DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 74.7 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 441 - - 462 - - - - - 32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4170 - - 6380 - - - - - 1700 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5941 - - 7718 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7163 - - 9373 - - - - - 4693 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1013 - - 2132 - - - - - 2385 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 506 - - 593 - - - - - 158 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 13 - - - - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 310 - - - - - 348 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 16 - - - - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 10 - - - - - 26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3447 - - -2570 - - - - - -5344 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10610 - - 11943 - - - - - 10038 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8418 - - -5244 - - - - - -8578 ODpotential blCL - - - 15581 - - 14617 - - - - - 13271 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 79 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 74.7 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 31.9 - - - - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 71.9 - - - - - 65.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.8 - - 31.4 - - - - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 441 - - 462 - - - - - 32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4170 - - 6380 - - - - - 1700 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 16 - - - - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98822 13 103 13 091 15 103 98822 91296 16 126 6 116 16 071 91296 85504 17 135 9 165 9 069 85504 80724 9 115 13 140 13 088 80724 76618 5 171 10 118 8 104 76618 72983 12 165 2 156 13 135 72983 69681 6 171 8 225 12 115 69681 66640 3 215 6 183 4 289 66640 63819 12 265 13 219 8 226 63819 61073 17 249 17 237 8 193 61073 58181 23 248 26 248 33 254 58181 55184 25 240 31 240 45 247 55184 52344 40 259 37 254 37 241 52344 49796 56 256 46 253 34 248 49796 47509 58 249 50 244 37 254 47509 45433 57 245 52 238 42 255 45433 43530 61 242 55 239 46 251 43530 41773 66 240 62 243 49 248 41773 40141 70 240 72 241 53 247 40141 38622 73 242 78 239 60 246 38622 37209 76 245 82 239 68 244 37209 35868 78 244 84 239 73 242 35868 34531 79 241 84 237 74 240 34531 33164 79 238 82 236 74 240 33164 31763 79 235 81 234 73 241 31763 30314 77 233 82 232 73 241 30314 28805 72 233 78 231 76 242 28805 27238 68 234 73 232 77 242 27238 25612 67 234 70 235 76 242 25612 23933 68 235 66 238 70 242 23933 22203 66 237 61 242 65 240 22203 20416 61 238 56 245 62 237 20416 18562 56 239 51 245 58 230 18562 16675 52 239 48 243 51 224 16675 14854 48 238 45 237 40 224 14854 13196 43 239 41 231 27 226 13196 11719 38 241 32 236 16 243 11719 10403 32 236 21*256 13 277 10403 9224 26 234 17*275 15 300 9224 8169 16 252 16 281 17 315 8169 7225 12*301 15 298 19 327 7225 6387 13*318 14 311 23 338 6387 5641 14 323 13 320 27 345 5641 4968 15 326 13 326 30*348 4968 4369 15 329 13 331 30*348 4369 3866 15 331 13 336 30 348 3866 3478 15 333 13 338 29 348 3478 3209 14 333 12 340 27 348 3209 3045 13 334 12 341 24 348 3045 2951 12 335 10 342 16 348 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