DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - 91.9 - - 98.5 - - 99.3 - - 87.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 355 - - 156 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2778 - - 6433 - - 6222 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4750 - - 7648 - - 7038 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5771 - - 9426 - - 9215 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2143 - - 3438 - - 5065 - - 1040 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 391 - - 545 - - 412 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 16 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 278 - - 307 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 16 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 63 - - 35 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8604 - - -6845 - - -8061 - - -11310 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14375 - - 16272 - - 17277 - - 14265 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14749 - - -11611 - - -12661 - - -17731 ODpotential blCL - - - 20520 - - 21037 - - 21876 - - 20685 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 74 - - 78 - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 91.9 - - 98.5 - - 99.3 - - 87.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.1 - - 36.7 - - 32.8 - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 89.7 - - 96.0 - - 97.8 - - 90.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 36.1 - - 32.3 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 355 - - 156 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2778 - - 6433 - - 6222 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 0 - - 13 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99705 34 109 28 106 26 088 31 091 99705 92200 29 100 21 100 24 097 27 091 92200 86417 23 106 18 083 25 095 22 110 86417 81611 24 110 12 098 21 094 18 104 81611 77457 16 101 15 123 12 089 17 085 77457 73785 12 125 14 104 11 116 11 066 73785 70459 13 129 10 110 8 099 6 094 70459 67411 10 113 8 110 3 078 6 083 67411 64607 8 122 5 190 6 275 2 039 64607 61898 11 162 10 196 8 210 7 215 61898 59084 13 220 12 222 15 241 12 249 59084 56206 24 230 26 232 29 252 27 266 56206 53490 24 263 27 250 34 250 33 252 53490 51046 40 270 38 267 38 266 34 258 51046 48848 55 272 48 274 51 277 46 272 48848 46851 61 269 50 275 57 275 58 273 46851 45020 61 269 50 274 61 273 68 272 45020 43324 59 268 54 272 66 270 75 271 43324 41740 56 267 61 272 70 268 80 269 41740 40251 56 266 66 268 73 268 81 267 40251 38844 54 262 63 263 72 268 80 266 38844 37488 51 258 60 263 69 267 75 264 37488 36116 50 259 59 265 66 264 68 262 36116 34699 48 258 56 265 62 260 62 259 34699 33245 49 254 52 260 57 257 58 254 33245 31738 52 252 49 252 54 251 57 253 31738 30167 50 251 50 250 55 249 55 256 30167 28533 46 247 50 248 54 250 53 258 28533 26834 43 245 48 247 52 251 51 257 26834 25072 42 246 47 248 50 251 50 255 25072 23248 41 251 46 249 49 251 48 254 23248 21359 39 255 45 247 46 249 45 253 21359 19399 36 254 44 245 43 246 42 250 19399 17411 35 250 42 247 39 246 39 244 17411 15502 35 250 41 249 33 242 35 237 15502 13764 32 248 37 247 26 235 29 236 13764 12213 27 243 28 239 21 237 25 242 12213 10824 24 236 21 234 18 244 20 253 10824 9579 19 234 18*239 15*256 17 271 9579 8465 16 239 14*244 13*271 17 291 8465 7470 13 244 11 251 12 287 18 306 7470 6585 11 251 8 262 11 299 19 314 6585 5797 8*267 6 281 11 310 20 318 5797 5086 7*294 5 304 11 318 21 322 5086 4452 7 320 5 321 11 323 21 326 4452 3920 8 331 5 333 11 327 21 328 3920 3509 8 339 5 339 11 329 19 330 3509 3224 8 343 5 343 10 330 15 331 3224 3052 8 344 5 345 10 331 11*328 3052 2953 7 347 5 347 9 333 6*320 2953 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