DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/24 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1006z - - 1335z - - 1601z - - 1902z - - 2203z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.7 - - 72.3 - - 77.9 - - 79.0 - - 72.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 101 - - 375 - - 414 - - 202 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1545 - - 3991 - - 6009 - - 5963 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2935 - - 5747 - - 7380 - - 7001 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top 4538 - - 6984 - - 9002 - - 8956 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1203 - - 1482 - - 1452 - - 2361 - - 5974 Hgt.Variab. W* 224 - - 473 - - 562 - - 443 - - 11 W* B/S 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 16 - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 324 - - 328 - - 337 - - 346 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 4 - - -11 - - 11 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6345 - - -4538 - - -4239 - - -4892 - - -8054 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10883 - - 11522 - - 13242 - - 13849 - - 11007 sfcLCL ODpotential -13522 - - -10397 - - -8996 - - -9829 - - -12015 ODpotential blCL 18060 - - 17381 - - 17998 - - 18785 - - 14968 blCL maxRH 78 - - 44 - - 58 - - 34 - - 28 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 64.7 - - 72.3 - - 77.9 - - 79.0 - - 72.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.7 - - 32.0 - - 29.7 - - 28.2 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.7 - - 69.9 - - 75.3 - - 77.3 - - 74.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.9 - - 31.0 - - 28.6 - - 27.1 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 101 - - 375 - - 414 - - 202 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1545 - - 3991 - - 6009 - - 5963 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 12 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 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] 99142 35 111 33 098 31 116 24 100 26 084 99142 91590 31 101 27 114 27 108 27 095 24 103 91590 85792 22 095 26 121 26 105 23 100 20 115 85792 81001 19 103 22 118 16 094 20 097 20 112 81001 76890 18 107 17 114 15 114 13 103 19 100 76890 73250 16 100 14 115 17 130 9 113 16 098 73250 69940 10 069 14 111 14 134 6 104 14 094 69940 66894 4 140 7 054 11 130 3 101 9 097 66894 64085 6 125 4 232 5 134 3 100 2 163 64085 61379 1 337 5 195 5 248 3 251 4 209 61379 58545 9 268 7 223 9 275 10 270 6 298 58545 55599 20 263 22 260 25 271 24 271 22 278 55599 52794 23 253 26 255 28 256 24 267 24 276 52794 50265 27 268 33 274 35 272 32 280 36 283 50265 48003 40 269 43 275 42 275 43 282 46 282 48003 45961 40 266 47 274 48 276 49 284 46 285 45961 44108 42 278 54 279 53 277 53 290 46 290 44108 42417 53 288 60 280 55 281 58 296 46 296 42417 40856 61 291 62 285 57 292 60 300 49 298 40856 39401 64 293 62 291 64 299 60 299 52 296 39401 38037 64 295 63 293 66 299 60 297 53 294 38037 36723 60 295 62 293 64 297 59 295 51 293 36723 35393 58 291 57 293 61 296 58 295 50 295 35393 34015 57 287 49 296 56 296 55 295 48 300 34015 32595 56 287 45 297 52 296 52 295 45 307 32595 31118 51 289 45 295 51 297 49 294 41 309 31118 29576 44 288 49 295 51 295 48 293 37 302 29576 27970 41 285 47 293 50 292 47 293 37 296 27970 26299 39 284 42 290 48 291 45 296 36 294 26299 24566 36 287 40 288 44 290 44 297 35 296 24566 22772 33 291 37 285 40 284 43 294 35 297 22772 20914 28 288 33 281 37 281 42 289 36 296 20914 18986 24 281 29 275 34 279 39 286 37 296 18986 17031 24 278 27 270 32 282 35 288 33 297 17031 15157 26 276 26 274 29 288 29 295 23 307 15157 13457 28 273 24 283 26 295 24 305 18 330 13457 11942 29 269 24 289 23 303 20 316 18 337 11942 10589 28 271 25 291 19 308 15 327 17 335 10589 9379 26 277 25 295 14*322 14*338 14 342 9379 8296 24 287 22 304 14*328 14*342 13 357 8296 7330 21 299 16*316 14 331 15 343 14 006 7330 6471 18 312 15*323 14 334 15 345 15 006 6471 5706 18 327 15 325 14 337 15 346 16 003 5706 5017 19*332 14 328 14 339 15 347 17 358 5017 4403 18*329 14 329 14 340 15 347 17 355 4403 3887 17 324 14 330 14 342 14 348 17 352 3887 3490 16 323 13 332 14 343 14 348 16 348 3490 3215 15 322 13 333 13 344 13 348 14 344 3215 3048 14 323 12 334 13 344 13 348 11*340 3048 2952 11 322 10 335 11 345 11 349 6*336 2952 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