DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - 85.2 - - 93.6 - - - - - 85.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 317 - - 390 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2600 - - 4090 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4628 - - 5837 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5593 - - 7083 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1062 - - 4722 - - - - - 3894 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 387 - - 483 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 55 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 7 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 085 - - 340 - - - - - 358 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4082 - - -5509 - - - - - -8974 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9676 - - 12593 - - - - - 11929 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7620 - - -7914 - - - - - -13273 ODpotential blCL - - - 13213 - - 14997 - - - - - 16227 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 38 - - - - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 460 - - 430 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 93.6 - - - - - 85.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.9 - - 48.3 - - - - - 43.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.0 - - 90.9 - - - - - 89.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 47.9 - - - - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 317 - - 390 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2600 - - 4090 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 99769 36 113 31 120 34 099 99769 92270 36 115 28 108 25 102 92270 86487 27 117 26 108 23 101 86487 81671 17 120 25 102 18 100 81671 77515 19 109 17 114 17 114 77515 73839 9 117 17 124 14 092 73839 70516 11 137 16 117 7 118 70516 67468 9 123 11 140 6 110 67468 64649 7 115 10 156 6 147 64649 61936 7 248 5 169 1 256 61936 59127 12 232 14 243 11 268 59127 56220 20 240 22 239 25 258 56220 53449 21 261 27 252 28 263 53449 50955 36 270 42 263 34 274 50955 48707 50 275 53 260 48 271 48707 46660 65 270 59 267 57 268 46660 44782 64 269 65 268 59 266 44782 43052 62 273 66 269 57 265 43052 41448 60 275 59 270 57 265 41448 39956 53 278 51 267 56 261 39956 38561 46 279 39 262 51 259 38561 37222 44 282 37 261 49 259 37222 35870 37 281 41 265 48 260 35870 34475 32 279 39 270 45 257 34475 33042 30 276 34 273 40 255 33042 31557 28 271 32 271 35 253 31557 30007 27 262 29 264 33 251 30007 28394 25 246 25 256 32 251 28394 26717 22 226 22 259 29 255 26717 24977 21 217 19 259 25 259 24977 23176 20 223 18 251 22 262 23176 21310 20 235 19 245 19 263 21310 19373 20 241 21 239 20 257 19373 17400 18 236 21 233 24 241 17400 15497 16 220 22 233 27 231 15497 13761 16 215 23 234 25 237 13761 12207 14 220 22 233 21 247 12207 10817 12 222 19 231 16 263 10817 9572 9 222 16 234 13 282 9572 8456 6 222 11 244 11 300 8456 7460 5 212 7*265 10 324 7460 6575 6 199 6*289 9 350 6575 5788 4*193 6 319 10 008 5788 5078 2*183 7 340 10 024 5078 4447 1 117 7 347 10 032 4447 3916 1 080 8 352 9 031 3916 3507 2 064 8 355 7 029 3507 3224 2 056 8 356 6 022 3224 3052 2 057 8 357 4*011 3052 2953 2 054 7 358 2*358 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