DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 79.7 - - - - - 69.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 195 - - 238 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1091 - - 2546 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3373 - - 4488 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4084 - - 5539 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 773 - - 1309 - - - - - 801 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 246 - - 348 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 31 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 6 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 049 - - 125 - - - - - 254 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5661 - - -6402 - - - - - -7475 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9746 - - 11941 - - - - - 10429 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12193 - - -11121 - - - - - -15026 ODpotential blCL - - - 16277 - - 16660 - - - - - 17979 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 31 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 79.7 - - - - - 69.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.9 - - 37.7 - - - - - 34.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 77.7 - - - - - 74.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 37.5 - - - - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 195 - - 238 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1091 - - 2546 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97830 9 260 16 294 12 275 97830 90593 4 314 9 289 12 313 90593 84995 12 334 3 322 11 316 84995 80371 13 340 9 355 3 032 80371 76385 8 003 12 327 11 039 76385 72849 8 360 12 322 18 001 72849 69648 15 354 10 343 17 325 69648 66708 17 331 13 329 17 318 66708 63979 15 299 18 296 20 319 63979 61334 16 295 21 290 20 308 61334 58577 22 303 23 296 23 294 58577 55726 27 304 25 300 24 286 55726 53014 30 300 27 298 26 287 53014 50576 33 293 32 294 29 288 50576 48385 37 291 36 292 27 288 48385 46387 40 294 36 290 24 296 46387 44547 40 297 33 294 24 300 44547 42842 38 298 31 299 25 293 42842 41254 33 298 27 297 21 284 41254 39769 27 301 25 294 19 286 39769 38376 25 310 21 292 21 291 38376 37035 24 312 15 296 22 288 37035 35680 19 303 13 302 15 286 35680 34285 16 304 12 298 11 284 34285 32855 16 303 10 296 14 266 32855 31378 16 295 10 296 16 273 31378 29837 15 285 12 283 19 277 29837 28229 12 274 13 273 18 275 28229 26552 12 273 15 278 18 274 26552 24812 17 284 17 281 19 274 24812 23014 20 280 18 278 19 275 23014 21151 20 274 19 278 20 276 21151 19215 21 277 18 282 22 277 19215 17244 19 279 17 278 20 276 17244 15344 16 275 15 269 15 269 15344 13614 13 263 15 264 12 263 13614 12072 12 247 14 258 13 258 12072 10694 11 235 14 247 14 246 10694 9461 10 224 14 233 11 234 9461 8357 9 209 12 218 7 217 8357 7373 9 190 9 203 7 177 7373 6500 8 175 7 173 10 152 6500 5726 7 170 6*145 11 148 5726 5029 4 174 7*137 10 143 5029 4410 1*217 7 129 6 139 4410 3891 0*034 7 125 3 110 3891 3491 1 047 6 121 2 059 3491 3216 2 051 6 117 1 019 3216 3048 2 051 6 116 2*270 3048 2952 2 052 5 115 2*254 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