DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.3 - - 91.3 - - 92.1 - - 83.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 302 - - 367 - - 153 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1895 - - 3818 - - 3552 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4094 - - 5604 - - 5033 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4888 - - 6811 - - 6545 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1537 - - 2152 - - 3921 - - 3366 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 343 - - 462 - - 338 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 12 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 335 - - 345 - - 351 - - 122 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 9 - - 10 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8663 - - -9129 - - -9706 - - -11564 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13552 - - 15941 - - 16252 - - 14518 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13216 - - -13106 - - -13469 - - -16371 ODpotential blCL - - - 18104 - - 19917 - - 20014 - - 19324 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 65 - - 69 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.3 - - 91.3 - - 92.1 - - 83.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.2 - - 31.2 - - 30.6 - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.0 - - 88.7 - - 90.7 - - 88.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.9 - - 30.7 - - 30.1 - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 302 - - 367 - - 153 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1895 - - 3818 - - 3552 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99527 23 122 18 090 19 093 18 075 99527 92052 13 092 16 108 11 083 15 092 92052 86246 13 091 11 105 11 076 13 092 86246 81408 12 113 6 087 15 101 13 080 81408 77251 10 089 8 106 9 083 13 088 77251 73582 8 077 7 099 5 061 10 074 73582 70265 6 110 8 073 5 028 9 047 70265 67224 8 074 3 040 5 026 7 051 67224 64408 14 049 3 095 1 046 7 352 64408 61692 11 349 7 069 5 123 3 292 61692 58880 9 310 8 339 5 009 3 292 58880 55978 16 251 20 269 14 299 9 283 55978 53214 16 251 23 253 25 274 22 277 53214 50730 24 260 31 250 36 254 32 262 50730 48516 32 261 35 254 41 247 40 251 48516 46512 42 261 42 253 45 245 44 247 46512 44671 49 254 48 250 47 246 46 246 44671 42964 52 250 54 248 53 246 50 245 42964 41373 57 248 62 246 62 243 58 244 41373 39886 63 248 66 244 68 239 65 240 39886 38488 66 247 66 242 68 237 69 237 38488 37143 63 248 64 241 66 238 66 237 37143 35784 56 249 58 241 61 240 60 236 35784 34383 49 248 50 242 51 239 55 234 34383 32945 43 249 42 244 42 238 51 232 32945 31454 37 245 38 246 37 241 47 232 31454 29901 31 240 33 245 36 243 44 229 29901 28283 28 238 33 248 38 243 42 228 28283 26601 26 241 33 247 39 244 39 239 26601 24861 25 247 31 243 36 249 31 248 24861 23065 26 251 31 244 32 250 26 253 23065 21204 27 255 31 250 31 252 26 259 21204 19274 27 259 32 256 31 257 29 265 19274 17311 27 259 32 258 30 260 30 262 17311 15420 24 252 28 258 28 261 28 256 15420 13693 21 238 23 258 25 261 23 255 13693 12151 16 237 20 256 21 256 18 262 12151 10771 13 246 18 252 17 254 15 274 10771 9534 11 252 13 249 15 261 13 287 9534 8426 8 262 7 259 11 281 12 297 8426 7435 4 283 5*318 9 315 10 308 7435 6555 4 346 6*335 9*327 9 324 6555 5772 7 354 6 340 9*341 7 350 5772 5066 8*337 7 344 10 349 7 024 5066 4438 9*332 7 346 10 351 7 043 4438 3911 10 333 7 348 10 353 6 047 3911 3504 10 335 8 351 10 354 5 047 3504 3222 9 337 7 352 9 355 3 047 3222 3051 9 338 7 352 9 355 1*052 3051 2952 8 339 7 354 8 356 0*122 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