DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.6 - - 93.1 - - 93.4 - - 84.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 331 - - 127 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3007 - - 7073 - - 5546 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4908 - - 8119 - - 6377 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6000 - - 10066 - - 8539 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2368 - - 5373 - - 6770 - - 2959 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 396 - - 548 - - 368 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 75 - - 36 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 065 - - 096 - - 067 - - 046 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 14 - - 14 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5286 - - -3051 - - -4974 - - -9178 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11287 - - 13118 - - 13513 - - 12133 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7461 - - -4154 - - -6162 - - -12460 ODpotential blCL - - - 13461 - - 14220 - - 14701 - - 15414 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 85 - - 89 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 370 - - 310 - - 210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.6 - - 93.1 - - 93.4 - - 84.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.4 - - 45.5 - - 44.1 - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.5 - - 90.6 - - 92.0 - - 88.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 45.2 - - 43.8 - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 331 - - 127 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3007 - - 7073 - - 5546 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 38 - - 56 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 99364 17 113 12 110 6 117 10 072 99364 91930 16 116 7 090 13 086 12 091 91930 86175 13 114 5 090 11 084 14 087 86175 81372 9 115 8 105 8 101 11 080 81372 77223 9 105 8 116 7 110 6 067 77223 73556 8 108 8 110 6 083 7 086 73556 70242 7 095 4 131 4 075 5 092 70242 67200 3 166 6 164 2 214 2 179 67200 64388 5 196 5 155 4 201 3 038 64388 61664 4 223 6 176 9 200 9 241 61664 58840 15 249 10 257 3 267 5 232 58840 55908 22 237 22 249 20 274 15 274 55908 53084 28 235 26 243 38 250 27 252 53084 50552 31 248 35 242 39 241 38 251 50552 48309 37 251 42 242 46 249 42 251 48309 46300 41 248 47 245 52 252 47 255 46300 44471 45 247 49 248 53 251 49 258 44471 42786 46 247 50 248 51 251 51 258 42786 41223 47 247 51 243 49 251 53 255 41223 39765 48 248 49 242 47 250 54 252 39765 38399 49 251 48 245 46 249 52 251 38399 37082 51 253 46 249 44 249 49 250 37082 35747 49 255 45 250 44 250 48 249 35747 34367 41 252 44 252 44 251 48 250 34367 32945 35 249 42 254 44 251 46 253 32945 31467 30 251 38 251 42 252 44 255 31467 29922 27 253 34 247 39 252 42 254 29922 28310 24 248 28 246 36 251 39 251 28310 26633 24 241 24 245 32 249 32 245 26633 24895 24 236 24 241 27 243 28 243 24895 23103 24 230 24 235 26 240 26 241 23103 21247 23 230 26 233 30 241 28 236 21247 19320 27 240 31 237 34 228 31 220 19320 17360 31 240 35 233 32 222 30 208 17360 15470 28 229 34 224 28 225 26 215 15470 13742 23 221 28 223 22 228 22 225 13742 12194 19 219 19 224 17 228 18 228 12194 10808 16 215 11*221 11 223 13 230 10808 9566 14 215 7*212 6*208 9 223 9566 8452 13 222 4 191 3*168 5 204 8452 7458 10 231 2 134 3 100 4 170 7458 6574 6*239 4 090 5 074 3 129 6574 5787 3*239 4 078 6 065 4 098 5787 5076 1 228 5 071 6 061 5 071 5076 4445 1 063 5 067 7 058 8 057 4445 3915 2 062 6 063 7 055 9 051 3915 3506 3 062 6 062 7 054 9 048 3506 3223 3 060 6 059 7 053 8 047 3223 3051 3 061 6 060 7 053 5*046 3051 2953 3 060 6 059 6 052 3*046 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