DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - 90.2 - - 97.6 - - 98.1 - - 91.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 309 - - 368 - - 176 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2492 - - 6095 - - 5418 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4541 - - 7396 - - 6502 - - 2937 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5485 - - 9088 - - 8411 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2252 - - 5877 - - 7891 - - 5253 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 379 - - 542 - - 409 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 28 - - 18 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 101 - - 111 - - 056 - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 12 - - 12 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4560 - - -3068 - - -3889 - - -7709 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10046 - - 12157 - - 12301 - - 10664 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7237 - - -4335 - - -5205 - - -10622 ODpotential blCL - - - 12722 - - 13423 - - 13616 - - 13576 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 60 - - 90 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 760 - - 1130 - - 1220 - - 1130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.2 - - 97.6 - - 98.1 - - 91.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.2 - - 54.1 - - 54.0 - - 55.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.9 - - 94.9 - - 96.6 - - 93.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.9 - - 53.7 - - 53.7 - - 54.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 309 - - 368 - - 176 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2492 - - 6095 - - 5418 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 59 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 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] 99818 34 093 33 107 30 116 27 108 99818 92250 21 115 26 108 21 086 32 100 92250 86425 23 124 22 104 21 090 30 098 86425 81613 27 121 20 097 17 105 23 100 81613 77469 27 118 18 101 15 105 18 098 77469 73798 24 103 16 133 12 101 15 086 73798 70482 15 104 14 136 10 098 12 103 70482 67445 12 104 12 142 5 091 9 111 67445 64638 9 116 14 152 9 150 4 086 64638 61934 2 154 7 168 10 178 7 252 61934 59127 15 234 11 231 7 202 10 207 59127 56230 25 216 20 236 18 243 18 254 56230 53479 25 218 27 232 32 240 29 248 53479 51021 31 230 34 233 38 235 35 240 51021 48826 39 236 46 242 45 240 46 239 48826 46832 48 236 57 235 55 237 55 236 46832 44990 51 241 58 241 61 242 61 243 44990 43279 63 247 73 246 72 246 74 246 43279 41685 69 243 74 243 76 244 78 245 41685 40192 63 237 66 240 72 243 73 245 40192 38792 59 236 59 243 64 247 68 249 38792 37446 54 244 58 245 60 249 66 253 37446 36085 55 250 57 245 58 249 66 255 36085 34679 53 252 54 243 56 247 62 255 34679 33231 44 246 51 239 54 243 55 252 33231 31730 42 235 48 238 51 241 51 247 31730 30165 43 236 46 236 48 241 50 244 30165 28534 39 237 44 235 46 241 48 246 28534 26838 36 240 40 234 43 243 44 248 26838 25081 32 244 36 234 38 243 40 250 25081 23269 25 241 32 236 36 241 38 246 23269 21397 21 237 27 239 35 238 38 238 21397 19461 18 238 23 240 35 232 36 228 19461 17493 16 246 23 241 33 229 32 226 17493 15589 17 255 23 241 28 228 28 229 15589 13846 17 253 22 239 22 227 23 233 13846 12286 14 247 18 236 16 224 17 236 12286 10888 9 238 14 229 11 212 12 232 10888 9635 6 222 10*216 7 187 7 211 9635 8512 5 205 6*198 5*159 5 162 8512 7508 5 188 4 161 4*121 5 131 7508 6616 5 171 4 129 4 102 5 102 6616 5821 4*151 4 105 4 069 6 071 5821 5104 4*135 4 092 5 050 8 050 5104 4465 4 110 5 083 5 041 9 039 4465 3929 4 100 5 075 6 036 9 032 3929 3514 4 090 5 070 6 034 9 026 3514 3228 4 084 5 068 6 033 7 021 3228 3053 4 084 5 066 6 032 6*012 3053 2953 4 081 5 065 5 033 4*004 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