DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - 82.5 - - 90.0 - - - - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 378 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2550 - - 4255 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4599 - - 5952 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5543 - - 7248 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1491 - - 6477 - - - - - 3481 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 388 - - 483 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 28 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 3 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 140 - - 050 - - - - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 12 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3481 - - -4741 - - - - - -8478 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9024 - - 11990 - - - - - 11433 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6082 - - -6030 - - - - - -11822 ODpotential blCL - - - 11625 - - 13278 - - - - - 14776 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 68 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 850 - - 550 - - - - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.5 - - 90.0 - - - - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.2 - - 47.5 - - - - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.2 - - 87.4 - - - - - 86.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.0 - - 47.2 - - - - - 42.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 378 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2550 - - 4255 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 6 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] 99631 30 111 26 108 25 085 99631 92145 19 106 16 102 17 093 92145 86335 13 101 14 084 16 083 86335 81490 14 095 7 053 12 075 81490 77318 10 106 6 111 9 042 77318 73651 8 089 8 105 6 052 73651 70340 6 095 6 077 5 066 70340 67294 4 108 3 048 6 028 67294 64478 3 301 5 296 5 338 64478 61747 4 175 8 213 5 322 61747 58896 13 267 12 232 10 269 58896 55932 25 241 21 245 18 270 55932 53094 25 235 27 241 25 269 53094 50543 25 246 29 248 36 262 50543 48281 35 253 36 248 42 256 48281 46262 42 254 39 250 46 256 46262 44445 48 259 45 266 51 254 44445 42791 52 265 56 272 57 255 42791 41255 57 274 63 274 54 258 41255 39806 64 276 64 274 52 261 39806 38435 62 271 63 275 50 261 38435 37109 54 264 60 277 49 261 37109 35764 51 264 57 273 49 259 35764 34373 49 263 53 265 48 255 34373 32940 47 259 46 261 47 253 32940 31451 46 258 41 263 44 254 31451 29895 42 257 39 264 41 257 29895 28274 37 254 37 262 38 261 28274 26589 36 248 36 258 35 262 26589 24845 33 242 35 257 35 257 24845 23047 30 237 32 255 33 254 23047 21191 29 238 29 248 30 247 21191 19270 27 243 27 241 30 230 19270 17316 24 248 22 239 29 222 17316 15430 22 253 19 237 25 228 15430 13704 19 257 16 236 20 235 13704 12160 15 253 15 235 16 243 12160 10778 12 243 12 234 10 248 10778 9539 11 241 11 235 5 247 9539 8428 10 247 8 236 0 112 8428 7437 8 244 4*237 3 066 7437 6556 6 214 0*069 5 058 6556 5773 6*175 1 053 7 050 5773 5066 7*158 3 053 9 045 5066 4438 8 145 4 051 9 041 4438 3910 9 140 4 050 9 036 3910 3504 9 136 5 048 9 033 3504 3222 9 133 5 047 7 027 3222 3051 8 132 5 048 5*019 3051 2953 8 130 5 047 3*011 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