DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.4 - - 82.7 - - 84.5 - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 155 - - 408 - - 222 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3483 - - 6803 - - 3539 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4989 - - 8005 - - 5202 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6476 - - 9796 - - 6532 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4264 - - 3465 - - 8286 - - 4496 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 581 - - 382 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 30 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 299 - - 035 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 14 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 11 - - 27 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1321 - - -520 - - -4890 - - -7284 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7797 - - 10317 - - 11423 - - 10237 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2364 - - -1282 - - -5953 - - -9513 ODpotential blCL - - - 8840 - - 11078 - - 12485 - - 12466 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 80 - - 78 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 550 - - 390 - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.4 - - 82.7 - - 84.5 - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.2 - - 47.3 - - 44.2 - - 44.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.9 - - 80.0 - - 82.7 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.1 - - 47.0 - - 43.9 - - 44.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 155 - - 408 - - 222 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3483 - - 6803 - - 3539 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 19 - - 13 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 99109 31 091 23 105 21 085 21 107 99109 91564 22 095 20 103 19 095 22 085 91564 85771 19 116 16 092 21 098 18 089 85771 80976 18 104 15 097 17 097 15 098 80976 76854 13 103 13 106 11 073 15 100 76854 73207 14 140 8 093 11 078 14 086 73207 69900 15 122 7 102 5 096 13 077 69900 66856 8 088 9 123 5 206 4 020 66856 64042 2 011 5 174 4 259 2 316 64042 61328 7 284 9 247 11 282 6 290 61328 58503 15 264 15 253 18 280 13 295 58503 55568 19 263 22 251 22 257 17 266 55568 52760 26 267 25 262 26 260 26 269 52760 50229 31 261 31 264 30 268 31 273 50229 47955 33 258 34 266 36 271 34 275 47955 45888 35 259 35 273 36 273 37 273 45888 43998 37 261 34 275 36 277 39 271 43998 42261 35 257 34 276 38 278 38 275 42261 40659 28 254 35 272 38 278 35 282 40659 39177 17 244 33 261 36 278 32 291 39177 37798 6 236 10 259 28 276 33 288 37798 36481 5 201 7 296 22 272 26 284 36481 35157 7 166 8 286 15 256 21 274 35157 33795 7 153 7 268 11 253 18 252 33795 32392 2 098 6 236 14 256 20 273 32392 30935 3 164 8 234 16 260 20 277 30935 29414 3 133 10 260 15 268 18 268 29414 27830 3 159 13 281 14 286 20 279 27830 26182 8 236 16 297 14 297 23 289 26182 24472 12 246 22 308 20 297 24 291 24472 22703 15 274 23 305 25 298 25 294 22703 20871 23 263 23 300 25 300 25 299 20871 18976 27 251 25 299 27 294 28 299 18976 17054 27 248 28 303 32 288 29 290 17054 15206 26 239 30 305 31 286 28 282 15206 13519 21 232 28 303 25 281 26 284 13519 12009 11 229 25 296 24 280 24 284 12009 10656 4 233 21*287 22 280 22 283 10656 9440 3 319 18*287 19 280 20 281 9440 8351 6 320 17 288 15 281 16 278 8351 7377 7*315 15 291 11*283 11 275 7377 6510 8*310 12 297 7*289 6 274 6510 5738 8 308 11 303 3 311 2 284 5738 5041 10 304 10 309 2 043 3 068 5041 4421 12 303 9 315 4 059 5 075 4421 3899 12 303 8 322 4 065 6 075 3899 3497 12 304 8 326 5 067 7 074 3497 3219 12 305 7 329 5 067 7 075 3219 3049 11 305 7 330 5 068 6*075 3049 2952 10 306 6 331 5 068 5*074 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