DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/30 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 - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.6 - - 79.3 - - 78.1 - - 64.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 234 - - 277 - - 35 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1604 - - 4260 - - 2844 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3795 - - 5824 - - 2929 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4587 - - 7243 - - 5827 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1031 - - 2086 - - 2951 - - 198 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 297 - - 435 - - 191 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 306 - - 318 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -9 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4496 - - -3484 - - -5429 - - -5116 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9084 - - 10728 - - 11257 - - 8063 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9801 - - -7081 - - -10693 - - -12978 ODpotential blCL - - - 14388 - - 14324 - - 16520 - - 15924 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 49 - - 50 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.6 - - 79.3 - - 78.1 - - 64.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 42.3 - - 39.0 - - 39.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 77.5 - - 77.9 - - 68.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 42.2 - - 38.9 - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 234 - - 277 - - 35 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1604 - - 4260 - - 2844 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97935 15 280 18 320 8 306 9 336 97935 90687 4 300 5 263 9 301 11 315 90687 85083 4 301 3 266 7 288 8 345 85083 80420 6 001 5 196 11 299 8 334 80420 76392 10 303 3 302 7 310 3 205 76392 72827 15 260 16 300 21 313 9 340 72827 69602 12 268 20 266 24 291 17 321 69602 66631 12 282 16 247 22 268 25 304 66631 63870 16 279 19 278 24 265 29 288 63870 61198 20 269 27 283 28 269 32 277 61198 58417 25 274 30 271 30 265 34 273 58417 55541 30 279 32 275 32 282 31 285 55541 52807 35 278 37 282 37 292 35 295 52807 50350 37 281 37 282 38 290 38 290 50350 48145 38 280 36 285 37 286 37 288 48145 46143 38 280 38 286 37 287 36 292 46143 44312 37 283 39 288 38 289 36 300 44312 42628 33 288 35 288 35 289 35 302 42628 41066 29 300 31 290 33 296 35 312 41066 39606 28 309 29 295 33 305 36 321 39606 38233 26 310 29 300 33 311 35 329 38233 36909 26 310 31 303 33 316 36 332 36909 35566 26 310 32 306 34 318 35 330 35566 34177 27 309 32 307 34 318 35 330 34177 32746 26 309 33 305 34 321 35 330 32746 31259 26 307 32 304 34 325 33 327 31259 29707 26 309 30 305 32 328 31 323 29707 28090 26 309 29 308 30 328 29 320 28090 26410 28 308 30 311 30 323 27 318 26410 24668 28 308 31 312 30 319 29 317 24668 22867 26 303 29 311 30 316 30 320 22867 21000 24 294 25 307 28 315 26 320 21000 19063 23 290 25 298 26 314 23 321 19063 17097 21 294 24 296 23 315 19 327 17097 15208 19 299 21 302 21 318 17 333 15208 13490 15 302 17 304 20 316 14 335 13490 11962 12 304 14 304 18 311 13 328 11962 10600 10 314 12 305 17 306 14 318 10600 9383 9 332 11 308 17 302 16 310 9383 8295 10 336 12 313 17 305 18 306 8295 7324 11 336 13*311 17 312 18 306 7324 6463 12 340 14*310 17*317 18 306 6463 5696 13 338 14 308 17*318 18 310 5696 5006 13*322 15 307 17 318 17 319 5006 4393 13*293 15 306 17 318 19 325 4393 3877 13 291 15 305 16 318 20 323 3877 3481 13 290 14 305 16 317 19 319 3481 3206 12 289 14 304 15 317 13 309 3206 3040 11 289 13 304 14 317 9*289 3040 2945 10 289 12 304 11 316 6*265 2945 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