DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 80.6 - - 91.8 - - 98.9 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 32 - - 307 - - 350 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3211 - - 6131 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 2936 - - 5080 - - 7402 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 2953 - - 6204 - - 9124 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 813 - - 2755 - - 5109 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 33 - - 412 - - 534 - - - - - - W* B/S 8 - - 32 - - 15 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 1 - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 354 - - 311 - - 250 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 9 - - 18 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 27 - - 53 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -11256 - - -11032 - - -9545 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14210 - - 17237 - - 18670 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -17397 - - -17174 - - -14410 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 20350 - - 23378 - - 23534 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 65 - - 86 - - 86 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 80.6 - - 91.8 - - 98.9 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.3 - - 25.8 - - 25.8 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 80.1 - - 89.6 - - 96.6 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.9 - - 24.9 - - 24.9 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 32 - - 307 - - 350 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3211 - - 6131 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 45 - - 44 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - 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] 99537 34 105 34 101 34 107 99537 92034 32 098 27 098 29 105 92034 86255 28 099 22 099 23 098 86255 81454 24 100 20 106 18 094 81454 77324 22 091 20 118 18 102 77324 73679 17 106 15 116 12 109 73679 70383 10 102 14 136 9 132 70383 67368 3 114 12 118 10 160 67368 64583 10 167 13 143 12 159 64583 61887 13 146 13 158 12 162 61887 59082 15 204 18 200 16 211 59082 56206 22 229 30 219 41 214 56206 53500 25 231 28 222 38 220 53500 51069 33 236 40 235 44 235 51069 48878 47 237 51 238 51 241 48878 46873 57 237 61 241 61 243 46873 45023 64 239 70 241 71 243 45023 43306 70 239 74 240 79 241 43306 41704 74 238 74 237 80 239 41704 40202 77 237 74 236 78 236 40202 38790 81 234 73 235 74 234 38790 37430 82 234 72 234 71 234 37430 36056 77 236 71 235 68 236 36056 34638 69 235 68 237 66 239 34638 33182 64 234 65 239 63 240 33182 31673 61 236 61 240 59 242 31673 30100 56 237 55 239 55 240 30100 28465 51 237 50 236 50 235 28465 26768 46 238 46 233 48 231 26768 25009 42 238 43 234 46 232 25009 23192 38 237 41 235 43 234 23192 21314 38 237 41 235 43 235 21314 19369 39 234 44 235 45 234 19369 17393 37 226 44 230 47 231 17393 15486 34 219 41 226 45 226 15486 13748 32 219 40 227 37 223 13748 12199 30 219 38 228 29 223 12199 10814 27 222 34 229 25 226 10814 9573 23 226 29 230 21*230 9573 8462 20 233 21 230 17*233 8462 7468 18 240 15 231 13 238 7468 6584 17 249 11*236 9 243 6584 5797 16 255 7*243 6 252 5797 5086 16 257 4 261 4 269 5086 4453 15 259 2 322 3 295 4453 3921 11 262 3 349 3 318 3921 3510 6 278 4 003 3 333 3510 3226 3 307 4 007 3 341 3226 3053 2*293 4 010 3 346 3053 2953 1*354 4 012 3 351 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