DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 76.8 - - 85.3 - - 94.2 - - 95.4 - - 89.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 65 - - 320 - - 358 - - 169 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 618 - - 1971 - - 4568 - - 3303 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2936 - - 4169 - - 6186 - - 4916 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top 3611 - - 4964 - - 7561 - - 6296 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 744 - - 1244 - - 6463 - - 10343 - - 4648 Hgt.Variab. W* 143 - - 356 - - 490 - - 344 - - 3 W* B/S 3 - - 16 - - 19 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 320 - - 005 - - 093 - - 031 - - 067 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 2 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 9 - - 13 - - 13 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8571 - - -7939 - - -7619 - - -8720 - - -10694 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12183 - - 12904 - - 15181 - - 15017 - - 13648 sfcLCL ODpotential -13631 - - -11364 - - -9971 - - -10381 - - -13553 ODpotential blCL 17242 - - 16328 - - 17532 - - 16677 - - 16507 blCL maxRH 50 - - 41 - - 52 - - 57 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 76.8 - - 85.3 - - 94.2 - - 95.4 - - 89.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.2 - - 38.9 - - 37.1 - - 39.2 - - 39.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 76.1 - - 83.0 - - 91.7 - - 93.8 - - 92.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.6 - - 38.3 - - 36.2 - - 38.3 - - 38.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 65 - - 320 - - 358 - - 169 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 618 - - 1971 - - 4568 - - 3303 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99603 26 108 20 119 22 092 23 092 24 104 99603 92035 29 108 19 104 20 124 18 087 22 101 92035 86196 23 095 22 111 15 113 17 110 18 093 86196 81359 19 101 17 118 14 115 11 088 16 110 81359 77194 18 105 14 115 14 121 11 112 13 087 77194 73530 15 097 12 108 13 118 15 123 8 100 73530 70216 12 085 10 105 8 135 7 109 9 119 70216 67169 4 162 10 117 10 154 6 170 9 125 67169 64350 9 198 7 207 7 151 10 207 5 195 64350 61632 10 218 17 211 14 228 19 224 15 208 61632 58814 15 240 21 209 20 238 15 245 10 200 58814 55885 27 249 26 240 36 248 31 254 30 248 55885 53114 33 250 37 239 44 239 46 246 49 245 53114 50645 34 250 38 246 44 246 51 247 50 245 50645 48433 42 259 42 257 52 255 56 256 58 258 48433 46424 52 259 53 259 60 258 66 257 72 262 46424 44583 51 257 54 258 63 259 68 256 74 260 44583 42881 44 256 52 260 60 262 64 257 69 259 42881 41299 38 258 50 262 57 265 58 259 60 260 41299 39819 33 259 46 261 55 268 54 261 54 260 39819 38428 18 242 38 259 54 268 50 263 52 261 38428 37087 14 209 32 252 51 270 48 266 50 261 37087 35730 12 196 25 231 48 272 45 270 45 261 35730 34332 10 177 21 212 45 270 42 272 39 261 34332 32896 12 163 21 215 41 266 40 271 37 263 32896 31411 15 168 21 225 35 262 37 267 38 264 31411 29865 16 180 23 240 32 262 36 266 41 266 29865 28259 16 196 23 244 32 262 36 268 44 269 28259 26589 13 204 19 242 29 259 36 270 44 271 26589 24856 11 205 17 236 26 259 35 267 42 273 24856 23063 13 203 18 226 24 258 33 262 39 272 23063 21203 13 200 18 220 23 252 32 256 38 264 21203 19281 10 220 18 224 21 241 33 242 32 240 19281 17334 15 241 20 231 22 228 30 223 29 223 17334 15455 19 236 22 225 24 221 27 226 27 227 15455 13733 16 221 19 217 23 221 23 228 24 229 13733 12192 13 217 12 206 18 220 18 230 20 235 12192 10811 10 219 10 205 13 213 12 226 17 237 10811 9572 7 220 8 199 9 194 7 216 13 237 9572 8461 7 213 7 183 7*166 4 189 9 226 8461 7467 6 199 6 176 6*133 2 140 5 195 7467 6583 4 188 5 172 6 125 3*083 5 148 6583 5795 0 278 2 171 5 104 5*054 5 121 5795 5085 3 334 2*344 5 088 6 038 6 094 5085 4451 6 333 3*353 5 077 7 030 6 079 4451 3920 11*328 4 001 5 067 7 027 6 075 3920 3509 10*320 4 005 5 061 7 025 5 071 3509 3226 9 319 5 009 5 057 7 023 4 069 3226 3052 8 320 5 011 5 056 7 023 3*066 3052 2953 7 319 5 011 5 055 6 023 1*067 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