DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - 84.4 - - 89.4 - - 89.4 - - 82.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 422 - - 485 - - 241 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4356 - - 7486 - - 6545 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6060 - - 8617 - - 7524 - - 2929 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7339 - - 10469 - - 9528 - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3926 - - 2356 - - 2610 - - 5256 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 505 - - 633 - - 480 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 311 - - 317 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -15 - - -15 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7351 - - -6655 - - -7829 - - -13154 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14691 - - 17125 - - 17358 - - 16101 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11915 - - -10762 - - -11752 - - -18490 ODpotential blCL - - - 19254 - - 21231 - - 21280 - - 21437 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 33 - - 34 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.4 - - 89.4 - - 89.4 - - 82.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.7 - - 23.3 - - 22.4 - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.0 - - 86.6 - - 87.7 - - 84.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 22.9 - - 22.1 - - 21.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 422 - - 485 - - 241 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4356 - - 7486 - - 6545 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 99267 30 108 31 107 27 105 31 110 99267 91740 26 117 26 109 20 125 27 102 91740 85931 22 111 20 113 21 110 24 109 85931 81104 19 115 17 110 16 109 22 113 81104 76957 20 126 16 111 16 106 12 091 76957 73306 21 117 16 134 12 116 11 086 73306 70009 12 102 12 139 10 124 12 079 70009 66972 4 129 8 108 6 136 4 056 66972 64156 4 136 1 057 3 089 2 079 64156 61428 5 320 5 276 8 284 4 341 61428 58583 15 277 13 278 14 289 14 294 58583 55650 19 274 21 274 21 281 23 282 55650 52867 26 291 26 284 28 286 27 281 52867 50375 42 289 40 286 43 287 40 283 50375 48158 50 285 50 283 52 283 49 278 48158 46164 56 283 56 283 57 283 55 278 46164 44349 61 284 59 286 59 284 58 279 44349 42677 62 284 61 287 60 284 56 281 42677 41120 62 283 60 285 59 284 54 283 41120 39659 61 283 60 283 55 283 52 282 39659 38283 60 283 60 282 53 283 50 280 38283 36953 59 285 58 280 52 281 48 279 36953 35608 56 286 56 280 51 279 47 278 35608 34219 54 288 54 281 50 277 45 275 34219 32790 51 290 52 282 48 275 43 270 32790 31309 49 292 49 282 47 274 41 266 31309 29764 45 295 44 283 44 274 39 264 29764 28156 41 294 40 282 40 274 36 262 28156 26485 38 293 36 283 35 272 33 259 26485 24753 35 293 34 284 31 271 29 257 24753 22963 32 289 33 282 29 272 26 258 22963 21109 29 285 31 276 29 274 24 265 21109 19185 26 279 29 271 27 276 24 272 19185 17226 25 281 27 274 26 279 26 272 17226 15336 24 280 25 279 26 276 28 263 15336 13611 21 273 23 278 24 265 26 254 13611 12071 18 268 21 272 22 263 22 255 12071 10695 16 271 17*279 18*271 17 267 10695 9464 13 284 15*290 14*294 14 291 9464 8365 13 300 15 305 13 311 14 312 8365 7384 14*312 15 310 14 318 15 331 7384 6514 14*316 15 312 14 320 16 337 6514 5739 15 316 16 314 15 321 17 337 5739 5040 15 316 16 315 15 322 18 335 5040 4418 15 315 16 315 15 322 18 333 4418 3895 15 314 16 316 15 323 18 331 3895 3492 15 313 15 316 14 323 17 328 3492 3212 14 312 15 316 14 323 15 324 3212 3043 13 312 15 316 14 323 12*321 3043 2946 12 311 13 316 12 323 7*318 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