DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/23 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1335z - - 1604z - - 1902z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 68.4 - - 80.6 - - 87.8 - - 88.9 - - 80.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 57 - - 313 - - 319 - - 179 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 520 - - 2781 - - 5408 - - 5618 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2928 - - 4754 - - 6785 - - 6661 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top 3503 - - 5764 - - 8391 - - 8601 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 592 - - 1388 - - 2149 - - 5297 - - 4384 Hgt.Variab. W* 129 - - 396 - - 498 - - 418 - - 9 W* B/S 5 - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 9 - - 15 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 266 - - 302 - - 312 - - 322 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - -4 - - -11 - - -9 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5043 - - -5005 - - -4309 - - -5077 - - -9410 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8546 - - 10770 - - 12701 - - 13679 - - 12358 sfcLCL ODpotential -11025 - - -8719 - - -6529 - - -6983 - - -12911 ODpotential blCL 14528 - - 14483 - - 14920 - - 15584 - - 15858 blCL maxRH 99 - - 90 - - 87 - - 75 - - 63 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 20 - - 230 - - 100 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m 68.4 - - 80.6 - - 87.8 - - 88.9 - - 80.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.6 - - 43.5 - - 42.0 - - 38.7 - - 36.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 67.9 - - 78.6 - - 85.8 - - 87.6 - - 82.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.2 - - 43.0 - - 41.3 - - 37.9 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 57 - - 313 - - 319 - - 179 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 520 - - 2781 - - 5408 - - 5618 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 96 - - 60 - - 48 - - 1 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 98884 29 104 37 104 29 108 23 096 30 090 98884 91395 28 101 28 101 23 109 25 095 25 089 91395 85647 27 105 20 103 23 109 22 098 24 099 85647 80889 26 097 17 114 20 095 17 113 22 100 80889 76771 17 091 23 114 13 114 17 103 20 090 76771 73113 11 110 15 095 14 119 12 083 15 090 73113 69802 13 131 8 096 11 109 6 083 15 098 69802 66764 11 132 7 137 3 122 6 049 10 108 66764 63954 3 185 3 129 5 174 5 306 3 128 63954 61245 7 229 6 233 4 244 5 265 5 237 61245 58425 7 231 13 236 14 257 11 265 9 249 58425 55497 11 249 19 230 20 252 18 262 14 263 55497 52701 15 266 19 241 21 252 22 260 20 275 52701 50187 22 261 19 258 20 255 23 259 25 275 50187 47934 25 247 25 254 23 256 23 262 28 272 47934 45890 28 246 31 239 31 244 26 259 28 265 45890 44022 36 251 36 236 35 237 29 241 24 260 44022 42309 44 247 34 241 33 241 28 228 19 262 42309 40730 45 250 35 244 36 238 25 228 15 263 40730 39266 46 251 34 238 35 227 22 235 9 258 39266 37899 45 252 34 238 32 223 20 235 6 275 37899 36588 44 249 37 238 28 228 18 231 5 285 36588 35265 39 244 36 236 25 228 15 233 4 297 35265 33899 34 241 36 237 25 228 13 238 6 307 33899 32492 30 245 35 237 26 227 12 240 7 294 32492 31031 31 247 33 235 27 224 12 235 7 278 31031 29507 32 245 27 233 26 221 13 229 7 263 29507 27921 29 250 24 238 25 218 16 220 8 248 27921 26274 25 251 25 239 24 226 17 215 12 221 26274 24570 21 252 22 235 21 234 15 219 16 211 24570 22808 19 248 19 237 19 233 18 223 15 215 22808 20981 21 252 21 253 19 249 20 228 12 232 20981 19081 26 246 25 252 21 246 19 231 15 239 19081 17145 25 237 25 239 22 236 18 236 17 242 17145 15276 20 247 23 234 20 234 17 245 18 250 15276 13569 14 240 18 254 16 248 19 254 19 259 13569 12044 8 236 14 257 15 258 19 261 18 266 12044 10678 6 243 13 259 15 267 17 270 17 273 10678 9454 8 266 13 279 14*283 14*290 14 282 9454 8358 7 267 12 297 14*310 13*303 13 293 8358 7380 2 208 9 307 14 313 14 317 13 312 7380 6511 1 214 10*317 15 314 14 322 15 327 6511 5736 3 291 9*310 15 313 15 324 16 338 5736 5039 3 320 9 305 15 313 15 324 17 345 5039 4417 2 319 9 303 15 312 15 325 18 348 4417 3894 3*276 9 301 15 311 15 326 17 349 3894 3491 5*264 8 298 15 311 15 326 16 348 3491 3212 5 266 8 297 14 310 14 326 14 345 3212 3043 5 266 7 297 14 310 14 325 11*341 3043 2946 4 268 7 297 13 310 12 326 6*335 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