DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - 82.2 - - 89.5 - - 91.5 - - 86.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 307 - - 363 - - 166 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2130 - - 3705 - - 3095 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4274 - - 5518 - - 4758 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5123 - - 6698 - - 6088 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1511 - - 4747 - - 6938 - - 5105 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 360 - - 458 - - 335 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 15 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 001 - - 356 - - 042 - - 040 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 12 - - 15 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5338 - - -5625 - - -7212 - - -9525 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10462 - - 12324 - - 13300 - - 12480 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8459 - - -8674 - - -9926 - - -12840 ODpotential blCL - - - 13582 - - 15372 - - 16014 - - 15794 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 42 - - 47 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.2 - - 89.5 - - 91.5 - - 86.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.7 - - 45.4 - - 43.1 - - 41.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.0 - - 86.9 - - 89.9 - - 88.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.0 - - 44.6 - - 42.2 - - 41.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 307 - - 363 - - 166 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2130 - - 3705 - - 3095 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 99547 28 109 29 098 32 088 34 093 99547 91990 31 105 24 102 25 092 27 086 91990 86190 26 103 18 105 23 094 23 087 86190 81386 21 104 16 098 19 093 21 090 81386 77253 16 103 14 086 18 091 14 079 77253 73613 13 100 9 083 15 073 16 090 73613 70317 9 102 6 129 6 056 15 064 70317 67283 3 133 5 170 2 310 12 039 67283 64467 7 218 4 182 6 232 5 327 64467 61745 8 256 4 280 7 231 7 255 61745 58914 15 268 13 277 9 267 14 263 58914 55988 23 259 22 261 21 269 22 272 55988 53204 26 256 27 254 26 263 29 266 53204 50705 25 259 30 253 35 261 39 265 50705 48468 23 252 31 252 39 260 49 268 48468 46430 21 260 31 244 38 258 49 262 46430 44554 24 270 29 234 36 254 44 255 44554 42831 21 266 27 235 35 248 40 252 42831 41251 21 274 26 239 36 247 39 248 41251 39791 24 284 24 259 39 246 37 245 39791 38422 26 284 26 272 37 242 34 245 38422 37102 25 288 26 272 33 250 32 246 37102 35766 25 292 25 268 31 252 30 248 35766 34384 25 290 25 268 29 253 31 250 34384 32958 25 280 25 271 26 255 30 251 32958 31476 27 273 26 274 26 258 29 251 31476 29927 29 272 27 275 26 261 29 250 29927 28313 28 274 27 276 26 264 27 252 28313 26634 25 273 27 275 25 266 24 258 26634 24893 22 272 26 273 22 269 19 260 24893 23092 21 272 22 269 19 273 15 254 23092 21226 20 269 19 264 17 271 14 254 21226 19291 19 263 18 260 19 261 22 257 19291 17326 19 262 21 256 26 255 30 246 17326 15436 21 261 25 252 29 246 30 243 15436 13711 21 259 26 249 26 244 25 247 13711 12167 19 252 24 242 24 247 20 254 12167 10786 19 240 21 241 21 252 16 267 10786 9547 19 234 18 244 17 257 13 283 9547 8438 17 231 12 251 13 262 11 295 8438 7446 11 235 7*264 7 272 8 306 7446 6565 6 235 4*296 3*307 4 340 6565 5780 2*245 4 338 4*026 5 044 5780 5073 2*319 6 358 6 042 7 057 5073 4443 3 352 6 002 7 043 8 057 4443 3914 3 002 7 006 7 042 7 053 3914 3505 4 007 7 008 7 043 7 050 3505 3224 4 011 7 009 7 043 6 046 3224 3051 4 012 7 009 7 043 4*043 3051 2953 4 013 7 009 7 043 3*040 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