DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.5 - - 85.1 - - 85.4 - - 79.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 459 - - 235 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3906 - - 6501 - - 5694 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5705 - - 7812 - - 6867 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6899 - - 9494 - - 8687 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2036 - - 1770 - - 2613 - - 5310 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 481 - - 595 - - 456 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 323 - - 327 - - 339 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -12 - - -19 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5762 - - -5871 - - -7256 - - -11116 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12661 - - 15365 - - 15944 - - 14070 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10845 - - -11307 - - -12489 - - -16601 ODpotential blCL - - - 17744 - - 20801 - - 21176 - - 19554 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 38 - - 35 - - 22 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.5 - - 85.1 - - 85.4 - - 79.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.0 - - 27.3 - - 25.1 - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.9 - - 82.3 - - 83.5 - - 81.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.5 - - 26.5 - - 24.4 - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 459 - - 235 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3906 - - 6501 - - 5694 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99285 30 108 30 106 26 108 30 111 99285 91751 27 117 24 110 20 120 25 100 91751 85942 23 112 21 109 19 109 25 112 85942 81116 17 121 16 104 19 102 20 111 81116 76972 18 133 14 100 15 105 15 098 76972 73317 19 117 16 145 11 110 11 097 73317 70007 9 118 12 118 10 146 6 068 70007 66965 5 123 5 165 6 113 3 146 66965 64146 3 306 3 194 2 328 3 003 64146 61422 2 195 2 277 7 252 6 299 61422 58579 12 282 11 296 10 283 8 305 58579 55627 18 276 20 272 23 279 25 280 55627 52835 24 293 25 287 29 286 29 280 52835 50343 39 287 39 287 40 287 36 281 50343 48122 46 282 48 282 48 281 43 276 48122 46121 53 284 51 284 53 281 52 275 46121 44300 60 286 56 288 58 281 58 275 44300 42623 63 285 61 287 60 282 57 275 42623 41066 63 283 63 285 59 281 55 277 41066 39609 63 282 61 283 56 281 53 276 39609 38235 63 282 59 282 52 280 50 275 38235 36908 60 283 57 280 50 280 48 274 36908 35563 57 284 55 279 50 278 46 273 35563 34174 54 287 53 278 49 275 43 272 34174 32746 53 290 52 277 48 273 41 270 32746 31265 51 291 50 278 46 273 39 267 31265 29720 47 291 46 280 43 273 36 265 29720 28111 43 294 42 281 41 273 33 264 28111 26439 39 294 39 281 39 272 31 263 26439 24705 37 291 35 282 36 270 30 262 24705 22913 34 289 33 280 32 270 29 264 22913 21058 31 287 31 278 29 274 26 266 21058 19132 26 284 29 277 26 275 24 268 19132 17172 25 282 26 279 23 277 25 269 17172 15285 24 283 24 282 21 279 26 269 15285 13566 21 283 21 280 21 276 24 268 13566 12033 19 288 18 277 19 273 19 273 12033 10665 18 293 15*283 14 280 16 286 10665 9442 18 294 11*305 11*307 14 306 9442 8348 16 296 11 310 11*320 12 334 8348 7372 13*304 11 316 11 324 13 356 7372 6506 12*313 12 326 12 334 13 005 6506 5734 12 317 12 332 12 341 14 006 5734 5038 12 321 12 335 12 344 13 005 5038 4419 12 324 12 339 13 346 13 004 4419 3898 12 327 12 341 12 348 12 002 3898 3496 12 330 12 344 12 349 11 360 3496 3218 11 332 12 344 12 349 10 357 3218 3049 11 333 11 345 11 349 8*354 3049 2952 10 334 10 346 10 351 5*350 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