DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.3 - - - - - 84.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 286 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8736 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 9364 - - - - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 11729 - - - - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3331 - - - - - 1781 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 560 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 240 - - - - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 34 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -7473 - - - - - -13377 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 19203 - - - - - 16332 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10456 - - - - - -17543 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 22185 - - - - - 20497 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.3 - - - - - 84.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 19.4 - - - - - 22.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.1 - - - - - 87.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 18.6 - - - - - 22.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 286 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8736 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 76 - - - - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 3 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] 99194 12 090 8 102 99194 91729 13 100 10 087 91729 85968 9 080 10 095 85968 81189 7 073 12 062 81189 77074 4 080 8 055 77074 73425 5 129 10 046 73425 70122 6 156 7 013 70122 67093 5 088 5 002 67093 64292 2 266 2 284 64292 61583 7 132 8 142 61583 58764 13 236 4 245 58764 55842 24 247 11 245 55842 53050 30 244 32 260 53050 50546 39 247 44 255 50546 48314 47 248 51 254 48314 46287 55 251 55 253 46287 44428 61 250 60 252 44428 42717 67 247 69 251 42717 41139 75 247 80 254 41139 39674 81 247 95 255 39674 38301 81 247 102 251 38301 36974 75 247 97 249 36974 35628 63 244 96 255 35628 34238 53 234 88 258 34238 32809 57 233 77 258 32809 31330 59 234 64 253 31330 29787 57 234 58 245 29787 28182 54 233 56 242 28182 26514 51 234 51 242 26514 24784 48 235 46 241 24784 22994 46 238 43 243 22994 21143 47 240 39 241 21143 19228 46 237 37 238 19228 17280 43 230 32 229 17280 15398 40 232 29 226 15398 13678 36 240 25 233 13678 12139 25*241 20 242 12139 10761 18*237 17 251 10761 9526 17 237 14 261 9526 8419 14 238 11 275 8419 7430 13 239 9 296 7430 6551 11 240 9 325 6551 5769 10 242 11 349 5769 5064 9 243 13 001 5064 4436 8 244 15 008 4436 3909 7 245 16 011 3909 3502 7 246 15 010 3502 3221 7 246 13 008 3221 3050 6 246 9*002 3050 2953 5 247 4*347 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