DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.6 - - 83.2 - - 86.2 - - 74.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 354 - - 117 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1657 - - 3118 - - 3355 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3924 - - 5053 - - 4732 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4650 - - 6111 - - 6348 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 775 - - 1791 - - 3386 - - 1127 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 329 - - 426 - - 303 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 127 - - 121 - - 081 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 8 - - 11 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8139 - - -9678 - - -10515 - - -11109 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12790 - - 15789 - - 16864 - - 14062 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14481 - - -13755 - - -14209 - - -16969 ODpotential blCL - - - 19131 - - 19866 - - 20557 - - 19922 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 58 - - 64 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.6 - - 83.2 - - 86.2 - - 74.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.1 - - 23.7 - - 21.6 - - 23.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.5 - - 80.8 - - 84.9 - - 79.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 23.5 - - 21.4 - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 354 - - 117 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1657 - - 3118 - - 3355 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 99121 7 125 8 166 3 045 7 056 99121 91673 8 151 5 190 1 058 7 050 91673 85928 7 147 4 189 3 133 7 354 85928 81166 2 168 1 179 5 141 5 323 81166 77052 6 195 2 306 2 226 2 093 77052 73391 7 162 7 204 9 249 3 283 73391 70068 2 218 8 200 9 237 9 242 70068 67020 6 262 5 223 7 212 10 220 67020 64197 10 232 12 238 8 242 10 215 64197 61455 12 227 15 222 14 249 14 228 61455 58587 16 236 18 228 21 242 19 241 58587 55611 19 247 22 232 24 240 25 247 55611 52781 23 247 23 233 26 241 27 250 52781 50247 23 237 22 233 28 239 29 246 50247 47986 23 236 23 242 30 234 30 243 47986 45944 21 238 23 238 25 231 28 232 45944 44084 14 217 15 210 22 222 24 226 44084 42377 13 187 12 169 17 193 18 227 42377 40799 12 173 18 156 15 163 19 230 40799 39334 12 166 21 157 14 141 17 226 39334 37965 11 170 15 165 16 132 11 204 37965 36653 9 191 13 173 17 129 9 169 36653 35329 7 207 13 171 14 133 10 162 35329 33963 6 195 14 165 12 148 8 165 33963 32556 4 171 15 162 12 171 6 192 32556 31093 6 163 16 164 11 187 7 188 31093 29560 11 174 15 184 11 210 8 188 29560 27961 13 203 15 210 15 219 11 210 27961 26302 16 222 17 218 19 214 16 219 26302 24588 18 219 18 220 18 212 15 206 24588 22819 18 221 17 223 14 216 11 204 22819 20984 16 234 17 232 14 231 11 232 20984 19077 18 249 21 237 18 238 18 238 19077 17135 21 247 25 236 24 236 25 227 17135 15266 19 240 24 240 24 230 26 218 15266 13560 17 231 22 245 20 223 21 213 13560 12034 15 224 18 247 16 222 14 205 12034 10669 12 212 15 242 12 219 10 186 10669 9445 11 200 13 231 7 208 9 158 9445 8349 11 192 10 217 4 176 10 132 8349 7372 10 184 7 179 5 107 11 117 7372 6505 11 175 7*138 6*095 9 111 6505 5733 11 161 8*127 6*090 7 099 5733 5037 10*150 8 124 6 086 6 068 5037 4416 8*138 8 121 6 083 7 036 4416 3896 8 130 8 119 6 078 9 024 3896 3495 8 126 7 117 5 076 10 017 3495 3217 7 121 7 115 5 074 9 010 3217 3049 7 120 7 114 5 073 7*359 3049 2952 6 118 6 113 5 072 5*350 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