DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.8 - - 89.0 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 466 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4066 - - 5868 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5825 - - 7298 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7049 - - 8851 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1786 - - 1496 - - - - - 3739 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 490 - - 577 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 303 - - - - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -10 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8861 - - -9644 - - - - - -14237 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15910 - - 18496 - - - - - 17184 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15266 - - -15003 - - - - - -20217 ODpotential blCL - - - 22315 - - 23854 - - - - - 23163 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 72 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.8 - - 89.0 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.0 - - 16.9 - - - - - 17.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.3 - - 86.1 - - - - - 85.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 16.4 - - - - - 17.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 466 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4066 - - 5868 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 99145 25 104 28 097 25 093 99145 91606 25 122 21 102 25 097 91606 85798 27 122 13 116 20 099 85798 80978 21 116 12 129 19 094 80978 76842 15 113 15 118 16 087 76842 73201 14 106 15 115 12 072 73201 69914 9 126 11 108 6 082 69914 66895 5 138 5 103 5 100 66895 64089 1 177 2 015 4 047 64089 61378 7 267 7 315 6 294 61378 58578 7 279 10 303 12 304 58578 55695 14 318 16 286 22 303 55695 52951 23 298 23 284 30 297 52951 50483 31 294 30 287 41 287 50483 48265 39 293 38 282 47 284 48265 46249 42 292 42 285 49 283 46249 44399 43 291 41 288 51 282 44399 42691 41 286 39 284 51 281 42691 41106 38 266 41 274 46 280 41106 39635 36 267 40 264 34 276 39635 38267 33 279 40 264 26 271 38267 36954 31 286 38 273 26 271 36954 35623 30 285 32 276 25 272 35623 34246 31 283 30 279 25 278 34246 32827 32 279 34 287 26 278 32827 31349 34 279 34 285 26 276 31349 29804 33 290 33 288 28 273 29804 28196 32 299 31 295 29 271 28196 26527 32 304 30 296 29 268 26527 24797 33 308 31 298 29 268 24797 23005 33 310 33 302 27 271 23005 21148 33 312 33 305 23 273 21148 19217 32 314 32 310 20 277 19217 17251 28 310 29 308 18 291 17251 15354 26 304 28 307 17 295 15354 13627 26 310 26 315 16 289 13627 12087 23 324 21 326 16 288 12087 10710 18 335 15 331 18 284 10710 9477 13 339 12*309 17 288 9477 8374 9 327 13*304 16 296 8374 7391 10*307 13 304 14 304 7391 6518 12*303 13 303 13 317 6518 5742 12 302 13 302 13 326 5742 5043 13 300 13 302 14 327 5043 4420 13 300 13 302 14 327 4420 3897 13 299 13 302 14 326 3897 3492 12 298 13 302 14 324 3492 3213 12 298 12 302 12 320 3213 3043 11 297 12 302 10*315 3043 2945 10 297 11 301 6*307 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