DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - 83.7 - - - - - 76.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 403 - - 451 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4432 - - 6422 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6113 - - 7739 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7425 - - 9415 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1774 - - 1251 - - - - - 5261 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 500 - - 588 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 19 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 338 - - - - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4643 - - -4814 - - - - - -9560 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12069 - - 14230 - - - - - 12514 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11363 - - -10531 - - - - - -16302 ODpotential blCL - - - 18788 - - 19946 - - - - - 19255 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 75 - - - - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.3 - - 83.7 - - - - - 76.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.6 - - 31.2 - - - - - 32.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.8 - - 80.8 - - - - - 78.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.1 - - 30.6 - - - - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 403 - - 451 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4432 - - 6422 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 99140 27 115 26 094 31 093 99140 91617 31 103 17 110 26 094 91617 85818 28 102 18 109 24 082 85818 81025 17 094 21 104 21 062 81025 76927 12 113 17 076 18 074 76927 73321 17 095 13 077 19 076 73321 70052 15 082 13 071 17 066 70052 67042 12 066 13 046 12 064 67042 64248 10 054 10 003 17 034 64248 61549 12 031 10 346 16 004 61549 58734 16 342 12 336 15 340 58734 55797 21 317 20 326 19 330 55797 52981 23 314 24 320 25 332 52981 50448 26 315 27 320 25 325 50448 48190 29 311 29 312 23 328 48190 46151 33 307 28 315 25 341 46151 44299 33 311 29 321 25 333 44299 42603 32 319 28 325 21 357 42603 41043 30 328 30 342 29 358 41043 39598 33 344 35 345 22 018 39598 38242 35 346 39 335 33 048 38242 36935 32 343 37 333 36 046 36935 35610 30 338 35 331 33 040 35610 34239 29 334 35 328 30 037 34239 32825 28 331 32 328 33 023 32825 31354 27 327 28 327 35 017 31354 29815 28 323 28 324 30 008 29815 28208 28 322 29 326 24 356 28208 26533 25 319 26 329 20 343 26533 24791 23 318 22 324 18 333 24791 22986 21 321 19 314 18 326 22986 21113 18 322 17 310 19 325 21113 19167 16 319 17 309 19 328 19167 17185 17 316 17 313 19 326 17185 15279 17 320 17 319 17 325 15279 13548 17 328 15 323 16 329 13548 12011 14 334 12 325 16 336 12011 10642 11 338 7*319 16 340 10642 9420 9 340 5*319 16 344 9420 8329 6*335 5 324 15 348 8329 7356 5*326 5 329 14 351 7356 6492 5 326 5 334 14 353 6492 5723 5 327 6 339 13 354 5723 5030 5 330 6 343 12 354 5030 4412 5 331 6 348 12 353 4412 3894 5 335 7 350 12 351 3894 3494 5 339 7 352 11 349 3494 3217 5 340 7 353 10 347 3217 3049 5 341 7 354 8*343 3049 2952 5 342 6 355 5*341 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