DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.3 - - 83.0 - - - - - 75.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 319 - - 264 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3974 - - 8304 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5672 - - 8972 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6967 - - 11297 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3270 - - 4108 - - - - - 6933 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 446 - - 536 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 10 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 323 - - 254 - - - - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 21 - - 33 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3964 - - -1449 - - - - - -10112 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10932 - - 12747 - - - - - 13065 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5928 - - -2079 - - - - - -12888 ODpotential blCL - - - 12895 - - 13376 - - - - - 15841 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 98 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 20 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.3 - - 83.0 - - - - - 75.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.4 - - 36.8 - - - - - 28.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.1 - - 80.8 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 36.6 - - - - - 27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 319 - - 264 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3974 - - 8304 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 90 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99229 14 101 11 114 8 037 99229 91775 10 119 9 113 7 061 91775 86024 13 154 6 116 10 084 86024 81222 13 143 8 134 9 087 81222 77068 9 118 6 183 6 096 77068 73411 6 082 4 179 7 104 73411 70108 7 354 5 176 3 032 70108 67067 3 330 4 165 2 129 67067 64240 8 233 5 258 3 274 64240 61498 7 209 3 158 10 232 61498 58645 17 234 13 259 15 239 58645 55680 20 235 23 236 26 265 55680 52832 32 248 40 250 36 258 52832 50272 41 247 45 248 43 252 50272 47988 46 247 46 247 47 250 47988 45919 48 248 47 247 51 251 45919 44024 52 249 51 247 57 253 44024 42277 56 248 57 248 62 253 42277 40660 59 246 63 248 64 252 40660 39155 60 246 65 248 65 252 39155 37752 60 245 66 247 68 252 37752 36412 59 244 66 245 72 249 36412 35071 57 243 67 244 72 245 35071 33696 56 244 67 243 70 246 33696 32284 55 245 65 243 67 249 32284 30818 55 246 63 243 66 250 30818 29289 54 247 61 244 65 249 29289 27697 54 249 58 245 61 249 27697 26043 53 250 54 244 57 250 26043 24334 51 251 50 244 54 254 24334 22571 45 250 45 244 51 258 22571 20749 39 246 42 245 48 259 20749 18863 37 244 40 244 46 250 18863 16950 38 243 39 243 41 238 16950 15105 40 243 36 241 31 237 15105 13421 36 243 31 243 21 235 13421 11917 33 251 23*246 13 239 11917 10573 29 256 18*248 9 262 10573 9369 21 245 16 249 10 291 9369 8290 15 236 13 252 13 311 8290 7326 11*243 11 253 15 323 7326 6470 7*256 9 256 18 331 6470 5707 5 281 8 257 20 336 5707 5018 4 322 7 260 22 340 5018 4404 5 340 6 263 23 342 4404 3888 5 351 5 264 22 342 3888 3490 6 357 5 266 20 341 3490 3215 6 001 4 269 16 340 3215 3048 6 002 4 269 13*338 3048 2952 5 003 4 272 7*335 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