DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.7 - - 80.8 - - 78.9 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 232 - - 17 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1099 - - 2620 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3333 - - 4535 - - 2935 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4092 - - 5613 - - 2953 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 995 - - 1612 - - 3497 - - 1166 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 239 - - 349 - - 27 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 351 - - 003 - - 263 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 9 - - 7 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10327 - - -9034 - - -11646 - - -9810 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14419 - - 14648 - - 14599 - - 12763 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16113 - - -14012 - - -17414 - - -17791 ODpotential blCL - - - 20205 - - 19625 - - 20367 - - 20744 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 32 - - 32 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.7 - - 80.8 - - 78.9 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.2 - - 26.9 - - 25.4 - - 24.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.0 - - 78.9 - - 78.4 - - 75.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.8 - - 26.5 - - 25.0 - - 24.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 232 - - 17 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1099 - - 2620 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97838 10 060 13 086 10 054 14 051 97838 90597 21 072 11 098 13 060 20 051 90597 84966 16 060 9 087 12 075 11 044 84966 80288 6 006 6 054 12 059 3 094 80288 76259 7 044 8 339 16 005 9 031 76259 72715 8 360 8 327 15 350 12 351 72715 69530 15 346 15 342 19 348 17 356 69530 66600 19 319 21 316 22 328 23 338 66600 63875 21 306 27 305 29 315 27 326 63875 61230 19 298 29 293 35 306 31 317 61230 58467 23 310 28 288 36 293 34 303 58467 55601 31 310 28 295 35 290 34 299 55601 52870 37 300 32 297 34 295 33 298 52870 50414 37 289 33 293 35 299 31 302 50414 48212 31 280 31 293 33 298 28 309 48212 46215 23 279 25 291 26 292 27 310 46215 44387 20 281 18 290 19 291 21 300 44387 42700 22 288 19 306 16 295 13 298 42700 41135 26 292 23 303 17 303 12 303 41135 39672 27 306 26 304 20 308 14 310 39672 38298 28 319 24 311 20 313 13 326 38298 36974 20 325 15 303 17 301 14 320 36974 35635 11 008 6 286 10 276 12 286 35635 34257 14 050 4 079 7 224 15 223 34257 32839 17 060 8 078 6 170 15 205 32839 31367 16 061 9 079 7 145 9 183 31367 29826 11 070 11 080 8 130 9 162 29826 28218 9 061 10 084 9 134 10 167 28218 26545 9 051 9 074 8 139 6 209 26545 24808 8 059 8 071 6 158 6 249 24808 23009 6 043 6 074 3 174 4 236 23009 21142 6 359 5 057 1 067 2 162 21142 19204 4 325 4 005 3 016 4 157 19204 17233 3 253 4 300 3 330 3 189 17233 15336 7 228 7 261 4 274 4 249 15336 13608 8 233 10 252 6 263 6 261 13608 12066 9 246 12 258 9 270 10 268 12066 10687 8 258 14 261 12 272 11 273 10687 9453 7 267 12 264 12 273 11 282 9453 8350 6 275 10 273 11 276 10 290 8350 7367 4 289 7 286 8 285 9 297 7367 6495 3 342 6 306 6 303 7 306 6495 5721 5 016 6*329 5 329 6 313 5721 5025 6 011 6*337 5 343 5 321 5025 4406 7*335 7 347 6 353 3 328 4406 3889 7*330 7 352 6 357 3 340 3889 3490 7 333 7 356 6 359 2 338 3490 3215 7 338 7 358 6 001 2 310 3215 3048 7 341 7 359 5*002 2*276 3048 2952 6 342 7 000 5*003 3*263 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