DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.2 - - 74.8 - - 74.1 - - 64.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 236 - - 271 - - 54 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2700 - - 3636 - - 2663 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4601 - - 5351 - - 2935 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5693 - - 6629 - - 5656 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1556 - - 1596 - - 2064 - - 1439 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 355 - - 410 - - 216 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 317 - - 348 - - 229 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -3 - - 7 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6570 - - -6170 - - -6116 - - -6500 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12264 - - 12800 - - 11773 - - 9453 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15161 - - -13147 - - -11865 - - -14341 ODpotential blCL - - - 20854 - - 19776 - - 17521 - - 17294 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 77 - - 67 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.2 - - 74.8 - - 74.1 - - 64.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.8 - - 28.8 - - 32.7 - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.4 - - 72.7 - - 73.4 - - 69.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 28.6 - - 32.5 - - 33.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 236 - - 271 - - 54 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2700 - - 3636 - - 2663 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 4 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97963 13 274 14 302 13 329 16 276 97963 90689 4 288 10 253 16 306 7 334 90689 85034 6 355 8 214 14 293 10 355 85034 80346 7 329 5 186 2 259 6 306 80346 76322 4 284 4 303 6 346 3 327 76322 72757 5 193 9 285 10 280 9 282 72757 69519 11 276 11 276 18 284 16 291 69519 66550 18 266 18 275 26 284 25 299 66550 63812 23 277 25 269 28 264 27 285 63812 61151 22 268 25 267 25 270 26 285 61151 58367 19 282 30 280 32 284 30 289 58367 55485 23 286 27 273 31 282 33 282 55485 52729 20 281 21 279 26 286 28 279 52729 50246 22 297 24 304 29 310 27 300 50246 48040 28 306 30 316 31 317 26 308 48040 46054 28 317 31 321 31 321 26 317 46054 44245 25 324 30 331 36 331 30 325 44245 42580 24 341 32 337 40 336 32 332 42580 41031 31 348 32 336 40 342 33 335 41031 39576 35 344 31 335 38 346 34 331 39576 38202 35 341 32 331 35 348 33 325 38202 36877 32 340 33 329 34 346 31 321 36877 35535 29 338 29 325 31 343 29 318 35535 34146 26 336 25 318 27 335 30 317 34146 32712 24 336 24 318 23 330 30 318 32712 31221 22 336 22 317 21 327 28 318 31221 29663 20 335 21 312 22 321 22 310 29663 28040 17 331 20 305 22 315 19 301 28040 26353 14 320 19 298 20 305 18 302 26353 24605 14 315 18 293 21 298 18 300 24605 22801 17 315 20 295 22 298 17 305 22801 20935 22 311 22 297 22 305 16 314 20935 19003 24 307 23 301 20 314 14 323 19003 17042 22 307 20 309 17 320 13 327 17042 15156 18 315 16 317 13 323 13 327 15156 13441 15 325 13 322 12 326 13 334 13441 11915 12 331 12 327 12 330 12 348 11915 10557 10 328 10 329 12 333 14 353 10557 9346 9 322 9 324 13 335 15 348 9346 8265 9 319 9 306 13 327 16 344 8265 7301 9 314 9*301 12 317 16 343 7301 6446 9*311 9*304 10 318 14 340 6446 5685 9*310 9 307 9*324 11 337 5685 5000 9 311 9 314 8*338 8 332 5000 4390 9 313 9 318 8 345 5 320 4390 3878 9 317 9 324 8 350 3 308 3878 3484 9 321 9 329 8 352 2 305 3484 3212 8 325 9 332 8 354 1 270 3212 3046 8 326 8 333 7 355 2*238 3046 2952 7 327 7 335 6 356 2*229 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