DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/20 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 - - - 91.9 - - 96.8 - - 99.2 - - 91.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 282 - - 222 - - 177 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1599 - - 3933 - - 4680 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3864 - - 5501 - - 5953 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4592 - - 6926 - - 7673 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1642 - - 3951 - - 3905 - - 5367 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 318 - - 397 - - 391 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 345 - - 011 - - 001 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 14 - - 12 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9080 - - -7631 - - -6808 - - -9077 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13673 - - 14558 - - 14481 - - 12032 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12903 - - -10388 - - -9653 - - -12843 ODpotential blCL - - - 17495 - - 17314 - - 17326 - - 15797 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 100 - - 87 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 91.9 - - 96.8 - - 99.2 - - 91.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 42.9 - - 45.6 - - 48.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 89.6 - - 94.9 - - 97.6 - - 93.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 42.3 - - 45.1 - - 48.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 282 - - 222 - - 177 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1599 - - 3933 - - 4680 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 101 - - 49 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 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] 99511 31 108 26 115 25 103 32 085 99511 92016 26 102 27 098 23 097 31 093 92016 86249 25 108 22 090 25 102 21 096 86249 81449 24 102 23 103 21 098 21 100 81449 77321 22 092 23 121 21 099 20 095 77321 73682 17 095 24 101 20 103 18 094 73682 70387 17 108 21 089 21 109 14 099 70387 67362 18 107 18 105 15 093 16 112 67362 64574 14 103 16 118 9 108 11 087 64574 61890 4 076 9 109 8 135 11 115 61890 59116 4 106 3 284 7 124 8 136 59116 56265 21 242 22 267 11 287 3 260 56265 53562 27 228 29 240 27 250 22 250 53562 51153 37 228 34 240 33 241 27 235 51153 49000 40 228 40 244 36 246 26 248 49000 47029 41 243 43 241 40 240 29 255 47029 45203 44 247 42 236 41 229 36 238 45203 43506 41 249 41 233 36 221 36 226 43506 41922 44 249 40 241 34 220 32 220 41922 40432 48 246 39 246 33 230 31 224 40432 39025 48 243 39 246 34 239 30 230 39025 37666 48 239 40 240 35 239 29 232 37666 36288 47 236 42 232 38 233 30 228 36288 34862 47 232 42 226 38 228 34 225 34862 33392 46 236 40 232 35 228 34 224 33392 31869 39 247 37 238 32 228 30 221 31869 30282 33 251 33 244 29 233 25 218 30282 28632 31 247 30 241 28 233 23 220 28632 26917 30 243 27 240 25 226 22 225 26917 25144 26 240 24 241 22 225 23 221 25144 23318 27 234 25 230 21 215 24 211 23318 21430 30 237 28 221 23 209 21 207 21430 19472 28 241 25 226 22 210 18 213 19472 17481 25 236 20 231 18 214 18 220 17481 15564 26 224 18 226 16 213 17 219 15564 13817 20 214 18 219 16 210 17 215 13817 12257 10 178 14 202 14 207 13 207 12257 10861 11 120 12 159 9 198 6 195 10861 9610 13 101 12 131 3 102 2 094 9610 8491 14 088 8 099 5*052 8 031 8491 7492 14 083 8*054 7*027 12 018 7492 6603 13 082 9*031 8 014 13 011 6603 5812 10 079 10 018 10 003 14 006 5812 5097 6*068 10 010 12 358 14 002 5097 4460 4*349 10 007 12 356 13 357 4460 3925 6 342 10 005 12 355 13 351 3925 3512 7 344 10 003 12 354 11 342 3512 3227 7 345 10 003 12 353 9 331 3227 3053 7 346 9 002 11 353 7*319 3053 2953 6 347 8 003 10 353 5*310 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