DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/09 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.3 - - 82.6 - - 80.7 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 151 - - 204 - - -4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1148 - - 4112 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3265 - - 5590 - - 2936 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4141 - - 7105 - - 2953 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1614 - - 3209 - - 7860 - - 588 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 230 - - 390 - - 10 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 300 - - 305 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 34 - - -6 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8849 - - -7460 - - -12547 - - -9284 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12991 - - 14566 - - 15501 - - 12238 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12965 - - -9431 - - -15200 - - -13687 ODpotential blCL - - - 17106 - - 16536 - - 18153 - - 16640 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 71 - - 85 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.3 - - 82.6 - - 80.7 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.6 - - 28.3 - - 22.3 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.0 - - 80.9 - - 81.1 - - 74.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 28.0 - - 21.9 - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 151 - - 204 - - -4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1148 - - 4112 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97710 8 009 12 003 8 354 13 360 97710 90502 6 073 8 350 9 347 10 013 90502 84859 6 045 1 160 9 332 8 348 84859 80161 10 357 3 062 6 324 10 337 80161 76109 12 349 7 025 7 339 10 322 76109 72524 18 336 12 004 11 004 13 329 72524 69288 18 321 13 331 13 355 10 295 69288 66304 18 313 17 331 22 336 12 336 66304 63525 22 297 29 297 33 298 27 311 63525 60858 25 300 30 290 35 310 23 318 60858 58077 32 300 35 305 40 314 30 330 58077 55168 40 297 42 310 45 314 43 314 55168 52392 42 297 47 307 49 307 51 305 52392 49902 43 294 48 300 49 303 48 301 49902 47670 44 289 47 292 48 300 45 304 47670 45639 41 281 48 282 47 296 45 303 45639 43768 37 277 49 274 48 286 47 297 43768 42039 33 281 46 273 49 279 49 284 42039 40440 31 288 42 277 48 279 50 277 40440 38956 34 289 37 283 50 280 52 275 38956 37577 33 281 34 284 47 275 54 271 37577 36260 31 270 36 280 41 268 54 267 36260 34928 25 265 38 275 41 267 53 264 34928 33555 24 266 36 274 46 267 55 261 33555 32145 21 266 35 275 45 263 57 261 32145 30683 19 273 31 272 43 264 57 259 30683 29159 18 275 30 273 42 267 54 259 29159 27573 17 265 30 278 41 269 48 259 27573 25931 19 250 28 280 38 269 42 260 25931 24233 24 247 26 276 33 266 38 262 24233 22484 27 248 27 261 30 260 35 263 22484 20675 27 248 32 248 33 259 38 260 20675 18804 27 247 33 244 38 260 44 251 18804 16907 27 249 33 251 42 261 46 243 16907 15075 27 254 33 262 44 263 42 245 15075 13400 26 259 33 266 41 263 38 249 13400 11902 25 262 32 262 36 261 33 250 11902 10560 25 261 29 256 30 260 28 253 10560 9358 23 263 24 252 25 261 23 259 9358 8281 21 266 18 252 20 264 18 268 8281 7319 19 270 13*258 17 269 16 279 7319 6465 18 271 11*268 15 275 14 286 6465 5703 16 270 9 280 14 283 13 287 5703 5015 12 272 7 298 13 287 10 282 5015 4402 7*282 7 310 12 292 6 266 4402 3887 4*311 7 318 11 296 4 216 3887 3489 3 338 6 325 11 299 5 184 3489 3215 3 353 6 329 10 302 5 186 3215 3047 3 000 6 331 9*303 5*195 3047 2952 3 004 6 334 7*305 5*198 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