DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - 85.4 - - 91.9 - - - - - 84.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 363 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1783 - - 3652 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4017 - - 5473 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4776 - - 6645 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1175 - - 3584 - - - - - 4268 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 338 - - 454 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 338 - - 357 - - - - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7774 - - -7890 - - - - - -10585 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12551 - - 14535 - - - - - 13540 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12354 - - -11792 - - - - - -15538 ODpotential blCL - - - 17130 - - 18437 - - - - - 18492 blCL maxRH - - - 27 - - 28 - - - - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.4 - - 91.9 - - - - - 84.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.7 - - 38.0 - - - - - 35.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.1 - - 89.3 - - - - - 89.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 37.5 - - - - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 363 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1783 - - 3652 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99627 30 100 32 110 32 100 99627 92093 24 121 26 097 28 100 92093 86280 23 129 21 099 21 098 86280 81454 25 119 19 105 21 102 81454 77300 21 102 18 132 22 106 77300 73632 10 097 21 128 13 109 73632 70305 7 090 14 110 10 120 70305 67262 2 148 9 123 5 128 67262 64458 14 173 6 195 3 062 64458 61765 11 139 8 234 18 223 61765 58973 19 236 20 228 15 208 58973 56061 25 225 28 223 16 246 56061 53283 28 212 33 222 34 254 53283 50807 31 222 42 225 48 240 50807 48601 40 241 46 229 56 224 48601 46591 51 242 52 233 57 223 46591 44739 59 236 59 234 61 230 44739 43022 62 232 68 230 75 234 43022 41421 66 233 75 227 82 232 41421 39920 71 232 78 229 83 231 39920 38508 73 233 77 231 80 231 38508 37154 71 237 71 235 75 231 37154 35790 68 237 65 238 68 233 35790 34389 61 236 60 238 62 234 34389 32952 54 235 55 236 55 234 32952 31463 47 237 48 235 49 234 31463 29910 35 242 37 235 44 237 29910 28295 28 241 28 228 35 239 28295 26619 25 238 24 226 27 233 26619 24883 25 237 23 230 24 229 24883 23088 27 239 24 235 22 231 23088 21229 30 238 25 237 25 233 21229 19297 31 237 28 238 33 225 19297 17331 29 238 32 239 36 219 17331 15436 24 240 34 240 32 219 15436 13706 21 240 32 240 26 229 13706 12161 19 238 27 237 21 245 12161 10780 17 230 21 235 16 264 10780 9543 13 217 15 240 13 288 9543 8434 8 199 9 252 11 306 8434 7444 4 175 4*282 9 330 7444 6564 1 089 4*324 8 357 6564 5780 4 346 5 350 9 015 5780 5072 7*329 6 356 9 027 5072 4442 8*330 6 360 9 031 4442 3914 8 335 7 002 9 029 3914 3505 8 340 7 004 7 024 3505 3223 8 343 7 005 6 013 3223 3051 8 345 7 006 4*356 3051 2953 7 347 7 006 3*340 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