DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.1 - - 64.7 - - 66.0 - - 61.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 487 - - 506 - - 257 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5544 - - 6879 - - 5128 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7064 - - 8155 - - 6472 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8537 - - 9872 - - 8121 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1346 - - 1605 - - 3749 - - 4903 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 574 - - 625 - - 453 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 14 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 328 - - 015 - - 084 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 11 - - -16 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1713 - - -2539 - - -4985 - - -8549 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10250 - - 12411 - - 13106 - - 11502 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4979 - - -8664 - - -10479 - - -12581 ODpotential blCL - - - 13516 - - 18536 - - 18600 - - 15533 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 77 - - 90 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.1 - - 64.7 - - 66.0 - - 61.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.1 - - 19.9 - - 18.1 - - 21.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.2 - - 61.7 - - 64.0 - - 62.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.7 - - 19.2 - - 17.5 - - 21.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 487 - - 506 - - 257 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5544 - - 6879 - - 5128 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 7 - - 60 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 98815 19 103 18 090 23 099 17 101 98815 91323 12 088 15 101 11 100 19 098 91323 85552 10 089 9 104 14 102 20 094 85552 80786 9 124 6 164 13 094 17 104 80786 76694 12 155 10 159 6 122 15 090 76694 73070 9 136 10 150 7 162 9 106 73070 69772 5 135 9 188 6 165 8 160 69772 66733 4 181 12 187 7 199 8 211 66733 63910 6 188 6 191 4 195 12 171 63910 61155 14 240 21 225 18 248 12 235 61155 58269 22 212 24 219 25 237 19 244 58269 55266 23 228 29 229 31 240 26 240 55266 52392 32 249 26 234 28 242 26 245 52392 49809 34 241 33 246 31 247 29 247 49809 47497 32 249 33 249 29 252 29 244 47497 45399 36 257 38 263 34 259 33 262 45399 43480 47 257 49 262 44 260 42 273 43480 41724 52 248 55 253 46 258 48 265 41724 40110 39 274 49 250 44 262 51 263 40110 38614 56 285 47 268 48 256 55 258 38614 37231 55 275 56 270 53 258 55 251 37231 35923 52 278 58 271 62 271 58 245 35923 34612 56 284 64 273 69 275 61 245 34612 33257 63 290 64 273 66 273 60 249 33257 31860 65 292 58 272 62 269 57 253 31860 30410 64 289 55 268 56 264 53 250 30410 28894 62 283 53 266 55 265 49 246 28894 27316 61 281 51 269 54 267 43 252 27316 25676 61 282 53 271 50 264 40 262 25676 23977 62 279 55 272 44 264 39 268 23977 22220 64 274 56 273 40 265 38 267 22220 20402 66 279 54 275 37 267 33 262 20402 18525 56 287 47 278 36 272 26 265 18525 16627 36 281 38 282 32 278 24 277 16627 14809 29 283 31 287 28 283 25 278 14809 13157 27 288 27 289 25 278 22 273 13157 11686 27 290 23 286 18 266 18 266 11686 10373 26 293 12*287 13 266 15 263 10373 9197 18*295 12*290 9 274 11 262 9197 8144 12*300 11 294 7*286 7 263 8144 7204 11 302 9 318 5*307 2 263 7204 6370 11 306 8 330 5 355 2 086 6370 5627 10 311 8 338 6 015 5 085 5627 4958 10 315 9 345 7 021 8 084 4958 4361 10 319 9 351 7 025 8 083 4361 3861 10 324 9 356 8 027 9 083 3861 3474 10 327 9 359 8 028 9 083 3474 3207 9 328 9 001 8 029 8 083 3207 3044 9 329 9 001 7 030 7*084 3044 2951 8 331 8 003 7 031 5*084 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