DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.3 - - 76.5 - - 79.1 - - 67.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 270 - - 295 - - 66 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2118 - - 3632 - - 3166 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4211 - - 5369 - - 4054 - - 2928 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5101 - - 6615 - - 6149 - - 2946 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1109 - - 2180 - - 3630 - - 217 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 342 - - 421 - - 244 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 34 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 108 - - 108 - - 023 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -10 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5212 - - -6630 - - -8670 - - -9475 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10314 - - 13245 - - 14820 - - 12422 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11134 - - -10680 - - -12531 - - -15727 ODpotential blCL - - - 16235 - - 17295 - - 18680 - - 18673 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 35 - - 32 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.3 - - 76.5 - - 79.1 - - 67.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.4 - - 28.3 - - 24.0 - - 23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 74.7 - - 78.5 - - 73.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 28.2 - - 23.8 - - 23.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 270 - - 295 - - 66 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2118 - - 3632 - - 3166 - - 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] 98811 16 225 11 248 6 288 2 223 98811 91426 13 234 13 235 14 258 11 240 91426 85686 17 241 14 256 14 237 17 221 85686 80899 19 233 21 260 14 253 12 246 80899 76770 14 232 18 243 17 268 11 275 76770 73131 9 240 17 218 20 261 14 274 73131 69836 14 273 9 247 13 245 11 262 69836 66802 18 273 15 283 9 267 13 275 66802 63994 18 266 20 275 18 278 14 274 63994 61270 19 269 23 264 22 271 18 261 61270 58416 21 267 26 257 28 267 26 257 58416 55466 25 268 29 255 35 262 32 264 55466 52660 29 268 33 261 39 259 38 267 52660 50132 35 266 40 264 43 258 43 261 50132 47860 43 264 48 261 46 258 48 255 47860 45801 48 257 52 257 49 257 52 250 45801 43920 49 252 54 254 53 256 55 249 43920 42188 48 248 55 253 57 254 57 250 42188 40582 46 249 55 253 59 252 58 250 40582 39090 44 250 54 252 59 248 58 248 39090 37705 42 248 52 251 58 247 57 247 37705 36386 41 249 50 248 55 245 54 246 36386 35062 40 252 46 246 52 242 50 246 35062 33700 39 254 41 248 48 240 46 247 33700 32300 35 251 39 253 45 241 42 247 32300 30845 32 250 39 253 44 243 41 249 30845 29326 31 249 38 250 43 245 39 250 29326 27744 31 246 38 249 41 247 37 249 27744 26101 31 245 39 248 37 249 35 247 26101 24398 31 245 37 248 33 249 34 244 24398 22637 29 246 34 248 30 248 33 243 22637 20812 27 246 30 245 29 247 32 243 20812 18916 25 245 29 243 30 246 31 242 18916 16988 23 245 28 242 33 244 30 238 16988 15131 21 242 26 240 35 237 31 231 15131 13440 20 240 23 238 32 229 29 222 13440 11931 18 235 20 235 26 228 24 223 11931 10581 15 226 19 232 20 234 17 234 10581 9372 13 216 16 230 15 237 10 230 9372 8289 10 204 12 230 10 240 5 211 8289 7322 8 181 6*225 4 253 2 170 7322 6464 8 150 2*142 3*017 3 075 6464 5700 11*113 3 118 4*024 5 047 5700 5010 11*108 2 109 4 024 5 031 5010 4396 11 108 2 103 4 023 4 013 4396 3881 10 108 2 100 4 023 4 355 3881 3483 10 109 2 096 4 023 3 339 3483 3208 9 109 2 092 4 022 3 328 3208 3041 8 109 2 090 4 022 3*317 3041 2945 8 109 2 088 4 022 2*305 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