DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 82.0 - - - - - 71.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 270 - - 323 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1712 - - 3704 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3913 - - 5455 - - - - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4695 - - 6687 - - - - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1077 - - 2654 - - - - - 179 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 317 - - 436 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 304 - - - - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -15 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5560 - - -7153 - - - - - -9233 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10256 - - 13841 - - - - - 12180 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11933 - - -12453 - - - - - -18354 ODpotential blCL - - - 16628 - - 19140 - - - - - 21300 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 23 - - - - - 23 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 82.0 - - - - - 71.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.6 - - 31.6 - - - - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.2 - - 80.0 - - - - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.6 - - 31.4 - - - - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 270 - - 323 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1712 - - 3704 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99026 4 298 9 207 11 302 99026 91542 10 238 10 296 5 300 91542 85749 9 209 7 278 3 313 85749 80953 2 132 4 190 8 344 80953 76865 2 099 3 216 9 354 76865 73286 4 067 4 155 8 352 73286 70049 5 072 2 079 7 330 70049 67059 8 017 7 018 4 315 67059 64278 12 330 13 329 13 325 64278 61584 12 293 15 299 16 309 61584 58787 16 293 19 295 20 300 58787 55905 26 293 26 292 25 288 55905 53163 32 291 32 292 28 297 53163 50709 39 288 40 292 39 301 50709 48527 47 284 47 289 42 295 48527 46546 54 282 51 288 38 298 46546 44725 60 283 50 289 35 312 44725 43042 65 284 42 298 37 315 43042 41474 69 285 38 304 39 311 41474 40003 68 285 30 306 33 303 40003 38621 64 286 26 327 23 290 38621 37288 59 287 30 331 14 281 37288 35937 55 287 32 326 11 306 35937 34541 55 286 28 334 11 316 34541 33103 56 286 25 356 9 322 33103 31609 52 289 27 353 9 347 31609 30047 45 293 30 350 14 355 30047 28419 39 297 28 349 16 349 28419 26723 37 300 25 329 17 335 26723 24961 35 300 26 317 15 326 24961 23138 33 301 26 318 15 310 23138 21246 30 302 29 310 16 318 21246 19281 25 300 28 306 18 324 19281 17286 22 298 22 304 18 323 17286 15371 19 298 18 301 17 318 15371 13630 18 298 18 298 16 303 13630 12083 16 298 19 297 16 295 12083 10703 14 301 18 297 19 288 10703 9468 11 302 17 297 19 281 9468 8363 9 303 14 298 16 285 8363 7378 7 300 11*298 13 296 7378 6505 6 301 9*300 10 306 6505 5729 5 297 7 302 9 317 5729 5031 4*280 7 304 9 324 5031 4410 4*277 7 304 9 325 4410 3890 3 280 6 306 10 325 3890 3488 3 283 6 308 9 322 3488 3210 3 288 6 307 8 316 3210 3042 3 291 6 308 6*300 3042 2945 3 291 5 308 5*288 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