DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.3 - - 92.4 - - - - - 86.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 397 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2748 - - 5545 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4667 - - 6992 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5741 - - 8538 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1775 - - 3874 - - - - - 10008 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 367 - - 539 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 39 - - 174 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 205 - - - - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -13 - - - - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8051 - - -7709 - - - - - -11106 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13792 - - 16248 - - - - - 14061 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11746 - - -9859 - - - - - -13590 ODpotential blCL - - - 17487 - - 18397 - - - - - 16544 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 78 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.3 - - 92.4 - - - - - 86.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.9 - - 30.4 - - - - - 34.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.3 - - 89.7 - - - - - 88.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.5 - - 29.6 - - - - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 397 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2748 - - 5545 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 12 - - - - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 99211 23 102 17 116 30 080 99211 91686 18 109 13 116 26 096 91686 85880 18 118 16 113 21 106 85880 81056 16 133 17 127 15 092 81056 76902 14 115 18 117 8 086 76902 73244 14 113 13 102 10 123 73244 69938 10 092 10 114 9 106 69938 66899 2 064 8 094 6 088 66899 64093 2 353 3 035 4 116 64093 61379 7 282 9 288 3 263 61379 58550 12 265 15 256 11 282 58550 55634 11 276 19 265 18 272 55634 52851 22 275 29 257 23 274 52851 50352 36 261 36 254 44 246 50352 48131 42 261 41 253 37 240 48131 46111 50 262 46 258 39 261 46111 44247 54 260 56 257 48 261 44247 42516 51 260 58 254 56 252 42516 40906 52 263 56 253 61 245 40906 39407 54 263 53 250 60 238 39407 38019 52 261 51 248 48 231 38019 36708 47 259 48 248 35 227 36708 35390 45 257 44 247 31 230 35390 34027 44 257 38 248 32 230 34027 32620 34 255 31 251 34 229 32620 31156 28 253 28 246 33 229 31156 29624 27 253 30 247 32 230 29624 28027 27 254 30 249 30 230 28027 26365 27 254 30 247 31 231 26365 24643 28 255 29 247 35 232 24643 22863 26 265 27 260 36 229 22863 21023 27 264 31 272 24 214 21023 19117 31 262 32 283 10 170 19117 17182 30 266 29 283 5 113 17182 15316 26 269 23 270 2 101 15316 13612 20 270 20 265 1 336 13612 12089 15 271 18 266 5 315 12089 10724 13 283 15 259 8 312 10724 9500 11 290 10*245 10 309 9500 8403 9 288 6*236 11 302 8403 7421 6 277 5 233 13 295 7421 6548 4*265 3 225 15 288 6548 5769 3*272 1 119 17 284 5769 5065 3 277 1 071 19 281 5065 4438 2 299 2 066 20 279 4438 3911 2 327 3 060 20 278 3911 3504 2 358 3 057 19 276 3504 3222 2 011 3 054 15 273 3222 3051 2 018 3 056 11*272 3051 2953 2 020 3 057 6*267 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