DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 72.3 - - 77.3 - - 85.5 - - - - - 84.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - 245 - - 259 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1863 - - 5138 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2936 - - 4020 - - 6501 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top 2953 - - 4856 - - 8131 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 924 - - 1434 - - 2774 - - - - - 7433 Hgt.Variab. W* 18 - - 322 - - 460 - - - - - 11 W* B/S 0 - - 10 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction 269 - - 002 - - 184 - - - - - 022 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2245 - - -884 - - 52 - - - - - -5885 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5199 - - 5740 - - 8079 - - - - - 8839 sfcLCL ODpotential -6317 - - -4081 - - -887 - - - - - -7925 ODpotential blCL 9270 - - 8937 - - 9018 - - - - - 10879 blCL maxRH 100 - - 97 - - 91 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 340 - - 780 - - - - - 520 CAPE Temp@2m 72.3 - - 77.3 - - 85.5 - - - - - 84.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 59.5 - - 62.0 - - 60.0 - - - - - 56.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 72.9 - - 75.5 - - 83.4 - - - - - 85.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 59.1 - - 61.3 - - 59.3 - - - - - 56.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - 245 - - 259 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1863 - - 5138 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 88 - - 65 - - - - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 12 - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - 11 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] 99801 52 106 38 109 36 107 37 098 99801 92248 40 108 33 103 33 112 30 101 92248 86432 35 108 29 117 29 105 28 096 86432 81608 30 098 28 126 20 117 24 098 81608 77452 23 098 22 116 18 124 19 098 77452 73775 19 111 24 126 20 126 20 097 73775 70449 14 128 23 127 20 135 18 121 70449 67412 15 106 16 116 20 119 19 135 67412 64614 5 119 10 161 15 143 13 126 64614 61906 11 173 17 159 19 166 14 190 61906 59102 17 171 15 174 22 170 21 196 59102 56214 21 227 23 210 21 202 25 186 56214 53456 41 213 40 215 32 212 28 198 53456 50978 49 201 50 211 48 219 38 215 50978 48773 38 198 51 200 60 212 53 219 48773 46788 38 218 44 194 60 203 58 215 46788 44966 45 226 37 207 49 201 55 209 44966 43267 54 222 44 218 47 214 54 210 43267 41672 58 216 50 220 55 217 57 211 41672 40173 61 214 59 214 62 213 62 209 40173 38765 60 215 65 211 72 208 67 208 38765 37413 57 215 61 207 71 201 69 209 37413 36048 54 213 60 205 64 198 68 209 36048 34638 51 212 59 204 62 197 66 211 34638 33185 44 211 60 203 57 201 65 211 33185 31675 41 211 58 203 55 205 66 210 31675 30098 40 209 53 202 54 204 65 211 30098 28455 40 208 49 202 53 203 54 216 28455 26751 41 204 47 202 50 202 44 217 26751 24989 44 198 46 201 45 202 39 215 24989 23168 48 195 43 205 38 208 36 219 23168 21284 49 195 40 214 32 223 31 225 21284 19333 46 191 36 220 26 230 22 225 19333 17353 42 185 33 217 22 229 14 236 17353 15451 37 181 32 215 22 232 15 241 15451 13719 26 173 28 213 20 230 14 247 13719 12174 15 160 25 215 18 230 12 253 12174 10792 9 160 24 218 17 229 10 261 10792 9553 6 204 22 217 14 223 8 266 9553 8442 6 237 19 212 11*215 6 276 8442 7450 7 271 13 211 9*207 3 295 7450 6568 9 301 5 232 8 199 3 350 6568 5783 11 309 4 310 6 186 4 025 5783 5074 13 304 5*332 5 178 7 034 5074 4444 15 290 5*345 4 172 9 034 4444 3914 18 274 6 359 4 163 10 031 3914 3506 19 267 6 005 4 155 10 029 3506 3224 18 267 6 008 4 153 9 027 3224 3052 16*268 6 011 3 150 7*024 3052 2953 10*269 6 011 3 147 5*022 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