DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 65.1 - - - - - 63.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 124 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2131 - - 1730 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2935 - - 3710 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5124 - - 4723 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4896 - - 2609 - - - - - 3013 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 174 - - 262 - - - - - 17 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 14 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 309 - - - - - 022 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -30 - - -11 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2532 - - 779 - - - - - -940 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7657 - - 3944 - - - - - 3893 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4195 - - -630 - - - - - -2879 ODpotential blCL - - - 9319 - - 5353 - - - - - 5831 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 98 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 690 - - - - - 820 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 65.1 - - - - - 63.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.3 - - 57.4 - - - - - 55.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.5 - - 63.9 - - - - - 63.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 56.1 - - - - - 55.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 124 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2131 - - 1730 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 91 - - - - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 10 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] 99333 30 101 30 109 29 091 99333 91811 22 107 21 115 22 087 91811 86018 17 126 15 126 17 083 86018 81196 13 136 16 116 11 093 81196 77027 12 132 10 103 12 123 77027 73334 10 153 6 130 16 116 73334 69991 13 139 3 180 10 076 69991 66914 6 100 8 176 6 077 66914 64057 3 189 10 172 1 308 64057 61289 5 196 7 225 10 213 61289 58415 16 236 11 238 10 213 58415 55429 22 242 16 247 15 249 55429 52560 25 240 25 245 22 261 52560 49971 24 238 31 249 27 267 49971 47654 28 247 33 244 34 259 47654 45558 38 241 38 242 35 257 45558 43648 48 232 46 234 35 252 43648 41899 63 229 51 224 34 252 41899 40283 77 224 55 222 39 249 40283 38779 81 215 66 221 45 237 38779 37376 81 215 78 217 46 228 37376 36039 83 219 84 214 42 226 36039 34702 79 219 85 211 37 230 34702 33332 75 219 84 209 34 233 33332 31932 72 219 82 208 32 235 31932 30486 68 217 77 208 31 238 30486 28979 64 217 71 211 30 239 28979 27412 58 221 64 214 31 237 27412 25782 50 226 57 218 31 237 25782 24093 41 229 51 220 27 238 24093 22346 35 230 48 220 27 239 22346 20538 32 234 42 225 28 240 20538 18664 30 240 39 231 26 242 18664 16760 26 242 37 240 25 247 16760 14928 25 240 36 243 27 254 14928 13261 26 239 33 242 32 262 13261 11776 27 237 30 238 34 267 11776 10449 29 237 29 237 33 267 10449 9262 30 237 24 242 29 264 9262 8200 30 239 18 251 22 260 8200 7252 29 241 15 267 15 258 7252 6409 28 243 14 284 10 258 6409 5658 26*246 14 296 8 260 5658 4981 23*248 14*301 6 265 4981 4378 21 250 15*303 5 268 4378 3871 18 252 15 308 4 272 3871 3481 16 253 14 310 3 284 3481 3210 15 255 14 312 1 312 3210 3046 13 256 13 313 1*353 3046 2951 9 259 11 315 1*022 2951 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