DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - 57.4 - - 55.7 - - - - - 56.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 166 - - 161 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2710 - - 2118 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4499 - - 4078 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5703 - - 5111 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2255 - - 2135 - - - - - 6945 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 325 - - 300 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 326 - - 319 - - - - - 355 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 3 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 699 - - 1827 - - - - - -1917 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5005 - - 3285 - - - - - 4869 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -988 - - 746 - - - - - -3469 ODpotential blCL - - - 6691 - - 4365 - - - - - 6421 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 560 - - - - - 510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 55.7 - - - - - 56.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.4 - - 51.1 - - - - - 45.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.1 - - 54.4 - - - - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.4 - - 49.8 - - - - - 44.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 166 - - 161 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2710 - - 2118 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 100 - - - - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 99399 32 102 24 097 22 100 99399 91861 25 100 23 101 26 088 91861 86050 16 106 14 085 23 081 86050 81240 19 132 7 123 17 108 81240 77092 16 119 14 151 16 093 77092 73405 11 109 16 137 13 073 73405 70048 10 123 11 129 7 081 70048 66963 7 107 14 134 7 184 66963 64114 6 275 2 102 8 146 64114 61362 12 234 8 246 3 050 61362 58475 11 235 14 260 11 268 58475 55444 18 258 18 260 19 256 55444 52536 25 261 21 264 24 271 52536 49921 26 276 23 270 24 279 49921 47580 29 282 29 277 28 282 47580 45455 30 281 33 279 33 280 45455 43508 32 279 35 278 35 279 43508 41712 34 278 36 276 36 279 41712 40045 36 276 35 276 36 279 40045 38490 35 273 35 277 37 277 38490 37036 33 270 34 275 38 272 37036 35648 32 265 33 272 37 269 35648 34262 32 253 31 268 36 267 34262 32849 34 238 29 259 32 264 32849 31415 34 230 29 237 25 262 31415 29948 35 226 30 210 20 259 29948 28443 38 222 31 195 16 243 28443 26901 42 220 34 195 15 232 26901 25313 46 216 33 201 15 229 25313 23672 45 218 27 207 15 227 23672 21972 37 229 18 218 14 226 21972 20206 31 240 18 224 12 230 20206 18368 25 244 14 239 10 248 18368 16496 14 241 9 252 14 275 16496 14699 13 254 11 279 20 284 14699 13070 13 273 12 275 24 294 13070 11620 13 283 14 274 23 309 11620 10322 14 281 14 278 21 317 10322 9158 12 283 14 287 19 321 9158 8116 11 307 14 298 16 326 8116 7184 14 322 15 309 13 333 7184 6355 16*331 16 313 11 344 6355 5616 16*329 18*316 11 352 5616 4950 16 327 20*318 11 357 4950 4356 15 325 20 318 11 359 4356 3858 14 324 20 319 11 000 3858 3472 14 324 20 320 10 360 3472 3206 13 324 19 320 9 358 3206 3044 12 325 17 321 7*355 3044 2951 10 325 13 321 5*355 2951 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