DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.9 - - 97.3 - - - - - 91.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 392 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2303 - - 5019 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4418 - - 6558 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5286 - - 8002 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1355 - - 5004 - - - - - 4416 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 381 - - 518 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 19 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 302 - - - - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -12 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8394 - - -7879 - - - - - -11738 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13680 - - 15882 - - - - - 14686 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11558 - - -9533 - - - - - -14437 ODpotential blCL - - - 16844 - - 17535 - - - - - 17384 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 86 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 150 - - - - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.9 - - 97.3 - - - - - 91.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.2 - - 37.1 - - - - - 37.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.7 - - 94.8 - - - - - 93.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 36.7 - - - - - 36.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 392 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2303 - - 5019 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 44 - - - - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 99448 33 101 32 097 32 095 99448 91909 32 103 22 102 32 091 91909 86102 22 119 18 108 25 096 86102 81289 26 111 20 112 24 098 81289 77162 24 091 19 106 16 080 77162 73538 17 085 19 101 12 076 73538 70268 10 124 11 079 6 104 70268 67251 7 130 4 115 9 120 67251 64441 3 173 3 228 2 049 64441 61722 6 235 9 245 14 294 61722 58905 13 261 13 254 19 271 58905 55995 21 271 23 265 23 260 55995 53221 34 265 30 253 34 255 53221 50724 38 252 37 249 42 258 50724 48482 45 258 46 256 52 265 48482 46442 55 260 58 255 58 266 46442 44573 65 265 63 259 66 264 44573 42852 73 262 68 258 72 260 42852 41255 69 259 66 258 72 253 41255 39769 52 253 56 256 67 250 39769 38385 48 248 47 249 58 249 38385 37061 49 252 45 249 45 247 37061 35723 41 248 43 253 39 246 35723 34338 37 236 39 247 41 248 34338 32908 34 229 36 241 44 251 32908 31423 29 237 32 242 45 250 31423 29869 24 241 28 244 42 242 29869 28253 22 247 24 245 33 234 28253 26579 19 238 19 251 20 227 26579 24852 15 222 15 246 16 223 24852 23075 14 235 13 234 19 208 23075 21240 17 246 13 239 21 200 21240 19332 17 246 15 227 20 206 19332 17382 14 232 15 215 16 209 17382 15494 11 217 16 214 13 207 15494 13766 11 214 15 216 10 201 13766 12218 11 217 11 213 7 191 12218 10832 10 222 8 213 4 186 10832 9588 7 214 5 218 1 114 9588 8473 5 153 3*259 5 027 8473 7477 7 091 4*303 6 008 7477 6591 6 068 5 304 7 350 6591 5801 2*017 5 304 8 338 5801 5087 7*293 5 302 10 330 5087 4451 8 291 5 302 11 324 4451 3917 8 290 6 299 12 319 3917 3504 8 289 6 299 13 313 3504 3219 8 288 5 299 12 304 3219 3046 8 289 5 299 10*294 3046 2946 7 288 5 299 6*285 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