DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.3 - - 90.2 - - 83.3 - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 130 - - 76 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2578 - - 670 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2936 - - 4248 - - 2936 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2954 - - 5571 - - 3663 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5278 - - 5063 - - 1259 - - 1096 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 27 - - 288 - - 154 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 15 - - 24 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 273 - - 268 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -17 - - -29 - - -52 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4893 - - -5128 - - -4304 - - -2466 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7847 - - 10700 - - 7967 - - 5420 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7208 - - -7164 - - -7131 - - -6598 ODpotential blCL - - - 10162 - - 12735 - - 10794 - - 9552 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 280 - - 60 - - 250 - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.3 - - 90.2 - - 83.3 - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.0 - - 53.4 - - 58.5 - - 61.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.2 - - 89.1 - - 82.6 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.8 - - 53.1 - - 58.4 - - 61.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 130 - - 76 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2578 - - 670 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 9 - - 11 - - 13 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] 99686 28 097 33 111 29 100 41 097 99686 92171 26 116 23 107 22 091 28 086 92171 86390 27 117 23 097 21 110 21 094 86390 81569 26 104 26 107 23 105 21 113 81569 77408 21 097 23 112 22 106 23 106 77408 73741 19 112 21 106 20 105 22 106 73741 70439 20 117 18 108 17 102 15 112 70439 67420 21 104 15 120 14 118 12 105 67420 64626 12 105 12 142 11 149 5 139 64626 61921 9 142 10 138 11 147 10 168 61921 59118 4 226 10 166 11 210 10 227 59118 56236 17 202 14 221 15 220 16 219 56236 53498 16 195 24 229 19 236 16 225 53498 51037 19 220 31 216 25 224 22 229 51037 48839 29 209 34 209 30 217 31 230 48839 46853 26 186 33 205 29 216 34 227 46853 45027 16 198 26 212 28 225 39 226 45027 43329 30 231 27 229 33 228 38 227 43329 41741 45 222 31 226 34 226 35 224 41741 40250 48 213 34 220 34 222 33 221 40250 38846 45 215 31 223 31 223 31 221 38846 37494 37 211 31 228 29 224 29 220 37494 36128 30 204 29 231 29 223 27 219 36128 34714 24 193 25 231 26 224 24 220 34714 33256 24 192 21 220 20 224 22 224 33256 31740 25 197 18 219 15 216 19 227 31740 30156 25 204 19 224 15 229 18 227 30156 28509 25 214 19 226 20 243 17 225 28509 26800 24 219 18 226 20 242 19 230 26800 25027 24 211 18 216 17 225 22 236 25027 23195 22 196 19 203 18 201 24 242 23195 21299 15 176 18 208 20 195 21 257 21299 19334 8 176 13 206 20 202 20 267 19334 17340 1 203 6 166 15 186 18 254 17340 15425 6 016 3 073 11 149 18 241 15425 13686 6 002 4 035 9 142 16 231 13686 12136 6 017 4 032 6 134 14 213 12136 10753 6 013 5 027 4 120 13 201 10753 9514 5 357 6 002 3 045 9 194 9514 8405 4 330 7 337 5 356 6 190 8405 7415 4 301 9 321 7 336 2 186 7415 6536 6 294 10 312 8 317 2 009 6536 5755 8 285 11*300 12 300 6 006 5755 5052 12 268 13*286 17 287 10 002 5052 4427 15 256 15 274 24 276 12 352 4427 3902 15 256 16 272 28*270 13 340 3902 3498 14 256 16 271 28*268 12 319 3498 3219 13 257 15 270 27 268 11 300 3219 3049 11*257 14 270 24 268 10*294 3049 2953 8*259 11 270 16 267 6*290 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