DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.7 - - 92.1 - - - - - 87.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 356 - - 408 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3037 - - 5573 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4995 - - 7023 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6030 - - 8566 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2552 - - 4669 - - - - - 6123 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 424 - - 544 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 15 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 356 - - 359 - - - - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 12 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2988 - - -3346 - - - - - -8603 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9019 - - 11913 - - - - - 11557 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5405 - - -4914 - - - - - -11384 ODpotential blCL - - - 11435 - - 13480 - - - - - 14338 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 59 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 620 - - 320 - - - - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.7 - - 92.1 - - - - - 87.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.3 - - 49.8 - - - - - 47.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.3 - - 89.3 - - - - - 89.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 49.3 - - - - - 46.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 356 - - 408 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3037 - - 5573 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 8 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] 99755 40 099 38 101 30 100 99755 92199 31 115 31 098 29 092 92199 86360 29 115 25 118 27 100 86360 81514 25 100 22 108 24 108 81514 77357 18 105 17 107 22 111 77357 73700 16 110 13 132 17 105 73700 70410 13 120 16 136 12 105 70410 67392 15 136 15 155 5 151 67392 64591 16 149 20 158 4 199 64591 61877 16 157 12 157 9 200 61877 59058 15 182 11 178 19 193 59058 56154 27 227 12 235 18 167 56154 53368 46 222 33 233 8 121 53368 50845 55 209 51 223 40 237 50845 48602 59 208 67 213 69 225 48602 46588 59 209 67 208 69 219 46588 44750 54 217 66 214 67 222 44750 43057 66 226 68 216 67 224 43057 41483 74 222 69 216 67 224 41483 40003 76 217 67 218 64 225 40003 38608 69 214 65 221 61 227 38608 37264 60 214 62 225 56 227 37264 35904 58 217 58 228 51 226 35904 34502 55 219 53 227 48 223 34502 33060 52 221 49 226 46 221 33060 31565 50 220 46 227 42 220 31565 30007 48 222 45 228 37 221 30007 28389 46 223 44 231 33 222 28389 26707 43 225 42 233 32 224 26707 24960 39 224 38 228 33 227 24960 23152 37 225 38 225 34 234 23152 21278 36 233 35 230 31 239 21278 19335 30 243 28 238 27 237 19335 17366 18 238 21 238 25 228 17366 15473 12 226 19 229 22 229 15473 13742 9 237 17 231 16 231 13742 12193 7 258 13 237 10 234 12193 10807 5 267 8 255 5 234 10807 9564 4 265 5*295 1 235 9564 8452 3 305 4*333 3 047 8452 7458 4 001 5 356 5 046 7458 6575 5*010 6 360 7 045 6575 5789 5*004 6 001 7 042 5789 5080 6 356 7 002 7 037 5080 4448 6 353 8 002 6 026 4448 3917 7 353 8 002 5 011 3917 3507 7 355 8 003 5 358 3507 3224 7 356 8 003 5 349 3224 3052 7 356 8 003 4*342 3052 2953 6 357 7 003 3*337 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