DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.8 - - 95.7 - - 96.4 - - 85.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 336 - - 121 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3081 - - 8874 - - 5093 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4942 - - 9568 - - 6009 - - 2937 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6074 - - 11867 - - 8086 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2824 - - 5009 - - 9463 - - 1397 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 391 - - 594 - - 352 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 44 - - 31 - - 19 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 196 - - 117 - - 041 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 20 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 35 - - 41 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6804 - - -3099 - - -7169 - - -9880 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12878 - - 14966 - - 15255 - - 12834 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9023 - - -3884 - - -8096 - - -13308 ODpotential blCL - - - 15097 - - 15751 - - 16182 - - 16262 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 87 - - 83 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 260 - - 90 - - 150 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.8 - - 95.7 - - 96.4 - - 85.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.5 - - 39.7 - - 39.2 - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.7 - - 93.3 - - 95.2 - - 90.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 39.4 - - 38.9 - - 39.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 336 - - 121 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3081 - - 8874 - - 5093 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 49 - - 30 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99330 15 121 12 103 13 100 12 091 99330 91857 12 108 12 109 11 097 12 085 91857 86086 10 114 8 121 6 086 14 081 86086 81279 8 102 9 139 2 119 14 065 81279 77147 8 087 10 118 5 120 10 057 77147 73510 8 082 7 104 7 118 6 088 73510 70218 6 099 4 100 5 073 7 066 70218 67193 3 093 1 304 4 320 3 007 67193 64387 3 122 4 146 0 082 3 065 64387 61666 6 233 3 193 5 260 7 228 61666 58839 11 214 11 212 7 227 1 329 58839 55902 14 252 13 239 16 251 19 278 55902 53100 28 260 27 254 35 255 40 256 53100 50610 36 253 39 254 44 253 44 252 50610 48392 36 254 45 250 45 251 45 253 48392 46379 36 257 44 249 44 250 45 255 46379 44535 40 258 43 253 45 254 46 255 44535 42839 44 257 44 259 46 255 47 254 42839 41268 46 257 46 259 47 256 50 254 41268 39806 45 258 46 254 50 258 56 257 39806 38434 45 256 47 252 53 260 60 258 38434 37111 45 255 47 252 52 257 58 257 37111 35771 45 256 46 253 48 252 55 256 35771 34386 45 255 45 253 45 251 51 255 34386 32959 44 252 44 252 45 250 48 253 32959 31478 43 249 43 251 45 248 46 250 31478 29933 42 247 42 250 45 245 45 249 29933 28326 42 244 43 249 44 244 42 249 28326 26656 41 240 46 246 43 244 39 248 26656 24924 37 237 47 244 41 246 35 243 24924 23131 32 233 43 243 39 248 32 237 23131 21272 30 235 36 238 35 245 29 231 21272 19341 30 239 35 236 33 238 25 227 19341 17377 32 236 36 231 29 226 23 212 17377 15487 30 225 31 222 25 223 22 203 15487 13760 25 215 24 221 24 223 19 219 13760 12214 22 209 20*223 20 224 19 226 12214 10828 19 209 15*223 16 223 18 230 10828 9585 17 218 11 220 12 219 17 228 9585 8471 15 229 7 213 8*211 14 224 8471 7474 13 233 4 195 5*194 11 217 7474 6588 8*231 2 152 4 163 8 205 6588 5798 5*225 2 108 3 128 5 185 5798 5086 3 205 3 088 4 108 4 148 5086 4452 2 156 4 076 4 096 4 095 4452 3919 2 126 4 071 5 089 6 069 3919 3508 2 108 5 067 5 086 7 057 3508 3224 2 099 5 066 5 085 7 052 3224 3052 2 096 5 065 5 084 5*046 3052 2953 2 091 5 063 5 084 3*041 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