DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/02 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 77.1 - - 77.9 - - 70.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 371 - - 124 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6609 - - 8450 - - 8990 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7798 - - 9281 - - 8944 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9602 - - 11443 - - 11983 - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2138 - - 1896 - - 2327 - - 10450 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 554 - - 604 - - 428 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 18 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 239 - - 233 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -28 - - -31 - - -25 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -505 - - -1077 - - -1483 - - -8512 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10108 - - 12521 - - 13467 - - 11466 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2258 - - -3124 - - -3427 - - -10273 ODpotential blCL - - - 11860 - - 14567 - - 15410 - - 13226 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 98 - - 94 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 77.1 - - 77.9 - - 70.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.0 - - 31.8 - - 28.4 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 74.7 - - 76.7 - - 72.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 31.5 - - 28.2 - - 30.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 371 - - 124 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6609 - - 8450 - - 8990 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 93 - - 75 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99025 2 064 6 081 6 053 1 094 99025 91624 3 169 6 105 4 031 8 014 91624 85900 9 123 2 346 8 055 11 034 85900 81143 12 084 2 314 4 034 7 037 81143 77031 3 356 2 157 2 032 7 038 77031 73377 4 239 2 272 4 325 4 065 73377 70053 9 198 6 204 6 298 6 048 70053 66993 5 166 11 203 11 222 8 230 66993 64149 6 241 11 207 13 203 11 209 64149 61389 20 243 9 209 8 177 11 228 61389 58488 33 230 21 234 15 228 17 232 58488 55456 38 230 34 225 31 251 31 248 55456 52572 32 237 38 233 40 243 34 246 52572 49994 40 244 36 242 37 247 35 254 49994 47689 43 243 37 244 39 259 43 263 47689 45600 45 245 40 249 46 257 51 261 45600 43694 47 246 42 249 48 252 54 260 43694 41942 42 249 44 250 48 253 53 260 41942 40321 44 267 52 252 49 255 53 261 40321 38813 56 265 57 249 50 256 53 259 38813 37411 56 263 55 245 52 249 51 256 37411 36085 53 270 52 243 51 244 51 247 36085 34766 57 274 49 243 48 249 51 241 34766 33415 61 277 49 239 46 255 46 239 33415 32024 62 274 51 237 43 253 38 238 32024 30580 58 271 49 237 34 252 36 242 30580 29071 56 269 43 241 32 249 38 245 29071 27498 57 273 39 248 30 242 36 245 27498 25861 57 276 36 250 29 238 32 241 25861 24164 55 278 35 247 28 237 28 236 24164 22409 52 275 30 254 27 238 28 234 22409 20590 46 268 29 264 27 239 28 232 20590 18707 35 260 28 259 27 239 28 228 18707 16800 27 242 29 250 27 238 26 222 16800 14975 27 239 28 245 26 234 23 213 14975 13317 28 240 25 240 22*225 20 212 13317 11836 27 242 21*234 19*224 18 216 11836 10509 23*242 19*232 19 226 15 220 10509 9316 19*243 19 234 18 228 12 228 9316 8248 18 245 19 235 18 231 9 245 8248 7292 18 246 19 237 17 234 8 271 7292 6442 17 248 18 240 16 237 10 291 6442 5685 17 249 18 241 15 239 13 300 5685 5002 16 250 17 242 14 240 15 303 5002 4393 16 251 16 244 13 242 16 306 4393 3882 15 252 16 245 13 243 16 308 3882 3487 14 254 15 246 12 245 15 309 3487 3214 13 254 14 246 11 245 13 310 3214 3047 12 254 13 247 11 245 10*310 3047 2952 10 254 11 247 9 246 7*311 2952 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