DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/18 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1013z - - 1336z - - 1601z - - 1901z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 78.9 - - 87.8 - - 95.2 - - 98.7 - - 87.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 98 - - 376 - - 438 - - 215 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1061 - - 3248 - - 5681 - - 10735 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2957 - - 5172 - - 7136 - - 10773 - - 2958 Hcrit BL Top 4054 - - 6241 - - 8674 - - 13728 - - 2976 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 975 - - 1702 - - 4329 - - 2699 - - 7472 Hgt.Variab. W* 195 - - 441 - - 560 - - 548 - - 6 W* B/S 2 - - 8 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 14 - - 10 - - 10 - - 15 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 321 - - 345 - - 327 - - 301 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 2 - - 17 - - 18 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - 9 - - -30 - - 48 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8963 - - -8154 - - -7143 - - -5843 - - -13711 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 13018 - - 14396 - - 15818 - - 19572 - - 16688 sfcLCL ODpotential -14903 - - -12510 - - -10457 - - -9953 - - -19084 ODpotential blCL 18957 - - 18751 - - 19131 - - 23681 - - 22060 blCL maxRH 70 - - 69 - - 51 - - 28 - - 22 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 78.9 - - 87.8 - - 95.2 - - 98.7 - - 87.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.8 - - 35.0 - - 35.5 - - 21.3 - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 78.0 - - 85.7 - - 92.7 - - 97.0 - - 91.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.4 - - 34.5 - - 35.0 - - 20.3 - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 98 - - 376 - - 438 - - 215 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1061 - - 3248 - - 5681 - - 10735 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 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] 99458 32 104 28 101 27 107 26 097 28 106 99458 91961 26 094 20 115 23 109 24 096 25 103 91961 86159 21 084 21 126 21 107 17 095 22 099 86159 81332 19 084 20 112 16 110 17 106 19 090 81332 77191 16 093 17 107 15 117 17 111 17 087 77191 73542 14 105 16 103 14 119 12 106 13 095 73542 70229 13 113 13 098 14 106 11 114 14 100 70229 67185 12 106 12 112 10 103 11 120 13 087 67185 64378 10 103 10 113 10 121 8 126 5 109 64378 61667 6 083 9 123 7 109 8 122 4 113 61667 58846 5 144 7 162 2 155 1 219 2 249 58846 55938 4 197 6 210 5 238 6 216 9 264 55938 53187 13 221 17 242 13 266 17 260 23 258 53187 50735 15 247 24 254 28 264 22 263 30 260 50735 48547 29 264 35 255 38 261 31 268 34 263 48547 46563 43 273 43 261 48 264 44 268 42 263 46563 44744 56 271 53 264 59 265 58 270 49 268 44744 43061 64 267 61 265 66 265 67 269 58 273 43061 41489 65 267 65 266 68 265 72 268 65 275 41489 40012 67 272 68 267 69 266 76 268 70 274 40012 38620 71 276 68 269 70 268 78 267 74 274 38620 37278 73 278 68 273 70 269 78 267 76 273 37278 35919 73 280 68 276 69 272 75 268 75 272 35919 34516 71 282 67 279 67 275 72 271 74 272 34516 33073 69 283 65 281 66 275 70 273 73 273 33073 31577 67 283 65 282 65 275 69 273 72 277 31577 30018 65 282 67 282 66 275 70 274 70 281 30018 28393 62 280 70 284 69 277 71 277 70 284 28393 26704 56 277 63 284 68 281 68 281 67 288 26704 24954 50 277 53 282 55 282 57 281 59 288 24954 23147 44 279 45 280 45 278 47 278 50 286 23147 21277 37 278 39 277 39 277 42 275 44 280 21277 19337 30 274 33 272 34 275 39 270 41 273 19337 17365 28 269 27 267 30 272 35 265 37 268 17365 15468 27 262 23 257 26 265 29 266 31 269 15468 13741 23 256 20 249 24 259 26*269 24 278 13741 12199 19 250 18 253 23 260 22*277 21 289 12199 10818 18 242 18 258 21 266 19 284 18 299 10818 9580 17 238 15 263 19*276 18 290 16 308 9580 8470 15 244 11 282 16*288 16 297 14 319 8470 7477 10 276 7 332 14 298 15 304 13 331 7477 6595 11 331 10*348 11 314 14 310 12 344 6595 5809 16 347 10*346 10 337 13 315 11 357 5809 5100 18 348 10 343 10 348 13 320 10 008 5100 4468 19*343 10 343 10 353 13 323 10 017 4468 3937 17*329 10 343 10 358 12 326 10 023 3937 3528 15 319 10 345 10 001 12 327 9 027 3528 3246 14 317 9 347 10 003 12 329 7 028 3246 3073 13 317 9 348 9 004 11 330 5*027 3073 2975 11 317 8 349 9 005 10 330 3*023 2975 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