DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 71.2 - - 80.2 - - 86.4 - - 87.4 - - 81.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 126 - - 402 - - 449 - - 232 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1079 - - 3440 - - 4997 - - 4614 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2935 - - 5339 - - 6599 - - 6031 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top 4072 - - 6433 - - 7990 - - 7607 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 986 - - 1771 - - 1566 - - 2153 - - 4848 Hgt.Variab. W* 212 - - 459 - - 540 - - 423 - - 6 W* B/S 3 - - 7 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 11 - - 9 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 312 - - 328 - - 333 - - 345 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - 5 - - -10 - - -12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5065 - - -4992 - - -5917 - - -6904 - - -9453 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9137 - - 11425 - - 13908 - - 14511 - - 12407 sfcLCL ODpotential -11120 - - -10296 - - -10857 - - -11809 - - -15013 ODpotential blCL 15192 - - 16729 - - 18847 - - 19416 - - 17966 blCL maxRH 40 - - 32 - - 26 - - 25 - - 22 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 71.2 - - 80.2 - - 86.4 - - 87.4 - - 81.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.7 - - 40.4 - - 35.4 - - 33.7 - - 37.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 70.0 - - 77.5 - - 83.5 - - 85.5 - - 83.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.5 - - 40.0 - - 34.9 - - 33.2 - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 126 - - 402 - - 449 - - 232 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1079 - - 3440 - - 4997 - - 4614 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 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] 99296 32 106 27 095 30 110 26 109 19 096 99296 91764 25 110 21 112 22 113 20 098 20 082 91764 85970 18 096 16 117 20 099 19 091 19 081 85970 81179 15 095 12 103 13 085 23 096 16 081 81179 77065 18 078 12 107 8 082 18 072 19 081 77065 73431 12 062 12 096 13 098 14 059 15 069 73431 70152 10 099 11 095 11 094 9 064 14 075 70152 67135 10 060 10 077 4 126 2 055 12 050 67135 64332 7 016 4 038 4 127 2 283 7 026 64332 61624 8 305 4 275 5 007 3 307 4 306 61624 58808 11 301 8 291 14 321 12 332 9 313 58808 55893 20 308 16 306 22 297 21 312 21 314 55893 53126 28 309 23 306 22 294 26 300 30 300 53126 50651 32 298 28 309 24 303 22 299 29 293 50651 48434 31 294 29 303 30 291 27 300 24 292 48434 46426 30 298 28 303 32 278 36 285 25 293 46426 44594 33 310 34 311 29 289 30 277 23 275 44594 42910 37 321 37 316 29 308 25 288 23 265 42910 41345 37 328 34 319 30 317 23 302 21 260 41345 39877 35 330 31 322 28 318 22 307 18 270 39877 38494 32 330 28 323 25 320 20 310 16 280 38494 37162 29 331 25 323 23 324 18 314 12 300 37162 35813 25 335 22 322 20 323 14 312 10 317 35813 34418 21 335 18 325 18 319 12 306 10 315 34418 32984 18 332 15 327 14 312 12 301 10 303 32984 31495 16 330 13 323 12 307 11 298 10 296 31495 29941 15 329 12 327 11 306 10 298 10 299 29941 28322 16 328 12 335 9 315 9 307 9 311 28322 26637 17 326 12 340 6 326 6 304 6 301 26637 24889 18 318 12 342 3 344 5 284 6 279 24889 23082 19 305 13 332 4 326 5 289 7 278 23082 21211 19 294 14 318 8 321 6 294 8 277 21211 19268 17 289 14 304 9 315 7 292 8 277 19268 17290 16 289 13 297 9 310 8 292 9 280 17290 15385 15 293 12 295 9 307 9 293 8 282 15385 13649 14 301 11 296 9 302 9 292 7 288 13649 12101 13 313 10 298 9 297 9 295 7 304 12101 10720 13 324 8 305 9 294 8 300 6 319 10720 9486 12 331 7 312 8 298 7 315 5 343 9486 8383 12 335 7 319 8*313 8*333 7 008 8383 7400 11 340 8 320 8*319 9*339 9 010 7400 6527 10 340 10*321 9 324 9 340 11 006 6527 5751 10 335 11*322 9 329 10 343 11 001 5751 5051 12 334 11 324 10 333 10 346 10 354 5051 4427 14*326 11 326 10 338 10 347 9 346 4427 3903 14*313 12 329 10 341 10 348 9 340 3903 3499 14 312 11 331 10 343 10 349 8 334 3499 3220 13 311 11 333 10 344 10 350 7 330 3220 3050 12 312 11 334 9 346 9 350 6*324 3050 2952 10 312 9 335 9 346 8 351 4*320 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