DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - 84.8 - - 91.1 - - - - - 85.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 319 - - 348 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2011 - - 3585 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4198 - - 5414 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5004 - - 6578 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1262 - - 1802 - - - - - 4577 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 358 - - 448 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 342 - - 003 - - - - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7061 - - -7487 - - - - - -8881 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12066 - - 14065 - - - - - 11836 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11025 - - -10274 - - - - - -12788 ODpotential blCL - - - 16029 - - 16852 - - - - - 15742 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 79 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 50 - - - - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.8 - - 91.1 - - - - - 85.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.3 - - 39.4 - - - - - 44.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.5 - - 88.6 - - - - - 87.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.5 - - 38.5 - - - - - 43.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 319 - - 348 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2011 - - 3585 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 18 - - - - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99485 35 105 32 095 32 099 99485 91927 30 098 20 104 29 092 91927 86137 27 119 19 117 29 099 86137 81329 24 102 20 117 24 083 81329 77188 22 087 19 112 16 079 77188 73555 14 087 16 092 12 102 73555 70282 10 122 11 078 12 104 70282 67260 7 144 2 124 11 044 67260 64443 9 167 4 317 6 298 64443 61721 5 225 13 266 13 279 61721 58895 14 273 18 248 18 276 58895 55966 25 268 23 256 24 261 55966 53165 36 263 31 257 30 259 53165 50643 40 256 38 251 44 258 50643 48386 46 254 48 254 53 257 48386 46340 54 253 59 251 62 258 46340 44470 65 257 62 254 69 256 44470 42751 72 258 67 256 70 254 42751 41160 66 257 64 256 66 252 41160 39683 53 251 53 251 60 250 39683 38310 53 251 48 246 54 243 38310 36993 54 257 49 251 48 236 36993 35659 48 252 45 253 47 234 35659 34275 42 239 42 248 46 234 34275 32847 36 235 44 242 42 236 32847 31363 29 237 40 242 36 244 31363 29814 29 242 33 246 31 255 29814 28201 28 246 28 248 27 251 28201 26527 25 248 22 255 16 241 26527 24800 23 238 21 254 15 235 24800 23023 23 231 23 246 18 221 23023 21185 22 240 22 237 16 212 21185 19274 19 252 19 242 16 211 19274 17321 19 254 17 247 15 210 17321 15432 19 239 17 248 11 207 15432 13704 18 222 17 250 7 197 13704 12158 13 205 15 252 2 151 12158 10775 8 210 11 243 4 045 10775 9537 4 227 7 232 7 022 9537 8428 2 267 2 239 11 025 8428 7440 3 329 3*014 15 027 7440 6561 8 004 6*011 16 023 6561 5779 12 004 7 007 17 019 5779 5072 11*354 8 004 18 016 5072 4443 11*344 8 001 18 012 4443 3914 11 342 8 000 17 009 3914 3506 11 342 8 359 15 003 3506 3223 10 342 8 359 11 352 3223 3051 9 343 8 360 9*340 3051 2953 9 344 7 359 5*326 2953 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