DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.1 - - 79.7 - - 81.6 - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 355 - - 404 - - 196 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2731 - - 4509 - - 3160 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4764 - - 6182 - - 4875 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5724 - - 7502 - - 6153 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1433 - - 3215 - - 5304 - - 4634 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 410 - - 507 - - 355 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 18 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 338 - - 339 - - 028 - - 042 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 12 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 13 - - 15 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4517 - - -4700 - - -6712 - - -8837 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10241 - - 12202 - - 12866 - - 11790 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8900 - - -8465 - - -10167 - - -12967 ODpotential blCL - - - 14624 - - 15967 - - 16320 - - 15920 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 51 - - 40 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.1 - - 79.7 - - 81.6 - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.4 - - 36.1 - - 35.1 - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.8 - - 77.0 - - 79.8 - - 78.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 35.2 - - 34.3 - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 355 - - 404 - - 196 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2731 - - 4509 - - 3160 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99693 38 108 31 121 27 118 30 102 99693 92089 26 109 20 120 19 103 25 094 92089 86227 21 129 18 111 18 101 22 096 86227 81382 15 118 17 107 22 116 14 105 81382 77228 16 117 20 116 17 115 14 110 77228 73567 10 124 15 101 16 115 11 110 73567 70253 11 145 7 132 12 075 16 117 70253 67197 8 152 7 174 1 081 12 091 67197 64350 10 150 10 190 7 223 2 042 64350 61576 4 184 8 171 7 203 6 223 61576 58677 7 220 7 244 5 248 4 265 58677 55675 8 204 10 240 8 256 9 281 55675 52815 7 251 10 236 11 270 12 274 52815 50240 15 264 13 266 14 283 11 286 50240 47938 17 259 17 268 20 297 15 305 47938 45861 16 266 17 278 20 294 17 307 45861 43967 16 278 15 289 22 295 21 317 43967 42234 17 290 18 299 20 286 25 299 42234 40650 18 284 18 298 11 291 19 284 40650 39189 17 277 18 302 15 340 12 332 39189 37824 20 277 18 306 29 331 20 333 37824 36521 22 276 18 316 32 324 26 332 36521 35206 21 271 16 353 25 325 26 332 35206 33848 18 278 14 010 16 318 20 329 33848 32447 18 289 12 301 11 290 15 328 32447 30991 18 293 18 298 9 283 13 308 30991 29469 18 284 21 304 12 311 15 292 29469 27884 19 280 20 292 13 322 15 277 27884 26234 19 278 21 278 10 266 15 259 26234 24522 19 274 20 278 15 263 17 267 24522 22751 19 272 18 276 15 260 17 269 22751 20917 18 269 17 265 17 258 18 264 20917 19012 15 264 18 257 22 257 20 263 19012 17073 14 269 16 258 23 261 23 267 17073 15206 17 270 15 267 22 265 24 267 15206 13504 19 255 17 268 22 261 21 258 13504 11987 19 240 22 253 19 251 18 252 11987 10631 18 243 20 240 18 254 17 259 10631 9415 16 254 17 243 16 259 15 267 9415 8327 13 266 12*252 13 268 12 275 8327 7354 10 285 8*267 9 278 8 284 7354 6490 8*310 6 288 5*304 4 320 6490 5722 8*326 5 329 5*354 4 027 5722 5029 8 330 6 351 7 025 6 047 5029 4412 8 336 6 001 7 031 7 048 4412 3894 8 340 7 006 8 033 7 048 3894 3494 8 344 7 010 8 034 7 046 3494 3217 8 347 7 012 8 033 6 045 3217 3049 7 349 7 013 8 034 4*044 3049 2952 7 350 7 013 7 035 3*042 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