DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.5 - - 80.3 - - - - - 73.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 349 - - 397 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2786 - - 6972 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4800 - - 8131 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5779 - - 9965 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3654 - - 5997 - - - - - 11383 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 410 - - 582 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 11 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 157 - - 175 - - - - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 17 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -19 - - 26 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11490 - - -6499 - - - - - -9400 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17270 - - 16465 - - - - - 12354 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18772 - - -11046 - - - - - -11219 ODpotential blCL - - - 24551 - - 21011 - - - - - 14172 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 86 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.5 - - 80.3 - - - - - 73.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.7 - - 16.7 - - - - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.2 - - 77.7 - - - - - 75.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.7 - - 15.6 - - - - - 28.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 349 - - 397 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2786 - - 6972 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 44 - - - - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 98869 19 117 22 088 22 123 98869 91416 17 117 15 117 19 088 91416 85683 12 110 18 113 15 087 85683 80914 10 101 10 110 14 107 80914 76806 10 109 12 140 14 097 76806 73170 10 122 12 127 8 106 73170 69871 12 187 7 136 7 133 69871 66833 18 177 13 210 7 124 66833 64004 12 167 15 200 3 255 64004 61252 14 245 12 213 11 245 61252 58374 22 234 22 236 13 257 58374 55368 19 227 25 239 21 263 55368 52493 25 249 25 242 30 263 52493 49916 26 256 29 254 32 266 49916 47617 30 262 33 258 36 269 47617 45538 29 263 33 264 35 271 45538 43640 39 272 43 265 40 271 43640 41896 44 259 40 257 41 266 41896 40289 43 254 40 255 42 258 40289 38801 50 255 53 242 43 247 38801 37417 62 245 65 237 47 238 37417 36096 58 240 56 239 56 231 36096 34770 53 246 53 242 59 237 34770 33415 44 258 51 247 50 243 33415 32025 39 255 49 250 46 241 32025 30578 36 254 45 251 46 241 30578 29064 36 257 42 250 45 238 29064 27485 37 260 41 246 43 237 27485 25842 32 260 45 243 39 238 25842 24139 29 250 46 245 34 240 24139 22383 32 244 46 247 29 246 22383 20568 31 242 49 243 26 252 20568 18689 27 241 53 232 22 250 18689 16783 26 241 47 222 21 238 16783 14958 27 239 36 219 24 242 14958 13306 27 236 31 224 24 252 13306 11831 25 231 25 227 20 257 11831 10508 20 224 20*225 19 257 10508 9320 20 220 16*218 17 257 9320 8254 19 217 13 206 16 257 8254 7300 17 207 12 189 16 257 7300 6450 16*183 11 172 15 257 6450 5692 17*168 11 160 14 257 5692 5008 18 162 11 155 14 258 5008 4398 18 156 11 151 12 258 4398 3885 18 153 11 147 11 259 3885 3488 18 152 11 145 9 259 3488 3215 17 150 11 143 7 261 3215 3048 16 149 10 142 5*263 3048 2952 13 148 9 141 3*264 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