DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 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 - - - 64.9 - - 71.9 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 216 - - 314 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1641 - - 3430 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3814 - - 5251 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4634 - - 6423 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1522 - - 2034 - - - - - 2900 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 294 - - 423 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 032 - - 007 - - - - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2448 - - -2801 - - - - - -5595 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7082 - - 9224 - - - - - 8548 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6133 - - -7020 - - - - - -13024 ODpotential blCL - - - 10767 - - 13443 - - - - - 15977 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 52 - - - - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 71.9 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.3 - - 41.8 - - - - - 37.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 69.7 - - - - - 68.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 41.3 - - - - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 216 - - 314 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1641 - - 3430 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99044 7 221 6 208 10 222 99044 91594 8 173 4 163 1 242 91594 85856 9 140 7 136 4 006 85856 81095 10 096 6 126 7 017 81095 77004 9 075 5 123 9 047 77004 73396 10 066 9 092 10 059 73396 70126 8 093 7 111 7 079 70126 67116 4 124 2 100 6 080 67116 64324 6 220 3 299 5 002 64324 61616 13 213 10 250 12 283 61616 58787 13 236 13 263 15 259 58787 55858 22 242 23 261 20 275 55858 53067 25 249 30 258 32 269 53067 50555 30 262 34 258 37 271 50555 48306 35 265 37 261 45 278 48306 46270 41 266 42 266 59 276 46270 44411 46 265 49 266 70 272 44411 42695 50 264 58 267 72 271 42695 41098 54 266 62 266 70 274 41098 39611 57 270 62 269 67 279 39611 38224 63 271 64 275 67 282 38224 36896 67 271 70 279 65 284 36896 35557 68 270 74 279 62 286 35557 34175 66 270 74 276 59 289 34175 32750 65 271 72 275 57 293 32750 31267 64 272 69 276 55 298 31267 29717 63 272 62 280 53 303 29717 28102 61 273 50 281 44 309 28102 26426 55 275 38 283 35 309 26426 24691 45 279 26 288 27 310 24691 22896 33 294 19 307 20 309 22896 21035 28 302 23 314 19 303 21035 19099 28 299 23 306 15 304 19099 17127 27 297 21 299 13 300 17127 15227 26 292 19 291 14 293 15227 13497 24 289 19 287 15 288 13497 11959 20 287 18 283 13 291 11959 10590 15 282 15 276 11 303 10590 9370 10 277 12 268 9 314 9370 8280 6 268 8 268 9 319 8280 7310 4 248 4 306 8 322 7310 6451 3 194 4*352 7 333 6451 5689 3 158 5*360 7 352 5689 5002 1*116 6 005 7 005 5002 4392 1*033 7 008 7 014 4392 3880 2 029 7 009 8 017 3880 3485 2 031 7 010 7 018 3485 3212 3 032 7 011 6 015 3212 3046 3 034 7 011 4*003 3046 2952 3 032 6 011 3*354 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