DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 80.8 - - - - - 69.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 250 - - 281 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1658 - - 3195 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3868 - - 5034 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4651 - - 6188 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1096 - - 4794 - - - - - 1585 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 308 - - 398 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 13 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 148 - - 142 - - - - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -12 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4738 - - -5725 - - - - - -5553 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9390 - - 11914 - - - - - 8506 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8297 - - -8380 - - - - - -9996 ODpotential blCL - - - 12948 - - 14568 - - - - - 12949 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 64 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 80.8 - - - - - 69.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.6 - - 38.5 - - - - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.6 - - 78.7 - - - - - 74.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 38.1 - - - - - 43.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 250 - - 281 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1658 - - 3195 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 39 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] 98172 4 224 8 298 5 285 98172 90861 8 346 6 338 9 301 90861 85245 16 347 11 337 9 325 85245 80585 18 356 9 338 12 334 80585 76557 12 342 11 332 14 337 76557 72986 8 326 10 327 10 354 72986 69737 8 316 9 304 9 327 69737 66741 7 299 10 285 9 291 66741 63959 8 297 12 277 12 280 63959 61252 11 271 15 254 15 270 61252 58417 13 264 16 246 19 249 58417 55479 16 255 18 249 22 237 55479 52683 18 251 22 250 22 239 52683 50169 21 242 26 237 22 242 50169 47921 21 231 25 222 23 234 47921 45891 18 224 22 229 22 227 45891 44037 28 234 29 233 20 224 44037 42325 26 227 26 225 19 218 42325 40731 19 235 19 214 22 199 40731 39246 15 222 17 203 22 176 39246 37860 13 211 19 194 21 156 37860 36539 13 209 15 188 19 139 36539 35211 10 206 13 183 28 168 35211 33843 8 226 12 183 36 174 33843 32433 8 233 15 191 31 180 32433 30970 10 228 15 202 22 192 30970 29443 13 227 12 206 15 190 29443 27849 10 235 9 196 10 177 27849 26194 8 261 9 200 9 171 26194 24485 8 270 9 212 8 178 24485 22721 9 248 11 220 10 210 22721 20893 10 233 11 223 10 218 20893 18996 9 227 10 231 8 223 18996 17066 9 219 11 245 10 247 17066 15204 10 216 13 248 16 250 15204 13505 10 208 14 238 17 243 13505 11987 10 187 12 223 13 240 11987 10628 9 170 10 210 8 232 10628 9411 9 171 8 194 6 185 9411 8323 9 174 8 174 9 150 8323 7351 12 168 9 156 9 140 7351 6487 16 158 12*148 7 133 6487 5718 21 152 13*144 4 100 5718 5025 21*151 14 143 6 040 5025 4408 19*150 14 142 9 020 4408 3891 19 149 14 141 11 012 3891 3491 18 148 13 141 10 003 3491 3216 17 146 13 139 8 352 3216 3048 16 145 12 139 6*331 3048 2952 12 144 10 138 4*315 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