DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - 77.8 - - 82.9 - - - - - 78.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 200 - - 400 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3252 - - 4078 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4963 - - 5838 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6245 - - 7071 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2164 - - 5807 - - - - - 5712 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 364 - - 487 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 151 - - 341 - - - - - 015 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 11 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1180 - - -1766 - - - - - -6371 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7426 - - 8837 - - - - - 9324 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4036 - - -2799 - - - - - -9244 ODpotential blCL - - - 10281 - - 9870 - - - - - 12197 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 68 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 930 - - 1290 - - - - - 580 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 82.9 - - - - - 78.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.2 - - 54.1 - - - - - 48.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.2 - - 80.4 - - - - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.3 - - 53.8 - - - - - 47.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 200 - - 400 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3252 - - 4078 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 8 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] 99552 23 118 21 107 20 107 99552 92072 15 121 14 121 20 126 92072 86278 14 118 14 132 14 117 86278 81447 11 131 12 128 6 070 81447 77293 10 128 5 120 1 096 77293 73615 8 122 4 137 3 142 73615 70281 9 135 4 155 3 173 70281 67220 7 135 7 165 6 126 67220 64385 4 254 9 188 3 266 64385 61644 8 222 9 202 4 232 61644 58788 11 216 14 235 9 263 58788 55823 17 241 17 233 17 243 55823 52993 26 235 21 238 22 236 52993 50450 29 226 27 230 26 241 50450 48173 33 225 32 228 30 240 48173 46109 36 227 36 229 33 234 46109 44218 38 228 36 230 35 228 44218 42476 40 226 38 225 33 229 42476 40871 41 225 38 218 32 232 40871 39393 38 230 35 224 34 227 39393 38020 28 230 27 228 34 229 38020 36704 22 245 22 228 33 230 36704 35378 24 252 21 231 30 226 35378 34010 25 253 22 235 24 228 34010 32602 26 253 22 239 19 230 32602 31141 26 256 23 242 17 226 31141 29615 27 260 22 242 17 225 29615 28026 26 263 21 245 15 230 28026 26371 25 266 22 251 14 236 26371 24653 23 267 22 258 11 235 24653 22874 26 260 20 265 9 230 22874 21027 27 254 20 265 12 251 21027 19110 25 246 24 253 20 253 19110 17166 22 244 27 244 26 238 17166 15299 20 238 25 236 26 228 15299 13596 17 240 23 230 23 231 13596 12070 14 254 21 227 18 232 12070 10704 10 260 19 229 12 231 10704 9479 8 253 15 234 5 222 9479 8381 8 228 12 242 1 131 8381 7400 8 212 8*260 4 073 7400 6529 6*204 6*289 5 061 6529 5753 5*189 6 315 7 053 5753 5052 5 167 8 342 8 047 5052 4428 5 149 9 348 9 042 4428 3904 5 143 10 352 9 039 3904 3499 5 135 10 354 9 034 3499 3220 5 133 10 355 7 029 3220 3050 5 130 10 356 5*021 3050 2952 5 129 9 357 4*015 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