DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 72.4 - - 73.9 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 260 - - 304 - - 63 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1788 - - 3667 - - 2947 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3973 - - 5421 - - 3844 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4781 - - 6660 - - 5940 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1375 - - 1766 - - 3195 - - 1841 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 320 - - 428 - - 236 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 20 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 103 - - 015 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 9 - - 12 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4905 - - -5347 - - -6558 - - -7106 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9686 - - 12007 - - 12499 - - 10058 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10954 - - -9789 - - -11026 - - -12984 ODpotential blCL - - - 15735 - - 16449 - - 16966 - - 15936 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 59 - - 94 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 72.4 - - 73.9 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.6 - - 29.8 - - 29.1 - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 70.3 - - 73.0 - - 67.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 29.4 - - 28.8 - - 30.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 260 - - 304 - - 63 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1788 - - 3667 - - 2947 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 74 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98804 21 232 17 254 13 264 6 242 98804 91411 21 257 14 247 15 243 16 246 91411 85670 19 242 18 254 16 251 17 242 85670 80881 16 226 23 248 20 276 11 241 80881 76747 11 238 16 241 18 265 12 274 76747 73108 11 259 9 245 16 244 15 279 73108 69825 15 264 11 276 10 267 10 275 69825 66799 15 263 15 273 15 286 9 263 66799 63977 14 274 17 265 20 273 15 264 63977 61235 19 274 22 263 24 268 21 273 61235 58378 22 271 26 262 28 266 26 270 58378 55418 27 275 29 263 31 261 28 265 55418 52594 35 275 36 262 35 265 33 265 52594 50054 41 266 42 262 40 266 37 263 50054 47773 43 259 45 264 43 261 46 262 47773 45703 46 258 50 261 49 257 52 254 45703 43812 46 259 54 259 53 256 54 251 43812 42074 47 258 57 256 59 257 56 250 42074 40468 47 254 58 253 63 254 59 251 40468 38978 44 252 56 251 62 252 62 249 38978 37595 41 253 53 250 61 247 61 244 37595 36282 37 253 48 250 59 242 59 243 36282 34967 35 254 43 250 55 241 57 242 34967 33610 35 251 43 251 53 243 55 243 33610 32212 35 248 45 250 49 245 51 244 32212 30761 34 247 45 249 45 247 47 242 30761 29244 34 247 44 249 44 248 43 243 29244 27664 34 247 41 251 43 249 40 245 27664 26020 34 247 37 253 41 248 38 246 26020 24315 34 248 33 251 37 246 37 243 24315 22553 31 250 30 247 32 243 36 238 22553 20729 27 252 28 245 28 242 33 235 20729 18837 22 252 24 243 23 244 28 239 18837 16913 18 252 19 237 21 246 23 246 16913 15061 14 249 16 236 22 247 21 246 15061 13374 13 243 15 242 23 245 23 240 13374 11869 13 237 15 245 23 239 22 234 11869 10525 13 231 16 241 21 230 19 234 10525 9321 11 223 15 233 15 230 14 238 9321 8244 10 212 11 229 9 230 8 238 8244 7284 9 198 5*211 2 230 2 230 7284 6431 9 182 3*140 2*022 1 055 6431 5673 9 167 3 123 5*020 3 034 5673 4991 10*156 4 105 6 018 6 016 4991 4384 10*150 4 098 7 016 10 012 4384 3875 10 144 5 094 7 014 12 012 3875 3482 10 140 5 090 7 014 11 009 3482 3211 10 137 5 088 7 013 9 001 3211 3046 9 135 5 086 7 013 6*345 3046 2951 8 134 4 086 6 012 4*330 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