DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/08 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.0 - - 81.0 - - 81.4 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 194 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 949 - - 1792 - - 1205 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2928 - - 3860 - - 2929 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3932 - - 4775 - - 4188 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 591 - - 1720 - - 2192 - - 89 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 225 - - 289 - - 20 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 30 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 059 - - 305 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -7 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7702 - - -9637 - - -10444 - - -9287 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11634 - - 14412 - - 14632 - - 12233 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14554 - - -14980 - - -15884 - - -17186 ODpotential blCL - - - 18486 - - 19755 - - 20072 - - 20132 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 32 - - 27 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.0 - - 81.0 - - 81.4 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.9 - - 28.0 - - 27.5 - - 26.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.7 - - 79.6 - - 81.6 - - 75.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 27.9 - - 27.3 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 194 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 949 - - 1792 - - 1205 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97736 15 028 15 011 16 033 11 007 97736 90566 10 054 15 023 12 042 9 040 90566 84955 11 059 9 024 11 036 10 032 84955 80264 13 054 6 058 12 010 11 020 80264 76212 14 038 5 018 14 333 19 012 76212 72642 18 355 15 344 19 333 25 358 72642 69436 20 344 19 343 19 331 26 331 69436 66500 22 337 23 334 20 328 23 330 66500 63769 27 329 26 324 27 321 29 327 63769 61114 29 315 33 312 36 312 35 315 61114 58350 28 311 33 307 36 309 36 300 58350 55497 31 315 34 304 38 311 38 302 55497 52791 35 313 34 302 43 305 40 299 52791 50359 37 311 35 305 43 304 39 303 50359 48169 42 312 43 306 46 302 45 302 48169 46172 45 310 48 302 50 302 51 303 46172 44337 44 311 45 302 46 299 48 301 44337 42640 43 311 41 305 40 298 42 297 42640 41057 40 311 38 311 34 300 35 296 41057 39579 31 310 32 310 31 303 26 301 39579 38199 18 319 18 304 20 296 20 291 38199 36879 12 359 7 343 9 275 16 269 36879 35546 11 037 7 030 5 304 7 253 35546 34170 13 057 7 074 2 048 2 212 34170 32750 12 063 9 081 6 110 4 161 32750 31275 11 072 10 082 7 123 5 138 31275 29732 14 074 11 087 7 132 6 131 29732 28126 17 068 11 088 7 123 7 127 28126 26454 17 065 10 089 6 100 8 132 26454 24719 14 053 10 079 6 088 7 139 24719 22924 11 051 8 076 5 096 6 150 22924 21063 7 039 5 090 3 133 4 177 21063 19134 4 014 0 071 2 269 2 218 19134 17178 2 278 4 259 5 289 2 260 17178 15298 3 265 5 258 6 277 5 252 15298 13585 3 274 6 260 6 269 5 251 13585 12056 4 300 6 274 6 271 7 283 12056 10688 6 306 6 287 7 279 9 289 10688 9461 6 296 7 288 7 288 7 297 9461 8362 5 285 8 288 7 297 5 318 8362 7380 4 288 7 291 7 306 3 347 7380 6508 3 302 6 297 6 317 1 000 6508 5731 1 328 3 306 5 325 1 358 5731 5032 2 105 1*033 3 320 2 350 5032 4410 5*131 1*063 2*305 3 314 4410 3889 5*125 2 062 2*305 5 299 3889 3487 5 121 2 059 2 305 5 295 3487 3209 5 116 2 055 2 304 4 288 3209 3041 5 114 2 057 2 305 3*272 3041 2945 4 114 2 055 2 305 2*232 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