DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.1 - - 96.4 - - - - - 87.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 324 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1746 - - 3012 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3944 - - 4946 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4739 - - 6005 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1506 - - 3773 - - - - - 1900 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 318 - - 410 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 340 - - - - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10387 - - -10381 - - - - - -12062 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15127 - - 16387 - - - - - 15017 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15343 - - -13885 - - - - - -17167 ODpotential blCL - - - 20082 - - 19890 - - - - - 20121 blCL maxRH - - - 32 - - 24 - - - - - 22 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.1 - - 96.4 - - - - - 87.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.2 - - 34.4 - - - - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.1 - - 94.1 - - - - - 93.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.8 - - 33.8 - - - - - 32.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 324 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1746 - - 3012 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 99783 30 109 26 115 24 083 99783 92275 26 114 27 107 22 079 92275 86462 23 112 22 105 20 093 86462 81625 19 103 18 107 16 093 81625 77464 13 091 18 098 14 094 77464 73787 7 104 11 090 13 101 73787 70456 10 128 7 129 10 113 70456 67395 10 135 7 132 10 099 67395 64567 6 081 5 140 2 045 64567 61850 5 034 6 109 10 190 61850 59033 8 229 3 285 5 148 59033 56139 17 221 14 260 12 308 56139 53415 22 260 26 254 31 287 53415 50987 25 263 31 260 36 272 50987 48814 32 274 35 274 36 272 48814 46833 38 272 40 274 40 275 46833 45006 43 272 45 275 43 281 45006 43309 48 276 51 280 47 283 43309 41719 54 278 54 280 51 283 41719 40224 55 276 53 277 52 285 40224 38818 53 277 49 276 50 285 38818 37466 51 280 45 277 45 282 37466 36100 49 282 40 281 43 280 36100 34692 45 282 38 284 40 279 34692 33245 41 283 37 283 35 278 33245 31744 36 285 33 282 31 277 31744 30177 33 283 26 284 27 277 30177 28547 28 280 24 287 24 274 28547 26857 24 280 23 280 24 272 26857 25108 21 269 20 273 23 272 25108 23301 19 261 18 271 22 273 23301 21426 18 258 19 272 20 276 21426 19478 18 261 21 272 19 280 19478 17493 19 262 23 272 20 282 17493 15580 18 259 23 270 21 277 15580 13833 16 258 21 265 22 268 13833 12272 17 255 19 257 22 265 12272 10874 18 252 18 251 20 269 10874 9622 18 251 17 248 17 277 9622 8499 16 250 16 249 15 284 8499 7496 14 250 13 255 14 287 7496 6603 11 254 10*267 11 292 6603 5809 9 263 7*293 8 300 5809 5092 8*280 6 323 5 318 5092 4456 7*314 7 343 3 009 4456 3922 7 336 8 350 4 049 3922 3510 7 344 8 355 3 057 3510 3225 7 349 8 357 2 064 3225 3053 7 351 8 359 0*192 3053 2953 6 353 7 360 2*218 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