DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 - - - 85.7 - - 91.9 - - 91.7 - - 83.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 325 - - 147 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2481 - - 4368 - - 3576 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4496 - - 5985 - - 5027 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5474 - - 7361 - - 6569 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1411 - - 4504 - - 5138 - - 3751 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 364 - - 464 - - 334 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 14 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 347 - - 352 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5920 - - -5904 - - -7327 - - -9080 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11395 - - 13265 - - 13896 - - 12034 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8441 - - -7562 - - -9287 - - -12670 ODpotential blCL - - - 13915 - - 14923 - - 15856 - - 15624 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 83 - - 89 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 160 - - 50 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.7 - - 91.9 - - 91.7 - - 83.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.1 - - 43.7 - - 40.8 - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.8 - - 89.5 - - 90.3 - - 87.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 43.3 - - 40.4 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 325 - - 147 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2481 - - 4368 - - 3576 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 33 - - 54 - - 43 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] 99526 27 114 22 093 25 093 19 106 99526 92021 27 105 18 103 16 090 17 090 92021 86198 19 092 15 102 12 108 16 060 86198 81368 8 094 12 082 12 103 13 048 81368 77223 10 104 7 068 13 045 14 076 77223 73562 8 095 9 087 9 009 12 057 73562 70257 9 068 9 063 4 029 8 040 70257 67233 3 024 7 006 5 016 7 006 67233 64439 1 041 6 279 6 340 6 330 64439 61736 10 297 12 288 9 322 9 338 61736 58905 16 260 19 258 13 280 13 301 58905 55961 17 275 20 255 22 277 24 292 55961 53153 30 272 28 260 36 260 35 269 53153 50633 40 266 34 261 36 249 38 257 50633 48392 56 260 49 268 45 267 41 266 48392 46384 61 252 67 251 62 258 57 262 46384 44565 55 267 63 250 59 259 59 261 44565 42890 81 264 75 261 74 266 72 264 42890 41334 95 258 90 258 88 262 84 261 41334 39871 96 255 92 255 88 260 87 259 39871 38489 90 258 82 253 81 259 84 259 38489 37154 74 258 67 247 74 257 79 259 37154 35802 71 247 65 244 71 254 74 259 35802 34404 73 244 67 245 69 254 70 258 34404 32962 66 245 62 247 65 254 65 257 32962 31465 61 246 58 250 60 249 59 254 31465 29903 53 245 54 254 60 247 57 252 29903 28280 41 249 49 256 56 251 52 254 28280 26599 27 253 43 257 46 259 42 257 26599 24860 28 249 41 253 41 261 35 256 24860 23066 32 246 40 243 40 246 34 249 23066 21211 30 247 35 241 36 236 38 237 21211 19290 28 250 27 242 32 234 38 233 19290 17332 25 257 24 253 26 237 33 232 17332 15440 23 267 23 258 21 241 26 229 15440 13712 17 269 21 256 17 242 20 238 13712 12166 12 262 16 248 13 246 13 253 12166 10783 11 246 14 240 11 253 9 277 10783 9543 11 241 11 241 9 265 8 301 9543 8433 8 243 7 253 7 296 9 320 8433 7442 6 243 4*291 7*324 10 334 7442 6561 4 255 4*309 8*340 10 348 6561 5776 4*289 5 336 9 349 9 006 5776 5070 5*308 6 346 9 352 9 017 5070 4441 5 321 6 350 9 354 8 018 4441 3912 5 328 7 353 9 356 8 015 3912 3504 6 337 7 355 9 356 7 010 3504 3223 6 341 7 356 9 357 5 002 3223 3051 5 343 7 357 8 357 4*344 3051 2953 5 344 6 358 7 357 3*328 2953 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