DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 77.8 - - 86.0 - - 92.4 - - 93.8 - - 87.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 81 - - 338 - - 356 - - 171 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 852 - - 2160 - - 3821 - - 3481 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2936 - - 4322 - - 5599 - - 5050 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top 3845 - - 5153 - - 6814 - - 6474 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 674 - - 1422 - - 2212 - - 6418 - - 4768 Hgt.Variab. W* 171 - - 373 - - 459 - - 351 - - 5 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 314 - - 329 - - 336 - - 025 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - -6 - - -15 - - 19 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6914 - - -7059 - - -7404 - - -8435 - - -10279 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10760 - - 12212 - - 14219 - - 14910 - - 13234 sfcLCL ODpotential -14178 - - -12236 - - -11250 - - -12172 - - -13768 ODpotential blCL 18023 - - 17389 - - 18064 - - 18646 - - 16722 blCL maxRH 93 - - 90 - - 84 - - 79 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 77.8 - - 86.0 - - 92.4 - - 93.8 - - 87.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.4 - - 42.8 - - 40.1 - - 38.2 - - 39.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 76.8 - - 83.6 - - 89.9 - - 92.2 - - 89.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.0 - - 42.2 - - 39.3 - - 37.4 - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 81 - - 338 - - 356 - - 171 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 852 - - 2160 - - 3821 - - 3481 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 71 - - 58 - - 36 - - 16 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99770 34 117 27 103 33 103 27 108 32 114 99770 92158 31 095 27 114 23 101 20 117 25 088 92158 86317 27 097 24 109 17 102 22 103 21 088 86317 81498 23 105 18 112 13 093 16 093 17 091 81498 77355 20 116 14 109 16 117 17 105 17 085 77355 73693 14 115 13 118 13 122 9 119 12 098 73693 70379 9 169 8 135 9 125 11 116 9 125 70379 67350 17 168 6 171 5 173 6 099 13 127 67350 64545 14 200 11 199 11 198 5 148 8 175 64545 61843 13 229 17 200 19 205 9 193 9 178 61843 59036 20 230 27 194 17 195 9 198 2 063 59036 56129 31 224 30 208 29 219 33 219 32 239 56129 53402 44 221 40 220 47 221 49 219 52 218 53402 50984 52 227 54 228 56 225 56 224 48 216 50984 48820 62 228 67 224 71 225 62 228 51 228 48820 46848 69 229 76 220 81 218 69 223 59 228 46848 45025 75 232 73 223 80 213 70 215 61 221 45025 43324 79 230 76 228 71 219 66 211 62 215 43324 41726 80 227 81 227 75 229 64 217 63 215 41726 40224 79 228 81 225 85 231 68 227 68 218 40224 38810 79 230 81 225 89 229 73 230 74 220 38810 37449 78 229 79 227 81 225 73 226 76 223 37449 36072 74 227 73 227 68 222 72 223 72 225 36072 34650 66 227 64 228 57 221 67 222 66 224 34650 33190 59 229 57 223 51 219 60 221 60 223 33190 31680 52 227 53 221 48 218 53 219 55 224 31680 30105 47 224 46 223 46 218 45 220 51 226 30105 28465 48 220 45 222 41 217 40 223 47 227 28465 26760 49 211 49 213 41 217 40 221 46 230 26760 24995 49 202 52 207 47 217 45 217 50 231 24995 23174 51 202 51 206 53 216 48 217 56 225 23174 21291 51 208 48 209 53 216 52 223 58 219 21291 19340 48 213 44 210 49 219 53 230 55 216 19340 17362 42 214 40 209 44 222 46 229 50 219 17362 15464 33 217 32 214 36 222 36 221 44 227 15464 13735 27 214 23 224 25 224 28 231 37 234 13735 12188 19 205 20 226 19 237 21 245 30 239 12188 10801 11 213 18 229 18 245 17 256 23 245 10801 9558 10 255 16 235 15 250 12 273 14 259 9558 8446 11 285 12 248 12 262 9 293 8 298 8446 7452 10 324 8 273 9*292 7 321 8 342 7452 6570 12 339 7 311 9*316 7*351 10 006 6570 5784 14 344 9*325 10 327 9*011 11 018 5784 5076 14 345 11*325 10 335 10 024 12 028 5076 4445 17 336 11 326 11 339 11 026 13 035 4445 3915 18*323 11 328 11 343 11 027 12 037 3915 3506 16*315 11 331 11 345 11 027 11 036 3506 3224 15 313 11 333 10 347 10 027 9 034 3224 3052 14 313 10 334 10 348 10 027 6*028 3052 2953 11 313 9 335 9 349 9 028 4*023 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