DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.4 - - 81.1 - - 82.7 - - 75.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 443 - - 217 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3483 - - 6156 - - 4519 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5360 - - 7520 - - 5931 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6476 - - 9149 - - 7512 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2365 - - 1901 - - 4664 - - 6667 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 455 - - 577 - - 412 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 319 - - 356 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 14 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -13 - - 16 - - 12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5911 - - -4277 - - -6355 - - -8778 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12387 - - 13426 - - 13868 - - 11732 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12369 - - -9350 - - -11791 - - -15143 ODpotential blCL - - - 18845 - - 18499 - - 19303 - - 18096 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 51 - - 59 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.4 - - 81.1 - - 82.7 - - 75.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 32.0 - - 31.7 - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.9 - - 78.4 - - 81.0 - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.6 - - 31.4 - - 31.0 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 443 - - 217 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3483 - - 6156 - - 4519 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98906 37 110 28 090 31 093 32 106 98906 91399 27 111 16 098 29 079 32 100 91399 85652 21 105 16 105 22 087 27 093 85652 80900 19 100 18 119 16 100 27 070 80900 76805 19 100 19 113 15 117 16 060 76805 73195 18 077 19 091 14 116 11 070 73195 69933 11 067 12 070 9 054 12 062 69933 66931 7 045 8 059 7 042 10 043 66931 64132 3 344 8 035 7 061 8 044 64132 61403 6 265 6 310 10 350 5 012 61403 58555 8 297 10 281 15 319 10 348 58555 55613 21 305 19 298 24 298 22 305 55613 52811 23 305 24 315 22 299 22 292 52811 50280 31 300 32 305 28 307 26 303 50280 48012 37 295 37 296 40 302 38 311 48012 45970 43 293 41 294 47 297 43 305 45970 44121 46 293 43 297 46 297 41 296 44121 42435 46 296 45 300 45 307 41 310 42435 40881 45 293 46 303 46 306 44 314 40881 39436 39 294 46 302 45 304 42 313 39436 38078 35 311 42 312 43 307 37 306 38078 36768 39 321 42 320 42 310 37 304 36768 35443 45 326 44 318 40 300 39 309 35443 34071 47 324 45 317 40 299 39 311 34071 32654 39 312 45 318 43 306 39 312 32654 31180 34 295 45 314 42 312 39 309 31180 29638 41 299 45 310 41 311 39 306 29638 28030 42 302 45 309 41 308 39 308 28030 26358 44 308 44 308 41 309 40 313 26358 24622 41 311 41 304 40 310 40 316 24622 22824 36 309 39 297 39 307 37 315 22824 20956 33 304 38 293 39 303 37 306 20956 19018 32 304 35 294 38 300 39 300 19018 17053 29 301 31 295 36 295 40 297 17053 15166 25 294 28 294 33 289 38 290 15166 13457 22 293 26 291 29 284 31 284 13457 11940 20 294 24 284 24 284 23 292 11940 10589 19 294 19 276 22 287 18 312 10589 9380 18 291 15*282 19 292 15 335 9380 8298 16 284 14*285 14*303 16 351 8298 7332 13*283 13 292 12*313 18 001 7332 6473 9*293 11 309 10 334 20 005 6473 5708 8 302 10 325 10 356 22 006 5708 5019 7 316 10 334 10 005 23 006 5019 4405 7 324 10 341 10 009 24 004 4405 3889 7 332 10 345 11 011 24 003 3889 3491 7 338 10 349 11 012 22 002 3491 3216 7 341 10 350 10 013 19 000 3216 3048 7 343 10 351 10 014 16*359 3048 2952 6 343 9 352 9 015 10*358 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