DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.4 - - 67.4 - - 65.8 - - 60.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 491 - - 564 - - 305 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5310 - - 6803 - - 6518 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6869 - - 8125 - - 7626 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8293 - - 9786 - - 9501 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1213 - - 1575 - - 2165 - - 6292 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 567 - - 645 - - 518 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 26 - - 28 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 315 - - 328 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 14 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 9 - - 12 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1183 - - -1126 - - -1522 - - -7981 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9476 - - 10913 - - 11023 - - 10927 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5642 - - -4809 - - -4135 - - -13642 ODpotential blCL - - - 13935 - - 14595 - - 13636 - - 16587 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 69 - - 78 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.4 - - 67.4 - - 65.8 - - 60.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.9 - - 29.4 - - 27.4 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 64.8 - - 64.2 - - 61.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 29.2 - - 27.3 - - 23.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 491 - - 564 - - 305 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5310 - - 6803 - - 6518 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98969 27 101 24 095 27 090 23 102 98969 91459 17 104 20 088 20 100 24 076 91459 85682 19 119 13 080 19 078 23 077 85682 80904 23 100 10 105 11 070 26 073 80904 76787 17 076 14 109 8 081 19 076 76787 73150 13 052 17 098 8 114 10 067 73150 69860 3 107 12 064 13 109 7 101 69860 66834 2 119 4 062 15 073 9 109 66834 64028 5 219 5 022 11 029 9 120 64028 61299 14 235 13 270 11 309 2 330 61299 58446 12 267 20 241 20 282 18 288 58446 55493 34 305 27 289 28 294 20 298 55493 52682 41 293 36 298 36 303 29 312 52682 50149 41 279 40 288 45 293 40 301 50149 47874 41 279 43 289 45 291 41 296 47874 45805 47 294 49 303 51 306 51 309 45805 43930 62 303 68 309 73 309 73 308 43930 42238 84 299 87 301 83 308 82 313 42238 40684 87 303 91 301 95 313 94 320 40684 39228 106 310 108 306 113 309 100 317 39228 37854 119 301 118 301 115 307 101 311 37854 36528 116 293 116 295 116 309 100 309 36528 35181 109 295 109 298 115 312 99 310 35181 33786 102 301 115 309 113 311 100 313 33786 32345 110 307 119 314 110 311 100 313 32345 30847 117 310 113 312 109 312 99 311 30847 29282 116 310 110 310 109 313 96 311 29282 27654 113 308 109 308 109 312 94 313 27654 25964 112 307 109 307 106 311 96 316 25964 24213 103 307 109 308 103 310 94 315 24213 22407 88 305 101 307 98 308 88 312 22407 20543 76 302 88 305 91 307 82 311 20543 18621 65 298 74 303 81 306 73 314 18621 16689 58 294 66 299 69 302 55 319 16689 14847 53 290 60 292 60 295 43 325 14847 13179 49 290 52 285 48 287 37 325 13179 11695 44 291 42 279 36 287 37 318 11695 10374 37 291 32*285 30*297 36 316 10374 9193 30*290 27*295 27*313 33 319 9193 8139 22*298 26 306 27 321 30 324 8139 7199 21 301 26 309 28 328 26 331 7199 6364 21 303 26 318 28 330 25 333 6364 5622 21 304 26 320 29 331 24 333 5622 4951 21 305 26 322 29 332 24 333 4951 4355 21 306 26 323 28 332 23 332 4355 3854 20 306 26 324 28 332 22 331 3854 3467 20 307 25 325 27 333 20 330 3467 3200 19 307 24 325 26 333 18 329 3200 3037 18 307 23 325 25 333 16*328 3037 2944 16 307 20 325 20 332 11*327 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