DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 76.9 - - 79.1 - - 72.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 437 - - 459 - - 221 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4155 - - 5555 - - 5097 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5924 - - 7052 - - 6378 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7148 - - 8548 - - 8090 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1216 - - 1386 - - 2456 - - 4511 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 503 - - 564 - - 431 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 314 - - 343 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -6 - - -12 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4007 - - -6141 - - -8014 - - -11591 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11155 - - 14690 - - 16105 - - 14545 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10623 - - -12832 - - -15208 - - -19424 ODpotential blCL - - - 17771 - - 21380 - - 23298 - - 22377 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 46 - - 49 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 76.9 - - 79.1 - - 72.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.5 - - 22.2 - - 18.1 - - 19.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.4 - - 74.0 - - 77.2 - - 74.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.8 - - 21.3 - - 17.1 - - 18.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 437 - - 459 - - 221 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4155 - - 5555 - - 5097 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 98764 22 135 18 097 22 117 17 119 98764 91267 22 134 15 110 18 104 21 120 91267 85531 21 133 11 126 14 113 17 112 85531 80781 15 107 15 133 10 136 13 099 80781 76687 13 105 16 128 9 131 12 084 76687 73074 14 123 11 135 6 095 12 098 73074 69800 12 122 12 162 3 055 10 108 69800 66786 9 103 14 150 7 194 2 275 66786 63995 6 256 2 144 14 166 15 216 63995 61286 14 212 12 262 7 267 8 196 61286 58450 11 229 16 222 19 267 12 276 58450 55518 18 276 14 255 19 258 25 275 55518 52739 21 281 24 283 25 273 30 275 52739 50240 28 278 31 280 33 276 33 276 50240 47998 32 280 36 278 39 280 38 282 47998 45969 36 284 38 277 39 282 38 289 45969 44125 40 291 38 291 45 297 43 298 44125 42443 46 300 47 303 50 299 45 309 42443 40886 52 303 51 302 49 307 59 314 40886 39431 57 302 55 308 59 311 62 309 39431 38060 58 304 58 312 63 310 58 311 38060 36738 56 308 58 312 60 309 57 317 36738 35401 57 309 57 310 56 312 57 319 35401 34022 57 309 56 307 50 312 56 318 34022 32602 55 308 50 305 48 307 51 316 32602 31128 53 306 47 305 50 303 45 314 31128 29586 53 305 45 306 49 299 39 310 29586 27977 51 305 44 306 45 296 39 305 27977 26304 44 303 44 306 41 297 40 301 26304 24568 40 294 40 304 37 301 35 298 24568 22774 38 291 34 297 33 298 27 292 22774 20915 34 289 32 292 31 293 23 289 20915 18988 29 287 29 290 29 291 25 291 18988 17032 26 289 26 286 24 290 27 291 17032 15152 23 294 24 286 22 289 27 288 15152 13442 19 299 21 290 21 288 26 283 13442 11921 14 302 16 289 19 279 24 275 11921 10567 12 302 12 282 15 267 21 268 10567 9359 12 302 10*287 10 276 16 261 9359 8279 13 302 9*293 9*285 13 262 8279 7315 12*303 9 297 8*293 8 270 7315 6459 13*305 9 305 7 322 4 295 6459 5697 13 307 9 313 8 341 3 006 5697 5010 13 310 9 319 8 350 5 040 5010 4398 13 312 9 326 8 355 7 049 4398 3885 12 315 9 330 8 359 8 052 3885 3488 12 317 9 334 8 001 8 053 3488 3214 11 319 8 336 8 003 7 055 3214 3047 11 320 8 338 8 003 6*056 3047 2952 10 321 7 339 7 004 4*058 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