DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 66.0 - - 66.3 - - 58.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 200 - - 293 - - 115 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4220 - - 5101 - - 3830 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5674 - - 6516 - - 5067 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7213 - - 8094 - - 6823 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1886 - - 1967 - - 2786 - - 3132 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 394 - - 474 - - 316 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 15 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 296 - - 307 - - 354 - - 038 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 3 - - 10 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 741 - - 185 - - -1485 - - -3691 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6472 - - 7909 - - 8308 - - 6643 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -258 - - -570 - - -3605 - - -8083 ODpotential blCL - - - 7471 - - 8664 - - 10428 - - 11035 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 86 - - 73 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 66.0 - - 66.3 - - 58.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.8 - - 41.6 - - 40.1 - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.3 - - 64.0 - - 65.0 - - 62.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.9 - - 40.9 - - 39.6 - - 39.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 200 - - 293 - - 115 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4220 - - 5101 - - 3830 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 67 - - 43 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98817 3 315 8 313 4 037 8 321 98817 91419 2 081 4 073 3 267 7 017 91419 85732 5 136 5 075 4 011 9 057 85732 81010 7 104 4 126 6 028 9 078 81010 76932 5 063 10 122 4 049 9 073 76932 73323 8 053 9 089 8 086 6 093 73323 70047 6 106 5 039 8 101 6 065 70047 67023 9 095 6 127 3 161 7 024 67023 64207 3 188 5 139 4 228 4 321 64207 61467 8 226 7 192 7 234 4 231 61467 58596 17 227 16 231 16 244 12 249 58596 55618 21 214 26 231 27 240 21 246 55618 52790 21 243 24 234 27 238 27 244 52790 50254 30 257 27 247 27 250 26 252 50254 47979 38 251 33 250 33 258 31 258 47979 45910 47 245 41 250 39 257 40 258 45910 44016 52 244 46 248 44 253 47 255 44016 42271 58 247 52 249 46 252 49 257 42271 40656 65 249 56 250 49 254 54 259 40656 39155 69 251 59 252 51 258 55 262 39155 37754 69 253 61 253 55 261 56 266 37754 36416 68 256 64 255 58 260 57 271 36416 35073 68 257 65 256 57 261 58 273 35073 33699 64 258 59 259 53 265 57 272 33699 32291 57 262 56 263 50 268 53 272 32291 30832 53 265 51 266 47 270 49 272 30832 29308 49 268 49 268 46 270 48 272 29308 27717 49 271 47 270 46 271 47 273 27717 26060 47 274 44 273 46 273 45 272 26060 24342 45 278 42 274 45 276 43 269 24342 22566 41 283 41 273 42 277 41 269 22566 20725 37 293 37 273 38 276 38 271 20725 18813 31 306 31 274 34 275 33 274 18813 16871 24 309 26 276 29 275 29 276 16871 15005 23 301 22 276 26 274 26 275 15005 13309 24 294 21 278 24 273 23 274 13309 11803 23 293 19 280 21 268 20 271 11803 10463 19 290 14 275 16 255 17 269 10463 9267 14 287 10 267 12 251 14 270 9267 8199 10*285 9*272 8 269 10 273 8199 7246 7*287 8*277 7*281 7 285 7246 6402 7 290 7 288 6*312 5 309 6402 5650 7 292 6 299 6 340 5 329 5650 4974 7 296 6 307 6 354 4 345 4974 4372 6 299 6 318 7 000 4 007 4372 3867 6 303 6 326 7 005 4 026 3867 3478 6 307 6 332 7 007 4 034 3478 3209 6 309 6 335 7 008 3 038 3209 3045 5 310 5 336 7 009 2*038 3045 2951 5 311 5 339 6 010 2*038 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