DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/01 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 79.6 - - 91.9 - - 102.0 - - 103.3 - - 94.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 88 - - 359 - - 419 - - 190 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 598 - - 2612 - - 11066 - - 12375 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2929 - - 4664 - - 11465 - - 11961 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top 3581 - - 5595 - - 14049 - - 15358 - - 2948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 809 - - 1312 - - 6553 - - 8630 - - 16619 Hgt.Variab. W* 155 - - 404 - - 688 - - 550 - - 4 W* B/S 17 - - 30 - - 11 - - 36 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 2 - - 11 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 309 - - 267 - - 248 - - 264 - - 073 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 1 - - 28 - - 20 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -5 - - -57 - - -8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8255 - - -8096 - - -3691 - - -3597 - - -14744 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11836 - - 13691 - - 17741 - - 18956 - - 17693 sfcLCL ODpotential -13600 - - -10509 - - -5306 - - -4073 - - -16969 ODpotential blCL 17181 - - 16104 - - 19355 - - 19431 - - 19917 blCL maxRH 51 - - 38 - - 42 - - 75 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 70 - - 130 - - 130 - - 130 - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m 79.6 - - 91.9 - - 102.0 - - 103.3 - - 94.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.6 - - 41.9 - - 32.8 - - 28.5 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 78.8 - - 89.6 - - 99.3 - - 101.7 - - 98.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.5 - - 41.8 - - 32.4 - - 28.2 - - 26.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 88 - - 359 - - 419 - - 190 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 598 - - 2612 - - 11066 - - 12375 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99273 29 089 30 101 31 110 25 110 25 097 99273 91736 26 102 22 110 22 104 21 100 21 097 91736 85951 27 106 14 112 16 085 17 103 18 081 85951 81161 23 092 16 113 18 109 14 100 16 090 81161 77042 15 071 16 098 15 110 17 110 12 095 77042 73417 15 088 12 072 12 115 16 089 15 093 73417 70131 15 105 12 075 19 124 10 113 13 081 70131 67122 11 102 9 093 16 108 11 147 5 078 67122 64354 10 101 6 138 9 080 13 144 4 198 64354 61683 4 180 5 148 4 053 7 148 9 171 61683 58901 5 166 9 202 3 237 2 154 9 176 58901 56025 8 244 10 203 6 220 4 269 7 189 56025 53279 18 244 16 226 23 245 16 264 5 231 53279 50800 16 242 23 225 32 225 24 243 24 230 50800 48589 10 266 20 241 29 218 31 225 44 226 48589 46583 26 268 26 251 26 231 36 210 42 220 46583 44729 42 256 31 244 29 236 38 217 37 216 44729 43003 42 250 30 244 30 235 41 222 35 218 43003 41388 38 242 32 242 30 235 41 224 34 218 41388 39873 35 234 34 236 34 233 38 220 35 212 39873 38450 34 234 33 228 38 230 33 217 33 205 38450 37086 31 237 30 231 36 227 28 217 31 201 37086 35712 28 234 29 230 30 219 24 218 31 207 35712 34302 24 231 26 227 26 212 21 221 34 211 34302 32862 24 236 24 225 24 214 24 225 36 210 32862 31379 26 235 27 221 27 216 32 221 40 211 31379 29838 27 225 31 213 29 214 39 214 43 211 29838 28239 25 214 32 208 31 212 43 207 45 208 28239 26582 22 198 30 206 30 211 43 205 44 207 26582 24871 21 188 29 205 28 211 40 209 38 206 24871 23103 23 198 29 209 28 217 36 211 32 207 23103 21268 28 208 29 215 32 222 32 211 27 211 21268 19358 31 207 25 219 34 224 29 212 21 219 19358 17407 26 199 22 217 31 222 27 212 18 222 17407 15518 17 185 19 212 28*221 22*213 14 217 15518 13790 19 183 15 220 25*223 16*214 9 199 13790 12243 21 188 18 232 22 227 11 217 6 168 12243 10856 21 195 21 233 19 232 6 225 6 140 10856 9612 19 196 22 247 15 240 2 263 6 123 9612 8495 16 185 19 264 12 250 2 306 6 111 8495 7496 14 154 14 273 10 264 3 335 7 103 7496 6607 15 129 8 267 8 284 4 345 7 096 6607 5814 14 122 3*256 7 314 5 352 7 091 5814 5097 9 131 2*258 7 323 5 354 7 086 5097 4459 4 152 3 260 7 328 5 355 7 083 4459 3922 1*264 2 267 7 331 6 357 7 079 3922 3508 2*294 2 273 7 334 6 357 7 076 3508 3221 2 310 2 277 7 334 6 357 6 071 3221 3046 2 318 2 278 7 335 6 358 5*071 3046 2947 2 321 2 278 6 335 5 358 4*073 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