DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 - - - 67.4 - - 74.9 - - 75.6 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 416 - - 157 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3592 - - 5013 - - 3876 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5419 - - 6581 - - 5274 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6585 - - 8006 - - 6869 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1486 - - 1427 - - 2819 - - 2791 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 448 - - 526 - - 349 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 20 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 322 - - 359 - - 093 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 12 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 10 - - 14 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4164 - - -5081 - - -6930 - - -8938 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10749 - - 13088 - - 13799 - - 11890 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10696 - - -11158 - - -12972 - - -16970 ODpotential blCL - - - 17281 - - 19164 - - 19841 - - 19922 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 54 - - 77 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.4 - - 74.9 - - 75.6 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.6 - - 27.5 - - 25.2 - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.0 - - 72.2 - - 74.2 - - 70.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 27.3 - - 25.1 - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 416 - - 157 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3592 - - 5013 - - 3876 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 99206 13 153 7 196 3 181 5 053 99206 91776 7 104 8 134 7 104 7 103 91776 86011 7 160 6 117 9 080 6 131 86011 81205 13 146 8 176 1 318 9 074 81205 77045 8 123 8 141 4 218 3 038 77045 73373 6 166 3 202 2 123 0 188 73373 70059 8 167 9 219 1 241 2 165 70059 67006 8 177 9 214 8 219 5 243 67006 64172 8 212 9 231 9 250 8 247 64172 61425 11 267 5 209 15 243 15 240 61425 58556 22 259 14 271 17 249 18 252 58556 55586 26 254 23 265 24 264 22 256 55586 52768 28 265 27 257 28 265 24 269 52768 50250 31 278 28 256 29 266 26 267 50250 48004 31 280 29 268 29 269 24 276 48004 45979 30 286 30 276 31 280 31 288 45979 44144 30 296 30 290 30 283 31 290 44144 42468 32 303 31 297 29 298 29 305 42468 40920 33 313 32 310 33 316 33 324 40920 39471 35 321 36 321 34 324 34 326 39471 38106 39 329 39 325 35 329 30 320 38106 36788 43 333 37 321 33 325 27 307 36788 35450 45 333 36 316 31 315 26 297 35450 34066 45 331 35 313 33 306 27 290 34066 32639 44 328 35 310 37 301 28 291 32639 31154 42 326 35 307 35 296 30 291 31154 29602 38 321 34 305 33 292 31 289 29602 27985 36 310 31 302 31 287 32 285 27985 26304 37 301 29 295 30 284 31 280 26304 24562 34 299 29 289 29 284 28 280 24562 22764 28 301 29 288 28 288 26 283 22764 20906 25 300 26 286 26 290 25 285 20906 18980 23 298 22 288 23 289 22 285 18980 17023 22 287 22 287 19 286 18 288 17023 15141 24 279 25 284 17 287 15 292 15141 13431 26 281 25 281 18 290 13 297 13431 11911 22 287 23 278 18 284 14 300 11911 10556 18 293 19 270 18 265 15 291 10556 9345 14 292 15 257 15 257 15 277 9345 8262 10 283 10*259 12 268 14 269 8262 7298 8*277 9*263 9*286 11 268 7298 6443 7*282 7 279 7*313 7 275 6443 5683 7 288 5 315 7 344 3 306 5683 4998 6 300 5 334 8 359 3 048 4998 4389 6 309 6 349 8 005 5 067 4389 3879 6 320 6 357 9 009 6 070 3879 3485 6 329 6 002 9 011 6 071 3485 3212 5 334 6 006 9 012 6 074 3212 3047 5 336 6 007 8 014 4*084 3047 2951 5 338 6 009 7 015 3*093 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