DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 83.9 - - 87.0 - - 76.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 144 - - 166 - - 28 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 964 - - 2163 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2936 - - 4079 - - 2936 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3957 - - 5156 - - 2954 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1467 - - 3731 - - 9119 - - 481 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 216 - - 295 - - 33 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 81 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 070 - - 360 - - 257 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 12 - - -16 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6883 - - -8251 - - -12237 - - -9393 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10841 - - 13408 - - 15192 - - 12347 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12215 - - -12049 - - -15287 - - -13896 ODpotential blCL - - - 16172 - - 17205 - - 18241 - - 16849 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 93 - - 94 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 83.9 - - 87.0 - - 76.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.1 - - 35.2 - - 30.1 - - 32.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.7 - - 82.5 - - 86.4 - - 80.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 34.6 - - 29.4 - - 32.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 144 - - 166 - - 28 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 964 - - 2163 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 72 - - 77 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98776 20 270 21 296 11 289 17 308 98776 91343 12 261 18 275 16 283 18 299 91343 85617 3 250 10 264 12 293 8 324 85617 80852 4 282 4 277 8 294 7 346 80852 76740 8 334 5 344 6 316 8 334 76740 73116 9 007 4 005 8 286 11 312 73116 69847 5 345 7 331 7 287 8 304 69847 66842 11 306 8 331 9 308 8 318 66842 64059 18 291 18 302 9 291 6 322 64059 61356 20 284 23 287 13 297 13 300 61356 58533 21 280 31 274 34 279 34 287 58533 55622 30 282 36 274 43 280 43 279 55622 52873 42 288 43 277 50 279 53 277 52873 50422 53 287 53 281 59 277 62 277 50422 48232 62 282 66 281 66 278 67 277 48232 46244 66 279 70 278 70 277 69 276 46244 44418 65 280 68 275 71 276 71 275 44418 42725 63 279 65 273 70 275 70 273 42725 41144 62 277 63 272 68 273 68 271 41144 39658 62 275 62 272 64 271 67 268 39658 38260 64 273 63 272 63 271 65 267 38260 36913 64 271 63 270 62 272 63 267 36913 35553 60 271 62 269 62 272 61 268 35553 34151 53 270 57 268 58 269 59 269 34151 32710 48 266 51 267 54 266 58 268 32710 31219 47 261 47 266 51 267 55 268 31219 29668 48 258 44 265 51 269 51 269 29668 28054 45 259 42 266 50 269 50 270 28054 26377 41 261 39 267 47 266 48 269 26377 24642 34 268 40 268 42 262 47 268 24642 22854 24 274 39 271 41 259 44 269 22854 21012 20 265 31 276 41 264 39 268 21012 19106 23 262 30 279 40 276 38 264 19106 17169 31 269 34 279 39 281 38 259 17169 15300 35 270 38 276 39 279 38 257 15300 13593 35 267 39 274 37 277 37 256 13593 12067 33 265 37 269 32 275 35 259 12067 10702 29 265 33 260 28 273 32 264 10702 9477 23 263 28 252 23 269 29 270 9477 8380 19 259 23 249 20 266 26 275 8380 7399 16 257 18 248 17 264 22 279 7399 6527 14 256 13 246 16 261 19 281 6527 5750 12 254 8*245 14 259 17 279 5750 5049 8 248 3*245 13 258 14 274 5049 4425 4*233 1 293 12 257 11 261 4425 3901 1*143 1 021 11 257 8 239 3901 3497 1 073 2 035 10 257 7 207 3497 3219 2 064 2 039 10 258 7 185 3219 3049 2 062 2 041 9*257 6*180 3049 2952 2 063 2 043 7*257 5*183 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