DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.1 - - 86.1 - - - - - 83.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 307 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3171 - - 3473 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5074 - - 5282 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6164 - - 6466 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3515 - - 4419 - - - - - 7222 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 420 - - 424 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 9 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 321 - - - - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -14 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6271 - - -5582 - - - - - -7176 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12436 - - 12048 - - - - - 10130 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8594 - - -7907 - - - - - -9507 ODpotential blCL - - - 14758 - - 14373 - - - - - 12461 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 87 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 40 - - - - - 480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.1 - - 86.1 - - - - - 83.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.6 - - 43.2 - - - - - 48.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.8 - - 83.8 - - - - - 84.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.7 - - 42.4 - - - - - 48.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 307 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3171 - - 3473 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 48 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 8 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] 99598 35 112 28 115 30 096 99598 92035 29 105 25 110 28 104 92035 86225 24 108 21 110 30 101 86225 81394 24 100 20 112 26 095 81394 77252 12 087 22 112 18 090 77252 73621 10 131 18 102 13 105 73621 70339 15 128 9 101 13 088 70339 67316 13 090 8 178 6 062 67316 64513 3 049 7 177 4 066 64513 61800 8 274 8 248 9 227 61800 58971 14 243 13 223 13 237 58971 56033 16 254 14 239 19 246 56033 53224 26 242 30 249 34 255 53224 50694 42 242 50 240 46 252 50694 48424 49 245 53 238 50 249 48424 46366 60 250 56 244 56 250 46366 44484 65 246 63 244 63 250 44484 42747 61 242 64 241 65 249 42747 41132 57 241 60 239 64 245 41132 39625 55 239 56 239 62 242 39625 38218 54 233 53 239 60 241 38218 36873 52 229 51 237 59 239 36873 35523 50 226 51 232 60 238 35523 34136 48 224 53 229 60 239 34136 32712 48 223 55 228 58 240 32712 31235 49 226 54 227 52 241 31235 29696 45 227 51 228 44 242 29696 28095 39 222 44 226 39 246 28095 26432 37 216 38 224 33 252 26432 24709 37 220 33 227 29 254 24709 22928 32 228 27 232 29 254 22928 21083 28 234 25 233 30 260 21083 19168 27 229 25 230 33 254 19168 17220 26 219 22 229 32 245 17220 15343 28 214 19 250 27 240 15343 13628 28 211 20 262 18 240 13628 12097 22 215 21 258 10 257 12097 10727 14 222 20 249 6 323 10727 9499 6 207 17 246 10 006 9499 8399 2 035 12 254 13 010 8399 7415 3 357 8 278 15 008 7415 6541 6*326 9*308 17 004 6541 5762 11*316 10*316 20 360 5762 5059 14 314 10 318 21 355 5059 4433 14 315 10 319 22 352 4433 3908 14 316 9 321 21 349 3908 3502 14 317 9 324 20 346 3502 3221 13 318 8 326 16 342 3221 3050 13 318 8 328 14*340 3050 2953 11 319 7 329 8*337 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