DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 0959z - - 1333z - - 1601z - - 1900z - - 2157z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 74.3 - - 88.0 - - 94.7 - - 93.9 - - 84.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 124 - - 378 - - 423 - - 201 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1365 - - 2966 - - 7450 - - 7630 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 3290 - - 4949 - - 8531 - - 8269 - - 2920 Hcrit BL Top 4348 - - 5949 - - 10433 - - 10613 - - 2938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 444 - - 1220 - - 2755 - - 2472 - - 3416 Hgt.Variab. W* 229 - - 429 - - 606 - - 478 - - 9 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 21 - - 22 - - 19 - - 20 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 294 - - 305 - - 315 - - 319 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 9 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - 3 - - -9 - - -17 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5445 - - -6576 - - -4289 - - -5070 - - -11843 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9793 - - 12526 - - 14722 - - 15684 - - 14781 sfcLCL ODpotential -12287 - - -10538 - - -7758 - - -9232 - - -17269 ODpotential blCL 16635 - - 16487 - - 18191 - - 19845 - - 20207 blCL maxRH 38 - - 36 - - 34 - - 27 - - 37 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 74.3 - - 88.0 - - 94.7 - - 93.9 - - 84.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 42.1 - - 43.2 - - 39.7 - - 34.6 - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 73.6 - - 85.9 - - 92.4 - - 92.6 - - 86.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.9 - - 42.8 - - 39.2 - - 34.1 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 124 - - 378 - - 423 - - 201 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1365 - - 2966 - - 7450 - - 7630 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99377 29 101 34 113 19 105 26 087 22 103 99377 91909 25 108 25 095 21 110 19 099 22 114 91909 86112 22 111 16 097 21 107 17 113 17 112 86112 81296 18 102 19 117 13 113 15 107 15 106 81296 77149 13 096 17 113 9 131 7 096 14 095 77149 73478 7 106 14 113 9 110 5 129 10 092 73478 70162 7 099 8 117 8 110 3 111 4 100 70162 67136 5 128 4 129 3 105 5 088 5 098 67136 64334 9 143 8 192 5 241 6 335 10 052 64334 61621 7 090 7 158 6 198 4 257 7 005 61621 58804 7 284 8 270 10 296 8 313 11 323 58804 55895 11 245 14 265 19 260 17 274 17 267 55895 53137 18 282 16 287 19 277 20 299 18 276 53137 50669 30 272 30 274 28 270 28 290 27 290 50669 48465 37 269 37 272 35 272 37 283 35 288 48465 46469 45 268 45 274 43 275 44 280 42 285 46469 44641 53 268 52 273 49 274 49 276 47 283 44641 42949 58 267 56 269 52 273 51 274 49 281 42949 41373 61 267 57 267 53 272 50 272 49 279 41373 39896 62 266 57 265 53 272 49 272 48 278 39896 38508 60 264 56 264 52 270 48 271 45 276 38508 37172 56 264 53 264 51 268 47 270 43 274 37172 35821 53 265 51 263 49 267 46 269 41 273 35821 34429 49 264 48 262 46 266 45 268 39 273 34429 32995 44 263 45 260 43 266 42 269 37 274 32995 31506 39 262 40 258 39 266 39 269 35 276 31506 29951 35 260 36 256 36 264 35 269 32 277 29951 28332 32 259 33 255 33 261 31 269 28 277 28332 26649 29 256 31 256 31 260 27 268 23 277 26649 24905 26 250 29 257 28 260 25 269 19 277 24905 23101 27 245 27 255 25 258 22 270 16 277 23101 21231 31 233 25 249 23 255 21 269 14 273 21231 19288 33 218 24 238 21 249 20 267 15 270 19288 17311 32 220 24 230 20 246 19 266 15 271 17311 15407 28 237 19 239 18 249 18 269 16 276 15407 13672 23 253 17 262 17 264 17 280 18 283 13672 12126 17 248 18 269 17 277 17 300 19 293 12126 10745 13 260 15 279 17*287 17*306 20 300 10745 9510 13 301 11 310 15*300 18*313 20 306 9510 8403 13 323 12 326 16 318 19 321 20 311 8403 7415 13 328 15 329 18 319 20 322 20 318 7415 6537 15 317 19*323 21 317 20 321 21 324 6537 5755 18 313 23*316 21 316 21 320 21 328 5755 5050 24 311 24 309 21 315 21 320 22 329 5050 4422 26*306 23 304 21 314 21 319 22 328 4422 3894 24*298 22 302 21 313 20 318 21 326 3894 3487 23 295 21 300 21 312 20 318 20 324 3487 3205 21 293 20 299 20 312 19 317 16 321 3205 3034 19 292 19 299 19 311 18 317 12*318 3034 2937 15 291 16 298 17 311 15 317 7*314 2937 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