DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 86.2 - - 85.6 - - 73.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 167 - - 328 - - 142 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2471 - - 7741 - - 4836 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4292 - - 8647 - - 5928 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5464 - - 10734 - - 7829 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2045 - - 2408 - - 7627 - - 2605 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 307 - - 563 - - 365 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 23 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - 9 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 152 - - 186 - - 342 - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 14 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 14 - - -16 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4778 - - -2127 - - -5189 - - -7551 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10242 - - 12862 - - 13018 - - 10505 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8300 - - -3895 - - -6473 - - -11223 ODpotential blCL - - - 13764 - - 14629 - - 14302 - - 14176 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 82 - - 75 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 270 - - 100 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 86.2 - - 85.6 - - 73.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.5 - - 39.4 - - 38.2 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.7 - - 83.9 - - 84.3 - - 78.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.4 - - 39.3 - - 38.1 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 167 - - 328 - - 142 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2471 - - 7741 - - 4836 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 28 - - 1 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 99094 6 328 1 125 9 347 7 008 99094 91672 2 043 5 051 3 083 3 005 91672 85933 6 149 4 033 5 065 7 058 85933 81171 4 189 2 310 4 031 5 049 81171 77050 2 227 7 240 5 273 6 002 77050 73389 4 233 7 232 8 245 9 271 73389 70076 10 243 9 237 9 223 7 221 70076 67022 10 232 10 234 8 240 3 196 67022 64174 18 221 18 230 19 239 14 220 64174 61420 16 209 18 214 21 231 17 231 61420 58551 20 232 19 224 22 236 21 236 58551 55554 29 230 33 226 30 226 24 223 55554 52669 35 230 41 226 38 230 35 236 52669 50072 39 230 38 229 49 234 49 230 50072 47761 40 231 46 237 53 234 53 228 47761 45685 43 229 50 231 53 230 54 227 45685 43803 40 226 44 220 51 226 53 226 43803 42081 36 227 38 227 50 224 52 226 42081 40497 41 227 42 236 48 225 52 227 40497 39031 47 222 45 238 48 230 47 228 39031 37666 50 211 45 238 49 236 46 234 37666 36359 50 204 44 235 50 240 52 234 36359 35042 50 204 42 229 49 242 55 230 35042 33683 46 207 40 222 46 242 48 224 33683 32284 41 210 39 215 42 239 41 225 32284 30829 35 213 39 211 38 235 39 227 30829 29309 30 218 39 210 37 231 41 224 29309 27726 29 219 38 210 34 232 42 219 27726 26083 30 215 36 207 31 229 40 215 26083 24378 31 210 30 198 33 223 39 214 24378 22619 31 205 27 189 35 217 40 214 22619 20800 32 200 29 189 35 208 40 214 20800 18919 33 193 34 194 36 198 38 209 18919 17008 34 183 37 196 33 193 34 200 17008 15167 34 182 35 193 28 195 29 195 15167 13483 32 194 28 195 22 202 26 207 13483 11977 27 210 18*202 16 212 24 215 11977 10627 21 223 12*204 12 224 22 219 10627 9415 18 238 10 204 8 242 17 223 9415 8329 15 250 8 201 6*269 11 224 8329 7358 10 253 5 189 5*303 5 226 7358 6494 6 233 4 175 6 325 0 009 6494 5724 5*177 3 156 8 341 3 026 5724 5031 7*159 2 131 10 347 7 030 5031 4414 8 155 2 108 11 348 10 032 4414 3895 8 152 3 094 11 349 10 032 3895 3494 8 149 3 087 11 350 9 030 3494 3217 8 146 3 085 11 351 6 024 3217 3049 7 144 3 081 10 351 4*012 3049 2952 6 142 3 079 9 351 2*354 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