DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.2 - - 87.7 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 396 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2807 - - 4413 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4820 - - 6098 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5800 - - 7406 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1530 - - 2133 - - - - - 4367 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 413 - - 499 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 326 - - 331 - - - - - 070 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -14 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6601 - - -6475 - - - - - -10775 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12401 - - 13882 - - - - - 13730 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11225 - - -10153 - - - - - -15575 ODpotential blCL - - - 17025 - - 17559 - - - - - 18529 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 47 - - - - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.2 - - 87.7 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.1 - - 36.8 - - - - - 34.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.7 - - 85.1 - - - - - 86.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 35.9 - - - - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 396 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2807 - - 4413 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99602 27 128 19 088 23 103 99602 92026 24 108 19 112 22 102 92026 86193 23 104 18 099 21 089 86193 81364 24 096 20 112 15 095 81364 77216 14 101 18 109 14 079 77216 73553 12 114 10 093 9 092 73553 70240 10 117 9 140 8 102 70240 67202 5 111 7 147 2 060 67202 64398 2 171 5 218 5 268 64398 61688 9 265 8 243 7 253 61688 58868 16 265 15 257 13 283 58868 55950 23 268 22 267 22 267 55950 53168 31 271 34 270 31 266 53168 50662 40 270 43 266 39 269 50662 48415 46 274 46 272 47 277 48415 46379 49 275 47 275 49 280 46379 44522 39 268 33 277 41 280 44522 42817 27 286 26 295 27 283 42817 41240 20 301 14 295 16 294 41240 39771 10 337 12 349 12 321 39771 38391 13 027 17 009 9 343 38391 37062 18 032 20 011 10 011 37062 35720 20 031 15 021 13 017 35720 34334 20 032 11 027 11 015 34334 32903 16 041 14 023 10 020 32903 31415 11 040 11 034 6 041 31415 29860 5 005 8 025 3 077 29860 28241 5 288 9 003 3 041 28241 26561 8 283 6 342 5 037 26561 24819 10 283 4 293 3 002 24819 23022 10 277 5 268 8 238 23022 21164 9 266 8 258 8 233 21164 19236 13 270 12 243 12 263 19236 17274 19 259 11 245 19 261 17274 15383 19 252 14 252 21 259 15383 13660 17 239 17 250 20 255 13660 12122 14 242 17 249 17 261 12122 10746 11 260 15 249 15 272 10746 9513 9 286 11 258 13 276 9513 8408 11 308 8*284 10 279 8408 7421 11 318 7*303 7 283 7421 6544 10*323 8 311 3 307 6544 5763 11*323 8 324 3 056 5763 5060 12 323 8 333 6 072 5060 4434 12 325 8 338 6 072 4434 3908 12 326 9 345 6 070 3908 3502 12 329 9 349 6 069 3502 3221 11 331 9 350 5 068 3221 3051 11 332 8 351 4*068 3051 2953 9 333 8 352 3*070 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