DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/18 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 89.9 - - 91.2 - - 84.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 408 - - 195 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3437 - - 7250 - - 5482 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5312 - - 8367 - - 6610 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6430 - - 10243 - - 8475 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3475 - - 4127 - - 6522 - - 5357 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 447 - - 595 - - 425 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 34 - - 53 - - 21 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 008 - - 252 - - 347 - - 042 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 19 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 29 - - 30 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6502 - - -4603 - - -6812 - - -10618 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12933 - - 14847 - - 15288 - - 13573 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11451 - - -8313 - - -9968 - - -14724 ODpotential blCL - - - 17881 - - 18556 - - 18443 - - 17678 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 46 - - 43 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 89.9 - - 91.2 - - 84.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.7 - - 34.2 - - 33.6 - - 34.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.0 - - 87.1 - - 89.4 - - 86.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 33.4 - - 32.9 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 368 - - 408 - - 195 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3437 - - 7250 - - 5482 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99010 25 112 28 124 23 109 19 111 99010 91497 25 132 15 150 14 094 18 105 91497 85693 12 127 19 135 9 142 12 080 85693 80886 12 118 14 106 15 120 10 100 80886 76769 10 124 12 125 16 099 11 116 76769 73138 18 136 8 145 9 078 15 078 73138 69850 9 098 10 145 2 003 6 017 69850 66836 3 184 9 134 4 176 5 220 66836 64045 10 297 4 294 4 264 7 229 64045 61357 18 241 15 268 11 275 6 273 61357 58563 16 254 22 263 20 274 22 278 58563 55671 24 273 25 266 29 269 34 263 55671 52930 34 282 35 280 41 272 42 269 52930 50482 44 281 46 278 48 276 49 269 50482 48294 47 278 51 277 51 280 50 274 48294 46300 49 278 55 281 56 285 61 281 46300 44470 54 281 63 286 66 285 71 278 44470 42780 59 283 70 287 75 284 79 279 42780 41205 63 284 75 287 82 285 83 280 41205 39727 67 284 77 287 86 285 85 281 39727 38333 67 283 74 287 84 285 85 281 38333 36988 66 283 66 283 77 283 85 281 36988 35628 64 283 59 279 72 279 79 280 35628 34227 60 281 58 278 67 276 74 275 34227 32791 58 278 57 277 61 274 72 274 32791 31305 55 276 55 276 57 273 70 275 31305 29754 51 275 52 275 54 272 65 277 29754 28138 47 273 46 273 51 269 58 278 28138 26458 44 269 42 270 47 266 50 275 26458 24720 41 267 40 267 43 263 45 269 24720 22927 38 266 40 264 41 260 44 263 22927 21074 35 266 39 262 40 259 44 261 21074 19153 34 267 38 260 39 257 42 259 19153 17202 31 269 36 256 36 250 39 249 17202 15326 27 269 33 247 31 237 34 236 15326 13617 24 265 27 236 25 236 28 237 13617 12089 21 256 23 236 22 241 22 241 12089 10720 19 243 19*237 17 247 16 250 10720 9494 17 234 14*238 13*254 12 260 9494 8394 15 231 10 238 9*263 8 278 8394 7411 10 229 5 239 5 281 5 305 7411 6538 6*233 1 256 4 324 4 353 6538 5760 3*251 1 029 4 001 6 029 5760 5058 1 333 2 042 5 016 8 041 5058 4433 2 009 3 044 6 023 9 044 4433 3908 3 018 4 046 6 026 10 046 3908 3502 4 023 5 045 6 029 10 046 3502 3221 4 024 5 045 7 029 9 046 3221 3051 4 026 5 045 6 030 6*044 3051 2953 4 027 5 045 6 031 4*042 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