DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - 80.0 - - 87.3 - - 89.2 - - 78.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 343 - - 390 - - 158 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3274 - - 5557 - - 5217 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5160 - - 6987 - - 6279 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6267 - - 8550 - - 8210 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1543 - - 2763 - - 3991 - - 3113 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 428 - - 533 - - 388 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 12 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 305 - - 323 - - 067 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 16 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 19 - - 38 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5048 - - -5968 - - -7786 - - -10512 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11316 - - 14519 - - 15997 - - 13466 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9357 - - -9563 - - -11618 - - -16764 ODpotential blCL - - - 15624 - - 18113 - - 19828 - - 19717 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 73 - - 66 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.0 - - 87.3 - - 89.2 - - 78.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.7 - - 33.5 - - 28.7 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.7 - - 84.6 - - 87.7 - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 33.2 - - 28.3 - - 29.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 343 - - 390 - - 158 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3274 - - 5557 - - 5217 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 99362 20 097 14 109 20 111 11 133 99362 91895 13 107 14 102 9 114 14 058 91895 86107 13 120 9 106 6 087 16 052 86107 81293 17 111 8 094 8 054 9 106 81293 77154 12 086 9 109 8 073 13 105 77154 73511 8 076 7 102 9 071 10 112 73511 70217 6 103 6 115 6 078 6 098 70217 67188 6 146 5 160 1 025 2 049 67188 64369 3 169 4 153 5 204 2 276 64369 61648 12 213 9 225 11 218 8 232 61648 58822 14 219 14 213 9 233 5 227 58822 55874 19 232 21 241 23 249 17 249 55874 53064 34 242 32 246 35 249 32 253 53064 50556 39 241 37 242 41 245 40 247 50556 48322 41 241 40 238 42 243 42 243 48322 46298 45 239 42 236 43 242 44 243 46298 44448 52 241 47 240 45 244 49 243 44448 42746 60 240 54 245 49 247 50 240 42746 41172 63 240 58 247 52 248 51 240 41172 39706 62 241 58 247 55 246 53 243 39706 38332 61 242 58 247 57 247 55 248 38332 37010 61 243 59 248 59 247 56 250 37010 35672 59 245 58 249 57 250 55 252 35672 34291 58 246 56 251 52 251 53 250 34291 32868 54 245 53 251 49 250 51 249 32868 31389 52 242 49 250 50 251 48 249 31389 29842 49 242 46 249 50 254 44 248 29842 28231 47 246 44 250 46 253 41 249 28231 26555 46 248 44 251 42 251 38 254 26555 24816 45 248 44 252 39 251 37 255 24816 23016 43 249 42 253 38 253 35 253 23016 21150 42 249 42 253 37 253 33 255 21150 19213 46 247 44 250 39 252 31 260 19213 17244 49 243 48 247 40 250 33 262 17244 15349 46 241 48 245 39 245 35 249 15349 13623 40 243 44 244 35 238 35 241 13623 12083 32 243 36 241 29 238 31 243 12083 10707 26 237 25 239 22 245 23 250 10707 9477 21 230 17*244 15 259 16 270 9477 8377 14 235 13*255 13*270 13 300 8377 7396 8 273 11 270 11*292 11 323 7396 6524 7*315 8 295 10 307 10 345 6524 5748 8*320 8 314 10 320 9 009 5748 5048 8 323 8 324 10 327 10 030 5048 4425 8 328 8 332 10 333 11 045 4425 3901 8 332 8 338 10 337 12 054 3901 3498 8 335 9 342 10 339 12 058 3498 3219 8 338 8 344 10 341 9 062 3219 3050 7 339 8 346 9 342 7*066 3050 2952 7 341 8 347 8 343 4*067 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