DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/20 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 1012z - - 1336z - - 1602z - - 1902z - - 2203z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.7 - - 79.8 - - 88.2 - - 90.8 - - 83.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 131 - - 378 - - 420 - - 211 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 764 - - 3052 - - 5509 - - 5949 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2918 - - 5014 - - 6973 - - 7001 - - 2920 Hcrit BL Top 3747 - - 6035 - - 8492 - - 8932 - - 2938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 478 - - 1468 - - 2402 - - 2958 - - 5088 Hgt.Variab. W* 191 - - 433 - - 547 - - 448 - - 9 W* B/S 3 - - 7 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 12 - - 10 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 280 - - 303 - - 314 - - 330 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 6 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -5 - - -12 - - -8 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5984 - - -7448 - - -7371 - - -6448 - - -11147 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9731 - - 13483 - - 15864 - - 15380 - - 14086 sfcLCL ODpotential -15358 - - -15144 - - -13032 - - -11017 - - -17269 ODpotential blCL 19105 - - 21179 - - 21524 - - 19949 - - 20207 blCL maxRH 48 - - 54 - - 46 - - 38 - - 42 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 65.7 - - 79.8 - - 88.2 - - 90.8 - - 83.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.8 - - 30.9 - - 28.2 - - 32.9 - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.8 - - 77.9 - - 86.0 - - 89.2 - - 84.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.5 - - 30.3 - - 27.5 - - 32.3 - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 131 - - 378 - - 420 - - 211 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 764 - - 3052 - - 5509 - - 5949 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 99226 33 099 39 109 32 104 36 102 31 111 99226 91781 29 097 30 100 30 111 28 103 26 110 91781 86021 27 101 22 107 26 112 24 102 25 110 86021 81221 24 106 17 118 20 111 19 107 22 105 81221 77093 16 112 16 122 15 109 15 111 18 095 77093 73453 14 104 15 116 10 110 11 120 17 095 73453 70145 9 103 17 118 9 150 4 167 12 093 70145 67100 6 141 8 110 7 147 6 199 7 111 67100 64286 4 196 5 127 5 187 7 199 3 202 64286 61574 7 241 6 229 2 263 4 199 10 220 61574 58766 12 245 11 260 8 257 5 261 6 242 58766 55858 19 245 20 254 20 257 14 271 11 273 55858 53091 21 257 25 245 29 256 27 271 20 276 53091 50621 25 261 29 253 33 256 32 269 27 267 50621 48424 33 262 35 257 35 260 35 267 31 266 48424 46438 40 265 39 258 36 261 37 266 33 269 46438 44617 46 266 42 258 38 263 38 266 35 271 44617 42928 47 267 44 258 40 263 39 266 36 271 42928 41350 47 267 45 259 41 262 40 265 37 270 41350 39867 46 266 45 262 42 263 40 265 38 271 39867 38471 45 265 44 264 43 265 40 266 39 272 38471 37128 42 266 43 265 41 266 41 267 39 273 37128 35771 41 270 42 267 39 269 38 269 37 273 35771 34375 41 273 41 270 38 271 35 270 33 274 34375 32942 40 273 39 272 36 272 33 272 30 274 32942 31455 38 274 36 273 34 273 31 276 29 274 31455 29902 36 276 35 274 31 275 27 279 26 275 29902 28284 36 277 35 276 30 278 25 281 23 275 28284 26601 35 280 34 277 29 279 26 280 23 280 26601 24852 33 283 32 277 30 278 28 278 24 284 24852 23041 31 277 32 275 29 277 28 277 24 282 23041 21166 31 267 33 270 28 275 25 275 23 273 21166 19223 30 262 33 265 30 269 24 270 21 267 19223 17249 29 262 33 261 31 264 26 266 21 266 17249 15348 26 264 30 260 31 262 26 262 24 257 15348 13619 22 268 25 262 26 263 25 259 27 248 13619 12076 17 279 19 267 20 263 24 258 21 246 12076 10698 15 292 15 277 14 265 19 261 12 258 10698 9466 12 298 13 286 10*273 14*275 9 295 9466 8366 9 297 10 294 8*299 12*303 10 317 8366 7384 8 294 8 307 9 316 13 330 12 334 7384 6513 9 303 10*324 10 317 13 332 14 343 6513 5737 13 316 12*323 10 317 14 333 16 344 5737 5036 15 320 12 315 10 316 14 333 16 342 5036 4413 15 316 12 300 11 314 14 333 17 339 4413 3888 15*303 12 296 10 312 14 333 17 337 3888 3483 13*283 12 293 10 312 13 333 16 333 3483 3204 13 280 11 291 10 311 13 333 14 328 3204 3034 12 279 11 290 9 311 12 332 11*323 3034 2937 10 278 10 290 9 311 11 333 7*319 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