DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0950z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 66.3 - - 76.8 - - 85.1 - - 88.4 - - 80.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 39 - - 334 - - 412 - - 168 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 390 - - 2029 - - 3431 - - 2813 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2935 - - 4218 - - 5341 - - 4548 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top 3383 - - 5022 - - 6424 - - 5806 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1104 - - 1038 - - 1618 - - 4444 - - 3572 Hgt.Variab. W* 103 - - 362 - - 463 - - 323 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 13 - - 18 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 309 - - 339 - - 028 - - 070 - - 019 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 8 - - 13 - - 13 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8060 - - -8337 - - -8382 - - -9281 - - -10477 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11443 - - 13359 - - 14807 - - 15088 - - 13432 sfcLCL ODpotential -15943 - - -14085 - - -12341 - - -12542 - - -14326 ODpotential blCL 19326 - - 19107 - - 18765 - - 18348 - - 17280 blCL maxRH 39 - - 32 - - 28 - - 34 - - 44 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 66.3 - - 76.8 - - 85.1 - - 88.4 - - 80.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.2 - - 28.7 - - 30.1 - - 32.0 - - 32.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 65.7 - - 74.6 - - 82.3 - - 86.8 - - 84.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.9 - - 28.3 - - 29.5 - - 31.5 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 39 - - 334 - - 412 - - 168 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 390 - - 2029 - - 3431 - - 2813 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99405 33 109 20 110 20 086 30 103 27 097 99405 91974 26 107 18 126 16 088 21 100 21 091 91974 86223 22 100 18 112 17 122 15 080 20 097 86223 81426 16 085 18 104 17 122 13 089 17 087 81426 77291 11 098 14 093 13 100 8 093 14 103 77291 73624 15 096 8 142 7 076 7 064 12 096 73624 70313 9 074 13 124 3 133 6 057 7 070 70313 67280 5 079 9 068 8 152 2 304 6 033 67280 64468 2 130 2 034 7 167 5 261 4 332 64468 61754 6 240 0 308 6 190 6 244 10 250 61754 58939 12 265 12 290 4 291 7 263 15 235 58939 56024 19 249 28 260 26 265 23 279 15 251 56024 53230 23 249 33 246 35 256 32 268 27 267 53230 50711 30 267 32 250 38 254 42 258 43 265 50711 48458 40 270 35 256 42 256 51 256 53 261 48458 46410 47 267 42 262 47 260 58 259 59 261 46410 44524 52 265 49 264 52 262 60 260 62 261 44524 42774 51 264 51 262 55 260 59 260 59 260 42774 41143 50 262 51 259 54 260 57 259 55 258 41143 39623 50 262 51 259 54 259 57 258 54 257 39623 38205 49 262 50 259 53 258 56 259 52 257 38205 36855 48 262 47 259 50 258 52 259 48 255 36855 35499 48 261 45 261 46 259 47 257 47 253 35499 34105 47 259 44 262 44 262 45 257 45 253 34105 32674 44 258 42 262 42 263 43 257 42 253 32674 31190 40 261 39 263 39 263 39 256 38 254 31190 29643 34 264 34 262 34 262 34 256 34 254 29643 28037 26 264 28 260 28 256 28 256 30 253 28037 26372 21 263 24 258 25 248 23 257 28 254 26372 24651 19 263 22 257 22 245 21 260 27 259 24651 22875 19 259 21 256 21 248 21 263 29 264 22875 21038 21 254 21 256 21 252 23 265 33 267 21038 19132 25 254 23 254 23 254 25 268 36 266 19132 17195 26 252 24 254 24 256 29 268 35 258 17195 15326 26 249 25 257 25 257 30 260 28 252 15326 13618 24 244 24 260 25 257 27 249 24 252 13618 12089 22 236 21 260 24 257 25 246 19 252 12089 10719 19 236 19 257 22 256 23 247 16 256 10719 9490 17 250 17 254 17 249 18 248 12 262 9490 8389 15 271 14 254 14 243 14 246 8 264 8389 7405 14 290 11 261 9 242 8 240 4 257 7405 6531 13 302 8 273 2*260 2*208 2 162 6531 5754 11 314 6*289 2*017 3*090 5 100 5754 5053 10 328 5*313 4 026 5 076 6 085 5053 4429 12 334 5 324 5 029 6 071 7 074 4429 3905 13 326 5 340 5 029 6 068 6 064 3905 3500 12*315 5 350 6 030 6 065 6 055 3500 3220 11*311 6 355 6 029 6 064 5 047 3220 3050 10 309 5 359 6 029 6 063 3*031 3050 2953 8 308 5 359 6 030 5 062 2*019 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