DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 68.5 - - 69.9 - - 62.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 239 - - 69 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1418 - - 2529 - - 2487 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3526 - - 4497 - - 3729 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4411 - - 5522 - - 5480 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1248 - - 1712 - - 3138 - - 2476 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 252 - - 354 - - 237 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 018 - - 009 - - 352 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - 8 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1862 - - -2602 - - -3626 - - -3970 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6273 - - 8124 - - 9106 - - 6922 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5627 - - -5342 - - -6735 - - -8687 ODpotential blCL - - - 10038 - - 10864 - - 12215 - - 11639 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 79 - - 88 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 68.5 - - 69.9 - - 62.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.5 - - 43.0 - - 40.2 - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 66.7 - - 69.2 - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 42.1 - - 39.3 - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 239 - - 69 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1418 - - 2529 - - 2487 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 18 - - 51 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98968 2 131 5 282 3 313 4 008 98968 91529 2 298 5 180 4 351 4 277 91529 85809 7 118 2 039 8 034 3 099 85809 81080 9 108 6 105 4 186 13 028 81080 76988 10 107 11 108 7 168 7 076 76988 73368 13 127 7 116 8 066 10 114 73368 70086 13 122 10 146 2 152 10 080 70086 67048 7 108 15 155 8 146 5 161 67048 64223 8 114 20 145 5 194 9 216 64223 61493 8 236 13 214 13 224 14 213 61493 58635 25 206 26 215 18 212 11 204 58635 55636 25 211 30 225 29 229 31 232 55636 52775 30 228 36 226 41 231 42 229 52775 50222 41 227 42 227 45 225 43 225 50222 47940 49 225 46 229 46 223 44 226 47940 45866 52 226 48 229 48 224 49 231 45866 43961 58 228 51 229 52 229 54 231 43961 42200 66 227 58 232 57 230 58 230 42200 40567 73 226 67 232 64 230 63 231 40567 39050 80 227 79 230 73 229 70 230 39050 37644 90 227 85 225 78 228 75 229 37644 36315 93 224 86 224 81 228 79 228 36315 34991 89 222 85 224 81 226 81 226 34991 33631 83 223 82 223 78 226 80 226 33631 32230 77 223 75 222 74 227 77 226 32230 30774 73 224 69 222 71 226 73 226 30774 29254 72 225 65 223 66 224 71 226 29254 27671 70 226 62 221 62 222 68 225 27671 26026 66 225 60 220 59 220 64 222 26026 24320 61 222 58 220 55 220 58 220 24320 22557 57 222 56 222 53 223 53 218 22557 20732 50 224 51 223 51 225 51 217 20732 18839 43 225 45 225 47 224 50 217 18839 16913 39 226 39 227 45 220 49 216 16913 15061 36 222 36 225 43 213 45 213 15061 13373 33 217 35 214 37 207 38 206 13373 11867 29 214 33 210 28 209 29 204 11867 10521 23 211 25 210 15 213 19 210 10521 9318 17 204 16 209 5 198 8 198 9318 8242 13 191 9 200 3 091 4 127 8242 7281 10 175 5 177 4 035 4 071 7281 6429 6 153 2 150 9 002 6 015 6429 5672 5 109 4*007 10*357 10 001 5672 4990 3*087 5*004 10*354 11 360 4990 4384 2*019 5 007 10 353 11 358 4384 3875 2 016 6 008 10 352 10 356 3875 3483 3 016 6 011 9 351 9 350 3483 3211 3 020 6 011 9 351 7 338 3211 3046 3 023 6 013 8 351 6*320 3046 2951 3 023 6 013 7 351 4*307 2951 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