DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.2 - - 77.5 - - 77.5 - - 69.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 441 - - 499 - - 247 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5150 - - 10437 - - 8226 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6701 - - 11043 - - 8857 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8133 - - 13420 - - 11209 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2967 - - 2191 - - 2165 - - 6205 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 541 - - 714 - - 522 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 305 - - 316 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -19 - - -13 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2749 - - -530 - - -3199 - - -9659 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10883 - - 13951 - - 14409 - - 12605 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5099 - - -2059 - - -5167 - - -13161 ODpotential blCL - - - 13232 - - 15479 - - 16376 - - 16107 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 48 - - 41 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.2 - - 77.5 - - 77.5 - - 69.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.5 - - 25.8 - - 23.9 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.7 - - 74.8 - - 75.8 - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 25.4 - - 23.5 - - 24.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 441 - - 499 - - 247 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5150 - - 10437 - - 8226 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 98668 22 102 18 096 19 087 16 085 98668 91194 20 103 14 115 18 068 19 071 91194 85461 15 106 13 100 18 072 19 075 85461 80717 18 115 16 083 16 093 16 085 80717 76641 18 107 15 086 16 091 18 093 76641 73046 16 097 15 097 10 103 15 077 73046 69800 11 098 14 094 11 107 10 084 69800 66811 10 149 11 115 11 111 11 098 66811 64022 11 142 9 159 7 118 11 130 64022 61305 7 150 12 171 4 207 9 135 61305 58453 12 190 13 207 7 234 5 182 58453 55471 12 201 20 209 16 234 12 251 55471 52610 15 209 21 219 21 240 19 244 52610 50033 14 240 18 215 21 238 17 239 50033 47718 16 255 13 239 17 239 17 249 47718 45620 18 254 18 259 18 252 18 250 45620 43708 22 258 19 263 15 257 16 247 43708 41950 22 260 20 274 15 275 13 280 41950 40325 23 259 23 279 17 288 19 293 40325 38817 20 260 25 275 22 286 26 290 38817 37417 19 270 22 275 21 284 27 284 37417 36082 20 270 21 279 18 297 23 285 36082 34748 20 273 23 285 18 306 21 289 34748 33386 22 278 21 289 16 311 15 314 33386 31994 19 282 17 295 15 315 14 000 31994 30556 15 281 12 305 14 313 13 005 30556 29056 13 282 11 353 17 298 10 318 29056 27495 10 280 17 339 23 285 24 291 27495 25878 4 271 18 321 24 285 33 298 25878 24203 1 089 15 312 24 287 35 298 24203 22469 1 034 13 309 24 290 34 300 22469 20669 3 296 15 304 23 294 30 300 20669 18797 10 273 14 298 21 300 27 299 18797 16890 18 260 13 291 21 302 25 301 16890 15050 19 263 15*283 19 298 23 305 15050 13369 23 278 14*286 18 284 21 302 13369 11867 22 287 13 295 13*292 19 290 11867 10525 16 297 12 298 12*302 18 286 10525 9323 13 318 12 304 12 308 15 293 9323 8248 12*329 12 306 12 313 13 306 8248 7289 11*327 12 310 13 316 12 317 7289 6437 10 318 13 312 13 318 12 325 6437 5679 9 314 12 313 13 319 13 329 5679 4995 9 312 13 314 13 321 14 331 4995 4386 9 310 13 314 13 321 14 332 4386 3874 9 309 12 315 13 322 15 332 3874 3479 8 308 12 315 13 322 14 332 3479 3206 8 307 12 315 13 322 13 330 3206 3040 8 307 12 316 12 323 10*328 3040 2945 7 307 11 316 11 322 6*325 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