DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/21 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 - - - 78.2 - - 84.2 - - 84.8 - - 78.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 396 - - 454 - - 230 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3573 - - 6327 - - 4837 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5438 - - 7667 - - 6198 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6566 - - 9320 - - 7830 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1752 - - 3248 - - 5307 - - 5445 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 463 - - 587 - - 429 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 13 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 327 - - 004 - - 030 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 13 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 12 - - 17 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6731 - - -5114 - - -6998 - - -11109 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13298 - - 14434 - - 14829 - - 14062 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10821 - - -8312 - - -10352 - - -15682 ODpotential blCL - - - 17387 - - 17632 - - 18182 - - 18635 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 62 - - 68 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.2 - - 84.2 - - 84.8 - - 78.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.8 - - 30.5 - - 29.3 - - 27.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.6 - - 81.4 - - 82.9 - - 80.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 29.9 - - 28.6 - - 26.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 396 - - 454 - - 230 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3573 - - 6327 - - 4837 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99133 31 111 26 110 22 105 28 083 99133 91592 20 108 22 106 23 095 25 090 91592 85805 21 109 17 095 23 097 22 094 85805 81002 18 108 15 121 19 090 16 099 81002 76864 13 098 14 117 14 103 11 092 76864 73208 7 093 14 095 16 109 12 106 73208 69895 7 136 6 092 12 088 11 110 69895 66847 9 128 10 173 4 080 9 062 66847 64031 3 062 5 124 4 124 3 015 64031 61307 0 197 6 220 4 261 2 326 61307 58461 8 245 9 230 14 257 13 265 58461 55510 13 265 15 271 19 279 20 279 55510 52702 24 277 26 279 29 283 24 283 52702 50175 35 271 35 271 33 278 28 286 50175 47910 38 268 37 270 39 274 36 282 47910 45862 38 271 40 273 44 275 41 281 45862 43994 39 273 48 276 48 276 48 281 43994 42287 41 274 49 273 52 277 54 279 42287 40717 45 277 48 272 52 276 54 277 40717 39257 47 280 48 274 49 275 50 280 39257 37890 45 277 50 273 47 276 50 286 37890 36577 39 275 51 270 47 277 50 287 36577 35250 37 280 49 269 46 277 46 286 35250 33881 36 284 44 268 44 274 43 285 33881 32472 34 285 40 268 43 271 41 284 32472 31012 31 283 39 269 42 271 38 285 31012 29487 30 277 39 269 41 274 37 286 29487 27898 28 271 38 270 37 276 34 285 27898 26246 28 272 36 272 33 279 32 285 26246 24531 27 277 33 273 30 281 29 287 24531 22757 26 278 31 272 28 282 26 289 22757 20919 25 278 28 269 26 280 25 288 20919 19012 24 280 25 269 24 277 25 284 19012 17073 21 281 23 271 23 274 26 275 17073 15207 22 276 24 269 23 270 27 267 15207 13508 22 273 25 261 21 262 24 263 13508 11993 19 270 22 252 19 263 19 270 11993 10637 15 267 18 255 18 265 17 279 10637 9422 13 269 14*265 13 274 14 288 9422 8333 11 279 11*280 10*286 11 302 8333 7360 9*297 10 289 8*308 8 329 7360 6497 9*317 8 313 7 340 8 356 6497 5727 9 323 8 334 9 005 9 022 5727 5033 9 328 9 345 10 012 10 028 5033 4415 10 332 9 351 10 015 11 031 4415 3896 10 335 9 356 10 016 11 033 3896 3495 10 339 9 359 10 017 10 033 3495 3218 9 341 9 000 10 018 9 033 3218 3049 9 342 9 002 10 019 7*031 3049 2952 8 343 8 003 9 019 5*030 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