DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 98.0 - - - - - 86.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 322 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5083 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6539 - - - - - 2937 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8076 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4633 - - - - - 2414 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 487 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 21 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - - - - 037 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 22 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -8352 - - - - - -11376 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 16428 - - - - - 14331 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11326 - - - - - -16695 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19402 - - - - - 19649 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 98.0 - - - - - 86.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.5 - - - - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 95.6 - - - - - 91.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.0 - - - - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 322 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5083 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 99452 12 103 19 121 99452 91972 14 138 10 058 91972 86212 16 145 4 097 86212 81402 9 143 8 114 81402 77235 9 118 5 103 77235 73556 5 088 7 075 73556 70248 5 137 5 047 70248 67222 5 149 3 061 67222 64431 6 151 4 115 64431 61732 4 122 4 164 61732 58925 13 227 4 192 58925 56031 22 228 15 278 56031 53267 16 225 38 251 53267 50784 31 256 38 250 50784 48580 42 256 38 263 48580 46606 48 258 51 270 46606 44814 54 258 58 261 44814 43159 54 261 55 258 43159 41606 54 267 51 258 41606 40139 54 269 48 258 40139 38751 51 266 45 255 38751 37411 48 263 43 252 37411 36056 46 259 43 249 36056 34655 44 257 42 247 34655 33213 41 256 40 245 33213 31716 40 256 39 243 31716 30152 37 255 39 239 30152 28523 34 255 41 241 28523 26829 32 254 40 249 26829 25076 32 254 31 258 25076 23266 31 253 25 259 23266 21390 31 250 26 254 21390 19441 30 246 28 246 19441 17456 30 245 31 234 17456 15541 31 247 29 227 15541 13797 30 249 23 235 13797 12239 27 247 17 247 12239 10847 21 243 12 260 10847 9598 18 243 9 281 9598 8479 15*246 9 301 8479 7478 11*253 8 319 7478 6590 7 264 6 338 6590 5799 5 286 6 359 5799 5086 4 326 7 030 5086 4452 4 342 9 047 4452 3920 5 352 10 053 3920 3508 5 358 9 053 3508 3225 5 360 6 053 3225 3052 5 002 3*048 3052 2953 5 004 2*037 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