DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - - 57.4 - - 62.7 - - 66.9 - - 63.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 188 - - 227 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2080 - - 3388 - - 3435 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3526 - - 5031 - - 5137 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5073 - - 6381 - - 6428 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3292 - - 2094 - - 2387 - - 3205 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 232 - - 360 - - 382 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 315 - - 349 - - 042 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -10 - - 12 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -282 - - -244 - - -1122 - - -3281 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5355 - - 6626 - - 7550 - - 6234 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1512 - - -1631 - - -2853 - - -5951 ODpotential blCL - - - 6585 - - 8012 - - 9281 - - 8903 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 89 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 62.7 - - 66.9 - - 63.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 43.8 - - 43.9 - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.7 - - 61.1 - - 65.2 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 43.0 - - 43.4 - - 45.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 188 - - 227 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2080 - - 3388 - - 3435 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 100 - - 54 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99321 31 100 32 101 31 107 28 101 99321 91811 28 097 26 098 25 103 24 099 91811 86025 19 093 23 100 24 096 23 100 86025 81211 18 120 16 080 21 091 22 096 81211 77064 22 122 9 103 18 083 20 100 77064 73395 18 108 10 123 10 092 18 093 73395 70068 13 083 10 127 6 103 12 098 70068 67009 5 054 10 114 4 092 7 094 67009 64175 2 082 5 097 6 042 9 068 64175 61423 3 142 4 102 5 320 12 034 61423 58533 3 141 4 092 5 212 6 344 58533 55520 4 135 2 250 4 178 6 246 55520 52639 5 170 6 248 5 227 10 236 52639 50056 1 234 6 256 4 303 9 238 50056 47759 8 339 3 225 7 302 5 265 47759 45690 11 336 0 248 7 269 10 303 45690 43805 12 354 10 013 9 358 8 303 43805 42082 10 331 21 010 15 015 12 029 42082 40503 7 057 25 035 26 051 18 039 40503 39036 28 057 40 045 40 036 29 017 39036 37664 38 054 41 042 39 036 33 023 37664 36350 42 052 35 035 40 034 40 031 36350 35024 29 045 35 027 41 033 40 026 35024 33652 19 035 33 028 39 029 37 025 33652 32237 21 023 28 031 38 027 35 028 32237 30768 22 013 23 028 35 026 32 032 30768 29232 17 009 21 027 27 023 28 028 29232 27636 14 356 20 031 21 017 21 018 27636 25979 15 345 17 023 15 022 16 009 25979 24261 15 349 9 006 14 009 13 003 24261 22487 14 006 8 358 13 338 12 006 22487 20656 15 024 7 008 9 325 10 352 20656 18759 17 032 11 026 6 346 8 333 18759 16832 13 031 10 021 5 349 5 330 16832 14978 13 012 8 018 6 333 5 330 14978 13294 15 336 10 009 6 333 6 306 13294 11797 21 307 11 336 6 342 8 304 11797 10463 24 291 12 313 6 311 11 305 10463 9270 20 292 14 299 9 286 13 294 9270 8203 18 299 15 286 10 280 12 292 8203 7251 19 302 13*286 8*287 10 297 7251 6405 19 302 12*290 8*299 7 308 6405 5654 18*300 10 300 7 323 6 325 5654 4977 16*301 9 309 7 350 4 021 4977 4375 13 306 9 323 8 359 6 042 4375 3870 12 311 9 330 8 004 6 043 3870 3480 11 314 8 335 8 007 6 044 3480 3210 10 316 8 338 8 009 6 044 3210 3046 10 318 8 339 8 010 5*044 3046 2951 8 320 7 341 7 011 4*042 2951 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