DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 81.6 - - 82.5 - - 75.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 416 - - 455 - - 229 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3706 - - 6527 - - 6801 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5557 - - 7827 - - 7708 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6699 - - 9520 - - 9794 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1718 - - 1493 - - 1572 - - 6893 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 476 - - 593 - - 479 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 342 - - 357 - - 349 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 11 - - 10 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5496 - - -5328 - - -5380 - - -10075 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12196 - - 14848 - - 15175 - - 13029 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12054 - - -11724 - - -11588 - - -16589 ODpotential blCL - - - 18753 - - 21244 - - 21382 - - 19542 blCL maxRH - - - 29 - - 34 - - 41 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 81.6 - - 82.5 - - 75.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 26.2 - - 25.6 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.8 - - 78.8 - - 80.6 - - 77.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 25.4 - - 24.9 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 416 - - 455 - - 229 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3706 - - 6527 - - 6801 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99062 27 102 32 103 31 100 32 107 99062 91518 26 113 23 110 26 080 31 093 91518 85741 27 110 18 108 19 082 27 090 85741 80971 26 100 22 104 17 109 19 069 80971 76884 19 099 19 087 17 099 16 091 76884 73276 18 104 11 093 14 063 19 089 73276 69999 10 076 16 107 7 077 14 044 69999 66984 4 083 13 065 13 088 5 064 66984 64191 6 102 6 043 5 025 9 043 64191 61478 3 356 6 005 4 314 9 353 61478 58646 7 311 9 313 10 320 12 334 58646 55707 20 312 23 314 22 316 20 322 55707 52900 29 309 30 310 26 307 26 305 52900 50375 33 310 33 304 30 308 29 302 50375 48111 34 311 34 295 36 307 31 308 48111 46054 36 312 32 291 38 301 35 310 46054 44178 37 307 32 300 36 293 36 308 44178 42465 36 297 34 304 31 297 33 301 42465 40895 33 290 34 299 29 305 31 303 40895 39443 29 292 31 294 29 306 32 308 39443 38085 29 296 30 290 30 304 31 312 38085 36780 29 298 29 290 29 301 29 317 36780 35460 28 301 27 297 29 302 27 319 35460 34093 28 308 25 303 28 307 26 322 34093 32683 28 314 23 312 26 310 25 323 32683 31215 29 318 22 324 23 313 24 325 31215 29679 30 321 22 334 20 315 23 324 29679 28075 32 322 23 336 19 315 22 321 28075 26403 32 322 24 329 19 316 20 318 26403 24665 28 318 26 323 20 318 17 313 24665 22865 26 308 26 319 20 321 16 319 22865 21000 25 306 25 313 19 323 14 324 21000 19065 22 308 23 309 19 324 12 323 19065 17098 17 310 18 302 19 325 12 327 17098 15207 14 310 14 303 17 323 12 326 15207 13490 10 323 12 323 13 330 12 324 13490 11963 8 359 9 348 10 347 12 335 11963 10604 7 027 10*004 12*350 14 348 10604 9393 7 049 11*002 13*351 16 352 9393 8310 8 053 11 001 14 350 17 354 8310 7343 8*025 11 359 14 350 18 355 7343 6482 10*358 11 358 14 349 19 356 6482 5716 11 344 11 357 14 348 19 357 5716 5025 12 340 11 356 15 348 20 357 5025 4408 12 339 11 355 14 348 20 358 4408 3891 12 338 11 354 14 347 19 357 3891 3492 12 338 11 354 14 347 17 355 3492 3216 12 338 11 354 13 347 14 352 3216 3048 11 339 10 354 13 347 12*349 3048 2952 10 339 9 354 11 347 7*345 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