DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.5 - - 87.7 - - - - - 82.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 430 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4603 - - 6503 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6236 - - 7786 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7596 - - 9496 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2283 - - 1337 - - - - - 5434 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 501 - - 582 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 321 - - - - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5636 - - -4817 - - - - - -10564 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13232 - - 14314 - - - - - 13517 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12308 - - -10656 - - - - - -17203 ODpotential blCL - - - 19904 - - 20152 - - - - - 20156 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 74 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.5 - - 87.7 - - - - - 82.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.6 - - 34.8 - - - - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.9 - - 84.8 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.1 - - 34.1 - - - - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 430 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4603 - - 6503 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 99067 30 097 25 096 23 092 99067 91562 31 105 19 104 24 087 91562 85790 26 100 17 103 24 090 85790 81020 21 097 18 087 20 086 81020 76924 20 089 18 085 16 083 76924 73308 13 069 16 076 17 053 73308 70039 13 059 16 060 17 057 70039 67035 10 060 13 031 18 043 67035 64249 14 070 8 033 18 035 64249 61557 20 029 12 020 19 008 61557 58757 20 355 15 012 18 002 58757 55862 20 359 18 011 22 002 55862 53111 25 005 25 016 23 359 53111 50648 29 010 30 016 27 013 50648 48451 31 007 32 024 29 012 48451 46468 37 012 45 026 33 022 46468 44662 39 019 50 023 50 020 44662 43004 51 025 51 019 53 007 43004 41462 50 025 48 020 46 006 41462 40009 47 029 46 020 42 012 40009 38636 46 028 44 014 40 014 38636 37306 48 027 42 007 38 013 37306 35956 42 030 37 009 35 016 35956 34557 31 031 29 019 30 017 34557 33114 23 017 29 019 28 019 33114 31612 28 356 29 009 27 018 31612 30042 30 350 26 358 27 008 30042 28406 28 347 29 347 29 360 28406 26704 26 344 29 349 25 350 26704 24940 24 339 26 341 20 341 24940 23117 23 333 26 331 16 337 23117 21228 23 330 24 322 16 337 21228 19270 21 326 23 316 18 343 19270 17285 17 320 22 319 19 351 17285 15376 13 318 17 319 17 357 15376 13640 10 315 14 313 15 351 13640 12095 9 305 13 303 16 347 12095 10717 7 304 12*287 18 343 10717 9486 8 316 9*291 17 339 9486 8385 10*320 9 294 16 335 8385 7402 10*321 9 300 13 335 7402 6530 10 323 8 321 12 338 6530 5753 10 325 9 329 10 343 5753 5052 11 328 9 335 9 347 5052 4428 10 330 9 341 8 349 4428 3904 10 333 9 346 8 350 3904 3500 10 336 9 348 8 351 3500 3220 10 337 9 350 7 350 3220 3050 9 338 9 351 6*347 3050 2952 8 339 8 352 4*343 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