DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.6 - - 67.4 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 304 - - 358 - - 124 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4230 - - 5179 - - 3388 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5850 - - 6654 - - 4786 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 7223 - - 8172 - - 6381 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1343 - - 1285 - - 2346 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 448 - - 506 - - 309 - - - W* B/S - - - 13 - - 15 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 328 - - 001 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 8 - - 11 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -319 - - -1241 - - -3185 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7543 - - 9414 - - 9567 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4029 - - -5871 - - -7887 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 11252 - - 14043 - - 14268 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 65 - - 55 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.6 - - 67.4 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.9 - - 36.3 - - 35.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.6 - - 65.1 - - 66.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 36.0 - - 35.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 304 - - 358 - - 124 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4230 - - 5179 - - 3388 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98578 20 249 24 265 23 273 98578 91199 15 265 18 257 21 255 91199 85467 19 259 16 253 19 263 85467 80706 17 236 18 251 18 277 80706 76615 10 234 15 254 14 275 76615 72993 11 273 13 267 12 290 72993 69712 6 267 13 258 13 284 69712 66695 5 313 11 250 15 268 66695 63896 16 294 10 279 17 287 63896 61186 24 282 16 287 17 281 61186 58357 23 264 24 278 21 279 58357 55425 18 249 26 262 26 273 55425 52640 17 266 21 261 26 264 52640 50139 27 280 24 276 25 267 50139 47892 33 280 28 274 30 266 47892 45844 33 277 30 269 35 263 45844 43960 35 270 33 272 35 268 43960 42220 38 267 37 275 35 273 42220 40615 36 272 37 276 32 274 40615 39128 37 281 35 280 30 281 39128 37743 38 282 35 281 31 284 37743 36419 36 281 34 281 31 283 36419 35085 36 281 36 281 31 284 35085 33712 35 279 37 279 31 286 33712 32300 34 281 36 280 30 290 32300 30835 33 283 33 283 26 294 30835 29305 31 284 30 286 22 297 29305 27711 29 285 28 288 20 297 27711 26054 27 289 27 287 20 293 26054 24335 27 292 27 287 20 292 24335 22557 27 293 25 291 18 296 22557 20715 27 298 21 298 16 301 20715 18805 26 303 18 304 13 298 18805 16862 24 306 15 308 11 294 16862 14995 22 311 15 309 11 294 14995 13301 20 319 14 309 11 298 13301 11796 18 325 12 309 10 299 11796 10457 16 322 10 305 9 293 10457 9263 13 309 9 283 9 280 9263 8197 9*295 7*284 8 280 8197 7248 7*294 7*289 7 303 7248 6406 7 297 7 299 6*312 6406 5655 6 301 6 320 7*343 5655 4979 6 307 6 330 7 357 4979 4376 6 313 7 340 8 002 4376 3870 6 319 7 347 8 005 3870 3480 6 324 7 353 8 007 3480 3210 6 327 7 355 8 008 3210 3046 6 329 7 356 8 009 3046 2951 5 330 6 358 7 010 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