DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.0 - - 92.0 - - 93.1 - - 86.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 370 - - 179 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2157 - - 4289 - - 4488 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4314 - - 5978 - - 5820 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5150 - - 7282 - - 7481 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1357 - - 2288 - - 5116 - - 7043 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 370 - - 484 - - 388 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 14 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 337 - - 354 - - 343 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - -19 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6123 - - -5369 - - -6271 - - -9119 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11273 - - 12651 - - 13753 - - 12074 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9409 - - -7588 - - -8955 - - -12366 ODpotential blCL - - - 14559 - - 14870 - - 16436 - - 15320 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 56 - - 45 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 380 - - 730 - - 430 - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.0 - - 92.0 - - 93.1 - - 86.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.9 - - 46.5 - - 42.7 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.6 - - 89.4 - - 91.6 - - 88.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.3 - - 45.7 - - 41.9 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 370 - - 179 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2157 - - 4289 - - 4488 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 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] 99778 30 118 23 105 24 093 27 092 99778 92162 27 114 18 099 20 091 24 094 92162 86320 22 102 18 104 22 105 24 102 86320 81497 18 110 19 106 19 103 22 100 81497 77337 16 109 14 105 16 095 14 096 77337 73659 15 100 13 093 13 085 11 096 73659 70342 11 097 9 111 4 086 6 077 70342 67315 10 127 12 144 6 187 3 342 67315 64526 4 185 6 168 7 170 9 176 64526 61814 8 281 8 266 8 255 9 232 61814 58985 21 255 21 266 19 262 18 264 58985 56061 25 241 33 252 27 256 26 268 56061 53268 28 248 34 252 38 263 35 268 53268 50750 39 254 44 253 45 263 41 266 50750 48486 48 256 52 256 56 264 51 266 48486 46423 55 259 61 259 66 263 58 266 46423 44530 62 260 68 261 69 263 63 266 44530 42784 69 258 73 260 71 262 66 266 42784 41167 70 258 69 259 67 261 62 265 41167 39664 63 259 59 262 58 263 50 266 39664 38269 55 257 51 264 47 264 38 270 38269 36941 43 260 44 265 37 264 31 274 36941 35608 34 266 35 268 28 271 26 273 35608 34233 28 260 29 269 24 277 21 281 34233 32819 23 256 25 266 22 276 18 287 32819 31351 22 260 22 263 20 275 15 285 31351 29819 23 262 21 261 19 273 14 283 29819 28224 24 261 22 260 18 267 17 271 28224 26566 26 257 23 257 20 261 20 256 26566 24845 27 252 25 251 22 256 22 251 24845 23063 25 248 24 248 25 252 24 249 23063 21213 21 254 22 249 25 249 27 247 21213 19288 21 263 20 253 25 247 30 238 19288 17326 23 261 22 251 28 239 30 229 17326 15432 22 248 23 239 27 235 28 235 15432 13704 19 231 23 230 24 239 22 258 13704 12161 19 219 21 225 20 251 19 286 12161 10781 15 210 17 220 15 270 17 301 10781 9544 12 210 12 217 12 290 15 322 9544 8437 9 211 5 224 11*309 14 345 8437 7447 5 205 3*335 11*326 14 001 7447 6568 2 197 4*347 12 337 15 006 6568 5783 2*315 5 351 12 342 15 007 5783 5076 8*331 6 354 12 344 15 007 5076 4445 9 334 7 355 12 346 15 005 4445 3915 9 336 7 356 12 348 14 003 3915 3506 9 339 7 357 12 349 12 359 3506 3224 9 341 7 358 11 350 10 353 3224 3052 9 342 7 358 11 350 7*344 3052 2953 8 342 7 358 10 350 5*336 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