DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - - 71.0 - - 76.7 - - 78.6 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 366 - - 421 - - 213 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2251 - - 4784 - - 4903 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4411 - - 6413 - - 6221 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5244 - - 7777 - - 7896 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1600 - - 3449 - - 5300 - - 7182 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 388 - - 524 - - 423 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 8 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 333 - - 333 - - 343 - - 029 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 8 - - 14 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3432 - - -2411 - - -3412 - - -7272 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8676 - - 10189 - - 11308 - - 10226 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6384 - - -3817 - - -5090 - - -9725 ODpotential blCL - - - 11628 - - 11594 - - 12986 - - 12678 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 72 - - 64 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 140 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 76.7 - - 78.6 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.1 - - 41.9 - - 38.9 - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.7 - - 73.9 - - 76.9 - - 75.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 41.1 - - 38.1 - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 366 - - 421 - - 213 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2251 - - 4784 - - 4903 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 99457 28 126 29 123 28 107 29 105 99457 91869 29 100 31 116 21 113 22 103 91869 86048 21 097 24 111 21 115 20 085 86048 81240 18 112 18 100 21 106 17 089 81240 77100 17 103 15 107 18 094 17 115 77100 73440 11 085 15 101 15 121 12 108 73440 70122 8 134 8 116 12 124 8 119 70122 67064 15 150 4 198 8 106 10 122 67064 64215 10 154 8 213 1 183 9 114 64215 61441 6 190 9 195 8 217 5 158 61441 58545 4 169 12 227 11 234 9 253 58545 55542 9 265 15 228 13 245 12 234 55542 52671 12 255 15 233 20 261 12 251 52671 50080 15 256 16 240 22 250 12 263 50080 47759 15 255 14 247 21 238 21 254 47759 45663 15 256 13 260 14 229 24 233 45663 43759 16 252 18 263 14 254 16 257 43759 42022 15 248 21 260 20 273 20 273 42022 40435 15 264 19 262 23 278 22 276 40435 38976 16 276 17 275 22 283 24 273 38976 37622 15 287 17 294 22 289 23 273 37622 36324 14 304 17 307 21 292 24 276 36324 35009 15 311 17 309 22 298 25 274 35009 33650 15 308 16 308 23 300 27 272 33650 32250 17 296 16 305 22 299 24 270 32250 30796 19 284 17 301 21 296 22 268 30796 29278 18 277 18 297 20 291 20 268 29278 27696 17 270 18 293 18 286 21 267 27696 26052 15 261 16 286 18 284 23 266 26052 24347 14 255 16 275 18 281 24 266 24347 22583 17 245 17 271 20 275 24 262 22583 20757 23 231 15 268 22 274 25 256 20757 18865 26 220 18 258 24 271 25 256 18865 16944 24 216 25 242 26 254 25 255 16944 15096 22 211 29 228 30 233 26 242 15096 13415 20 210 29 223 27 232 23 239 13415 11916 18 207 25 225 21 247 18 254 11916 10575 13 198 17 233 18 258 15 270 10575 9373 9 184 10 249 16 270 14 285 9373 8294 4 172 6*282 13*283 12 294 8294 7330 2 056 7*313 11*298 10 307 7330 6473 7 014 8 322 10 317 9 324 6473 5709 10*355 8 328 10 338 8 346 5709 5019 12*337 9 333 10 352 8 010 5019 4405 13 332 9 338 11 358 9 023 4405 3889 13 332 9 342 11 001 9 027 3889 3491 13 333 9 344 11 003 8 029 3491 3216 13 334 9 346 11 003 7 029 3216 3048 12 335 9 346 10 005 5*028 3048 2952 10 335 8 348 9 005 4*029 2952 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