DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.1 - - 86.3 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 443 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3831 - - 4959 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5637 - - 6565 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6824 - - 7952 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1518 - - 1581 - - - - - 3477 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 473 - - 537 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 327 - - 330 - - - - - 014 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -10 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7984 - - -8584 - - - - - -12326 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14809 - - 16537 - - - - - 15280 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14889 - - -14300 - - - - - -18299 ODpotential blCL - - - 21713 - - 22252 - - - - - 21252 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 74 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.1 - - 86.3 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 23.4 - - - - - 23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.5 - - 83.4 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 22.5 - - - - - 23.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 443 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3831 - - 4959 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 99167 23 103 30 098 28 100 99167 91624 28 124 20 101 24 092 91624 85813 26 121 13 122 21 100 85813 80992 21 122 15 123 19 104 80992 76849 19 107 16 121 16 089 76849 73207 13 110 14 112 13 076 73207 69918 12 110 10 105 9 099 69918 66894 5 133 6 100 6 104 66894 64088 2 244 1 348 3 044 64088 61377 3 303 4 323 8 301 61377 58577 8 294 10 317 11 298 58577 55691 16 303 16 288 19 301 55691 52943 20 294 22 283 28 294 52943 50468 26 297 27 285 38 290 50468 48242 37 289 38 281 45 282 48242 46219 40 286 43 280 48 280 46219 44365 45 287 40 282 49 279 44365 42656 39 288 37 281 48 276 42656 41072 41 273 38 276 43 276 41072 39604 37 271 38 270 31 271 39604 38239 34 281 34 273 22 265 38239 36927 29 288 27 273 20 270 36927 35596 26 287 28 271 19 269 35596 34220 30 282 30 280 20 269 34220 32801 34 280 33 287 24 278 32801 31325 35 284 34 285 26 282 31325 29780 34 292 32 288 26 279 29780 28171 32 298 30 294 27 275 28171 26497 31 301 30 298 27 270 26497 24762 31 303 32 299 27 265 24762 22970 33 304 33 298 25 270 22970 21114 33 305 33 298 23 273 21114 19186 32 309 32 302 21 272 19186 17222 29 310 29 304 18 284 17222 15329 27 306 26 304 16 299 15329 13603 25 308 23 311 14 297 13603 12063 22 317 18 323 12 290 12063 10688 18 325 13 324 10 289 10688 9459 13 327 10 301 9 294 9459 8359 9 322 8*296 9 299 8359 7379 8*316 8*301 8 313 7379 6509 7*317 8 307 7 338 6509 5736 7 319 7 324 7 003 5736 5040 8 323 8 332 7 017 5040 4419 8 327 8 340 8 020 4419 3899 8 332 8 346 8 020 3899 3497 8 335 8 350 8 020 3497 3219 7 339 8 352 7 019 3219 3049 7 340 8 353 6*017 3049 2952 7 341 7 354 4*014 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