DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - - 86.4 - - 93.2 - - 94.4 - - 84.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 363 - - 144 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1997 - - 4545 - - 4470 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4176 - - 6166 - - 5671 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4990 - - 7538 - - 7463 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1553 - - 2750 - - 3557 - - 3560 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 352 - - 488 - - 358 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 18 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 348 - - 024 - - 022 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 11 - - 11 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9067 - - -9060 - - -9329 - - -11827 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14058 - - 16599 - - 16792 - - 14782 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13937 - - -13485 - - -13140 - - -17253 ODpotential blCL - - - 18927 - - 21023 - - 20603 - - 20207 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 71 - - 65 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.4 - - 93.2 - - 94.4 - - 84.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.0 - - 30.0 - - 30.3 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.2 - - 90.6 - - 93.0 - - 89.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 29.5 - - 29.9 - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 363 - - 144 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1997 - - 4545 - - 4470 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 99505 21 120 15 110 13 075 19 102 99505 91986 15 112 16 112 12 112 13 091 91986 86168 11 109 10 115 12 094 10 087 86168 81338 9 109 12 107 10 114 9 089 81338 77187 9 118 7 102 11 091 10 102 77187 73528 10 086 7 136 3 017 10 058 73528 70230 12 041 8 090 2 058 9 033 70230 67209 9 001 6 020 4 018 6 007 67209 64415 9 328 6 004 3 008 3 024 64415 61727 12 294 12 319 13 331 6 325 61727 58935 8 287 14 276 14 301 7 288 58935 56034 18 287 18 265 20 273 18 269 56034 53253 27 276 25 262 26 271 28 271 53253 50744 38 263 40 263 43 263 42 260 50744 48514 36 254 47 259 49 262 48 259 48514 46520 40 259 50 258 52 266 49 265 46520 44717 50 256 57 264 55 262 51 266 44717 43053 55 252 58 264 53 257 52 264 43053 41496 57 252 57 265 51 256 51 261 41496 40029 57 253 54 265 51 256 51 262 40029 38645 56 253 53 263 52 258 53 262 38645 37309 55 253 51 264 52 260 52 262 37309 35955 53 255 48 265 50 261 50 261 35955 34555 52 257 44 266 48 259 48 260 34555 33112 48 257 41 258 46 254 47 260 33112 31615 42 255 41 256 45 252 47 259 31615 30051 38 253 41 255 42 255 46 259 30051 28424 36 253 42 255 41 259 43 260 28424 26732 33 255 40 256 42 260 41 261 26732 24982 30 262 36 258 39 259 37 261 24982 23175 27 265 33 258 35 257 33 259 23175 21303 26 261 33 255 33 255 30 258 21303 19360 27 259 32 253 32 253 29 256 19360 17383 25 263 28 258 29 252 27 247 17383 15479 22 269 23 262 25 254 25 236 15479 13741 18 270 19 259 21 254 21 240 13741 12187 13 267 16 254 18 252 16 249 12187 10799 8 256 13 244 13 252 11 265 10799 9555 7 231 8 235 7 252 7 289 9555 8441 7 214 3*244 2*281 6 314 8441 7448 3 186 3*019 4*026 5 353 7448 6565 2 063 4 025 5 025 6 024 6565 5780 5 019 5 025 5 024 8 029 5780 5073 8*346 5 025 6 022 8 025 5073 4443 8*344 5 025 6 021 9 020 4443 3914 8 345 6 024 6 020 9 015 3914 3505 8 348 6 024 6 019 8 010 3505 3223 8 350 6 024 6 019 7 003 3223 3051 8 352 6 025 6 019 6*352 3051 2953 7 353 5 024 6 019 4*344 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