DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.1 - - 90.7 - - 92.0 - - 83.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 357 - - 155 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1972 - - 4074 - - 3771 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4158 - - 5793 - - 5203 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4965 - - 7067 - - 6764 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1487 - - 3071 - - 4859 - - 4675 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 351 - - 468 - - 347 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 341 - - 013 - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 8 - - 15 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6805 - - -7081 - - -8049 - - -10127 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11771 - - 14149 - - 14814 - - 13082 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11566 - - -11005 - - -11563 - - -15237 ODpotential blCL - - - 16531 - - 18072 - - 18327 - - 18191 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 36 - - 34 - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.1 - - 90.7 - - 92.0 - - 83.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.8 - - 38.6 - - 36.9 - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.0 - - 88.1 - - 90.6 - - 87.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.5 - - 38.1 - - 36.4 - - 36.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 357 - - 155 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1972 - - 4074 - - 3771 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 99538 32 109 27 102 27 108 22 093 99538 92027 28 108 24 106 24 089 27 095 92027 86235 20 094 22 103 22 099 21 094 86235 81412 20 107 21 105 18 105 18 088 81412 77271 19 109 22 115 17 111 16 081 77271 73636 14 118 15 115 13 122 11 108 73636 70340 13 138 11 125 9 083 14 099 70340 67308 8 136 8 142 4 187 4 175 67308 64508 4 097 2 142 11 129 14 134 64508 61807 15 213 10 236 6 279 4 190 61807 59021 11 217 8 206 2 048 4 157 59021 56149 22 226 23 240 28 234 20 250 56149 53420 37 236 45 244 45 243 37 248 53420 50979 50 232 60 235 56 242 46 247 50979 48781 60 235 64 231 61 234 55 238 48781 46776 66 238 66 236 62 235 61 236 46776 44929 72 241 73 239 64 237 63 234 44929 43212 78 237 80 236 67 236 66 237 43212 41604 83 237 83 234 72 235 75 239 41604 40090 85 233 87 233 76 234 81 238 40090 38663 86 230 89 230 81 232 86 237 38663 37288 87 229 90 228 84 233 86 239 37288 35900 84 231 88 230 82 238 71 245 35900 34478 78 233 82 234 68 243 52 247 34478 33028 70 231 70 230 55 240 40 250 33028 31529 61 229 65 223 53 235 31 262 31529 29966 55 228 60 221 54 235 29 271 29966 28343 49 227 50 224 52 237 27 274 28343 26656 43 228 43 225 49 238 25 274 26656 24908 38 229 39 228 47 236 27 267 24908 23101 36 227 36 229 45 234 30 261 23101 21231 35 227 35 230 43 233 32 258 21231 19293 38 230 35 231 42 236 31 252 19293 17322 40 232 36 230 40 234 31 240 17322 15425 39 232 36 228 36 227 31 228 15425 13697 35 236 34 228 28 223 27 229 13697 12154 27 240 30 233 22 229 22 239 12154 10772 16 230 22 235 18 239 15 251 10772 9535 9 209 13 237 14 251 11 264 9535 8427 4 199 5 265 9 270 7 289 8427 7437 1 007 5*327 6*302 5 323 7437 6557 7 356 7*334 5*336 5 004 6557 5774 10 353 8 337 7 005 7 028 5774 5068 11*338 9 339 8 014 8 039 5068 4440 12*329 9 341 8 017 8 041 4440 3912 12 329 9 343 8 019 7 040 3912 3504 12 330 9 344 9 020 6 036 3504 3223 11 331 9 345 8 021 4 031 3223 3051 11 332 9 346 8 021 3*020 3051 2953 9 332 8 347 7 022 1*004 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