DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 65.5 - - 69.9 - - 71.7 - - 67.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 421 - - 256 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6408 - - 8591 - - 9408 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7537 - - 9461 - - 9833 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9401 - - 11584 - - 12401 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3583 - - 2526 - - 2062 - - 10750 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 511 - - 634 - - 554 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 18 - - 19 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 286 - - 292 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 11 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -21 - - -18 - - -16 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 966 - - 431 - - -191 - - -8611 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8436 - - 11154 - - 12592 - - 11563 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -48 - - -229 - - -1592 - - -10107 ODpotential blCL - - - 9449 - - 11813 - - 13993 - - 13059 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 82 - - 63 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.5 - - 69.9 - - 71.7 - - 67.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.6 - - 30.8 - - 26.1 - - 26.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.5 - - 67.4 - - 70.0 - - 68.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.1 - - 30.2 - - 25.5 - - 26.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 421 - - 256 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6408 - - 8591 - - 9408 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 28 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99025 24 119 21 105 23 089 21 094 99025 91528 18 116 14 122 16 082 19 100 91528 85762 15 122 12 095 16 112 16 094 85762 80979 17 111 7 116 11 091 15 092 80979 76860 12 119 7 122 7 096 14 083 76860 73211 5 133 8 089 12 114 11 085 73211 69907 10 144 6 138 7 115 11 104 69907 66872 8 141 10 161 7 228 4 080 66872 64043 3 173 9 173 6 188 7 237 64043 61313 12 222 12 229 3 241 10 213 61313 58461 13 251 15 226 14 270 7 246 58461 55498 13 261 23 271 32 280 32 281 55498 52685 29 296 38 287 32 279 38 287 52685 50150 46 301 42 298 35 296 44 297 50150 47868 53 304 50 304 47 300 53 297 47868 45786 55 300 53 303 55 301 59 297 45786 43873 53 294 55 300 63 302 61 296 43873 42109 51 293 57 298 71 299 60 303 42109 40474 52 297 59 296 68 301 74 313 40474 38953 55 301 64 299 77 316 87 315 38953 37540 57 301 70 307 98 317 103 316 37540 36197 57 301 76 312 104 316 116 317 36197 34849 56 301 78 313 108 318 121 317 34849 33461 56 301 78 314 111 320 119 317 33461 32032 54 298 75 314 107 320 117 319 32032 30550 51 293 70 313 106 321 112 318 30550 29004 50 285 65 310 104 322 108 316 29004 27400 49 282 60 301 96 325 98 316 27400 25744 48 282 57 293 73 320 83 317 25744 24036 48 282 55 290 59 307 71 315 24036 22278 46 281 52 290 57 296 61 307 22278 20463 43 278 46 288 55 297 57 299 20463 18590 41 274 41 284 48 299 52 298 18590 16697 39 272 37 279 40 294 43 296 16697 14882 33 271 30 274 32 284 35 287 14882 13234 26 272 23 265 23*280 27 284 13234 11764 21 273 22*267 21*285 23 289 11764 10448 21*276 21*271 20 286 22 292 10448 9267 20*279 20 279 20 288 21 295 9267 8207 20 281 19 281 20 290 20 297 8207 7260 20 283 19 284 19 292 19 299 7260 6416 20 285 19 287 19 294 18 301 6416 5665 20 286 18 289 18 296 17 304 5665 4987 19 287 18 291 18 297 16 307 4987 4382 19 288 18 293 17 298 15 310 4382 3874 18 290 17 294 17 299 14 313 3874 3482 18 290 17 295 16 299 12 315 3482 3211 17 291 16 296 16 300 11 317 3211 3046 16 291 15 297 15 300 8*316 3046 2951 13 292 13 297 12 301 5*317 2951 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