DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.5 - - 94.6 - - 95.3 - - 86.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 315 - - 115 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1640 - - 3300 - - 2386 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3870 - - 5156 - - 4042 - - 2937 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4633 - - 6293 - - 5379 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1150 - - 2303 - - 4962 - - 2883 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 312 - - 419 - - 270 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 339 - - 351 - - 043 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 7 - - -11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10379 - - -10476 - - -11321 - - -12341 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15013 - - 16769 - - 16700 - - 15296 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14920 - - -14121 - - -14790 - - -17596 ODpotential blCL - - - 19553 - - 20414 - - 20169 - - 20550 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 69 - - 49 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.5 - - 94.6 - - 95.3 - - 86.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.2 - - 30.8 - - 31.8 - - 29.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.5 - - 92.3 - - 94.1 - - 91.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.7 - - 30.2 - - 31.3 - - 29.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 315 - - 115 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1640 - - 3300 - - 2386 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99661 28 113 21 113 22 097 23 090 99661 92149 23 095 18 116 18 093 20 096 92149 86326 18 095 18 097 16 094 13 092 86326 81506 16 116 14 085 16 098 15 082 81506 77367 15 120 10 086 15 098 14 074 77367 73698 13 111 11 100 9 091 11 059 73698 70364 10 105 12 078 8 118 7 067 70364 67298 10 085 3 122 2 105 7 064 67298 64460 9 009 4 159 3 242 1 033 64460 61725 13 280 12 285 9 291 5 288 61725 58897 14 280 12 264 14 288 9 326 58897 55988 21 280 19 273 26 282 22 295 55988 53233 28 269 29 262 33 273 34 285 53233 50774 33 270 37 256 44 265 49 274 50774 48583 41 274 43 261 52 260 59 268 48583 46600 51 273 51 267 55 263 60 268 46600 44783 56 268 59 270 60 270 59 273 44783 43105 59 264 62 269 63 272 59 278 43105 41541 59 263 58 268 59 272 59 278 41541 40072 57 264 47 269 52 272 57 275 40072 38685 55 267 40 276 47 274 52 276 38685 37348 55 270 36 282 43 277 47 278 37348 35992 49 271 34 282 40 279 43 278 35992 34592 41 270 33 281 38 277 40 277 34592 33148 34 268 32 277 37 281 39 280 33148 31649 31 267 30 275 35 278 36 284 31649 30084 29 270 29 272 34 274 31 284 30084 28453 28 272 29 269 32 270 29 280 28453 26758 25 271 28 269 31 265 29 275 26758 24999 22 268 28 267 32 262 30 270 24999 23184 25 266 30 264 32 261 34 268 23184 21308 33 261 34 262 31 263 37 270 21308 19369 36 256 35 260 31 268 37 271 19369 17399 33 256 33 259 29 272 34 271 17399 15500 26 255 26 259 27 274 29 270 15500 13767 20 247 20 258 24 275 22 274 13767 12218 17 240 18 259 21 274 19 284 12218 10830 14 247 14 264 18 276 18 287 10830 9585 10 261 9 270 16 280 16 287 9585 8468 7 272 7 278 13 287 14 288 8468 7471 3 308 5 309 11 294 10 293 7471 6584 5 349 7*329 10 302 7 306 6584 5795 8 351 8*334 9*319 4 348 5795 5083 10*337 9 336 8*337 5 038 5083 4449 11*329 9 338 8 349 6 053 4449 3918 11 329 9 340 8 353 6 056 3918 3508 11 330 9 343 8 356 6 057 3508 3224 11 332 9 344 8 358 5 057 3224 3052 10 333 8 345 8 358 2*054 3052 2953 9 334 8 345 7 360 1*043 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