DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 75.5 - - 83.7 - - 90.7 - - 92.4 - - 82.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 29 - - 321 - - 377 - - 155 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2500 - - 4372 - - 2853 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2935 - - 4556 - - 6045 - - 4533 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top 2953 - - 5493 - - 7365 - - 5846 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1639 - - 1367 - - 1923 - - 5931 - - 2557 Hgt.Variab. W* 32 - - 383 - - 488 - - 315 - - 4 W* B/S 1 - - 6 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 11 - - 9 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 303 - - 329 - - 323 - - 002 - - 065 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - 4 - - -11 - - 12 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9446 - - -7992 - - -7606 - - -10093 - - -12003 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12400 - - 13486 - - 14972 - - 15940 - - 14958 sfcLCL ODpotential -16396 - - -13280 - - -11664 - - -14454 - - -18498 ODpotential blCL 19349 - - 18773 - - 19029 - - 20300 - - 21452 blCL maxRH 34 - - 41 - - 39 - - 36 - - 29 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 75.5 - - 83.7 - - 90.7 - - 92.4 - - 82.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.1 - - 34.9 - - 34.9 - - 32.3 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 75.1 - - 81.3 - - 88.0 - - 91.0 - - 87.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.9 - - 34.6 - - 34.6 - - 31.8 - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 29 - - 321 - - 377 - - 155 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2500 - - 4372 - - 2853 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99598 21 126 20 119 20 098 17 105 17 109 99598 92074 17 099 15 105 18 118 13 108 13 088 92074 86240 13 095 16 098 12 099 15 111 10 070 86240 81407 14 092 12 116 8 109 10 056 17 095 81407 77246 12 085 8 139 9 115 6 040 14 064 77246 73579 12 085 6 125 5 104 7 119 9 048 73579 70267 9 047 8 105 8 136 5 144 6 075 70267 67224 6 018 7 104 8 152 2 103 4 126 67224 64406 1 106 4 098 6 171 3 306 4 066 64406 61679 3 260 3 223 4 235 7 275 6 305 61679 58865 8 284 8 282 8 261 11 270 7 300 58865 55969 17 279 18 280 16 284 12 281 13 310 55969 53206 19 281 23 270 23 275 24 274 27 272 53206 50734 26 287 28 270 31 271 34 272 36 265 50734 48528 37 280 36 265 40 262 44 266 45 264 48528 46530 49 272 45 265 48 261 49 263 49 262 46530 44703 58 266 55 268 55 265 54 266 52 262 44703 43016 63 265 61 266 58 263 55 263 53 261 43016 41442 63 265 62 265 58 263 55 260 52 261 41442 39966 59 265 59 263 56 262 53 258 50 262 39966 38577 56 263 54 264 53 261 50 257 46 263 38577 37238 52 265 51 267 49 261 47 257 44 262 37238 35886 49 267 50 268 47 263 42 257 41 261 35886 34489 46 267 47 269 46 265 39 258 38 260 34489 33053 45 266 44 269 43 266 38 261 35 260 33053 31561 43 265 42 269 42 266 37 264 34 261 31561 30002 42 266 43 269 43 268 36 266 33 262 30002 28378 39 266 42 268 43 268 37 268 33 264 28378 26689 36 265 40 267 41 268 37 269 32 268 26689 24937 34 266 37 266 38 267 37 266 32 270 24937 23126 31 266 33 265 34 263 35 260 34 269 23126 21251 30 263 29 264 32 262 32 259 34 268 21251 19306 31 261 28 263 31 263 30 261 32 267 19306 17331 32 258 27 260 29 264 29 263 31 267 17331 15430 31 254 26 257 27 263 30 266 32 266 15430 13698 25 252 23 253 26 262 30 267 31 262 13698 12151 20 255 21 250 26 259 26 266 26 263 12151 10769 18 259 20 254 25 257 20 268 21 270 10769 9532 17 262 18 264 22 260 19 272 17 281 9532 8424 15 275 16 275 16 267 17 277 15 291 8424 7435 12 303 12 290 11*282 13 285 13 298 7435 6556 12 330 11 312 10*289 10*299 10 306 6556 5772 14 342 11*323 9 308 8*321 6 324 5772 5066 18 344 11*325 9 321 7 352 5 010 5066 4438 22 339 11 326 9 328 8 006 7 046 4438 3910 22 327 11 328 9 335 8 011 8 055 3910 3503 19 314 11 331 9 340 8 013 8 058 3503 3222 16 308 11 332 9 342 8 014 7 060 3222 3051 15*306 10 333 9 343 8 015 5*062 3051 2953 11*303 9 334 8 345 7 016 3*065 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