DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 73.8 - - 80.6 - - 81.4 - - 74.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 384 - - 429 - - 206 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3511 - - 6866 - - 5142 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5381 - - 8076 - - 6378 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6504 - - 9859 - - 8135 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2390 - - 3630 - - 5523 - - 4408 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 456 - - 592 - - 423 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 50 - - 53 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 335 - - 031 - - 071 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 16 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 13 - - 16 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5195 - - -3865 - - -6158 - - -9396 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11700 - - 13725 - - 14293 - - 12350 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7689 - - -6236 - - -9575 - - -14045 ODpotential blCL - - - 14193 - - 16095 - - 17710 - - 16998 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 54 - - 62 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 80.6 - - 81.4 - - 74.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.6 - - 30.1 - - 28.4 - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 77.8 - - 79.6 - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 29.2 - - 27.5 - - 29.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 384 - - 429 - - 206 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3511 - - 6866 - - 5142 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 98677 12 114 19 092 27 083 27 104 98677 91221 18 109 15 101 15 074 19 085 91221 85512 22 107 13 084 14 088 18 069 85512 80780 22 107 12 089 17 087 22 078 80780 76709 20 104 13 096 12 080 25 082 76709 73111 18 093 15 105 9 083 22 070 73111 69858 17 087 13 106 11 095 14 053 69858 66872 11 079 10 110 8 099 8 061 66872 64093 7 095 6 133 3 087 6 078 64093 61384 5 109 7 146 4 207 1 046 61384 58534 3 141 5 160 5 202 3 246 58534 55556 7 229 2 195 8 217 8 242 55556 52707 9 235 10 287 4 248 9 227 52707 50149 9 241 14 269 8 306 6 283 50149 47872 10 270 12 279 16 307 14 313 47872 45823 12 278 15 296 20 306 19 318 45823 43959 9 302 17 287 22 304 25 319 43959 42251 14 331 14 304 21 318 24 325 42251 40682 20 321 17 340 18 328 31 331 40682 39229 26 315 19 348 13 348 32 323 39229 37869 24 322 11 021 11 008 25 329 37869 36562 17 342 10 046 12 061 22 326 36562 35237 15 346 14 075 20 083 13 335 35237 33867 18 325 15 080 23 074 9 000 33867 32458 21 320 8 066 20 069 7 024 32458 30996 20 316 8 348 12 052 10 018 30996 29468 17 313 16 327 10 352 10 017 29468 27875 18 320 20 308 16 320 13 332 27875 26220 19 332 16 305 21 311 15 329 26220 24506 18 339 13 306 22 303 15 307 24506 22734 17 324 13 305 25 307 18 308 22734 20896 21 303 18 304 28 306 21 308 20896 18986 25 298 23 305 26 303 20 299 18986 17044 22 289 22 300 23 295 26 286 17044 15178 19 280 23 281 25 272 29 274 15178 13481 18 278 23 258 23 255 27 266 13481 11967 16 285 18 243 19 251 21 263 11967 10612 14 287 15*243 17 253 17 259 10612 9398 11 280 10*247 12 259 14 255 9398 8311 10 261 7 252 7*271 9 251 8311 7340 8*248 3 271 4*302 3 234 7340 6479 5*251 2 004 4 011 2 103 6479 5712 3 265 4 025 6 031 5 083 5712 5021 2 338 5 030 7 036 8 078 5021 4406 2 004 5 032 7 039 10 075 4406 3890 3 019 6 034 8 040 11 074 3890 3491 4 027 6 035 8 040 11 072 3491 3216 4 028 6 036 8 041 9 071 3216 3048 4 029 6 035 8 042 7*073 3048 2952 4 029 6 036 7 042 4*071 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