DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - 61.2 - - 63.8 - - 63.6 - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 489 - - 517 - - 296 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5659 - - 5972 - - 6318 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7156 - - 7429 - - 7465 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8652 - - 8965 - - 9311 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1353 - - 2721 - - 2288 - - 6349 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 578 - - 600 - - 508 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 20 - - 23 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 338 - - 340 - - 003 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 14 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 18 - - 17 - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -229 - - -788 - - -1363 - - -7494 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8881 - - 9754 - - 10675 - - 10446 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1541 - - -1225 - - -3414 - - -13035 ODpotential blCL - - - 10193 - - 10190 - - 12725 - - 15987 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 88 - - 78 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.2 - - 63.8 - - 63.6 - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.4 - - 31.1 - - 26.9 - - 24.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 61.1 - - 61.8 - - 60.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.0 - - 30.7 - - 26.5 - - 24.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 489 - - 517 - - 296 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5659 - - 5972 - - 6318 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 51 - - 11 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98990 27 102 24 104 25 091 24 099 98990 91485 14 115 21 085 19 095 24 078 91485 85716 17 124 8 074 21 077 23 076 85716 80939 17 099 12 108 6 074 27 074 80939 76817 15 074 17 103 8 099 16 066 76817 73177 6 035 15 087 9 103 8 071 73177 69887 4 149 9 071 12 089 8 096 69887 66860 6 144 1 086 14 052 10 103 66860 64038 2 304 3 273 5 353 9 085 64038 61292 17 225 11 266 8 292 3 264 61292 58436 20 277 19 278 20 295 11 302 58436 55485 24 309 20 290 23 303 14 309 55485 52671 35 302 30 301 33 300 30 306 52671 50136 40 289 39 293 43 293 37 297 50136 47861 42 289 43 295 44 301 39 306 47861 45794 47 300 51 313 56 311 55 315 45794 43926 70 309 75 312 75 311 73 311 43926 42241 87 302 88 304 79 312 81 318 42241 40688 94 308 94 309 92 316 91 324 40688 39230 114 310 115 311 110 311 99 317 39230 37856 125 303 119 305 112 309 100 314 37856 36529 120 298 115 302 111 312 99 313 36529 35182 113 301 109 308 111 315 98 315 35182 33786 111 309 115 315 111 316 99 318 33786 32346 119 312 117 314 110 316 98 318 32346 30849 123 312 115 314 109 317 96 316 30849 29285 122 311 114 315 109 318 93 316 29285 27658 120 312 113 314 108 318 90 318 27658 25968 116 313 111 312 107 317 92 322 25968 24219 106 312 111 312 103 316 90 322 24219 22415 95 309 109 313 97 315 84 318 22415 20553 85 307 94 311 88 313 76 317 20553 18633 73 303 79 308 79 312 64 320 18633 16700 62 300 68 305 68 314 43 328 16700 14854 54 296 59 298 56 309 31 343 14854 13180 49 294 47 289 46 301 27 345 13180 11693 41 291 33 284 35 302 24 333 11693 10371 32 289 27 291 27*317 23 326 10371 9191 22*292 24*298 26*324 21 329 9191 8139 18*300 22*310 24 332 19 341 8139 7201 18 303 21 322 24 338 18 351 7201 6367 17 310 21 335 23 342 18 357 6367 5625 17 315 21 342 23 345 18 000 5625 4956 17 319 21 345 22 346 18 002 4956 4360 17 322 21 347 22 347 18 003 4360 3859 16 325 21 349 21 348 17 004 3859 3473 16 327 20 350 21 349 16 004 3473 3206 15 328 20 351 20 349 14 003 3206 3044 15 329 19 351 19 349 12*003 3044 2951 13 331 16 352 15 350 8*003 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