DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.7 - - 92.2 - - - - - 85.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 325 - - 373 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1977 - - 3677 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4175 - - 5503 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4970 - - 6670 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1353 - - 2479 - - - - - 2868 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 357 - - 460 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 347 - - - - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 9 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6883 - - -6767 - - - - - -8553 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11853 - - 13438 - - - - - 11507 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10899 - - -9390 - - - - - -12579 ODpotential blCL - - - 15869 - - 16060 - - - - - 15533 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 44 - - - - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 190 - - - - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.7 - - 92.2 - - - - - 85.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.1 - - 43.2 - - - - - 45.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.5 - - 89.6 - - - - - 88.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.8 - - 42.8 - - - - - 44.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 325 - - 373 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1977 - - 3677 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 99700 36 110 31 112 31 102 99700 92172 31 122 27 111 28 102 92172 86361 28 125 24 122 24 100 86361 81535 22 119 21 124 16 100 81535 77371 21 108 18 119 11 105 77371 73691 12 114 20 116 10 114 73691 70374 8 146 8 109 8 134 70374 67337 8 124 14 153 5 089 67337 64535 6 290 5 128 3 228 64535 61822 11 258 5 291 10 172 61822 58984 14 232 17 245 14 249 58984 56050 17 236 23 231 23 252 56050 53265 30 237 35 232 37 249 53265 50760 35 240 38 227 35 238 50760 48502 48 240 44 238 39 244 48502 46441 61 228 61 235 42 245 46441 44546 65 222 69 230 44 244 44546 42797 62 225 64 232 45 246 42797 41183 63 228 63 232 43 249 41183 39692 62 228 56 231 33 245 39692 38309 51 228 45 235 26 249 38309 36989 37 232 42 236 21 258 36989 35659 37 238 39 234 17 262 35659 34286 30 241 34 236 17 261 34286 32871 23 241 30 242 18 257 32871 31400 20 254 27 245 19 256 31400 29862 20 253 23 245 19 257 29862 28260 22 241 19 247 19 253 28260 26594 24 229 16 245 19 248 26594 24866 26 226 17 238 19 245 24866 23080 28 223 20 234 18 245 23080 21227 28 221 26 228 18 245 21227 19304 28 226 26 225 20 241 19304 17345 29 234 23 226 25 235 17345 15455 24 242 21 223 27 231 15455 13727 17 234 19 227 25 235 13727 12182 15 224 16 233 21 243 12182 10799 9 221 13 234 16 250 10799 9559 3 215 8 231 13 257 9559 8447 0 356 3 226 9 267 8447 7454 5 360 3*349 7 281 7454 6571 10 354 6*347 5 310 6571 5785 13 350 7 344 5 346 5785 5076 14*339 8 346 6 006 5076 4445 14*331 8 347 7 012 4445 3916 14 330 8 347 6 011 3916 3506 14 331 9 349 6 006 3506 3224 13 331 8 350 5 002 3224 3052 12 332 8 351 4*355 3052 2953 10 332 7 351 3*351 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