DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 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 = 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 - - - 86.5 - - 91.8 - - 91.7 - - 85.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 437 - - 221 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3731 - - 8631 - - 6848 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5544 - - 9515 - - 7730 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6724 - - 11624 - - 9841 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2500 - - 3690 - - 6375 - - 7746 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 462 - - 644 - - 476 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 13 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 326 - - 339 - - 002 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 11 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -15 - - -33 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6786 - - -3029 - - -5273 - - -10593 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13511 - - 14654 - - 15115 - - 13547 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9420 - - -4710 - - -6898 - - -12939 ODpotential blCL - - - 16144 - - 16334 - - 16739 - - 15893 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 52 - - 59 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 80 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.5 - - 91.8 - - 91.7 - - 85.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.2 - - 37.0 - - 34.8 - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.1 - - 88.9 - - 89.9 - - 86.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 36.4 - - 34.3 - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 437 - - 221 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3731 - - 8631 - - 6848 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99489 29 095 28 094 28 101 23 093 99489 91921 22 114 17 090 20 098 25 087 91921 86064 20 117 15 110 17 092 20 091 86064 81219 22 088 18 118 14 089 20 107 81219 77050 15 083 15 098 12 103 17 089 77050 73378 13 112 12 080 11 073 19 086 73378 70056 12 100 4 105 9 040 14 058 70056 67009 10 069 8 124 1 088 10 037 67009 64189 2 017 6 018 7 040 5 045 64189 61455 5 018 2 031 2 359 2 187 61455 58609 14 275 14 269 16 296 13 309 58609 55642 17 259 20 257 23 265 21 290 55642 52796 20 276 22 277 22 274 34 277 52796 50247 34 277 35 273 38 267 40 265 50247 47983 42 271 43 263 41 269 43 268 47983 45949 46 268 51 266 56 271 50 270 45949 44103 52 268 61 265 63 264 55 267 44103 42412 58 264 60 261 58 261 55 262 42412 40847 59 261 53 260 53 265 52 262 40847 39387 58 260 50 263 52 267 50 263 39387 38018 60 257 49 266 50 266 48 262 38018 36704 62 255 48 267 46 265 46 263 36704 35376 62 254 47 268 42 268 44 266 35376 34003 58 253 44 268 40 270 43 270 34003 32589 53 252 41 265 36 270 44 270 32589 31121 48 253 43 257 33 268 40 268 31121 29588 50 253 48 252 32 267 36 268 29588 27992 54 253 50 250 33 263 35 267 27992 26335 53 255 49 250 35 259 35 264 26335 24618 46 256 47 249 37 256 34 259 24618 22847 40 253 44 247 38 252 34 256 22847 21016 40 251 43 249 39 252 34 253 21016 19116 35 255 41 255 37 257 34 249 19116 17182 26 257 30 255 30 258 30 247 17182 15316 21 255 22 246 22 254 23 258 15316 13612 14 248 18 249 19 261 21 274 13612 12086 10 243 12*260 17 264 19 281 12086 10720 8 250 10*276 15*271 16 289 10720 9493 6 277 9 292 12*281 13 305 9493 8396 7 308 9 316 10 295 11 327 8396 7414 9*332 10 327 8 315 11 347 7414 6541 11*336 10 332 8 339 12 359 6541 5763 11 337 11 337 9 357 13 006 5763 5061 12 338 11 340 10 004 14 008 5061 4435 12 339 11 343 11 007 14 010 4435 3908 12 340 11 345 11 009 14 010 3908 3503 12 341 11 346 11 010 13 009 3503 3222 11 341 11 347 11 011 11 007 3222 3051 11 342 11 347 10 011 9*005 3051 2953 9 343 10 349 9 012 6*002 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