DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/11 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 87.9 - - 89.9 - - 83.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 454 - - 233 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3642 - - 5524 - - 5855 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5494 - - 7021 - - 6987 - - 2936 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6635 - - 8517 - - 8848 - - 2954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1719 - - 2020 - - 2496 - - 6572 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 467 - - 560 - - 459 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 11 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 326 - - 329 - - 334 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -11 - - -14 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4742 - - -4981 - - -5540 - - -9594 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11377 - - 13499 - - 14389 - - 12548 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8909 - - -9633 - - -10825 - - -15403 ODpotential blCL - - - 15544 - - 18150 - - 19673 - - 18357 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 33 - - 32 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 87.9 - - 89.9 - - 83.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 38.6 - - 36.7 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.1 - - 85.0 - - 88.0 - - 85.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.7 - - 38.1 - - 36.2 - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 454 - - 233 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3642 - - 5524 - - 5855 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99321 34 109 30 106 30 106 25 106 99321 91790 30 096 27 116 26 100 24 098 91790 86001 20 093 24 106 22 109 23 091 86001 81199 17 107 17 102 21 091 19 090 81199 77074 18 103 17 112 14 083 16 086 77074 73433 12 079 15 095 12 102 11 080 73433 70139 8 103 7 083 13 094 9 108 70139 67113 7 095 6 074 8 066 6 066 67113 64321 6 088 1 028 5 031 5 042 64321 61627 6 004 2 202 5 307 8 327 61627 58822 8 321 7 300 13 317 15 324 58822 55917 21 310 22 304 25 317 21 319 55917 53150 29 301 30 302 31 314 26 318 53150 50670 35 302 35 306 34 310 34 314 50670 48453 39 303 38 307 35 308 35 307 48453 46454 40 303 38 309 33 309 29 308 46454 44637 38 303 35 309 29 312 23 312 44637 42965 34 310 31 311 25 324 17 326 42965 41409 32 312 24 314 24 326 16 327 41409 39952 28 331 23 344 18 329 12 319 39952 38580 28 335 21 343 17 354 7 334 38580 37258 21 339 16 332 17 356 6 015 37258 35918 18 016 11 349 13 339 7 039 35918 34531 21 025 11 003 10 335 8 041 34531 33098 20 016 14 007 10 346 9 036 33098 31607 21 003 16 014 11 002 9 031 31607 30047 23 001 18 020 10 012 10 028 30047 28421 25 008 18 018 9 014 9 027 28421 26726 23 016 18 014 10 019 8 030 26726 24967 16 359 18 019 8 025 5 039 24967 23145 16 338 12 001 3 321 3 323 23145 21254 15 341 13 350 6 333 5 341 21254 19295 13 330 12 355 5 359 3 342 19295 17307 12 311 9 340 4 337 3 318 17307 15398 10 309 9 313 7 317 7 324 15398 13663 8 314 9 303 10 309 10 326 13663 12118 8 326 8 302 10 306 12 332 12118 10740 9 333 8 311 10 318 14 334 10740 9507 11 338 9*321 12*326 14 338 9507 8405 11 342 10*324 12*328 15 343 8405 7420 11*333 11 324 12 329 15 346 7420 6545 12*326 11 326 13 331 15 346 6545 5765 13 325 11 327 13 334 14 346 5765 5061 13 324 12 329 13 335 14 345 5061 4435 13 325 12 331 13 337 13 344 4435 3909 13 326 12 334 12 338 12 343 3909 3502 13 327 11 335 12 339 11 340 3502 3221 12 328 11 336 12 340 10 337 3221 3050 12 328 11 337 11 341 8*333 3050 2953 10 329 10 338 10 341 5*328 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