DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/21 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 1000z - - 1333z - - 1603z - - 1903z - - 2201z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 73.4 - - 85.1 - - 96.3 - - 98.5 - - 88.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 114 - - 362 - - 414 - - 197 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 910 - - 2836 - - 5323 - - 6104 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2919 - - 4835 - - 6820 - - 7078 - - 2920 Hcrit BL Top 3893 - - 5819 - - 8306 - - 9087 - - 2938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 427 - - 924 - - 3357 - - 5895 - - 4725 Hgt.Variab. W* 194 - - 416 - - 538 - - 441 - - 1 W* B/S 3 - - 12 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 7 - - 12 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 282 - - 290 - - 308 - - 318 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 3 - - 8 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -3 - - -12 - - -12 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9326 - - -8994 - - -8440 - - -9131 - - -14097 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 13220 - - 14813 - - 16747 - - 18219 - - 17036 sfcLCL ODpotential -16316 - - -13400 - - -10827 - - -12189 - - -19388 ODpotential blCL 20209 - - 19219 - - 19133 - - 21276 - - 22326 blCL maxRH 95 - - 67 - - 85 - - 71 - - 61 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 73.4 - - 85.1 - - 96.3 - - 98.5 - - 88.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.7 - - 30.5 - - 32.2 - - 27.5 - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 72.6 - - 84.0 - - 94.1 - - 97.2 - - 90.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.4 - - 30.3 - - 31.6 - - 26.7 - - 23.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 114 - - 362 - - 414 - - 197 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 910 - - 2836 - - 5323 - - 6104 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 79 - - 0 - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99596 33 110 34 106 29 114 27 101 35 096 99596 92097 29 110 29 104 26 110 27 111 26 101 92097 86295 25 103 23 114 24 106 22 109 26 105 86295 81470 24 105 24 125 22 121 15 109 24 102 81470 77312 21 104 23 122 17 125 13 123 19 098 77312 73630 16 116 20 114 14 132 10 129 13 095 73630 70306 16 125 15 109 15 127 11 137 9 112 70306 67253 14 130 7 126 9 131 12 128 11 113 67253 64419 15 126 13 141 9 162 5 151 6 124 64419 61670 7 154 11 146 11 165 5 157 4 100 61670 58820 3 172 5 205 3 168 8 205 10 212 58820 55903 16 228 19 226 15 249 10 235 6 248 55903 53149 18 232 22 235 23 240 21 238 25 247 53149 50696 32 243 35 234 33 231 33 237 38 236 50696 48524 40 251 39 243 42 240 44 251 42 243 48524 46565 54 252 57 248 61 243 63 254 54 250 46565 44771 68 244 71 243 73 243 80 250 73 252 44771 43106 76 241 78 241 81 245 95 245 90 247 43106 41542 80 239 80 241 90 244 96 242 93 240 41542 40063 80 239 79 240 95 243 96 242 89 233 40063 38663 77 240 77 240 93 242 94 244 89 235 38663 37310 73 241 75 239 85 240 90 247 90 245 37310 35939 70 242 72 240 76 239 83 247 79 251 35939 34527 65 242 68 240 68 240 73 244 65 252 34527 33079 63 244 64 241 65 244 63 242 57 247 33079 31580 60 248 62 245 63 249 55 249 54 248 31580 30018 53 250 56 248 57 250 52 255 49 252 30018 28394 46 247 48 248 52 250 48 254 45 255 28394 26707 40 244 42 247 47 249 45 253 43 254 26707 24960 34 242 38 245 42 247 42 251 43 253 24960 23153 27 238 35 239 37 245 40 251 42 252 23153 21280 22 246 28 234 32 244 37 249 40 250 21280 19336 24 252 21 240 26 245 34 245 38 245 19336 17362 27 244 22 252 24 251 34 240 34 241 17362 15462 26 236 24 253 24 256 36 238 31 243 15462 13725 22 240 25 253 25 259 33 241 26 251 13725 12172 19 242 24 255 26 261 29 250 23 262 12172 10782 17 243 22 256 26 263 25 262 19 268 10782 9539 15 239 20 259 23 266 22*271 14 279 9539 8427 10 229 15 272 20*273 18*284 12 304 8427 7435 4 212 6 307 16*288 16 304 13 325 7435 6554 3 325 5*320 13 308 15 320 16 338 6554 5769 5 328 6*310 13 311 16 324 17 340 5769 5060 9 308 7 294 12 312 16 326 18 341 5060 4430 11*298 7 289 12 312 16 327 19 341 4430 3899 12*289 7 286 12 312 16 328 19 340 3899 3490 12 281 7 284 11 312 15 329 17 337 3490 3207 11 279 6 284 11 312 15 329 15 332 3207 3035 10 279 6 284 11 312 14 329 11*326 3035 2937 9 278 6 282 10 312 12 330 6*320 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