - 173 - - 145 - - 096 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 7 - - 20 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - -10 - - -5 - - -13 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5141 - - -5920 - - 2556 - - -526 - - -10957 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8691 - - 13269 - - 14721 - - 15076 - - 13906 sfcLCL ODpotential -9789 - - -7519 - - 1622 - - -1301 - - -13122 ODpotential blCL 13339 - - 14867 - - 15655 - - 15850 - - 16070 blCL maxRH 65 - - 78 - - 96 - - 95 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 330 - - 240 - - 930 - - 670 - - 480 CAPE Temp@2m 81.1 - - 96.3 - - 103.7 - - 102.9 - - 96.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 53.4 - - 47.9 - - 48.6 - - 46.3 - - 45.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 80.2 - - 94.1 - - 101.1 - - 101.8 - - 98.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 53.3 - - 47.7 - - 48.4 - - 46.1 - - 45.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 102 - - 346 - - 403 - - 128 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 567 - - 4365 - - 14294 - - 11566 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 13 - - 85 - - 81 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 99806 43 104 34 098 37 106 31 108 30 096 99806 92229 37 107 29 109 30 092 31 101 29 109 92229 86384 31 101 28 116 23 093 22 100 32 100 86384 81537 27 086 28 105 20 115 18 102 25 091 81537 77373 16 092 26 093 23 133 16 105 21 099 77373 73703 17 103 17 081 21 114 16 110 22 107 73703 70394 18 096 12 109 17 118 16 102 16 116 70394 67366 13 098 14 104 17 127 9 142 7 104 67366 64569 14 136 5 101 13 104 14 144 3 155 64569 61862 18 134 11 180 5 102 6 119 12 144 61862 59056 10 114 16 150 13 171 8 200 10 200 59056 56169 15 235 13 230 11 194 11 190 7 198 56169 53398 38 215 40 225 35 238 19 244 16 228 53398 50898 46 203 55 211 55 224 45 238 37 243 50898 48680 40 211 55 209 63 213 62 224 51 232 48680 46681 47 229 51 221 54 216 54 218 52 225 46681 44850 58 233 55 223 51 224 52 224 52 228 44850 43157 61 230 54 220 54 227 56 226 55 228 43157 41580 59 228 52 221 53 227 56 226 55 228 41580 40102 56 229 50 224 50 228 53 227 53 228 40102 38709 54 230 47 227 47 228 48 225 51 225 38709 37367 52 229 45 227 46 227 46 225 50 228 37367 36007 49 230 44 228 44 227 45 225 48 228 36007 34603 45 231 42 229 42 227 43 224 47 222 34603 33158 43 230 39 230 40 227 41 226 46 222 33158 31659 44 226 37 229 38 227 39 227 44 225 31659 30096 43 227 34 230 34 229 34 226 38 227 30096 28470 37 231 29 232 27 230 27 219 34 226 28470 26783 30 234 26 226 23 226 22 215 30 226 26783 25036 23 228 24 220 22 218 19 217 29 227 25036 23233 20 218 21 213 21 215 20 222 26 226 23233 21369 19 219 21 212 21 219 21 223 23 225 21369 19442 21 219 20 224 21 224 20 221 21 220 19442 17483 22 210 18 228 20*221 18 219 20 220 17483 15586 18 200 17 218 17*217 14*215 17 219 15586 13850 10 210 14 211 12 199 10*203 13 216 13850 12294 8 203 13 202 12 193 9 197 10 207 12294 10900 9 183 12 190 11 189 7 182 8 193 10900 9648 11 169 12 181 9 170 6 163 7 168 9648 8525 12 156 12 175 8 158 6 140 8 143 8525 7521 12 147 12*162 8 147 6 123 9 126 7521 6626 11 137 13*148 7 139 7 111 10 116 6626 5829 12 131 13 133 7 132 7 105 11 110 5829 5109 13 132 14 125 7 126 7 103 13 106 5109 4467 13 131 14 123 7 120 8 099 14 104 4467 3928 13*122 13 120 7 116 8 098 14 103 3928 3511 12*116 13 119 7 114 8 097 14 102 3511 3223 10 110 12 117 7 114 7 097 12 100 3223 3047 10 109 12 117 6 114 7 096 10*097 3047 2947 8 107 11 117 6 112 7 095 6*096 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