DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.0 - - 66.0 - - 65.8 - - 57.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 177 - - 321 - - 84 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1669 - - 3475 - - 3104 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3746 - - 5291 - - 4300 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4662 - - 6468 - - 6097 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1240 - - 1441 - - 2025 - - 2440 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 274 - - 427 - - 264 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 17 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 018 - - 014 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 11 - - 11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3610 - - -4149 - - -4518 - - -5594 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8273 - - 10618 - - 10616 - - 8547 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10367 - - -9358 - - -10207 - - -12758 ODpotential blCL - - - 15029 - - 15826 - - 16304 - - 15710 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 81 - - 81 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.0 - - 66.0 - - 65.8 - - 57.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 29.6 - - 29.5 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.6 - - 63.8 - - 64.8 - - 60.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 29.5 - - 29.4 - - 30.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 177 - - 321 - - 84 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1669 - - 3475 - - 3104 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 25 - - 24 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98488 6 188 3 259 2 198 4 213 98488 91128 3 257 7 245 6 284 5 336 91128 85416 7 157 7 243 4 329 2 285 85416 80679 3 108 2 212 2 346 4 029 80679 76616 2 121 2 272 4 244 6 349 76616 73020 3 274 3 257 8 262 9 275 73020 69760 6 299 6 272 7 274 6 253 69760 66745 14 268 11 269 12 272 11 271 66745 63931 19 232 14 242 18 245 18 257 63931 61196 24 257 24 271 25 277 20 282 61196 58340 26 252 25 252 28 259 27 266 58340 55385 19 245 23 255 29 249 33 263 55385 52580 27 266 34 259 36 257 38 264 52580 50063 36 266 43 256 43 261 46 256 50063 47806 41 263 47 255 49 257 50 249 47806 45756 51 261 53 255 53 254 54 252 45756 43876 56 258 59 255 58 256 61 254 43876 42142 61 254 64 253 64 255 69 254 42142 40533 65 251 68 252 69 254 73 252 40533 39036 69 251 72 253 73 254 74 253 39036 37645 76 253 75 253 76 255 76 253 37645 36325 82 254 78 254 80 255 79 252 36325 35001 83 254 82 255 81 255 76 251 35001 33638 81 252 81 253 78 254 70 251 33638 32235 80 249 77 252 73 254 67 252 32235 30778 78 247 74 253 65 257 62 252 30778 29254 74 248 69 256 56 258 59 252 29254 27665 69 249 64 260 49 259 55 255 27665 26012 65 248 59 262 45 259 44 258 26012 24299 63 247 55 263 42 259 35 255 24299 22528 60 250 52 261 40 258 31 250 22528 20692 54 252 49 259 37 257 33 248 20692 18787 48 252 43 258 34 255 35 246 18787 16851 42 252 37 257 31 253 33 245 16851 14990 36 255 33 258 28 254 27 249 14990 13299 28 257 28 257 26 257 24 252 13299 11795 19 254 21 252 23 257 22 250 11795 10454 14 243 15 243 19 250 21 246 10454 9254 12 228 12 232 14 240 16 245 9254 8184 9 215 9 222 5 240 9 246 8184 7232 5 207 3*226 3 003 2 241 7232 6388 1 025 2*012 6*018 2 054 6388 5639 5 010 4 018 7*016 5 028 5639 4966 8*351 5 018 7 014 7 013 4966 4366 9*341 5 017 7 014 9 010 4366 3864 9 340 5 018 7 013 9 009 3864 3475 9 340 6 020 7 013 9 008 3475 3208 9 341 6 020 7 012 7 002 3208 3044 8 343 5 020 7 013 5*348 3044 2951 7 343 5 020 6 013 4*338 2951 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