DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.0 - - 95.8 - - - - - 88.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 388 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1479 - - 5255 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2936 - - 6752 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4472 - - 8248 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1705 - - 3413 - - - - - 5986 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 193 - - 525 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 16 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 320 - - 353 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 12 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7193 - - -4332 - - - - - -7239 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11666 - - 12581 - - - - - 10193 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10611 - - -6536 - - - - - -10661 ODpotential blCL - - - 15083 - - 14784 - - - - - 13615 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 95 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.0 - - 95.8 - - - - - 88.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.2 - - 50.6 - - - - - 53.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.1 - - 93.2 - - - - - 89.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 50.1 - - - - - 53.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 388 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1479 - - 5255 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 80 - - - - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 10 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] 99658 29 118 28 108 31 093 99658 92090 28 110 30 105 26 101 92090 86271 25 106 24 096 25 104 86271 81471 25 110 22 112 24 099 81471 77348 25 108 22 114 23 083 77348 73713 25 107 20 117 20 094 73713 70428 21 107 21 113 17 093 70428 67412 22 117 14 119 11 104 67412 64622 19 095 15 160 12 115 64622 61928 9 101 20 145 11 154 61928 59151 4 113 10 102 8 182 59151 56300 9 228 7 254 12 218 56300 53597 15 229 17 245 14 210 53597 51172 22 243 22 250 9 200 51172 48987 29 232 27 228 15 230 48987 46992 28 217 33 201 28 226 46992 45161 21 216 34 196 33 217 45161 43464 22 229 33 206 31 213 43464 41873 34 219 38 214 31 228 41873 40380 37 214 43 220 40 231 40380 38977 33 212 39 223 47 223 38977 37623 32 211 31 220 49 218 37623 36247 31 207 33 222 45 221 36247 34823 27 202 30 218 35 224 34823 33357 27 200 26 211 29 227 33357 31833 28 199 28 199 28 230 31833 30244 28 197 31 194 28 230 30244 28590 25 198 31 194 27 227 28590 26875 23 205 28 197 26 225 26875 25103 20 211 23 203 27 227 25103 23276 13 208 18 213 24 223 23276 21386 14 207 16 218 19 208 21386 19428 14 189 18 223 12 209 19428 17439 8 167 18 220 10 246 17439 15523 6 183 13 214 13 262 15523 13777 4 161 8 216 13 269 13777 12219 2 185 5 224 7 305 12219 10826 1 158 2 047 9 007 10826 9580 2 055 9 030 13 012 9580 8465 7 012 12*013 14 005 8465 7470 11 002 15*002 15 359 7470 6585 12 356 16 357 15 355 6585 5797 13 349 16 353 14 352 5797 5086 13*339 17 351 14 349 5086 4452 13*322 17 350 14 344 4452 3920 13 320 16 349 13 340 3920 3509 13 320 16 348 12 336 3509 3225 12 320 15 348 10 331 3225 3052 11 320 15 348 8*325 3052 2953 9 320 13 348 5*320 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