DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/17 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 83.1 - - 85.5 - - 77.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 426 - - 471 - - 235 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3636 - - 5485 - - 4986 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5512 - - 7007 - - 6325 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6629 - - 8478 - - 7979 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1382 - - 1509 - - 2828 - - 4834 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 478 - - 567 - - 437 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 325 - - 327 - - 347 - - 356 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -13 - - 13 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6365 - - -6732 - - -7702 - - -11138 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12994 - - 15210 - - 15682 - - 14092 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14574 - - -13887 - - -14329 - - -19121 ODpotential blCL - - - 21203 - - 22365 - - 22308 - - 22074 blCL maxRH - - - 33 - - 36 - - 36 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 83.1 - - 85.5 - - 77.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 26.2 - - 26.4 - - 25.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.3 - - 80.2 - - 83.5 - - 78.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.7 - - 25.4 - - 25.7 - - 25.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 426 - - 471 - - 235 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3636 - - 5485 - - 4986 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 99068 24 104 27 118 25 097 24 100 99068 91506 25 105 16 111 24 097 20 090 91506 85718 23 115 17 105 20 098 22 086 85718 80930 20 102 16 105 15 110 17 075 80930 76819 15 099 18 103 12 096 15 076 76819 73207 14 096 18 085 12 119 11 072 73207 69945 12 092 10 111 10 082 13 098 69945 66934 12 082 10 114 5 055 12 086 66934 64131 13 041 5 145 5 341 7 051 64131 61431 9 011 6 052 1 030 3 056 61431 58627 5 326 10 338 6 337 5 325 58627 55740 13 320 17 311 18 327 15 323 55740 53011 14 330 19 301 23 307 21 322 53011 50559 17 325 18 292 23 283 25 298 50559 48362 18 315 20 293 21 287 28 291 48362 46364 21 293 25 297 25 293 29 284 46364 44530 29 285 33 292 33 293 31 287 44530 42840 33 282 37 284 36 290 32 292 42840 41276 32 286 34 294 36 300 33 303 41276 39813 31 299 37 296 40 299 37 304 39813 38433 32 302 39 297 41 297 39 300 38433 37099 34 304 40 302 43 300 40 301 37099 35746 35 307 42 307 45 306 42 304 35746 34346 37 312 45 311 46 311 44 306 34346 32904 40 314 47 315 47 315 44 309 32904 31405 44 315 48 317 46 317 44 311 31405 29839 47 314 48 318 45 317 43 311 29839 28211 48 313 48 316 46 317 42 311 28211 26520 47 313 46 315 47 318 44 315 26520 24770 45 312 44 317 46 318 44 319 24770 22961 42 310 42 317 43 319 41 323 22961 21086 43 311 43 316 41 318 38 322 21086 19137 44 314 46 317 43 320 39 323 19137 17155 42 319 47 321 42 327 39 327 17155 15250 40 321 43 326 39 335 34 330 15250 13522 35 318 39 328 35 333 27 333 13522 11987 30 318 34 323 29 313 25 325 11987 10620 26 322 29 313 25 301 24 307 10620 9401 22 326 20*308 22 304 23 306 9401 8312 19 328 16*314 17*315 19 317 8312 7342 16*323 16 317 16*322 17 333 7342 6481 14*320 16 320 14 337 16 347 6481 5714 14 321 15 327 13 347 17 357 5714 5024 14 322 15 331 13 351 17 000 5024 4408 14 325 15 334 13 354 18 002 4408 3891 14 327 14 337 13 356 17 002 3891 3492 13 330 14 339 13 357 16 001 3492 3216 12 332 13 340 13 357 13 359 3216 3048 12 332 13 341 12 358 11*358 3048 2952 10 332 11 341 11 358 7*356 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