DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.0 - - 83.3 - - - - - 66.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 193 - - 183 - - - - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1097 - - 2207 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3360 - - 4135 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4080 - - 5190 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 725 - - 2598 - - - - - 89 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 245 - - 305 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 23 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 2 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 112 - - 335 - - - - - 272 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -10 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6867 - - -8638 - - - - - -5967 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10948 - - 13829 - - - - - 8913 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13550 - - -13064 - - - - - -13593 ODpotential blCL - - - 17630 - - 18254 - - - - - 16539 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 86 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.0 - - 83.3 - - - - - 66.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 32.8 - - - - - 38.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.6 - - 82.0 - - - - - 70.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 32.7 - - - - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 193 - - 183 - - - - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1097 - - 2207 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 42 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 97659 15 291 15 300 15 307 97659 90449 9 338 5 356 15 342 90449 84879 10 000 6 022 19 354 84879 80274 11 329 12 002 15 351 80274 76288 11 319 12 336 11 341 76288 72747 10 319 15 319 19 331 72747 69551 15 299 17 307 19 331 69551 66613 17 288 19 283 22 333 66613 63877 18 298 23 278 30 305 63877 61228 26 289 28 282 31 291 61228 58465 33 284 35 280 32 292 58465 55598 43 285 49 282 42 292 55598 52874 55 281 59 281 55 286 52874 50434 63 283 66 282 63 283 50434 48245 70 285 71 282 65 286 48245 46247 71 283 70 283 67 289 46247 44412 67 281 67 281 66 290 44412 42720 57 277 63 277 63 292 42720 41150 48 278 55 278 59 288 41150 39681 43 284 49 280 51 287 39681 38302 41 288 45 285 45 287 38302 36974 40 286 42 287 41 285 36974 35630 42 278 42 283 39 285 35630 34243 45 274 45 279 42 289 34243 32816 46 278 47 279 43 291 32816 31336 50 280 44 281 39 293 31336 29791 50 276 41 284 34 292 29791 28181 48 275 39 283 30 287 28181 26508 44 272 36 279 27 288 26508 24773 41 268 37 275 28 292 24773 22978 36 269 39 271 29 291 22978 21117 34 271 36 268 29 288 21117 19184 33 272 32 269 28 288 19184 17216 31 270 30 271 26 285 17216 15320 29 268 29 273 25 281 15320 13594 25 265 27 274 25 278 13594 12054 21 261 25 274 25 275 12054 10680 18 259 22 275 24 272 10680 9449 16 260 19 274 22 275 9449 8347 14 261 18 273 19 283 8347 7365 12 260 16 275 16 295 7365 6494 11 256 13 282 14 309 6494 5720 8 248 10*292 13 319 5720 5024 4 167 5*307 13 322 5024 4404 9*122 2 336 13 323 4404 3885 10*115 2 343 13 322 3885 3484 10 113 2 348 14 317 3484 3208 9 112 2 352 12 305 3208 3040 9 110 2 354 10*283 3040 2945 8 110 2 353 6*272 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