DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 92.9 - - 94.7 - - - - - 85.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 240 - - 351 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4919 - - 7117 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6280 - - 8183 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7912 - - 10110 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3190 - - 3761 - - - - - 1118 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 437 - - 560 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 279 - - - - - 117 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 25 - - 12 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5902 - - -4526 - - - - - -9870 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13815 - - 14636 - - - - - 12825 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7788 - - -6193 - - - - - -12976 ODpotential blCL - - - 15700 - - 16303 - - - - - 15930 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 93 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 90 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.9 - - 94.7 - - - - - 85.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.2 - - 40.2 - - - - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.8 - - 92.2 - - - - - 89.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 39.9 - - - - - 40.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 240 - - 351 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4919 - - 7117 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 71 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 99362 28 109 13 098 13 053 99362 91920 12 065 10 103 9 085 91920 86136 8 070 10 090 10 106 86136 81327 14 136 9 055 9 106 81327 77185 11 137 4 043 11 068 77185 73535 7 102 9 126 8 060 73535 70237 6 119 9 133 9 085 70237 67203 8 126 13 165 6 068 67203 64392 7 125 11 154 5 273 64392 61680 8 137 8 185 12 190 61680 58861 9 183 13 183 18 189 58861 55940 14 223 22 233 26 231 55940 53169 39 220 36 226 36 227 53169 50690 44 208 45 218 43 221 50690 48471 45 217 51 221 47 221 48471 46458 55 225 57 223 48 224 46458 44611 66 223 64 220 52 226 44611 42904 71 217 67 220 56 223 42904 41318 69 215 64 221 59 222 41318 39834 61 213 60 221 61 224 39834 38441 55 208 57 219 61 226 38441 37104 56 209 56 217 61 228 37104 35753 60 209 52 217 59 228 35753 34358 65 201 47 210 57 229 34358 32924 64 200 49 208 55 228 32924 31437 59 210 48 212 51 227 31437 29885 57 220 45 223 49 226 29885 28272 43 225 42 225 47 226 28272 26597 33 222 41 221 46 226 26597 24864 33 224 37 212 46 226 24864 23075 25 218 32 206 45 225 23075 21227 21 218 30 209 42 226 21227 19312 19 208 30 211 35 232 19312 17364 22 199 32 215 27 240 17364 15479 24 196 30 218 24 240 15479 13755 22 197 24 217 23 240 13755 12210 19 199 17 222 23 240 12210 10826 17 206 13*239 22 240 10826 9583 13 216 10*257 21 238 9583 8468 10*227 10 265 18 233 8468 7472 9*242 9 269 15 225 7472 6586 8 254 9 276 11 211 6586 5796 8 264 8 282 9 187 5796 5084 8 270 8 287 8 157 5084 4450 8 276 8 294 10 130 4450 3918 8 281 8 298 11 116 3918 3507 8 285 7 301 11 109 3507 3224 7 287 7 304 10 108 3224 3052 7 289 7 305 8*112 3052 2953 6 291 6 306 5*117 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