DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 93.6 - - - - - 86.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 314 - - 364 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2839 - - 8467 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4791 - - 9270 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5822 - - 11450 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1281 - - 6094 - - - - - 7439 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 396 - - 599 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 24 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 127 - - 280 - - - - - 054 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -23 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4138 - - -2160 - - - - - -11407 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9961 - - 13611 - - - - - 14355 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6911 - - -3781 - - - - - -14220 ODpotential blCL - - - 12733 - - 15231 - - - - - 17167 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 70 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 800 - - 370 - - - - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 93.6 - - - - - 86.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.8 - - 43.7 - - - - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.2 - - 91.3 - - - - - 91.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.7 - - 43.5 - - - - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 314 - - 364 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2839 - - 8467 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 0 - - - - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 4 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] 99595 31 108 26 108 25 093 99595 92108 20 103 19 087 21 092 92108 86310 17 092 12 082 17 076 86310 81482 15 107 10 087 13 080 81482 77314 12 093 7 124 12 073 77314 73642 9 085 8 103 8 031 73642 70332 8 090 7 070 6 031 70332 67294 1 336 4 040 5 011 67294 64478 4 185 3 301 7 319 64478 61754 3 100 7 206 3 335 61754 58913 7 284 8 245 11 252 58913 55962 24 239 21 237 16 261 55962 53138 32 248 29 249 21 283 53138 50587 36 242 39 248 37 266 50587 48324 33 244 37 242 46 257 48324 46312 35 253 34 250 48 257 46312 44507 46 257 41 266 50 258 44507 42859 50 263 52 273 53 259 42859 41322 54 275 57 276 53 261 41322 39871 59 279 59 277 52 264 39871 38499 56 272 58 279 50 264 38499 37172 53 265 56 279 48 263 37172 35827 51 265 53 275 47 260 35827 34435 50 263 50 270 48 259 34435 33001 47 259 46 266 46 258 33001 31511 43 259 45 264 42 258 31511 29953 39 259 42 262 39 262 29953 28330 36 256 39 261 37 267 28330 26643 32 250 35 259 35 268 26643 24897 27 243 31 252 33 267 24897 23096 25 236 29 246 31 261 23096 21237 24 238 26 246 29 248 21237 19317 21 243 22 248 27 236 19317 17364 18 253 19 247 24 235 17364 15475 17 257 15 250 19 235 15475 13745 16 265 13 251 14 229 13745 12197 13 272 12*247 9 218 12197 10810 11 260 9*247 6 206 10810 9567 12 247 7 260 3 169 9567 8454 13 247 6 272 3 110 8454 7460 10 247 5 281 3 086 7460 6576 5*235 5 287 4 077 6576 5788 4*149 4 302 4 072 5788 5077 8 127 3 310 4 066 5077 4444 8 125 3 314 4 063 4444 3912 8 125 3 320 4 059 3912 3501 8 125 3 323 4 054 3501 3218 8 125 3 323 3 051 3218 3045 7 125 3 323 3*051 3045 2946 7 125 3 326 3*054 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