DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.8 - - 60.0 - - 65.0 - - 59.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 281 - - 108 - - 211 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4708 - - 5537 - - 7070 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6197 - - 6379 - - 7866 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7691 - - 8520 - - 10053 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3614 - - 3126 - - 3785 - - 7708 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 460 - - 371 - - 474 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 14 - - 19 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 300 - - 298 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - 16 - - 12 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 676 - - 1783 - - 566 - - -4235 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7016 - - 6737 - - 9487 - - 7180 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -791 - - 385 - - -192 - - -5392 ODpotential blCL - - - 8482 - - 8135 - - 10245 - - 8337 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 94 - - 83 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 410 - - 350 - - 80 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.8 - - 60.0 - - 65.0 - - 59.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.2 - - 40.6 - - 33.4 - - 38.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 59.3 - - 63.7 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.0 - - 39.4 - - 33.0 - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 281 - - 108 - - 211 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4708 - - 5537 - - 7070 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 75 - - 34 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99369 31 105 23 098 28 097 31 098 99369 91820 27 093 20 112 20 088 28 095 91820 86016 20 098 20 091 14 099 25 081 86016 81199 18 109 14 074 23 103 17 096 81199 77061 15 116 8 153 21 078 19 102 77061 73399 12 108 17 138 8 125 18 078 73399 70063 4 074 15 095 12 139 12 109 70063 66995 3 155 9 076 12 094 10 133 66995 64151 8 114 6 134 5 062 8 107 64151 61390 1 265 9 135 6 112 6 074 61390 58497 7 199 7 223 2 165 2 053 58497 55480 3 244 7 158 7 203 7 247 55480 52588 13 225 10 259 6 276 3 293 52588 49970 11 241 12 240 9 253 7 258 49970 47617 13 249 10 247 11 248 13 267 47617 45490 19 254 12 267 11 254 15 273 45490 43552 22 252 16 280 10 289 12 272 43552 41766 20 256 19 277 13 294 8 276 41766 40111 20 261 17 271 13 297 9 296 40111 38571 19 259 14 269 12 301 8 315 38571 37134 19 257 12 265 10 311 9 012 37134 35766 18 249 9 276 13 333 21 033 35766 34411 14 243 8 326 15 026 38 045 34411 33038 11 258 6 017 31 044 48 050 33038 31644 10 269 15 061 41 051 45 049 31644 30207 6 264 42 069 49 056 46 046 30207 28709 2 090 59 073 53 057 46 043 28709 27149 5 077 60 073 53 057 42 041 27149 25529 2 089 52 069 49 056 41 035 25529 23849 6 251 43 063 42 054 37 035 23849 22113 9 244 32 057 29 048 34 037 22113 20316 6 244 20 042 18 040 24 037 20316 18456 7 270 8 358 10 050 16 016 18456 16573 8 279 7 345 7 036 11 359 16573 14762 8 283 9 331 8 336 10 328 14762 13116 8 300 9 313 12 303 18 307 13116 11652 10 306 11 295 17 303 23 307 11652 10346 12 305 14 290 18*303 22 305 10346 9176 13 304 16*293 19*302 20 302 9176 8130 15*305 16*294 19 301 19 302 8130 7194 16*305 16 295 19 300 18 304 7194 6362 17 304 15 298 20 298 18 306 6362 5621 17 303 15 300 20 297 18 307 5621 4952 17 302 14 301 20 296 18 306 4952 4355 17 301 13 302 20 296 17 304 4355 3854 17 300 13 304 19 295 16 301 3854 3467 16 300 12 304 19 294 15 299 3467 3200 15 299 12 304 18 294 14 297 3200 3038 15 299 11 305 17 294 12*296 3038 2944 13 299 10 305 15 293 9*295 2944 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