DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - 88.3 - - 95.1 - - 96.1 - - 87.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 342 - - 136 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1579 - - 2915 - - 2917 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3829 - - 4890 - - 4516 - - 2937 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4572 - - 5908 - - 5910 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1115 - - 2500 - - 3450 - - 2491 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 309 - - 413 - - 305 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 18 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 350 - - 016 - - 359 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 11 - - 9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10913 - - -10841 - - -11060 - - -12439 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15486 - - 16750 - - 16971 - - 15394 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16629 - - -15248 - - -15435 - - -18260 ODpotential blCL - - - 21201 - - 21156 - - 21345 - - 21214 blCL maxRH - - - 25 - - 26 - - 30 - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.3 - - 95.1 - - 96.1 - - 87.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.8 - - 31.3 - - 31.4 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.3 - - 92.6 - - 94.7 - - 92.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.3 - - 30.7 - - 31.0 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 342 - - 136 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1579 - - 2915 - - 2917 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99753 33 114 26 100 25 098 22 099 99753 92204 31 111 25 111 20 098 26 101 92204 86368 28 113 21 116 15 109 22 090 86368 81555 20 102 16 105 21 110 19 110 81555 77415 14 112 15 103 17 089 21 114 77415 73746 16 108 17 127 9 099 15 079 73746 70432 17 097 17 128 10 102 15 072 70432 67395 12 083 18 126 10 120 10 076 67395 64589 11 098 13 117 11 141 5 097 64589 61877 7 081 5 093 9 128 2 115 61877 59070 2 279 1 306 2 033 1 189 59070 56182 10 252 11 268 10 291 6 268 56182 53446 12 273 16 256 14 255 15 262 53446 51005 17 275 20 257 21 263 23 265 51005 48822 22 268 19 264 24 269 26 267 48822 46836 24 270 21 277 28 274 27 272 46836 45007 25 276 26 283 28 275 29 278 45007 43309 28 283 28 283 29 275 32 280 43309 41720 32 286 31 281 33 278 34 279 41720 40225 36 284 36 280 38 287 37 278 40225 38815 38 279 40 281 42 286 40 278 38815 37457 37 277 41 282 41 284 42 277 37457 36084 36 282 41 283 41 283 41 277 36084 34670 38 290 42 281 43 280 37 279 34670 33221 38 293 44 281 41 279 32 284 33221 31722 33 289 37 284 34 281 29 284 31722 30159 29 287 30 285 26 279 28 276 30159 28534 27 285 25 287 21 273 27 268 28534 26846 24 285 22 292 18 270 24 267 26846 25096 21 285 21 287 17 266 23 266 25096 23284 19 283 19 278 19 264 22 263 23284 21405 17 277 17 271 20 266 21 266 21405 19453 15 275 16 265 22 271 20 274 19453 17468 17 276 16 264 22 276 21 279 17468 15555 19 269 17 264 20 278 21 275 15555 13811 18 263 17 260 18 273 21 268 13811 12252 14 256 16 253 16 261 19 268 12252 10857 12 249 16 246 16 251 16 272 10857 9606 10 245 15 242 14 252 14 278 9606 8485 7 237 12 244 12 260 12 284 8485 7483 4 230 7 248 8 279 10 295 7483 6593 2 202 2*273 5*324 8 310 6593 5800 0 138 2*356 6*352 6 336 5800 5087 2*324 3 012 7 358 5 014 5087 4452 3*331 4 016 7 360 5 037 4452 3920 4 344 5 018 7 000 5 039 3920 3509 4 351 5 019 7 001 4 033 3509 3225 4 359 6 019 7 002 3 020 3225 3052 4 000 6 020 7 002 1*352 3052 2953 4 003 5 020 6 002 1*297 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