DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 80.3 - - 80.7 - - 70.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 227 - - 283 - - 66 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1886 - - 4773 - - 3960 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3998 - - 6240 - - 4673 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4879 - - 7766 - - 6953 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2018 - - 4818 - - 6718 - - 2298 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 311 - - 456 - - 265 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 22 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 348 - - 344 - - 172 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 8 - - -12 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4755 - - -3277 - - -4495 - - -6604 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9635 - - 11043 - - 11448 - - 9558 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7261 - - -4615 - - -5786 - - -10008 ODpotential blCL - - - 12140 - - 12381 - - 12739 - - 12961 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 83 - - 77 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 110 - - 110 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 80.3 - - 80.7 - - 70.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.7 - - 41.9 - - 40.4 - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.9 - - 78.2 - - 79.7 - - 75.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 41.6 - - 40.2 - - 39.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 227 - - 283 - - 66 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1886 - - 4773 - - 3960 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 12 - - 31 - - 9 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98184 3 281 2 241 10 241 8 230 98184 90842 8 283 3 352 3 135 2 257 90842 85195 5 246 6 262 13 328 9 360 85195 80533 1 324 5 282 13 316 14 355 80533 76523 7 342 8 338 8 338 9 348 76523 72961 8 311 9 314 11 331 5 355 72961 69712 8 283 8 277 7 298 4 307 69712 66707 11 248 12 256 11 265 8 285 66707 63905 13 231 13 254 15 254 10 237 63905 61171 12 224 15 242 17 239 15 248 61171 58303 15 231 23 236 25 246 25 247 58303 55331 22 230 31 226 33 235 33 238 55331 52504 26 230 33 220 35 234 33 236 52504 49968 32 234 35 231 37 238 37 245 49968 47706 36 234 39 233 40 239 34 241 47706 45661 36 231 40 230 39 232 34 249 45661 43796 33 233 37 233 35 236 36 246 43796 42088 32 235 33 242 32 242 26 252 42088 40509 24 240 28 247 24 257 25 264 40509 39035 15 254 22 254 22 275 24 266 39035 37656 11 291 18 270 22 279 20 270 37656 36342 13 293 16 284 20 280 19 278 36342 35022 11 272 16 296 20 281 19 282 35022 33665 10 261 14 294 18 275 19 281 33665 32271 11 247 12 272 15 268 18 282 32271 30824 12 248 14 248 15 259 20 278 30824 29312 12 260 16 245 15 261 20 272 29312 27735 12 266 16 249 14 265 17 266 27735 26094 11 271 11 251 13 264 16 271 26094 24395 8 265 9 253 11 265 16 275 24395 22638 6 258 8 265 9 267 13 274 22638 20818 5 257 6 267 7 253 11 263 20818 18928 7 244 8 257 8 264 10 260 18928 17008 10 228 11 244 11 265 11 271 17008 15160 11 222 13 238 13 252 10 277 15160 13475 9 223 9 235 13 242 9 275 13475 11969 5 224 1 211 10 251 8 280 11969 10621 1 184 1 191 8 275 8 285 10621 9411 2 102 0 228 8 285 7 290 9411 8325 3 099 1*311 7 301 7 293 8325 7354 2 102 2*321 7*314 6 297 7354 6491 1 153 3 331 7*325 5 301 6491 5722 1 262 3 341 8 337 3 310 5722 5029 2*321 4 347 8 344 1 340 5029 4411 4*327 4 352 8 347 1 045 4411 3893 4 334 5 356 8 350 2 082 3893 3493 5 341 5 360 8 352 2 104 3493 3217 5 346 5 001 8 353 3 127 3217 3048 5 349 5 001 7 353 3*161 3048 2952 4 350 5 002 6 355 3*172 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