DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 93.0 - - 102.0 - - - - - 93.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 426 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2321 - - 8295 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4394 - - 9214 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5304 - - 11278 - - - - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1158 - - 3924 - - - - - 5387 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 366 - - 628 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 341 - - - - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 5 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7129 - - -2752 - - - - - -9036 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12434 - - 14030 - - - - - 11984 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9986 - - -3898 - - - - - -11973 ODpotential blCL - - - 15290 - - 15176 - - - - - 14921 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 82 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 220 - - - - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 93.0 - - 102.0 - - - - - 93.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.8 - - 50.1 - - - - - 50.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.9 - - 99.3 - - - - - 93.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.6 - - 49.9 - - - - - 50.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 426 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2321 - - 8295 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 28 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 99601 28 120 27 108 34 096 99601 92050 29 106 31 107 24 098 92050 86253 29 108 30 096 23 103 86253 81447 28 113 23 102 22 093 81447 77320 25 102 19 110 25 088 77320 73688 24 104 18 112 20 088 73688 70408 19 113 20 123 20 097 70408 67394 14 106 20 116 15 111 67394 64613 13 116 11 122 13 102 64613 61937 17 103 15 144 3 129 61937 59168 5 044 15 146 7 214 59168 56319 10 238 5 184 13 210 56319 53619 14 219 14 271 10 197 53619 51203 19 230 20 256 7 226 51203 49026 24 221 27 216 17 224 49026 47037 20 212 36 203 23 228 47037 45212 17 212 33 198 33 221 45212 43521 22 222 29 211 37 211 43521 41936 30 232 37 223 27 211 41936 40443 30 230 38 224 24 231 40443 39033 23 222 39 226 28 231 39033 37671 23 223 40 228 35 224 37671 36292 26 227 33 230 38 217 36292 34867 26 219 31 227 35 215 34867 33400 24 201 30 220 31 220 33400 31877 22 183 31 217 27 221 31877 30288 25 186 31 210 28 217 30288 28634 22 178 29 204 30 218 28634 26916 18 181 27 202 25 219 26916 25140 20 204 27 203 20 237 25140 23309 17 230 22 201 16 249 23309 21420 16 250 15 197 5 249 21420 19467 18 248 12 212 5 203 19467 17484 19 239 12 234 7 212 17484 15571 21 232 11 245 10 243 15571 13825 15 220 10 231 9 251 13825 12263 8 182 8*213 6 283 12263 10866 6 132 3*296 4 318 10866 9613 4 095 6 344 4 324 9613 8491 3 039 6 344 8 326 8491 7489 4 320 7 345 11 326 7489 6599 8 333 7 343 15 327 6599 5806 9*338 8 343 18 325 5806 5090 9*308 8 342 20 320 5090 4453 10 293 9 341 21 315 4453 3918 10 290 9 341 21 309 3918 3505 10 289 9 340 20 304 3505 3220 10 288 9 340 18 299 3220 3046 9 287 8 340 15*296 3046 2947 8 288 8 340 11*293 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