DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.4 - - 99.5 - - 100.7 - - 87.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 275 - - 349 - - 94 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1494 - - 3976 - - 5366 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3766 - - 5695 - - 5997 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4477 - - 6959 - - 8349 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 971 - - 6844 - - 5965 - - 170 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 306 - - 459 - - 329 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 28 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 096 - - 324 - - 328 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -15 - - -12 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -13541 - - -13138 - - -11226 - - -13635 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18019 - - 20098 - - 19576 - - 16583 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -19387 - - -16979 - - -14661 - - -19305 ODpotential blCL - - - 23864 - - 23938 - - 23010 - - 22252 blCL maxRH - - - 27 - - 22 - - 27 - - 26 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.4 - - 99.5 - - 100.7 - - 87.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.4 - - 19.9 - - 23.6 - - 26.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.7 - - 97.1 - - 99.8 - - 93.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.1 - - 19.6 - - 23.3 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 275 - - 349 - - 94 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1494 - - 3976 - - 5366 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 99703 34 113 28 100 24 100 24 096 99703 92174 34 111 25 105 21 097 25 108 92174 86343 25 108 22 115 17 102 25 094 86343 81520 21 101 18 102 19 109 19 090 81520 77392 15 094 17 105 20 097 17 117 77392 73740 17 109 20 121 14 090 17 104 73740 70422 14 096 19 115 10 105 14 075 70422 67376 15 100 16 115 12 109 14 073 67376 64565 12 084 15 115 9 120 9 064 64565 61857 6 093 7 096 6 136 4 096 61857 59059 3 010 7 331 3 016 3 317 59059 56186 9 271 11 279 10 295 10 280 56186 53465 13 284 15 275 13 275 16 262 53465 51027 17 297 18 271 19 266 22 283 51027 48846 23 290 21 261 24 277 25 283 48846 46862 26 283 22 264 24 278 25 277 46862 45035 25 273 23 274 26 281 25 281 45035 43338 25 274 25 282 27 282 26 288 43338 41749 26 283 28 286 29 284 29 291 41749 40254 29 289 33 285 33 289 33 293 40254 38843 32 289 35 284 36 292 36 293 38843 37485 33 288 36 285 36 290 37 291 37485 36113 33 292 37 288 37 287 36 290 36113 34702 33 299 39 292 39 284 35 287 34702 33255 34 305 40 294 39 285 33 281 33255 31754 30 307 35 293 33 288 31 276 31754 30189 25 307 30 289 24 285 28 273 30189 28560 23 301 26 287 21 279 26 272 28560 26870 22 297 24 290 19 281 23 272 26870 25121 23 290 21 292 19 279 23 274 25121 23313 23 278 19 291 19 274 24 272 23313 21437 21 276 17 287 19 274 24 270 21437 19486 18 282 18 277 19 280 21 277 19486 17500 18 285 18 268 21 281 21 283 17500 15585 17 278 17 265 22 269 22 271 15585 13837 14 269 17 268 24 259 22 258 13837 12275 15 258 17 269 22 262 21 260 12275 10876 15 246 16 269 18 268 19 268 10876 9621 13 234 15 271 14 279 16 278 9621 8497 11 228 14 274 10*297 13 291 8497 7495 9 230 11*279 9*321 11 311 7495 6604 6 219 6*291 8 327 11 328 6604 5809 4 138 3 318 8 328 11 331 5809 5093 5*104 3 329 9 329 12 331 5093 4455 4*102 3 336 8 329 13 330 4455 3919 3 099 3 340 8 329 13 329 3919 3505 3 097 3 342 8 329 12 326 3505 3219 3 092 3 344 8 328 10 320 3219 3046 3 088 2 343 8 328 7*305 3046 2946 3 087 2 344 7 328 5*293 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