DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - - 52.0 - - 52.1 - - 56.5 - - 53.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 24 - - 39 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 2952 - - 2952 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2003 - - 2174 - - 2989 - - 1856 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 31 - - 37 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 326 - - 022 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 0 - - 8 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -362 - - 2 - - -1061 - - -377 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3313 - - 2951 - - 4013 - - 3330 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1910 - - -695 - - -2264 - - -3151 ODpotential blCL - - - 4861 - - 3647 - - 5216 - - 6103 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 95 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.0 - - 52.1 - - 56.5 - - 53.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.5 - - 49.4 - - 49.0 - - 49.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.5 - - 51.8 - - 55.8 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.9 - - 48.9 - - 48.1 - - 48.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 24 - - 39 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 81 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 98986 5 151 6 194 7 251 2 067 98986 91573 9 159 4 220 4 155 2 044 91573 85848 11 135 4 173 5 077 7 114 85848 81104 6 089 12 129 5 131 6 127 81104 77016 9 117 11 108 11 126 7 126 77016 73390 11 126 8 113 7 094 13 094 73390 70096 10 139 10 125 1 172 8 081 70096 67058 11 133 12 149 7 151 3 123 67058 64230 6 163 10 158 5 193 2 188 64230 61471 22 200 20 212 18 217 8 173 61471 58590 18 204 18 212 27 210 19 240 58590 55606 22 234 20 232 24 223 26 227 55606 52758 36 235 44 248 42 237 34 238 52758 50207 54 236 60 242 52 229 45 232 50207 47931 63 232 63 234 55 228 50 228 47931 45866 64 233 63 229 57 231 51 232 45866 43965 66 233 67 231 63 237 54 234 43965 42200 71 231 73 232 72 237 63 229 42200 40562 75 231 80 230 82 234 73 228 40562 39039 81 229 88 230 90 234 81 230 39039 37618 84 227 94 231 97 233 87 233 37618 36262 86 229 96 230 100 230 94 234 36262 34903 90 232 94 231 98 230 97 231 34903 33510 91 232 95 232 96 231 95 229 33510 32086 90 230 95 230 97 231 94 230 32086 30614 90 227 93 228 96 230 94 229 30614 29080 90 226 92 229 94 230 91 227 29080 27487 90 227 90 229 92 228 89 226 27487 25833 89 228 88 227 89 227 84 226 25833 24126 83 228 83 227 83 227 76 225 24126 22369 72 227 66 228 72 226 71 221 22369 20554 61 227 46 226 60 224 67 217 20554 18673 51 231 41 220 50 221 65 213 18673 16759 36 230 41 213 44 217 63 212 16759 14912 26 212 37 207 42 221 55 216 14912 13230 22 207 33 199 39 226 42 222 13230 11734 16 205 28 192 34 231 30 229 11734 10401 13 202 21 185 29 234 21 241 10401 9211 10 199 12 178 24 233 14 256 9211 8149 7 196 4 166 17 227 9 268 8149 7202 5 193 1 354 9 218 5 297 7202 6363 4 193 4 327 1 205 6 344 6363 5619 2 173 5 311 4 018 9 357 5619 4949 1 113 7 307 6 017 10 358 4949 4354 2 144 7 305 6 018 9 002 4354 3855 2 140 7 309 5 019 8 358 3855 3471 2 124 6 319 5 019 7 344 3471 3205 2 116 6 322 5 020 6 332 3205 3043 3*115 5*325 5*021 5*320 3043 2951 2*113 4*326 4*022 3*310 2951 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