DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/02 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 80.4 - - 93.9 - - 100.7 - - 100.4 - - 91.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 69 - - 368 - - 424 - - 154 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 479 - - 3807 - - 16462 - - 16788 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 5586 - - 15933 - - 15269 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top 3462 - - 6790 - - 19445 - - 19771 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1220 - - 5293 - - 1583 - - 2561 - - 13725 Hgt.Variab. W* 132 - - 462 - - 790 - - 567 - - 8 W* B/S 22 - - 12 - - 11 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 7 - - 14 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 159 - - 279 - - 238 - - 243 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 9 - - 30 - - 22 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -6 - - 31 - - 83 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7931 - - -7729 - - 2327 - - 2063 - - -12191 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11394 - - 14520 - - 17118 - - 17709 - - 15139 sfcLCL ODpotential -12725 - - -9392 - - 1001 - - 1082 - - -14091 ODpotential blCL 16187 - - 16182 - - 18444 - - 18689 - - 17038 blCL maxRH 87 - - 78 - - 68 - - 90 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 130 - - 150 - - 170 - - 180 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m 80.4 - - 93.9 - - 100.7 - - 100.4 - - 91.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.1 - - 39.9 - - 34.2 - - 31.4 - - 35.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 79.7 - - 91.6 - - 97.9 - - 99.0 - - 94.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.0 - - 39.7 - - 33.9 - - 31.1 - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 69 - - 368 - - 424 - - 154 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 479 - - 3807 - - 16462 - - 16788 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 49 - - 14 - - 0 - - 61 - - 50 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99317 31 105 33 108 28 107 24 108 23 092 99317 91788 26 102 21 097 30 114 20 100 25 096 91788 85954 23 098 11 086 24 112 21 106 23 104 85954 81115 21 082 15 130 12 102 20 111 17 109 81115 76988 18 078 21 130 8 120 16 091 12 096 76988 73362 15 096 18 114 12 126 11 096 13 112 73362 70076 14 105 13 104 14 106 7 104 15 115 70076 67059 9 127 9 132 9 115 7 181 11 116 67059 64266 8 158 4 131 12 138 7 173 7 137 64266 61572 10 167 5 173 14 163 16 186 12 178 61572 58781 13 218 13 209 13 186 12 183 7 198 58781 55889 16 207 18 208 13 202 16 201 19 234 55889 53123 13 184 23 214 20 210 25 206 30 215 53123 50629 19 221 36 209 33 225 35 230 30 221 50629 48392 35 211 40 206 48 220 47 231 38 229 48392 46361 41 212 48 210 55 208 48 221 41 219 46361 44487 48 213 51 208 48 203 45 212 43 221 44487 42741 54 207 49 211 44 209 43 206 48 221 42741 41114 52 203 48 209 42 212 41 204 47 211 41114 39608 42 201 43 200 38 211 37 203 42 212 39608 38216 38 211 38 203 36 217 36 213 40 218 38216 36888 42 218 43 214 40 222 43 225 47 225 36888 35550 43 221 44 215 43 220 52 228 54 222 35550 34172 45 220 42 213 47 212 57 218 56 215 34172 32753 49 213 44 211 50 202 59 214 55 208 32753 31278 52 203 46 207 48 197 54 217 54 210 31278 29738 53 199 46 203 45 197 49 210 48 217 29738 28136 44 206 42 200 42 202 47 208 41 218 28136 26474 33 219 37 201 43 213 44 216 35 208 26474 24754 24 225 28 205 35 225 38 221 30 208 24754 22978 23 215 25 208 30 209 32 220 28 211 22978 21145 25 201 23 213 31*205 28*225 22 215 21145 19245 25 195 26 217 28*223 20*234 18 219 19245 17307 22 206 24 217 23 227 16 233 15 227 17307 15432 19 222 19 218 21 227 13 229 13 242 15432 13716 15 230 17 234 19 229 11 227 11 263 13716 12179 14 236 19 247 18 230 9 226 11 286 12179 10802 15 246 23 250 15 234 6 230 12 302 10802 9566 14 246 24 250 12 239 4 243 13 311 9566 8457 14 239 22 251 10 249 3 264 14 317 8457 7464 14 235 18*252 8 264 3 290 15 322 7464 6581 12 236 12*256 7 279 3 313 17 327 6581 5794 10 241 9 265 7 290 4 326 17 331 5794 5082 8 248 7 282 7 300 4 332 18 334 5082 4448 4 244 6 288 7 308 5 335 18 336 4448 3915 2 225 6 293 7 313 5 338 18 337 3915 3503 2*221 6 299 7 316 5 339 17 337 3503 3219 1*168 6 301 7 317 5 342 15 335 3219 3046 1 158 6 302 7 318 5 341 12*333 3046 2946 1 150 5 302 7 319 5 341 7*330 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