DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.2 - - 77.9 - - 79.6 - - 69.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 289 - - 70 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1581 - - 3085 - - 2774 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3797 - - 4961 - - 3885 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4574 - - 6078 - - 5767 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 945 - - 1512 - - 2047 - - 861 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 298 - - 397 - - 241 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 29 - - 17 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 043 - - 081 - - 046 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 11 - - 14 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4506 - - -6084 - - -7616 - - -8167 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9080 - - 12162 - - 13383 - - 11120 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8573 - - -8795 - - -11051 - - -13308 ODpotential blCL - - - 13147 - - 14873 - - 16818 - - 16261 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 89 - - 58 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.2 - - 77.9 - - 79.6 - - 69.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.9 - - 34.7 - - 31.1 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.4 - - 75.8 - - 78.8 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 34.3 - - 30.7 - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 289 - - 70 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1581 - - 3085 - - 2774 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 2 - - 54 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 99050 11 219 6 220 4 198 6 237 99050 91647 13 230 12 221 10 241 6 227 91647 85913 17 211 16 258 10 224 8 227 85913 81135 14 250 12 250 10 240 7 266 81135 77009 13 266 14 243 16 260 14 285 77009 73363 11 264 15 250 15 246 14 262 73363 70057 12 259 13 247 15 265 12 259 70057 67014 13 264 14 238 16 265 13 290 67014 64197 17 252 17 248 16 251 17 281 64197 61477 17 234 18 248 15 259 23 257 61477 58651 17 231 21 233 20 241 23 228 58651 55713 18 237 23 232 21 241 22 227 55713 52894 22 238 26 232 29 232 24 218 52894 50353 28 237 30 227 33 228 31 226 50353 48074 34 232 36 223 37 225 41 222 48074 46012 36 226 40 220 43 221 49 217 46012 44129 32 233 39 221 45 218 53 214 44129 42394 38 242 38 227 47 221 57 215 42394 40785 53 238 46 231 54 224 61 215 40785 39287 63 232 58 231 62 223 65 216 39287 37892 66 227 70 227 70 222 70 217 37892 36560 59 223 75 223 78 221 76 218 36560 35225 56 226 71 222 81 220 80 217 35225 33852 62 231 68 226 78 220 78 215 33852 32442 67 228 66 227 72 221 73 215 32442 30980 62 224 62 223 65 221 67 215 30980 29457 56 219 55 217 56 219 60 216 29457 27873 52 217 48 214 47 215 49 213 27873 26228 49 217 41 211 38 210 39 208 26228 24524 47 215 38 208 33 206 33 204 24524 22761 43 213 38 205 31 204 30 202 22761 20935 35 211 36 203 28 203 29 201 20935 19038 27 212 28 199 26 199 30 196 19038 17109 21 210 17 181 25 189 32 191 17109 15248 16 201 16 147 24 178 31 183 15248 13547 10 192 17 141 24 167 26 172 13547 12024 8 158 17 134 23 163 22 166 12024 10660 13 140 18 130 21 159 21 156 10660 9436 13 136 17 125 18 156 20 146 9436 8340 13 130 17 122 16 146 16 141 8340 7360 13 127 15 124 12 131 12 139 7360 6492 12 139 8*123 8*096 7 128 6492 5720 10 147 4*101 7*060 5 071 5720 5025 4*147 4 090 7 050 8 034 5025 4408 1*066 4 083 7 046 9 012 4408 3891 2 044 4 076 7 043 8 349 3891 3491 2 040 4 070 7 042 8 332 3491 3215 2 040 5 067 7 041 8 320 3215 3048 3 041 4 066 7 040 7*303 3048 2952 3 041 4 065 6 040 6*293 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