DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/20 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 92.6 - - 103.4 - - 105.5 - - 96.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 230 - - 383 - - 186 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2293 - - 5790 - - 10140 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4284 - - 7156 - - 10169 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5276 - - 8773 - - 13123 - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1184 - - 6763 - - 4011 - - 6090 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 333 - - 538 - - 510 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 27 - - 24 - - 104 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 129 - - 105 - - 200 - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -10 - - -5 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7367 - - -6918 - - -3305 - - -11947 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12643 - - 15692 - - 16429 - - 14895 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10811 - - -8276 - - -4713 - - -15047 ODpotential blCL - - - 16087 - - 17049 - - 17836 - - 17995 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 91 - - 90 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.6 - - 103.4 - - 105.5 - - 96.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.4 - - 44.1 - - 42.8 - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.9 - - 100.9 - - 104.1 - - 99.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.3 - - 43.9 - - 42.7 - - 41.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 230 - - 383 - - 186 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2293 - - 5790 - - 10140 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 65 - - 60 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 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] 99489 28 108 27 110 25 097 31 082 99489 91996 28 100 28 096 26 107 30 094 91996 86218 28 112 25 093 23 094 23 102 86218 81424 27 099 24 106 19 101 21 095 81424 77302 24 092 24 117 20 098 20 091 77302 73664 19 099 23 101 20 096 18 090 73664 70376 14 099 23 097 22 102 15 111 70376 67360 14 102 16 096 20 111 14 100 67360 64572 10 102 14 126 11 099 12 083 64572 61885 7 101 10 105 9 132 6 115 61885 59118 5 302 4 321 5 089 10 126 59118 56281 21 233 18 269 9 287 3 063 56281 53595 29 222 26 243 22 248 17 239 53595 51195 35 236 29 243 26 248 22 236 51195 49040 39 237 34 243 30 245 25 252 49040 47063 36 233 36 234 33 227 30 238 47063 45236 31 242 32 226 31 222 30 225 45236 43545 32 254 26 232 28 221 24 223 43545 41966 32 261 26 238 22 223 18 213 41966 40476 34 253 26 240 22 239 15 219 40476 39067 35 242 29 245 24 242 19 223 39067 37706 36 231 34 238 27 232 24 219 37706 36326 36 222 36 227 29 229 25 219 36326 34899 33 224 34 219 28 223 26 219 34899 33432 31 239 31 221 28 219 26 217 33432 31910 26 248 29 227 27 216 25 217 31910 30324 25 250 26 235 21 216 21 219 30324 28674 25 245 20 241 15 214 17 218 28674 26961 23 243 17 243 15 208 21 211 26961 25188 20 245 17 229 17 205 22 201 25188 23360 20 244 19 224 17 208 17 202 23360 21470 24 242 18 227 16 207 12 206 21470 19513 26 242 17 238 13 208 9 200 19513 17525 21 233 18 241 11 209 10 199 17525 15613 15 226 18 234 14 206 11 197 15613 13867 10 232 14 224 13*207 12 194 13867 12305 8 234 11 222 7*203 11 187 12305 10905 7 194 10 216 3 192 8 176 10905 9649 9 156 7*205 2 189 5 175 9649 8524 11 113 5*160 1 160 2 208 8524 7517 11 104 5 116 0 103 3 298 7517 6623 11 108 5 110 0 035 6 311 6623 5826 8*115 4 104 1 011 8 312 5826 5106 4*124 4 097 1 003 9 312 5106 4465 3 130 4 092 1 357 10 311 4465 3926 2 130 4 084 2 352 11 310 3926 3510 2 131 4 080 2 349 11 308 3510 3222 1 133 3 077 2 348 10 304 3222 3047 1 136 3 076 2 349 8*296 3047 2947 1 138 3 076 2 349 5*285 2947 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