DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.3 - - 72.9 - - 65.6 - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 231 - - 370 - - 41 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5763 - - 4107 - - 1831 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6906 - - 5829 - - 2935 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8756 - - 7100 - - 4824 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2145 - - 2727 - - 3306 - - 5217 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 454 - - 474 - - 174 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 21 - - 17 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 249 - - 306 - - 320 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 4 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -32 - - -13 - - -7 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3977 - - -1965 - - -4210 - - -7266 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12734 - - 9065 - - 9035 - - 10219 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7051 - - -3207 - - -8266 - - -13010 ODpotential blCL - - - 15807 - - 10307 - - 13090 - - 15962 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 91 - - 100 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.3 - - 72.9 - - 65.6 - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 43.2 - - 36.3 - - 28.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.5 - - 70.6 - - 65.2 - - 64.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.0 - - 43.0 - - 36.2 - - 28.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 231 - - 370 - - 41 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5763 - - 4107 - - 1831 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 63 - - 101 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 98435 10 228 11 214 7 262 8 300 98435 91059 5 255 9 255 3 276 7 227 91059 85361 2 131 2 287 1 302 2 286 85361 80644 4 137 1 302 4 359 9 356 80644 76578 7 109 3 125 5 345 6 328 76578 72991 4 358 0 224 5 306 5 270 72991 69738 3 097 3 169 5 265 5 301 69738 66724 8 223 8 226 8 232 11 266 66724 63921 11 188 13 206 2 247 6 243 63921 61191 7 183 9 240 17 255 9 270 61191 58332 15 233 15 231 24 262 23 253 58332 55360 22 234 15 269 23 241 21 254 55360 52535 30 243 34 250 21 264 29 270 52535 50026 37 245 28 247 32 267 24 269 50026 47788 42 246 31 261 33 279 24 278 47788 45756 47 248 45 266 40 276 32 278 45756 43892 53 247 53 262 44 273 41 278 43892 42169 56 246 56 256 46 268 46 277 42169 40565 62 245 59 249 48 262 51 274 40565 39067 65 239 62 244 52 259 55 271 39067 37667 65 236 64 242 56 256 55 266 37667 36332 63 236 67 242 59 252 54 262 36332 34996 61 236 69 242 62 251 53 260 34996 33626 60 235 68 242 60 250 52 261 33626 32222 59 234 65 242 57 250 52 261 32222 30764 58 233 61 242 56 252 50 262 30764 29241 56 231 58 242 57 253 49 263 29241 27651 56 231 57 243 58 252 49 265 27651 25995 55 232 57 244 58 251 49 266 25995 24274 54 232 59 244 58 251 48 267 24274 22492 53 230 60 243 57 249 47 264 22492 20647 51 224 61 239 57 247 46 259 20647 18739 50 219 62 235 56 245 47 256 18739 16808 50 217 59 232 52 238 48 252 16808 14955 49 218 53 229 44 226 47 241 14955 13270 45 222 44 227 37 224 45 233 13270 11768 41 228 33 225 33 228 35 240 11768 10432 36 235 24 226 28 243 22 260 10432 9244 27*238 17 236 27 267 15 296 9244 8184 21*242 13 267 28 292 17 322 8184 7238 20 244 14*285 28 307 20 331 7238 6398 20 247 16*295 27 311 23 336 6398 5650 20 249 20 305 25 313 25 339 5650 4974 19 251 22 306 23*314 26 339 4974 4373 19 253 22 307 20*317 26 338 4373 3868 18 254 23 308 18 319 24 335 3868 3478 17 256 22 308 17 321 21 330 3478 3209 16 257 22 309 16 321 17 324 3209 3045 15 257 20 309 14 322 13*319 3045 2951 12 258 17 310 11 323 7*313 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