DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.8 - - 89.3 - - 90.6 - - 82.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 327 - - 384 - - 155 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2510 - - 5971 - - 6569 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4572 - - 7313 - - 7289 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5503 - - 8964 - - 9562 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1822 - - 3063 - - 5181 - - 8602 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 387 - - 545 - - 417 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 9 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 322 - - 312 - - 318 - - 095 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -10 - - -12 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5684 - - -3937 - - -3978 - - -9203 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11187 - - 12902 - - 13540 - - 12156 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9316 - - -6363 - - -5925 - - -12247 ODpotential blCL - - - 14819 - - 15327 - - 15487 - - 15200 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 65 - - 83 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.8 - - 89.3 - - 90.6 - - 82.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.9 - - 42.5 - - 40.9 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.4 - - 86.8 - - 89.1 - - 86.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 42.2 - - 40.6 - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 327 - - 384 - - 155 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2510 - - 5971 - - 6569 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 33 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 99470 16 111 19 089 16 081 16 076 99470 91969 13 105 12 083 13 073 12 067 91969 86168 17 087 7 108 9 049 14 074 86168 81333 16 083 10 092 8 078 13 075 81333 77170 13 095 8 087 13 066 12 085 77170 73509 11 100 7 071 10 066 14 086 73509 70185 11 093 5 098 6 084 14 058 70185 67120 9 070 8 125 3 063 8 017 67120 64288 5 072 4 104 6 323 8 029 64288 61551 7 093 5 109 4 183 5 358 61551 58704 4 267 6 296 1 142 10 265 58704 55769 15 254 14 263 5 250 10 224 55769 52969 21 263 20 262 19 267 15 261 52969 50444 32 256 33 257 34 256 34 258 50444 48196 38 244 40 247 44 244 44 252 48196 46167 42 243 44 244 48 238 48 246 46167 44310 47 244 48 242 48 238 47 244 44310 42598 50 244 52 240 48 240 46 243 42598 41014 52 243 56 240 50 238 46 241 41014 39539 56 244 60 239 51 234 46 240 39539 38160 57 245 64 238 48 233 48 239 38160 36836 56 245 66 238 47 233 50 241 36836 35494 51 247 64 244 47 235 50 243 35494 34106 47 250 55 248 44 242 44 243 34106 32679 45 252 45 251 37 247 37 239 32679 31200 41 253 40 252 35 250 34 238 31200 29657 36 254 36 252 35 251 34 241 29657 28049 33 253 32 250 36 251 35 246 28049 26377 31 250 32 249 35 250 35 250 26377 24646 30 246 32 248 36 249 34 253 24646 22862 30 243 34 247 37 249 34 257 22862 21021 30 239 35 245 39 249 35 260 21021 19115 28 233 33 245 39 251 36 256 19115 17178 27 231 30 245 35 253 35 247 17178 15312 26 237 26 246 28 252 29 244 15312 13609 21 249 20 248 20 249 19 251 13609 12086 15 254 14 252 15 256 14 270 12086 10722 9 251 11 259 14*262 12 282 10722 9498 6 273 9*277 12*273 10 292 9498 8400 8 307 9*290 10 286 8 300 8400 7418 11 320 9 297 9 297 5 316 7418 6544 13 332 9 304 8 313 3 349 6544 5765 14*328 9 311 8 332 4 034 5765 5062 14*322 9 317 8 346 5 058 5062 4436 15 321 9 323 8 353 6 068 4436 3909 15 321 9 327 8 358 7 071 3909 3503 14 322 9 331 8 000 7 074 3503 3222 13 322 9 333 8 002 6 078 3222 3051 13 323 8 334 8 003 4*087 3051 2952 11 324 8 335 7 005 3*095 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