DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - 84.1 - - 91.0 - - - - - 84.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 336 - - 381 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2134 - - 3906 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4297 - - 5686 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5127 - - 6899 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1293 - - 3073 - - - - - 4664 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 369 - - 472 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 337 - - 359 - - - - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 13 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6056 - - -6795 - - - - - -9398 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11184 - - 13695 - - - - - 12353 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10783 - - -11276 - - - - - -15038 ODpotential blCL - - - 15910 - - 18175 - - - - - 17992 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 48 - - - - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.1 - - 91.0 - - - - - 84.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.4 - - 40.9 - - - - - 40.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.7 - - 88.3 - - - - - 88.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 40.5 - - - - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 336 - - 381 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2134 - - 3906 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 99667 36 103 41 109 26 098 99667 92113 31 107 26 094 23 083 92113 86277 28 109 16 109 22 089 86277 81449 24 098 16 112 21 097 81449 77306 18 108 16 093 16 104 77306 73657 10 119 10 126 17 108 73657 70364 13 137 15 150 7 060 70364 67335 9 141 12 143 3 076 67335 64531 6 202 10 214 8 251 64531 61843 13 215 15 208 7 215 61843 59053 14 221 12 217 15 252 59053 56161 30 239 36 237 35 242 56161 53439 45 229 53 229 47 236 53439 51018 51 230 58 229 52 233 51018 48844 60 236 62 232 54 237 48844 46851 70 238 67 234 60 239 46851 45006 79 237 75 235 66 238 45006 43287 87 232 85 234 72 238 43287 41675 92 230 91 231 77 237 41675 40159 94 230 92 232 83 236 40159 38731 97 232 93 233 91 234 38731 37359 98 233 93 234 94 232 37359 35974 92 235 86 234 91 230 35974 34549 80 234 75 234 85 230 34549 33091 69 232 65 233 78 233 33091 31587 60 231 57 233 66 235 31587 30023 53 233 50 233 54 235 30023 28400 48 234 46 233 47 235 28400 26712 44 232 44 232 45 235 26712 24962 42 230 43 230 45 232 24962 23151 41 230 42 229 44 229 23151 21275 42 230 43 228 44 229 21275 19326 42 229 44 230 42 231 19326 17346 41 226 44 232 39 231 17346 15442 39 224 44 230 34 222 15442 13710 36 227 43 227 31 221 13710 12163 32 232 36 229 26 231 12163 10779 28 230 28 234 19 245 10779 9540 25 230 22 238 12 263 9540 8431 21 233 14 246 7 290 8431 7440 14 238 7*267 5 331 7440 6560 7 256 4*302 5 019 6560 5777 6*312 5 346 6 041 5777 5071 7*327 6 360 6 045 5071 4442 8 332 7 004 6 040 4442 3913 8 336 7 007 6 034 3913 3505 8 340 8 008 5 027 3505 3223 8 344 8 009 4 018 3223 3051 8 346 8 009 3*004 3051 2953 7 346 7 010 2*346 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