DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - 84.0 - - 89.0 - - 89.4 - - 84.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 392 - - 452 - - 219 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3797 - - 8136 - - 5255 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5611 - - 9130 - - 6497 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6790 - - 11129 - - 8248 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4428 - - 4472 - - 8442 - - 8363 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 472 - - 639 - - 435 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 304 - - 003 - - 029 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 22 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 13 - - 32 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5981 - - -3151 - - -6373 - - -10175 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12771 - - 14281 - - 14622 - - 13129 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8209 - - -4163 - - -7415 - - -12377 ODpotential blCL - - - 14999 - - 15292 - - 15663 - - 15331 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 72 - - 77 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.0 - - 89.0 - - 89.4 - - 84.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.8 - - 35.8 - - 34.7 - - 36.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.3 - - 86.1 - - 87.4 - - 85.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 35.2 - - 34.2 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 392 - - 452 - - 219 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3797 - - 8136 - - 5255 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 8 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99342 29 104 33 096 22 106 25 095 99342 91830 26 099 21 099 20 110 24 105 91830 86016 23 105 10 101 16 101 20 101 86016 81165 15 117 9 130 10 075 18 089 81165 76989 15 124 14 120 8 112 11 069 76989 73312 15 106 10 112 8 078 9 109 73312 69987 9 094 4 124 5 083 8 073 69987 66934 4 118 3 066 6 077 5 050 66934 64106 1 126 2 227 2 338 6 054 64106 61364 5 264 8 244 10 253 5 292 61364 58502 13 289 12 266 13 271 13 284 58502 55538 24 281 15 260 19 267 21 276 55538 52714 25 281 18 288 20 279 23 278 52714 50183 30 286 29 286 27 284 29 278 50183 47934 33 282 36 278 34 287 29 271 47934 45916 33 290 34 283 37 286 32 283 45916 44090 39 304 36 297 35 291 39 285 44090 42419 38 296 40 297 37 295 43 283 42419 40872 28 310 34 294 39 295 45 279 40872 39422 36 340 35 301 36 291 46 274 39422 38053 40 337 40 304 36 289 45 273 38053 36729 33 323 36 305 39 290 44 273 36729 35387 27 297 27 305 39 288 42 273 35387 34001 31 283 21 287 36 281 41 272 34001 32575 34 285 29 281 37 278 39 267 32575 31095 36 288 36 289 38 280 38 265 31095 29547 36 286 37 289 37 281 38 269 29547 27935 36 283 35 286 38 276 37 273 27935 26260 36 279 33 283 37 269 38 275 26260 24525 34 278 33 276 38 260 41 270 24525 22738 29 271 33 266 42 254 45 259 22738 20898 28 264 36 256 44 252 47 250 20898 19003 28 262 36 252 41 245 44 239 19003 17083 27 259 34 246 35 236 38 232 17083 15231 27 256 29 239 27 237 30 237 15231 13540 24 256 24 239 23 243 23 245 13540 12027 18 257 21*244 20 249 17 260 12027 10671 14 262 18*253 16 258 14 278 10671 9456 12 273 14 265 13 268 12 294 9456 8366 11 284 12 280 9*281 11 306 8366 7390 9*302 11 297 7*303 9 321 7390 6523 10*318 10 316 6 337 8 336 6523 5749 10 323 10 332 7 360 7 356 5749 5050 10 327 10 341 8 011 7 015 5050 4428 11 329 11 347 8 015 8 026 4428 3904 11 332 11 351 8 018 8 030 3904 3500 10 335 11 353 9 020 8 032 3500 3221 10 336 11 355 9 020 7 031 3221 3050 10 337 11 355 9 021 5*029 3050 2953 9 338 10 357 8 022 4*029 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