DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 78.7 - - 75.7 - - 59.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 203 - - 228 - - 51 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1510 - - 3917 - - 2036 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3681 - - 5481 - - 2929 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4493 - - 6900 - - 5019 - - 2945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 919 - - 1552 - - 2201 - - 828 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 397 - - 194 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 15 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 17 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 103 - - 082 - - 309 - - 263 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 4 - - 4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6245 - - -6425 - - -7330 - - -6125 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10738 - - 13326 - - 12350 - - 9071 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11273 - - -8980 - - -10303 - - -12974 ODpotential blCL - - - 15766 - - 15880 - - 15322 - - 15919 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 71 - - 73 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 78.7 - - 75.7 - - 59.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 30.1 - - 31.7 - - 31.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.3 - - 77.1 - - 75.2 - - 61.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 30.0 - - 31.7 - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 203 - - 228 - - 51 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1510 - - 3917 - - 2036 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 0 - - 0 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98275 3 206 3 231 2 306 7 353 98275 90898 7 229 5 287 5 305 5 024 90898 85208 5 240 3 265 4 298 4 314 85208 80530 2 317 4 027 2 189 5 323 80530 76512 4 065 3 341 1 333 5 318 76512 72946 5 335 4 289 4 350 6 304 72946 69707 6 290 7 269 8 288 10 294 69707 66717 8 220 10 269 11 274 11 300 66717 63929 15 251 17 281 18 276 20 277 63929 61221 15 248 20 256 20 265 21 278 61221 58394 23 270 25 256 26 264 26 275 58394 55457 33 260 33 263 32 268 33 269 55457 52658 39 254 43 258 44 267 43 264 52658 50140 45 254 51 254 54 258 50 257 50140 47877 52 253 59 251 60 253 56 254 47877 45816 62 251 66 249 64 252 59 252 45816 43922 70 250 72 250 69 251 62 253 43922 42168 74 248 76 249 72 249 65 252 42168 40536 74 246 78 246 73 247 66 249 40536 39014 74 246 77 244 71 246 66 247 39014 37597 71 244 74 242 68 246 66 245 37597 36253 68 243 67 237 65 243 62 242 36253 34914 64 242 58 233 62 239 58 240 34914 33548 59 240 53 235 58 234 55 239 33548 32151 54 237 54 237 52 231 50 238 32151 30705 51 237 55 238 49 234 47 237 30705 29196 50 240 56 234 46 237 44 237 29196 27622 49 241 55 231 49 234 44 237 27622 25984 49 240 51 231 52 228 47 233 25984 24293 46 235 47 232 50 225 50 227 24293 22549 42 230 45 232 45 225 48 225 22549 20742 40 227 43 230 42 224 45 220 20742 18864 36 225 39 229 40 220 44 209 18864 16949 29 220 34 227 35 215 39 204 16949 15098 25 212 28 219 31 211 33 203 15098 13406 22 200 26 210 28 214 24 205 13406 11895 19 178 26 208 24 217 16 225 11895 10544 18 156 23 204 19 212 11 239 10544 9332 15 145 18 198 15 197 5 212 9332 8247 13 144 12 179 6 162 6 131 8247 7278 13 143 7*126 2 046 5 095 7278 6420 15 130 7*092 4 347 7 333 6420 5658 18 112 6 089 9*318 14 340 5658 4972 16*101 5 083 15*312 22 339 4972 4364 11*103 5 080 18 309 26 324 4364 3858 8 104 4 075 18 308 26 302 3858 3469 8 104 3 070 18 308 22 285 3469 3201 7 103 3 067 18 307 18 271 3201 3038 6 102 3 066 16 307 15*267 3038 2944 6 102 3 065 13 306 10*263 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