DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 Pickle_Butte_ID 2993ft pt41913@43.425,-116.746,3054ft SPONSORED BY: Idaho Hang Gliding Association BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.2 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.9 - - 78.5 - - - - - 69.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 213 - - 291 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1421 - - 2596 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3650 - - 4598 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4414 - - 5589 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1088 - - 2146 - - - - - 1682 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 376 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 057 - - 026 - - - - - 163 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 11 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4180 - - -5584 - - - - - -7268 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8595 - - 11174 - - - - - 10221 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10797 - - -10863 - - - - - -16084 ODpotential blCL - - - 15211 - - 16452 - - - - - 19037 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 34 - - - - - 25 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.9 - - 78.5 - - - - - 69.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.9 - - 40.0 - - - - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.3 - - 76.4 - - - - - 75.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 39.5 - - - - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 213 - - 291 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1421 - - 2596 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 99037 6 270 11 212 12 300 99037 91539 11 228 11 285 6 276 91539 85737 8 206 8 290 5 317 85737 80962 1 289 5 205 7 334 80962 76891 2 030 2 184 6 344 76891 73305 4 072 3 172 7 335 73305 70063 5 050 2 055 6 343 70063 67080 4 004 6 345 5 321 67080 64299 6 287 12 320 8 303 64299 61596 10 282 15 303 14 314 61596 58790 16 297 18 288 20 295 58790 55893 24 302 23 291 23 294 55893 53144 31 297 31 295 32 298 53144 50695 36 292 36 295 37 294 50695 48515 40 289 39 294 38 288 48515 46533 42 290 41 295 30 302 46533 44714 44 292 39 297 29 318 44714 43037 44 301 21 294 30 314 43037 41474 42 305 11 344 29 306 41474 40006 34 315 27 011 28 301 40006 38624 31 319 37 014 22 287 38624 37292 29 320 37 011 19 278 37292 35942 28 321 31 010 15 281 35942 34545 27 323 26 015 9 288 34545 33107 28 330 25 022 7 323 33107 31613 29 332 23 017 12 342 31613 30051 28 328 22 007 14 344 30051 28422 28 326 24 002 13 337 28422 26724 27 328 25 002 13 322 26724 24961 27 323 21 350 13 313 24961 23136 30 311 20 329 11 303 23136 21244 30 303 22 325 14 312 21244 19278 26 302 22 316 16 326 19278 17280 21 302 22 306 14 330 17280 15362 18 299 18 299 13 315 15362 13620 16 295 15 292 13 299 13620 12071 15 291 16 288 11 300 12071 10692 14 291 16 283 10 311 10692 9459 12 294 15 275 11 298 9459 8357 10 296 13 265 12 285 8357 7374 7 289 10 259 11 276 7374 6501 4 265 6 261 9 265 6501 5726 2 220 2*296 6 252 5726 5028 1*166 2*349 2 203 5028 4409 1*085 4 024 3 135 4409 3891 2 060 4 027 4 118 3891 3492 3 055 5 030 4 108 3492 3216 4 055 5 030 3 111 3216 3048 4 053 5 031 2*138 3048 2952 4 052 5 032 2*163 2952 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