DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - 73.0 - - 74.0 - - 71.8 - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 155 - - 191 - - 53 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3104 - - 4452 - - 4646 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4750 - - 5829 - - 4964 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6097 - - 7445 - - 7639 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3551 - - 4740 - - 4060 - - 2089 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 332 - - 396 - - 265 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 8 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 238 - - 291 - - 359 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -17 - - 39 - - 14 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3500 - - -2430 - - -1774 - - -1895 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9598 - - 9875 - - 9413 - - 4847 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6025 - - -3978 - - -3061 - - -4901 ODpotential blCL - - - 12122 - - 11423 - - 10700 - - 7852 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 94 - - 92 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 140 - - 130 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.0 - - 74.0 - - 71.8 - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.0 - - 40.7 - - 40.6 - - 44.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.7 - - 72.4 - - 71.1 - - 55.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 39.9 - - 39.9 - - 44.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 155 - - 191 - - 53 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3104 - - 4452 - - 4646 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 77 - - 69 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98860 7 180 11 241 14 331 7 312 98860 91451 0 130 4 050 5 286 7 337 91451 85732 7 039 8 029 5 052 6 065 85732 80997 7 062 6 074 9 057 12 060 80997 76927 6 054 7 085 7 062 8 048 76927 73321 9 074 8 092 4 072 7 058 73321 70048 7 028 6 080 4 124 3 055 70048 67035 3 305 1 256 1 098 5 062 67035 64227 1 277 2 157 4 287 4 336 64227 61495 12 225 8 262 6 340 4 213 61495 58629 24 226 27 226 19 226 16 230 58629 55637 34 236 36 229 32 239 32 257 55637 52785 42 238 44 235 43 239 41 241 52785 50219 42 238 40 238 44 237 37 238 50219 47909 44 234 40 233 42 236 38 253 47909 45809 48 233 43 234 38 234 46 257 45809 43889 54 230 53 233 39 240 53 252 43889 42119 60 229 57 228 46 243 56 248 42119 40476 69 228 58 230 56 242 56 245 40476 38941 78 227 72 234 64 238 56 243 38941 37504 85 227 88 230 71 235 60 240 37504 36130 94 228 93 225 80 231 64 236 36130 34752 99 226 94 223 88 229 68 231 34752 33344 93 224 97 223 94 228 74 226 33344 31911 84 224 97 224 97 226 79 224 31911 30441 79 223 93 226 97 224 85 224 30441 28920 74 220 85 227 94 224 86 223 28920 27348 69 218 77 225 88 227 79 225 27348 25723 66 217 72 223 79 230 65 228 25723 24044 62 217 67 222 71 232 51 230 24044 22307 57 216 62 221 62 230 50 227 22307 20506 50 215 55 222 55 223 53 221 20506 18635 43 213 49 219 49 213 54 217 18635 16730 38 211 43 211 43 207 51 214 16730 14895 34 209 38 200 37 209 46 213 14895 13220 31 207 32 198 31 213 40 213 13220 11726 29 206 25 197 23 218 30 211 11726 10393 26 208 20 202 15 230 13 197 10393 9203 24 210 16 215 8 252 8 074 9203 8142 22 211 13*235 5*290 5 025 8142 7197 19 215 11*255 6*333 9 317 7197 6360 16*223 11 271 7 352 17 297 6360 5616 14*229 11 287 8 358 26 289 5616 4946 12 234 11 295 9 002 34 289 4946 4352 11 238 11 302 9 003 34 288 4352 3854 10 241 11 307 9 004 32 287 3854 3470 9 243 11 311 9 006 29 287 3470 3205 8 245 10 313 9 006 25 287 3205 3043 8 246 10 315 8 006 22*288 3043 2950 6 248 9 317 7 007 14*289 2950 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