DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 84.9 - - 85.8 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 368 - - 162 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2333 - - 4403 - - 3318 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4426 - - 6060 - - 4894 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5326 - - 7396 - - 6311 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1733 - - 1684 - - 2615 - - 2785 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 372 - - 485 - - 337 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 13 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 9 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 325 - - 354 - - 349 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -9 - - 11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7867 - - -7444 - - -8918 - - -10509 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13194 - - 14841 - - 15230 - - 13463 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14645 - - -13465 - - -14890 - - -18409 ODpotential blCL - - - 19971 - - 20861 - - 21201 - - 21362 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 68 - - 59 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 84.9 - - 85.8 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.0 - - 29.8 - - 29.1 - - 28.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.3 - - 82.4 - - 84.3 - - 81.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.6 - - 29.2 - - 28.6 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 368 - - 162 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2333 - - 4403 - - 3318 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 99648 31 107 26 102 28 109 26 102 99648 92164 28 109 25 115 20 095 25 101 92164 86358 27 106 22 106 20 112 21 076 86358 81535 21 102 21 101 21 116 16 082 81535 77388 13 093 15 100 16 102 18 106 77388 73713 13 110 11 092 10 082 16 097 73713 70382 14 089 8 128 6 037 16 072 70382 67323 15 072 12 125 3 156 11 041 67323 64504 8 039 9 068 10 069 10 039 64504 61799 7 282 2 338 7 355 7 357 61799 58983 10 292 14 306 16 319 13 345 58983 56068 20 320 26 297 28 309 27 308 56068 53302 36 314 36 305 38 305 35 306 53302 50829 48 306 47 303 43 304 41 310 50829 48622 58 302 56 302 55 305 50 312 48622 46621 62 295 63 298 63 300 58 309 46621 44783 64 296 67 301 65 300 60 303 44783 43079 70 299 71 301 66 301 58 302 43079 41487 72 299 72 301 68 301 58 305 41487 39998 72 300 73 303 68 302 59 306 39998 38601 73 303 74 305 69 304 59 304 38601 37260 75 305 77 305 71 306 58 301 37260 35901 77 312 77 306 71 306 59 299 35901 34495 73 310 72 306 71 305 59 300 34495 33046 68 305 66 308 67 305 60 300 33046 31540 59 302 63 308 61 304 60 299 31540 29968 53 301 58 306 59 303 57 299 29968 28332 52 302 51 305 55 306 54 300 28332 26633 48 302 48 304 48 308 48 304 26633 24875 43 302 45 303 44 307 41 306 24875 23059 40 303 41 304 41 306 37 305 23059 21180 36 304 37 305 37 307 34 306 21180 19233 32 304 32 304 33 307 30 306 19233 17253 28 304 28 302 30 305 28 306 17253 15348 22 302 24 299 26 300 26 306 15348 13614 16 300 19 296 22 295 23 305 13614 12071 12 300 16 292 19 295 20 306 12071 10696 9 299 14 285 16 292 17 312 10696 9466 7 302 13 276 14 284 15 317 9466 8366 6 316 10*277 11 286 13 321 8366 7385 7 327 7*295 8 309 11 326 7385 6513 9 331 7 302 8*318 10 331 6513 5738 10*327 7 317 8*340 8 342 5738 5040 10*326 7 328 8 350 6 000 5040 4419 11 327 7 334 9 354 5 018 4419 3898 11 328 7 341 9 357 5 019 3898 3496 11 331 8 345 9 359 4 015 3496 3218 10 333 8 347 9 000 4 009 3218 3049 10 334 7 349 8 001 3*358 3049 2952 9 335 7 350 8 001 2*349 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