DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.6 - - 90.7 - - - - - 82.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 329 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1756 - - 3059 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3982 - - 4984 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4749 - - 6052 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 972 - - 2616 - - - - - 2663 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 330 - - 413 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 34 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 052 - - 056 - - - - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8070 - - -9247 - - - - - -10448 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12820 - - 15300 - - - - - 13403 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11746 - - -11651 - - - - - -14540 ODpotential blCL - - - 16495 - - 17703 - - - - - 17494 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 88 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 360 - - 140 - - - - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.6 - - 90.7 - - - - - 82.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 33.4 - - - - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.4 - - 88.4 - - - - - 86.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 33.1 - - - - - 33.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 329 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1756 - - 3059 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 50 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99414 12 118 13 119 14 102 99414 91926 12 119 10 099 9 109 91926 86158 11 104 8 108 13 102 86158 81368 7 149 9 090 15 100 81368 77231 11 155 2 147 10 086 77231 73567 7 133 7 172 8 063 73567 70246 2 051 7 144 4 070 70246 67197 3 161 5 131 6 286 67197 64384 3 271 5 111 3 194 64384 61670 9 234 5 265 4 053 61670 58836 15 230 17 234 13 265 58836 55894 20 236 25 229 19 256 55894 53075 25 237 27 231 30 251 53075 50535 27 229 28 236 37 249 50535 48270 29 231 35 238 41 249 48270 46229 35 234 39 240 43 251 46229 44373 41 236 40 243 48 250 44373 42669 41 234 41 243 51 248 42669 41089 33 229 40 237 47 244 41089 39620 30 238 32 228 39 239 39620 38251 30 243 27 229 34 235 38251 36940 27 240 28 233 32 233 36940 35617 23 243 28 238 29 228 35617 34249 20 248 28 240 26 227 34249 32838 19 246 26 237 24 229 32838 31369 19 246 25 236 22 232 31369 29833 19 245 28 239 19 232 29833 28233 24 242 31 239 18 229 28233 26567 30 235 29 241 22 227 26567 24838 30 233 25 249 28 227 24838 23050 30 240 27 251 33 228 23050 21198 33 240 32 246 35 232 21198 19275 31 240 32 245 37 235 19275 17315 28 242 31 240 37 232 17315 15422 28 239 29 235 32 225 15422 13696 25 232 27 233 18 226 13696 12154 22 232 25 232 6 226 12154 10775 19 234 19 230 4 211 10775 9537 17 229 14 232 3 208 9537 8426 15 220 11 234 2 212 8426 7435 12 201 7 233 1 240 7435 6553 10 177 1*207 1 334 6553 5770 8 160 1*089 3 005 5770 5063 4*151 1 070 5 008 5063 4436 1*076 2 060 7 006 4436 3909 2 053 3 051 8 004 3909 3503 3 050 3 049 8 002 3503 3221 3 049 3 047 7 359 3221 3051 3 046 3 045 5*355 3051 2953 3 048 3 046 4*353 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