DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.0 - - 94.7 - - - - - 87.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 394 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2809 - - 4693 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4799 - - 6315 - - - - - 2937 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5802 - - 7686 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1532 - - 3192 - - - - - 2810 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 403 - - 508 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 26 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 334 - - - - - 348 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -10 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4874 - - -4115 - - - - - -7635 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10676 - - 11802 - - - - - 10589 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8659 - - -6493 - - - - - -11079 ODpotential blCL - - - 14461 - - 14179 - - - - - 14033 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 78 - - - - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 330 - - 650 - - - - - 380 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.0 - - 94.7 - - - - - 87.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.3 - - 52.8 - - - - - 51.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.8 - - 92.0 - - - - - 90.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.0 - - 52.4 - - - - - 51.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 394 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2809 - - 4693 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 51 - - 12 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 9 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] 99864 34 107 31 093 28 095 99864 92319 29 101 27 105 27 101 92319 86507 26 089 24 107 23 102 86507 81660 22 100 18 099 21 097 81660 77481 25 117 17 110 17 092 77481 73796 24 113 18 112 10 097 73796 70481 20 099 17 116 13 094 70481 67456 11 090 14 110 13 099 67456 64646 7 113 15 112 13 134 64646 61926 11 124 14 120 15 118 61926 59113 11 154 14 179 12 170 59113 56221 17 204 12 187 14 165 56221 53460 30 206 27 216 10 225 53460 50972 28 200 47 201 46 229 50972 48767 34 222 50 198 63 216 48767 46773 52 229 52 211 64 218 46773 44935 66 228 62 222 67 228 44935 43225 74 229 69 225 70 230 43225 41625 73 229 71 226 68 229 41625 40125 67 224 68 225 65 228 40125 38713 66 221 65 223 65 226 38713 37357 63 221 61 222 65 223 37357 35988 56 219 54 221 62 221 35988 34576 50 216 48 217 57 221 34576 33125 49 212 47 214 52 218 33125 31621 49 213 47 213 50 214 31621 30050 45 213 45 211 49 214 30050 28416 38 210 43 202 45 218 28416 26724 31 205 40 197 40 221 26724 24978 27 191 34 194 36 219 24978 23179 26 185 32 196 34 218 23179 21316 24 191 28 202 32 219 21316 19380 20 203 25 214 30 218 19380 17410 21 209 26 221 27 213 17410 15510 25 196 25 220 23 212 15510 13775 24 189 18 218 19 219 13775 12223 21 206 14 216 15 230 12223 10835 18 224 11 214 12 246 10835 9589 11 224 9 219 10 261 9589 8473 8 191 6*229 8 278 8473 7475 9 175 4*252 6 301 7475 6588 7*184 3 266 6 328 6588 5798 4*220 3 322 7 349 5798 5086 3 278 4 342 8 007 5086 4452 3 300 5 351 8 018 4452 3920 3 316 5 356 7 019 3920 3509 4 330 6 359 5 012 3509 3225 4 336 6 001 5 004 3225 3052 4 338 6 002 4*355 3052 2953 4 340 6 003 3*348 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