DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 - - - 91.8 - - 98.2 - - 99.6 - - 91.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 267 - - 308 - - 76 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1736 - - 3708 - - 3908 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3941 - - 5455 - - 4800 - - 2937 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4729 - - 6701 - - 6901 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1369 - - 2564 - - 4872 - - 12196 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 319 - - 431 - - 278 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 21 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 356 - - 087 - - 041 - - 203 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 10 - - 13 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10143 - - -10152 - - -10088 - - -11990 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14873 - - 16854 - - 16990 - - 14945 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14095 - - -12708 - - -12418 - - -15235 ODpotential blCL - - - 18824 - - 19409 - - 19319 - - 18189 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 81 - - 83 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - 80 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 91.8 - - 98.2 - - 99.6 - - 91.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.1 - - 33.9 - - 34.7 - - 36.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 89.7 - - 96.0 - - 98.7 - - 96.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 33.5 - - 34.3 - - 36.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 267 - - 308 - - 76 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1736 - - 3708 - - 3908 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 49 - - 25 - - 33 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 99497 15 094 12 102 13 102 5 120 99497 91998 12 102 11 137 13 083 11 083 91998 86179 10 121 8 119 7 088 16 081 86179 81346 14 127 12 128 7 159 10 067 81346 77192 12 113 13 114 12 142 5 086 77192 73535 8 111 10 086 10 112 8 126 73535 70234 8 105 6 103 4 076 11 091 70234 67215 10 118 5 151 2 003 11 060 67215 64434 15 110 9 159 6 232 2 020 64434 61750 9 090 10 130 14 180 7 170 61750 58953 9 301 6 263 8 172 10 206 58953 56060 28 211 26 238 20 257 11 257 56060 53306 25 208 35 227 32 240 23 248 53306 50829 27 224 36 218 39 220 39 231 50829 48624 31 242 33 221 37 213 43 223 48624 46635 46 244 39 235 35 220 44 226 46635 44811 55 232 51 227 47 228 48 226 44811 43125 54 226 57 224 59 226 50 224 43125 41557 50 225 56 222 63 224 53 222 41557 40091 49 223 52 218 62 221 54 221 40091 38711 48 228 48 214 60 217 54 220 38711 37379 47 228 45 212 55 214 54 219 37379 36029 46 221 44 212 50 212 50 218 36029 34632 45 216 43 210 48 213 45 218 34632 33192 39 216 38 204 47 208 41 215 33192 31695 31 221 31 196 46 200 43 208 31695 30132 26 224 29 194 43 195 46 200 30132 28504 22 221 29 189 39 192 47 194 28504 26811 20 213 28 183 32 193 44 188 26811 25057 20 207 27 184 24 190 36 179 25057 23246 21 201 25 190 21 184 28 165 23246 21370 21 202 21 201 20 186 23 161 21370 19426 21 210 19 210 19 192 18 168 19426 17450 17 217 19 210 16 195 14 175 17450 15547 13 225 18 203 13 196 12 184 15547 13812 10 224 15 196 11 192 13 201 13812 12260 10 208 12 191 9 183 15 206 12260 10870 11 190 10 188 7 172 16 208 10870 9622 10 179 10 185 5 157 16 211 9622 8503 7 174 9 174 4 129 16 214 8503 7503 4 155 7*153 4*069 15 215 7503 6613 3 108 5*129 5*055 14 216 6613 5819 3 061 4 102 5 048 14 216 5819 5103 4*352 4 088 6 042 14 215 5103 4464 5*348 4 081 6 039 13 212 4464 3928 5 352 4 073 6 036 12 208 3928 3514 6 357 4 067 6 035 10 201 3514 3227 6 002 4 065 6 033 7 195 3227 3053 6 003 4 064 6 034 4*193 3053 2953 5 005 4 064 5 033 2*203 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