DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 78.0 - - 86.8 - - 93.5 - - - - - 87.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 68 - - 317 - - 353 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 678 - - 1993 - - 3696 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2936 - - 4180 - - 5498 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top 3671 - - 4986 - - 6689 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 871 - - 1954 - - 1953 - - - - - 3372 Hgt.Variab. W* 150 - - 355 - - 452 - - - - - 3 W* B/S 2 - - 7 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction 316 - - 338 - - 001 - - - - - 309 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7987 - - -7571 - - -8246 - - - - - -10607 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11659 - - 12557 - - 14936 - - - - - 13562 sfcLCL ODpotential -13985 - - -11692 - - -11471 - - - - - -15222 ODpotential blCL 17656 - - 16678 - - 18160 - - - - - 18176 blCL maxRH 61 - - 77 - - 80 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 78.0 - - 86.8 - - 93.5 - - - - - 87.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.8 - - 42.1 - - 38.0 - - - - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 77.2 - - 84.5 - - 90.9 - - - - - 90.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.4 - - 41.6 - - 37.3 - - - - - 37.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 68 - - 317 - - 353 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 678 - - 1993 - - 3696 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 7 - - 19 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 99695 32 092 35 114 28 100 24 089 99695 92161 34 094 32 109 22 104 30 090 92161 86351 28 099 24 110 19 092 23 092 86351 81525 21 099 21 094 16 103 27 095 81525 77372 23 103 20 086 23 117 25 081 77372 73712 25 104 21 103 22 110 8 075 73712 70408 19 082 14 101 16 100 13 106 70408 67382 9 100 13 121 12 076 21 099 67382 64590 8 115 11 124 5 126 12 092 64590 61881 13 071 13 156 10 148 6 136 61881 59092 14 254 5 289 3 129 4 102 59092 56221 22 221 26 237 20 264 12 284 56221 53484 24 218 37 223 42 235 37 261 53484 51048 39 250 42 239 50 235 51 247 51048 48879 67 251 64 250 65 243 59 243 48879 46911 79 243 77 244 76 243 65 245 46911 45095 84 240 77 243 79 239 66 247 45095 43401 84 240 72 249 77 237 66 250 43401 41810 81 248 80 265 73 250 67 252 41810 40314 88 257 88 266 76 261 68 254 40314 38899 93 256 84 260 79 261 68 258 38899 37533 92 252 81 253 82 258 66 258 37533 36150 85 251 80 251 79 254 65 253 36150 34721 75 249 75 250 74 246 68 246 34721 33250 67 245 68 246 72 243 67 245 33250 31722 62 243 63 243 65 244 65 249 31722 30132 58 244 58 246 57 246 59 251 30132 28484 55 249 52 248 51 248 51 247 28484 26784 53 253 48 245 45 246 46 246 26784 25031 47 252 44 242 43 243 39 251 25031 23223 42 253 41 242 40 242 34 254 23223 21351 37 254 38 245 37 242 33 252 21351 19409 33 255 33 245 34 243 31 246 19409 17430 31 258 30 249 31 248 30 238 17430 15520 29 261 27 255 28 255 28 231 15520 13776 24 256 22 256 24 260 24 233 13776 12216 18 235 18 247 19 258 19 243 12216 10823 13 225 14 238 16 251 15 260 10823 9575 6 246 9 233 12 241 11 282 9575 8458 4 295 3 236 6 236 10 302 8458 7462 7 329 2 022 1*318 8 323 7462 6576 11 347 6 037 4*001 7 349 6576 5788 13 357 7 026 5 002 7 016 5788 5078 15 359 8*353 6 002 8 031 5078 4446 17 349 9*338 7 001 7 032 4446 3916 17*334 9 337 7 001 5 023 3916 3507 15*319 10 338 7 001 4 000 3507 3224 14 316 9 339 7 001 4 340 3224 3052 13 314 9 340 7 002 3*322 3052 2953 10 314 8 341 6 002 3*309 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