DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - 83.4 - - 89.9 - - - - - 86.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 367 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2380 - - 3806 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4476 - - 5600 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5373 - - 6799 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1408 - - 3303 - - - - - 4680 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 381 - - 464 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 26 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 360 - - 048 - - - - - 023 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5555 - - -5959 - - - - - -9104 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10928 - - 12758 - - - - - 12058 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8858 - - -8014 - - - - - -12076 ODpotential blCL - - - 14231 - - 14813 - - - - - 15030 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 48 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 250 - - - - - 460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.4 - - 89.9 - - - - - 86.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.8 - - 44.0 - - - - - 43.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.1 - - 87.4 - - - - - 88.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.2 - - 43.2 - - - - - 42.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 367 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2380 - - 3806 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 99743 34 110 26 102 31 099 99743 92202 31 104 23 116 32 090 92202 86402 26 105 27 118 29 088 86402 81567 23 103 25 102 17 093 81567 77400 18 100 21 104 15 115 77400 73733 15 106 12 122 16 102 73733 70423 11 123 9 129 13 109 70423 67379 12 130 8 130 14 099 67379 64573 8 140 10 150 4 132 64573 61863 8 201 4 216 8 197 61863 59038 14 211 18 231 12 224 59038 56110 24 239 31 233 15 261 56110 53310 33 247 37 235 35 252 53310 50800 41 253 45 248 51 254 50800 48553 59 255 61 251 65 252 48553 46505 69 248 67 249 71 251 46505 44618 73 250 72 252 78 255 44618 42866 73 253 74 253 83 258 42866 41235 69 254 69 253 81 259 41235 39715 64 254 63 253 71 258 39715 38301 54 251 56 251 61 258 38301 36955 43 250 45 249 50 259 36955 35609 36 250 37 248 39 256 35609 34232 33 249 33 249 33 255 34232 32818 30 245 30 248 33 256 32818 31351 28 242 28 248 32 256 31351 29818 26 241 29 249 29 256 29818 28219 24 246 28 251 26 256 28219 26556 24 252 27 254 24 259 26556 24830 24 255 23 258 25 261 24830 23046 24 248 21 259 26 258 23046 21199 23 242 22 254 29 246 21199 19283 22 242 23 248 30 239 19283 17330 22 248 23 249 27 242 17330 15441 24 254 23 249 21 244 15441 13714 21 251 23 246 15 244 13714 12170 15 238 19 246 12 242 12170 10786 10 229 13 243 8 234 10786 9546 6 231 8 233 5 202 9546 8435 2 232 4 206 4 156 8435 7444 1 222 2*131 5 122 7444 6563 1 297 2*088 7 093 6563 5778 2*337 2 068 8 075 5778 5072 4*345 3 053 9 065 5072 4442 5 353 4 046 8 057 4442 3913 5 358 4 040 7 049 3913 3505 6 005 4 036 7 042 3505 3223 6 007 5 034 6 036 3223 3052 6 008 5 034 4*030 3052 2953 5 009 4 034 3*023 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