DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 70.8 - - 81.8 - - 90.8 - - 91.6 - - 83.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 287 - - 357 - - 151 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1674 - - 3173 - - 2499 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2935 - - 3918 - - 5100 - - 4273 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top 2953 - - 4667 - - 6166 - - 5492 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 294 - - 1254 - - 2408 - - 2592 - - 2571 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 323 - - 431 - - 300 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 19 - - 22 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 291 - - 019 - - 004 - - 021 - - 097 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 9 - - 11 - - 12 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9768 - - -9561 - - -10218 - - -11207 - - -13006 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12721 - - 14229 - - 16385 - - 16700 - - 15960 sfcLCL ODpotential -19061 - - -16439 - - -15650 - - -16434 - - -19822 ODpotential blCL 22014 - - 21106 - - 21816 - - 21926 - - 22775 blCL maxRH 64 - - 70 - - 55 - - 33 - - 33 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 70.8 - - 81.8 - - 90.8 - - 91.6 - - 83.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.2 - - 29.9 - - 28.7 - - 28.2 - - 24.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 71.2 - - 79.7 - - 88.3 - - 90.0 - - 88.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.7 - - 29.5 - - 28.2 - - 27.6 - - 23.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 287 - - 357 - - 151 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1674 - - 3173 - - 2499 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99703 27 106 31 108 27 107 24 107 27 113 99703 92160 28 105 25 103 27 113 21 105 26 100 92160 86337 25 100 24 121 23 101 21 116 20 088 86337 81529 25 102 25 125 11 117 21 096 18 106 81529 77391 19 103 22 104 16 121 12 099 16 100 77391 73736 15 097 17 105 12 112 12 090 13 096 73736 70428 14 091 15 096 13 126 3 148 12 073 70428 67390 15 063 14 103 14 095 8 137 8 064 67390 64577 10 044 13 061 12 075 9 104 9 080 64577 61863 4 046 7 027 7 035 8 036 8 041 61863 59050 11 350 6 352 5 319 10 335 10 340 59050 56160 20 335 14 321 12 312 16 319 14 314 56160 53433 30 321 22 314 18 311 19 312 17 309 53433 50986 34 308 29 311 26 311 23 307 21 298 50986 48793 36 299 34 305 32 307 28 305 27 299 48793 46804 38 301 38 305 36 306 32 306 30 303 46804 44972 44 304 42 311 39 314 35 318 29 311 44972 43266 47 303 48 313 46 319 42 324 32 317 43266 41664 48 300 51 312 49 317 45 320 34 313 41664 40156 45 299 48 312 48 314 44 315 35 313 40156 38736 41 302 42 313 43 310 42 310 35 314 38736 37373 39 302 37 313 38 307 40 305 34 312 37373 36002 37 298 37 311 37 307 38 302 32 309 36002 34591 38 299 37 306 36 305 37 302 31 306 34591 33144 40 296 37 305 35 302 36 300 29 300 33144 31642 39 297 35 300 33 297 35 295 28 292 31642 30076 36 300 33 296 33 293 34 293 31 289 30076 28448 37 302 30 295 33 293 32 293 33 291 28448 26756 39 298 30 296 31 291 29 294 32 293 26756 25004 38 302 30 299 29 289 27 294 29 291 25004 23192 34 305 28 300 28 288 26 290 27 288 23192 21316 31 307 24 299 25 287 26 287 23 283 21316 19369 28 311 21 300 21 287 24 284 20 279 19369 17390 23 317 20 302 19 288 21 279 19 282 17390 15482 21 319 19 304 18 292 19 279 21 282 15482 13742 18 316 19 306 17 293 17 285 22 276 13742 12189 17 314 18 305 17 290 16 287 20 276 12189 10800 16 311 16 299 16 285 15 279 17 278 10800 9556 14 304 14 286 15 278 13 269 14 280 9556 8441 10 293 13 271 13 272 11 265 11 278 8441 7446 7 283 13 261 11 268 8 268 9 274 7446 6562 5 280 11 253 7*271 5 278 5 268 6562 5775 3 288 8 251 3*299 3*354 1 217 5775 5068 4 294 4*261 3 329 5*015 4 108 5068 4439 5 299 2*328 4 007 6 020 5 098 4439 3911 7 308 3 014 4 017 6 021 5 091 3911 3504 7 310 3 024 5 021 6 022 5 085 3504 3223 7 300 4 027 5 023 6 022 4 084 3223 3051 4*299 4 029 5 022 6 023 3*091 3051 2952 2*291 4 028 5 024 6 023 2*097 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