DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.2 - - 74.8 - - - - - 70.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 419 - - 455 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4284 - - 5339 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6009 - - 6875 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7277 - - 8332 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1346 - - 1629 - - - - - 3801 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 500 - - 554 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 45 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 146 - - 172 - - - - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 10 - - - - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3998 - - -5580 - - - - - -9652 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11275 - - 13912 - - - - - 12606 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12975 - - -12836 - - - - - -17087 ODpotential blCL - - - 20252 - - 21168 - - - - - 20040 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 54 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.2 - - 74.8 - - - - - 70.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 23.7 - - - - - 26.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.5 - - 72.0 - - - - - 72.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.5 - - 23.1 - - - - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 419 - - 455 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4284 - - 5339 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 99006 34 106 25 092 34 094 99006 91495 31 112 20 112 30 087 91495 85714 30 104 21 114 21 080 85714 80934 27 089 17 096 21 090 80934 76814 18 074 16 095 16 079 76814 73179 13 086 12 094 10 075 73179 69894 8 055 11 075 8 102 69894 66869 4 140 7 041 10 085 66869 64055 4 075 3 353 9 042 64055 61314 4 290 8 277 5 013 61314 58457 5 325 9 255 12 302 58457 55514 16 322 9 289 16 296 55514 52716 27 306 22 303 22 303 52716 50204 32 298 29 298 32 297 50204 47964 38 303 37 296 37 290 47964 45945 47 299 45 298 42 293 45945 44107 51 297 48 298 46 291 44107 42417 47 296 48 295 47 291 42417 40848 41 294 46 292 46 293 40848 39381 37 305 43 294 43 296 39381 38001 40 313 41 298 40 297 38001 36676 41 314 40 299 37 296 36676 35340 40 308 40 298 35 291 35340 33961 40 305 39 296 33 288 33961 32541 39 304 37 294 31 289 32541 31068 37 305 32 293 30 294 31068 29532 34 306 28 294 29 299 29532 27934 33 309 28 300 30 301 27934 26273 33 312 29 303 29 302 26273 24548 33 313 30 303 24 304 24548 22760 30 313 29 305 21 307 22760 20905 27 312 26 306 22 308 20905 18978 28 312 24 309 25 311 18978 17017 26 315 23 311 24 314 17017 15134 21 318 22 310 18 311 15134 13426 14 318 18 304 16 311 13426 11908 8 304 13 284 17 313 11908 10555 4 237 13 249 18 296 10555 9345 6 189 13*231 17 283 9345 8265 7*181 9*227 15 280 8265 7302 6*170 7 223 12 284 7302 6447 5 165 3 198 8 297 6447 5686 5 157 2 135 5 338 5686 5002 5 146 3 112 6 014 5002 4393 5 137 3 101 7 023 4393 3881 5 128 4 091 8 026 3881 3486 5 123 4 086 8 027 3486 3213 5 119 4 085 7 026 3213 3047 5 117 4 083 6*025 3047 2952 4 116 4 082 4*024 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