DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.3 - - 94.0 - - - - - 87.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 345 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2898 - - 4442 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4887 - - 6056 - - - - - 2930 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5881 - - 7425 - - - - - 2947 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1491 - - 7089 - - - - - 13198 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 421 - - 476 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 34 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 340 - - - - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 2 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10081 - - -10580 - - - - - -12342 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15963 - - 18006 - - - - - 15290 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13968 - - -12720 - - - - - -14969 ODpotential blCL - - - 19849 - - 20145 - - - - - 17916 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 81 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.3 - - 94.0 - - - - - 87.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.2 - - 23.8 - - - - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.2 - - 91.8 - - - - - 90.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 23.4 - - - - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 345 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2898 - - 4442 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 49 - - 25 - - - - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 99203 24 093 22 113 30 078 99203 91659 17 113 15 093 24 090 91659 85846 15 118 14 109 18 106 85846 81029 17 122 14 129 16 099 81029 76882 15 117 19 121 11 085 76882 73232 11 113 16 096 9 124 73232 69933 10 103 10 122 11 099 69933 66902 5 040 8 099 6 066 66902 64097 4 336 5 065 2 196 64097 61383 9 259 9 294 4 266 61383 58568 8 274 14 264 13 291 58568 55663 18 287 24 258 20 279 55663 52898 28 263 31 270 31 265 52898 50421 36 267 42 256 42 251 50421 48207 44 270 46 258 37 250 48207 46185 56 268 54 262 39 263 46185 44316 60 264 63 259 56 260 44316 42583 57 266 63 256 69 251 42583 40976 57 269 59 257 71 245 40976 39482 59 270 56 256 67 242 39482 38091 59 267 55 256 60 240 38091 36766 54 265 53 256 49 242 36766 35438 48 261 50 256 37 243 35438 34071 43 260 46 254 33 239 34071 32663 31 259 42 252 33 241 32663 31199 23 253 34 254 32 242 31199 29667 26 256 35 249 31 241 29667 28070 31 255 40 244 28 244 28070 26408 33 256 38 243 27 247 26408 24686 29 261 29 236 26 243 24686 22907 28 264 26 247 22 231 22907 21062 31 264 29 263 19 222 21062 19149 32 270 29 282 17 218 19149 17209 28 267 29 288 14 212 17209 15345 22 268 24 285 10 210 15345 13642 20 286 17 280 6 215 13642 12116 16 295 14 271 4 251 12116 10748 10 289 13 261 5 301 10748 9521 7 259 10 253 7 315 9521 8419 6 267 7*250 9 318 8419 7434 5 295 3*265 11 318 7434 6557 4*308 2 319 12 317 6557 5774 4*307 3 342 14 316 5774 5068 3 305 3 350 15 315 5068 4438 3 307 3 355 15 313 4438 3908 3 307 3 355 15 312 3908 3499 3 309 3 357 14 311 3499 3217 3 308 3 358 12 307 3217 3045 3 310 3 358 9*300 3045 2946 3 311 3 356 6*289 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