DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.9 - - 96.0 - - 97.5 - - 90.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 324 - - 383 - - 171 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2278 - - 3282 - - 2770 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4395 - - 5207 - - 4528 - - 2937 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5271 - - 6275 - - 5763 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1438 - - 2935 - - 4383 - - 4565 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 373 - - 447 - - 324 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 12 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 356 - - 025 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 13 - - 15 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5020 - - -6328 - - -8444 - - -10765 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10292 - - 12604 - - 14208 - - 13719 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8690 - - -9499 - - -11360 - - -14874 ODpotential blCL - - - 13961 - - 15774 - - 17123 - - 17828 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 41 - - 67 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 510 - - 320 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.9 - - 96.0 - - 97.5 - - 90.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.0 - - 50.8 - - 45.1 - - 40.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.7 - - 93.4 - - 95.9 - - 94.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.7 - - 50.4 - - 44.6 - - 40.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 324 - - 383 - - 171 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2278 - - 3282 - - 2770 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 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] 99704 27 108 25 099 32 094 32 093 99704 92156 30 107 22 100 27 092 26 098 92156 86346 29 105 23 100 22 097 23 094 86346 81529 26 108 19 114 17 092 19 093 81529 77379 22 104 16 116 13 107 12 098 77379 73714 14 101 17 105 13 112 14 111 73714 70419 11 141 9 113 10 082 14 101 70419 67402 12 144 8 158 1 191 8 101 67402 64595 5 126 8 176 6 162 8 115 64595 61889 5 212 12 156 9 205 9 210 61889 59100 12 235 10 228 5 148 9 141 59100 56203 16 223 18 239 22 254 22 254 56203 53445 23 240 30 230 44 239 43 241 53445 50998 30 250 37 238 50 236 49 236 50998 48821 46 253 51 247 54 243 51 239 48821 46840 59 247 62 246 59 246 55 241 46840 45014 67 245 70 246 64 245 59 243 45014 43318 73 245 76 245 71 245 65 245 43318 41733 77 246 78 245 75 243 71 243 41733 40240 78 246 77 244 75 242 71 241 40240 38832 76 245 75 244 72 242 68 242 38832 37475 71 244 70 245 66 242 64 242 37475 36103 65 245 64 245 59 241 61 240 36103 34689 58 246 58 244 52 239 58 238 34689 33234 55 243 53 240 49 236 55 237 33234 31726 55 238 51 236 46 234 52 237 31726 30152 53 238 49 236 43 233 47 237 30152 28517 48 239 45 238 41 236 42 236 28517 26822 42 242 40 242 39 241 38 237 26822 25067 36 243 33 244 36 242 38 236 25067 23255 32 240 29 242 33 238 41 233 23255 21383 30 235 27 233 33 233 44 229 21383 19441 28 232 30 225 38 228 43 225 19441 17466 29 237 33 225 41 222 38 221 17466 15561 30 238 35 231 38 220 33 226 15561 13819 28 232 35 231 33 225 31 233 13819 12260 26 228 30 226 28 234 27 238 12260 10864 24 233 24 229 23 242 22 242 10864 9611 22 237 19 234 18 250 16 244 9611 8490 17 238 14 239 12 258 7 244 8490 7490 10 237 9 252 7 276 0 153 7490 6601 5 253 5*288 4 327 4 061 6601 5809 5*282 5*313 5*009 7 059 5809 5096 6*302 6 348 7*023 8 058 5096 4460 6 321 7 357 8 025 8 056 4460 3925 7 332 8 002 8 025 8 053 3925 3512 7 340 8 005 8 025 6 048 3512 3226 7 346 8 007 8 025 4 043 3226 3053 7 348 8 007 8 024 2*028 3053 2953 6 349 7 008 7 025 1*321 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