DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.8 - - 90.3 - - 90.8 - - 84.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 423 - - 217 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2860 - - 5896 - - 5692 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4868 - - 7293 - - 6826 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5853 - - 8889 - - 8685 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2705 - - 3523 - - 3861 - - 5200 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 419 - - 560 - - 445 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 26 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 019 - - 028 - - 018 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 12 - - 17 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7697 - - -6373 - - -6904 - - -11019 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13551 - - 15263 - - 15590 - - 13972 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11538 - - -9221 - - -9997 - - -14830 ODpotential blCL - - - 17391 - - 18110 - - 18682 - - 17783 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 40 - - 56 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.8 - - 90.3 - - 90.8 - - 84.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.5 - - 33.0 - - 32.1 - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.4 - - 87.4 - - 89.0 - - 86.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.0 - - 32.3 - - 31.4 - - 32.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 423 - - 217 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2860 - - 5896 - - 5692 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99516 23 108 27 091 30 115 25 108 99516 91949 23 114 17 103 22 097 24 107 91949 86113 21 123 18 110 16 105 22 088 86113 81274 24 133 16 125 13 104 16 090 81274 77110 17 110 16 137 9 094 12 089 77110 73430 15 108 14 122 6 099 9 077 73430 70103 11 115 11 117 5 088 8 092 70103 67058 6 085 8 113 5 096 3 084 67058 64238 8 223 4 343 5 013 6 119 64238 61510 11 183 9 219 5 287 7 351 61510 58670 7 284 12 276 14 301 10 302 58670 55714 18 274 22 255 26 268 26 284 55714 52898 29 278 26 277 29 268 33 264 52898 50370 38 278 37 280 37 272 34 274 50370 48118 46 273 45 275 48 272 46 279 48118 46106 50 270 57 274 61 269 59 276 46106 44288 50 268 59 270 64 268 71 273 44288 42620 47 271 57 276 63 270 74 271 42620 41070 47 274 59 278 62 273 67 268 41070 39619 49 273 56 274 61 273 61 267 39619 38254 48 270 53 272 57 270 60 267 38254 36938 44 270 48 273 54 269 56 266 36938 35604 42 270 46 274 51 269 51 265 35604 34224 40 271 45 274 48 269 50 265 34224 32800 36 270 43 270 45 269 50 265 32800 31322 31 269 40 266 44 269 49 265 31322 29779 27 268 34 260 42 269 48 266 29779 28173 25 272 30 258 39 267 47 269 28173 26506 26 276 30 261 38 266 46 270 26506 24779 28 278 34 265 38 265 47 270 24779 22994 31 277 38 268 39 265 49 266 22994 21146 33 273 38 269 39 264 47 257 21146 19228 34 271 35 268 38 262 43 248 19228 17273 30 269 32 266 37 256 39 244 17273 15383 25 269 28 263 33 249 34 246 15383 13657 19 272 25 260 25 247 27 254 13657 12115 14 273 20 258 18 248 20 266 12115 10737 9 273 12 259 9 253 14 281 10737 9503 4 298 4*272 3*321 8 300 9503 8399 3 006 2*311 3*356 5 334 8399 7414 3 038 2 022 6 016 7 024 7414 6539 4*037 3 027 8 020 10 040 6539 5761 4*027 4 030 9 021 11 042 5761 5059 4 019 5 031 9 020 11 041 5059 4433 4 017 5 032 10 019 11 038 4433 3907 4 018 5 031 10 019 11 036 3907 3501 5 019 6 031 10 018 10 034 3501 3221 5 020 6 031 10 018 8 030 3221 3050 5 020 6 031 9 018 6*026 3050 2952 4 021 5 032 9 018 4*023 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