DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 81.2 - - 88.8 - - 99.3 - - 102.2 - - 93.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 60 - - 310 - - 341 - - 148 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 399 - - 3005 - - 9552 - - 11599 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2936 - - 4930 - - 10135 - - 11164 - - 2937 Hcrit BL Top 3392 - - 5998 - - 12545 - - 14592 - - 2955 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1962 - - 3572 - - 2728 - - 3639 - - 5278 Hgt.Variab. W* 120 - - 405 - - 616 - - 501 - - 5 W* B/S 6 - - 43 - - 9 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 13 - - 14 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 273 - - 127 - - 215 - - 220 - - 020 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 9 - - 21 - - 20 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 20 - - 50 - - 45 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8492 - - -7616 - - -4789 - - -4714 - - -12881 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11885 - - 13614 - - 17334 - - 19307 - - 15837 sfcLCL ODpotential -14709 - - -12593 - - -8321 - - -8053 - - -16203 ODpotential blCL 18101 - - 18591 - - 20866 - - 22645 - - 19158 blCL maxRH 57 - - 83 - - 64 - - 75 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m 81.2 - - 88.8 - - 99.3 - - 102.2 - - 93.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.6 - - 39.2 - - 32.2 - - 25.9 - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 80.4 - - 86.6 - - 96.8 - - 100.7 - - 97.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 39.2 - - 38.4 - - 31.2 - - 24.9 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 60 - - 310 - - 341 - - 148 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 399 - - 3005 - - 9552 - - 11599 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 32 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99625 29 098 27 113 23 103 22 107 25 094 99625 92061 26 108 23 114 21 097 22 093 25 096 92061 86236 25 106 15 112 16 109 21 095 20 093 86236 81417 20 099 17 107 18 115 21 101 14 112 81417 77274 17 111 17 104 15 130 11 095 16 105 77274 73613 15 111 12 095 21 140 6 173 8 068 73613 70297 11 124 8 132 13 121 13 140 5 118 70297 67253 9 161 10 190 8 186 8 159 6 160 67253 64437 12 151 16 156 20 171 13 166 11 210 64437 61731 12 213 22 215 10 208 11 178 17 201 61731 58948 19 201 33 209 34 226 23 235 20 227 58948 56073 26 225 34 211 43 217 36 226 27 238 56073 53333 38 239 40 228 44 221 47 222 43 237 53333 50878 54 243 53 238 50 233 54 226 56 232 50878 48682 67 243 63 241 60 238 61 232 65 231 48682 46679 77 245 72 242 67 239 67 235 69 232 46679 44827 85 246 80 244 73 241 72 237 70 233 44827 43102 93 245 87 244 80 241 77 237 74 233 43102 41488 93 246 88 245 86 242 86 238 80 235 41488 39977 86 247 80 246 83 245 91 240 87 240 39977 38562 77 245 68 243 72 245 81 243 89 243 38562 37207 69 241 61 239 63 243 70 246 83 244 37207 35848 64 237 58 237 60 242 69 246 69 244 35848 34455 59 238 56 240 59 245 69 245 59 240 34455 33027 53 243 57 247 61 247 65 243 57 231 33027 31549 51 249 58 250 60 245 60 240 59 229 31549 30011 52 252 60 249 58 243 60 240 62 233 30011 28411 53 255 59 248 59 243 61 238 64 232 28411 26745 54 257 56 245 60 241 61 233 64 226 26745 25014 51 255 53 243 59 238 60 230 62 223 25014 23222 47 251 52 241 56 235 57 229 60 222 23222 21362 44 248 50 239 55 232 54 228 54 223 21362 19431 43 247 49 238 54 232 48 228 46 223 19431 17463 42 249 48 238 51 233 36 225 38 219 17463 15564 40 251 46 239 43 232 25*218 30 215 15564 13828 35 251 42 243 30*224 23*218 25 216 13828 12274 29 250 37 247 23*216 21 218 23 221 12274 10882 25 249 30 245 21 216 20 219 22 225 10882 9633 23 251 23 236 18 216 18 219 21 227 9633 8512 21 253 17 226 15 216 15 219 19 229 8512 7510 18 253 14 224 13 215 13 220 18 230 7510 6618 15 254 10*220 10 213 12 221 16 230 6618 5823 12 257 6*208 8 213 10 222 14 230 5823 5105 11 261 3 185 7 213 8 225 11 230 5105 4466 12 260 2 112 5 212 6 229 7 231 4466 3929 11 260 3 087 4 213 5 234 4 236 3929 3514 8*264 3 075 3 212 5 236 1 271 3514 3227 5*269 3 071 3 211 4 238 1 006 3227 3053 4 273 4 070 3 211 4 240 2*021 3053 2954 3 279 4 068 2 211 3 240 2*020 2954 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