DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 91.1 - - 91.8 - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 343 - - 347 - - 145 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1900 - - 4463 - - 5306 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4119 - - 6070 - - 6275 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4883 - - 7446 - - 8289 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1323 - - 3654 - - 3636 - - 290 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 357 - - 476 - - 378 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 307 - - 326 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -12 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5846 - - -7650 - - -7914 - - -11812 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10729 - - 15097 - - 16204 - - 14760 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9314 - - -10294 - - -11270 - - -17965 ODpotential blCL - - - 14197 - - 17740 - - 19559 - - 20912 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 79 - - 78 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 91.1 - - 91.8 - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 34.6 - - 30.4 - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.6 - - 88.8 - - 90.7 - - 83.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 34.5 - - 30.2 - - 26.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 343 - - 347 - - 145 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1900 - - 4463 - - 5306 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 14 - - 13 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 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] 99328 17 091 14 107 20 112 10 133 99328 91874 20 104 14 109 7 124 16 062 91874 86086 17 113 9 089 9 072 12 065 86086 81281 12 099 11 108 9 065 11 079 81281 77160 12 088 10 111 9 079 12 107 77160 73510 8 104 6 094 9 070 10 111 73510 70207 9 089 8 129 2 081 7 065 70207 67181 6 118 6 139 4 163 2 273 67181 64375 6 161 1 116 5 188 4 164 64375 61658 8 230 3 203 7 245 11 237 61658 58828 16 225 17 234 17 247 14 241 58828 55912 24 238 23 241 12 258 14 249 55912 53135 37 230 29 237 32 253 25 253 53135 50623 41 232 35 233 44 245 38 245 50623 48374 46 238 41 237 46 242 47 243 48374 46347 49 239 50 239 48 244 51 244 46347 44502 53 239 56 239 52 247 56 246 44502 42809 58 239 60 241 55 245 58 245 42809 41246 61 238 60 243 55 244 60 244 41246 39787 62 237 59 246 56 245 62 246 39787 38417 62 235 60 248 57 248 62 249 38417 37094 60 236 59 249 52 250 58 252 37094 35754 57 238 55 249 47 250 50 252 35754 34370 53 241 51 250 45 245 45 248 34370 32943 48 242 49 248 43 245 41 242 32943 31461 46 241 47 245 41 249 36 242 31461 29912 44 237 46 244 40 253 32 250 29912 28299 41 237 44 245 39 252 30 253 28299 26622 38 241 42 246 38 251 30 254 26622 24881 36 246 38 247 36 252 30 255 24881 23080 36 249 36 247 35 251 32 256 23080 21213 38 249 37 249 36 248 36 252 21213 19275 43 248 40 249 38 245 39 247 19275 17306 46 246 40 247 40 242 39 242 17306 15409 38 246 38 244 36 236 33 237 15409 13678 25 239 33 240 31 236 28 240 13678 12129 22 232 27 236 26 244 24 247 12129 10744 19 231 23 238 19 248 17 250 10744 9505 17 224 19 242 12 259 10 263 9505 8398 16 227 15*248 8*301 7 299 8398 7411 13 234 10*268 8*307 8 318 7411 6535 7 268 8 302 11 325 9 332 6535 5755 8 317 9 310 11 327 11 341 5755 5051 9*314 9 313 12 328 12 344 5051 4425 10*308 9 314 12 328 14 341 4425 3899 10 305 9 315 12 328 14 336 3899 3494 10 304 8 316 12 328 14 329 3494 3213 10 304 8 316 12 328 12 319 3213 3043 10 303 8 316 11 328 10*306 3043 2946 9 304 8 316 10 327 6*292 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