DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 87.9 - - 93.9 - - - - - 84.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 411 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5135 - - 8121 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6625 - - 9073 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8128 - - 11114 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1680 - - 1544 - - - - - 5768 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 507 - - 619 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 17 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 300 - - - - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 14 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6342 - - -5091 - - - - - -9727 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14470 - - 16205 - - - - - 12681 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13097 - - -11282 - - - - - -16539 ODpotential blCL - - - 21225 - - 22396 - - - - - 19492 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 69 - - - - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.9 - - 93.9 - - - - - 84.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.4 - - 32.2 - - - - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.2 - - 91.2 - - - - - 85.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 31.4 - - - - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 411 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5135 - - 8121 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98997 29 107 26 106 28 095 98997 91462 23 089 22 100 25 084 91462 85677 18 106 20 080 21 088 85677 80910 20 101 18 080 21 079 80910 76816 21 080 16 086 19 071 76816 73202 15 079 13 068 21 072 73202 69932 14 069 12 071 18 059 69932 66930 16 058 7 068 13 049 66930 64155 12 048 6 060 11 026 64155 61473 11 016 8 018 10 002 61473 58692 12 354 12 351 11 340 58692 55832 11 320 16 329 21 351 55832 53127 11 332 16 337 21 337 53127 50722 27 334 19 332 10 319 50722 48570 28 337 21 335 7 309 48570 46598 30 344 22 346 15 337 46598 44777 33 343 25 346 26 339 44777 43090 32 337 28 339 32 335 43090 41519 31 332 31 331 32 328 41519 40045 31 333 33 326 31 324 40045 38654 33 334 33 322 31 321 38654 37310 34 333 33 319 32 321 37310 35948 37 328 32 317 32 320 35948 34541 38 323 32 316 32 316 34541 33091 37 321 33 319 31 309 33091 31586 37 322 36 322 32 306 31586 30016 36 324 39 322 33 307 30016 28382 34 325 39 319 35 309 28382 26685 32 323 36 313 38 310 26685 24925 28 319 33 308 43 309 24925 23106 27 310 33 307 48 310 23106 21219 29 308 34 310 48 313 21219 19261 31 310 36 313 46 312 19261 17275 30 311 35 311 43 308 17275 15368 27 308 34 301 40 305 15368 13636 26 303 33 293 35 298 13636 12097 25 301 25*291 29 284 12097 10725 24 298 20*290 26 291 10725 9496 21 295 19 291 25 305 9496 8396 16*291 19 294 25 321 8396 7414 13*289 18 298 27 333 7414 6541 13 291 17 301 28 342 6541 5763 12 295 16 304 28 345 5763 5060 11 298 15 307 29 347 5060 4434 11 302 15 310 28 349 4434 3908 10 307 14 313 26 349 3908 3502 9 311 13 314 23 349 3502 3222 9 313 13 316 20 348 3222 3051 8 314 12 316 16*346 3051 2952 8 315 11 317 10*344 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