DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - 89.0 - - 93.1 - - 93.3 - - 86.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 407 - - 455 - - 234 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5443 - - 10686 - - 8491 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6906 - - 11200 - - 9035 - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8426 - - 13669 - - 11474 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7164 - - 2892 - - 5996 - - 8153 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 538 - - 699 - - 519 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 14 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 267 - - 307 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 20 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -20 - - -18 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5581 - - -1961 - - -4577 - - -11827 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14008 - - 15631 - - 16052 - - 14775 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6820 - - -2922 - - -5501 - - -14158 ODpotential blCL - - - 15246 - - 16591 - - 16975 - - 17105 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 72 - - 75 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.0 - - 93.1 - - 93.3 - - 86.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.2 - - 33.6 - - 32.0 - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.5 - - 90.4 - - 91.5 - - 88.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 33.4 - - 31.8 - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 407 - - 455 - - 234 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5443 - - 10686 - - 8491 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 0 - - 1 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 99310 33 102 35 101 22 106 27 094 99310 91773 28 104 22 095 25 111 21 100 91773 85968 21 105 12 087 15 095 23 102 85968 81137 13 118 6 131 10 067 18 095 81137 76966 13 122 11 128 5 092 13 068 76966 73293 14 094 10 096 12 111 9 069 73293 69976 12 100 6 129 10 080 11 097 69976 66925 6 097 7 114 4 051 10 050 66925 64097 3 082 2 288 2 185 5 348 64097 61366 9 291 6 251 7 268 10 282 61366 58518 10 254 13 257 17 275 11 270 58518 55553 20 278 19 274 21 273 21 276 55553 52733 29 277 23 275 25 273 27 272 52733 50217 32 280 26 279 26 271 25 277 50217 47973 40 283 34 282 33 281 29 283 47973 45950 42 280 37 279 35 282 33 284 45950 44120 40 281 37 294 33 294 38 289 44120 42459 42 284 38 299 36 303 41 290 42459 40924 39 285 33 301 34 306 38 288 40924 39478 35 280 26 312 34 307 36 281 39478 38111 24 299 24 318 33 305 35 279 38111 36789 24 299 24 329 30 297 37 278 36789 35450 30 286 22 325 30 288 38 276 35450 34065 35 286 25 303 32 289 38 276 34065 32638 37 289 32 289 33 291 36 277 32638 31156 38 288 33 282 31 289 33 278 31156 29609 40 284 35 280 29 283 32 277 29609 27998 40 282 36 281 27 280 34 273 27998 26324 36 284 33 277 27 276 36 265 26324 24593 28 278 30 268 31 267 39 260 24593 22808 29 263 31 264 37 258 43 256 22808 20969 30 262 31 263 39 253 42 245 20969 19073 28 266 30 262 37 241 38 233 19073 17149 27 262 29 255 31 235 33 232 17149 15287 23 253 27*248 28 236 29 235 15287 13586 18 248 23*247 24 239 24 239 13586 12063 16 257 16 248 17*245 18 243 12063 10700 15 262 12 251 12*255 12 252 10700 9479 12*275 9 258 10 270 8 268 9479 8384 12*301 7 275 8 295 6 299 8384 7405 13 313 7 286 8 313 7 332 7405 6534 13 313 7 293 9 321 8 345 6534 5757 13 311 7 297 9 325 9 349 5757 5055 13 309 7 299 9 328 10 352 5055 4429 14 307 7 301 9 330 11 353 4429 3903 14 304 7 303 9 331 12 353 3903 3497 13 303 7 304 9 332 11 352 3497 3216 13 302 7 304 9 332 10 351 3216 3044 12 301 7 304 9 332 8*348 3044 2946 11 300 6 304 8 332 5*345 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