DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - 78.7 - - 80.4 - - - - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 423 - - 216 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4677 - - 9010 - - - - - 1454 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6314 - - 9397 - - - - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7660 - - 11993 - - - - - 4437 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1515 - - 1869 - - - - - 3564 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 518 - - 517 - - - - - 44 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 26 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 321 - - 243 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 14 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 37 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2575 - - 1182 - - - - - -2248 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10235 - - 10812 - - - - - 6686 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4936 - - 526 - - - - - -4640 ODpotential blCL - - - 12596 - - 11467 - - - - - 9077 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 100 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 80 - - - - - 210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.7 - - 80.4 - - - - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.6 - - 42.7 - - - - - 49.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.5 - - 79.3 - - - - - 68.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 42.5 - - - - - 49.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 423 - - 216 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4677 - - 9010 - - - - - 1454 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 102 - - - - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 8 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] 99327 29 099 29 110 28 090 99327 91798 23 112 22 110 22 074 91798 86003 19 123 15 116 19 092 86003 81170 14 119 18 127 15 096 81170 76998 10 142 13 102 12 117 76998 73321 14 137 5 087 14 114 73321 69989 12 139 6 164 13 098 69989 66912 11 135 8 153 5 066 66912 64061 3 134 3 225 3 200 64061 61310 6 233 7 192 6 227 61310 58440 17 232 7 228 11 233 58440 55459 20 224 14 234 15 257 55459 52610 24 239 21 232 17 265 52610 50038 29 246 34 245 27 260 50038 47732 39 246 37 239 37 257 47732 45646 45 233 40 239 40 253 45646 43745 47 234 52 236 41 245 43745 42004 61 237 62 228 42 243 42004 40396 66 225 71 222 46 241 40396 38899 64 216 76 215 51 233 38899 37502 62 218 78 214 55 227 37502 36168 62 221 80 216 55 225 36168 34830 62 222 78 218 50 225 34830 33457 62 223 73 219 47 223 33457 32052 60 223 70 217 46 221 32052 30599 53 223 65 215 46 219 30599 29083 45 219 59 214 44 220 29083 27508 41 216 55 215 40 223 27508 25872 40 223 49 218 35 227 25872 24178 43 233 46 222 29 233 24178 22429 48 237 44 228 27 240 22429 20617 54 236 40 234 29 246 20617 18739 59 230 35 240 34 249 18739 16832 59 226 32 247 43 246 16832 14997 47 225 30 252 46 244 14997 13321 28 225 30*251 40 241 13321 11824 23 223 30*249 34 238 11824 10487 21 226 29 247 27 245 10487 9291 15 247 28 245 26 263 9291 8223 15*299 27 243 25 281 8223 7270 19*313 27 242 23 294 7270 6423 23 320 26 240 20 305 6423 5669 24 321 25 239 15 313 5669 4988 24 322 25 239 12*319 4988 4381 24 322 24 238 11*321 4381 3872 24 321 23 237 11 321 3872 3478 24 321 22 237 10 319 3478 3206 23 321 21 237 10 319 3206 3040 21 320 20 237 9 317 3040 2945 18 320 16 237 6 314 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