DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 74.8 - - 75.0 - - 68.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 412 - - 461 - - 225 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4691 - - 8139 - - 7134 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6326 - - 9136 - - 7958 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7684 - - 11132 - - 10127 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3258 - - 1912 - - 2288 - - 6646 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 514 - - 641 - - 484 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 12 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 325 - - 317 - - 344 - - 044 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -12 - - 13 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3512 - - -1450 - - -3207 - - -8668 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11197 - - 12583 - - 13334 - - 11621 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6041 - - -3491 - - -5863 - - -12494 ODpotential blCL - - - 13725 - - 14623 - - 15990 - - 15446 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 74 - - 83 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 74.8 - - 75.0 - - 68.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 29.4 - - 26.3 - - 28.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.8 - - 72.0 - - 73.3 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 28.7 - - 25.5 - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 412 - - 461 - - 225 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4691 - - 8139 - - 7134 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 34 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 98683 22 106 16 101 17 086 17 084 98683 91228 19 096 13 108 16 075 19 076 91228 85508 19 122 12 104 18 074 18 073 85508 80765 20 110 15 082 17 091 16 079 80765 76678 17 104 16 069 14 095 14 089 76678 73078 16 098 14 116 10 084 12 077 73078 69829 10 090 15 105 13 116 10 081 69829 66830 10 144 7 110 13 105 14 117 66830 64028 8 150 9 142 6 121 12 111 64028 61297 11 187 5 185 4 162 7 130 61297 58435 12 189 13 209 9 222 4 202 58435 55449 12 207 17 207 13 237 11 236 55449 52584 13 222 18 211 18 235 13 240 52584 50002 11 229 13 214 15 231 16 248 50002 47691 10 247 13 238 14 254 15 243 47691 45598 15 253 10 241 12 256 8 243 45598 43689 16 252 11 284 9 278 8 286 43689 41936 11 265 15 286 13 303 14 305 41936 40315 14 274 16 279 15 293 19 297 40315 38811 13 280 13 287 11 296 17 298 38811 37414 13 295 13 309 12 320 16 305 37414 36089 12 293 13 315 12 349 11 326 36089 34768 5 299 9 354 14 032 20 023 34768 33419 6 019 10 052 20 060 22 028 33419 32031 14 064 12 055 21 056 17 039 32031 30588 18 057 14 039 20 043 12 046 30588 29079 15 045 20 052 19 046 13 026 29079 27508 12 032 13 029 5 008 7 033 27508 25876 12 025 15 333 16 311 15 309 25876 24194 11 015 14 319 21 309 26 301 24194 22459 9 357 15 327 21 307 26 297 22459 20658 8 337 18 335 19 304 24 296 20658 18786 7 324 22 337 19 300 23 298 18786 16878 9 304 21 328 20 297 23 298 16878 15034 12 292 18 310 20 296 22 299 15034 13353 14 286 16 292 19 291 21 298 13353 11854 13 289 12*289 14 287 18 294 11854 10515 14 300 11*295 11*303 15 293 10515 9317 15 306 11 299 10*310 12 297 9317 8245 14*313 11 304 10 315 9 308 8245 7287 12*320 10 312 10 338 7 323 7287 6437 12 322 10 319 10 347 6 344 6437 5680 12 324 10 324 10 352 6 008 5680 4997 12 325 10 329 11 355 7 023 4997 4389 12 326 10 333 11 358 7 030 4389 3879 11 328 10 335 11 000 7 035 3879 3484 11 329 10 338 10 002 7 038 3484 3213 11 330 10 339 10 002 7 040 3213 3047 10 331 9 340 10 002 5*042 3047 2951 9 332 9 341 9 003 4*044 2951 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