DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1011z - - 1333z - - 1602z - - 1902z - - 2157z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 78.3 - - 88.4 - - 95.0 - - 97.8 - - 80.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 66 - - 322 - - 377 - - 195 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 309 - - 2834 - - 4645 - - 6254 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2819 - - 4813 - - 6263 - - 7205 - - 2820 Hcrit BL Top 3302 - - 5827 - - 7638 - - 9247 - - 2837 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 870 - - 1628 - - 2925 - - 8170 - - 384 Hgt.Variab. W* 114 - - 402 - - 500 - - 445 - - 16 W* B/S 14 - - 48 - - 45 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 084 - - 115 - - 052 - - 328 - - 263 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 6 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 6 - - 10 - - 14 - - 10 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7653 - - -7551 - - -7476 - - -6422 - - -4211 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10956 - - 13378 - - 15115 - - 15670 - - 7049 sfcLCL ODpotential -12884 - - -11352 - - -10046 - - -7796 - - -8290 ODpotential blCL 16186 - - 17179 - - 17684 - - 17043 - - 11127 blCL maxRH 44 - - 64 - - 96 - - 83 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 20 - - 210 - - 310 - - 1390 CAPE Temp@2m 78.3 - - 88.4 - - 95.0 - - 97.8 - - 80.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 40.7 - - 39.6 - - 38.1 - - 38.1 - - 59.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 78.0 - - 88.0 - - 93.4 - - 96.2 - - 80.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 40.7 - - 39.5 - - 37.8 - - 37.8 - - 56.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 66 - - 322 - - 377 - - 195 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 309 - - 2834 - - 4645 - - 6254 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 85 - - 30 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 11 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] 99301 22 101 19 118 12 125 13 116 17 075 99301 92267 16 108 17 105 18 119 13 125 12 090 92267 86764 17 097 17 103 18 097 19 120 14 104 86764 82157 16 100 16 106 14 090 18 101 14 105 82157 78173 14 103 14 102 9 096 13 084 12 096 78173 74652 13 099 13 095 8 098 9 075 11 085 74652 71457 10 092 10 091 5 092 5 055 7 076 71457 68510 7 063 7 081 2 075 4 342 3 062 68510 65774 4 037 3 064 0 342 6 299 1 313 65774 63130 3 348 3 286 3 295 8 276 8 298 63130 60379 7 302 8 275 8 274 10 260 12 291 60379 57525 13 289 12 274 12 263 13 256 14 251 57525 54798 17 281 17 270 19 257 18 263 17 243 54798 52342 23 276 22 265 26 251 29 252 29 245 52342 50141 29 275 30 262 30 243 32 243 34 245 50141 48143 36 268 33 259 31 246 28 247 34 256 48143 46305 38 262 35 261 34 255 31 259 39 262 46305 44602 37 259 39 261 39 259 39 262 44 262 44602 43015 36 257 43 260 44 258 46 261 50 260 43015 41530 35 255 45 258 49 255 52 257 54 255 41530 40138 34 253 46 256 52 253 55 255 56 250 40138 38799 34 251 45 255 54 253 57 254 56 246 38799 37445 34 249 44 252 55 253 57 253 54 243 37445 36047 34 248 42 248 54 252 56 251 53 241 36047 34605 34 247 41 244 52 249 53 248 50 238 34605 33100 32 248 38 241 49 245 49 244 48 234 33100 31518 30 249 34 237 45 240 43 239 47 227 31518 29856 29 251 32 234 41 233 38 234 47 219 29856 28109 27 253 30 233 39 227 37 231 48 213 28109 26280 26 254 29 234 38 223 38 226 49 211 26280 24372 26 255 28 235 36 222 39 221 46 213 24372 22381 26 256 27 237 34 223 39 218 38 219 22381 20301 25 258 26 239 30 223 37 215 28 227 20301 18172 23 257 23 241 24 222 30 211 21 232 18172 16111 19 254 19 240 18 218 19 210 16 232 16111 14225 16 245 15 232 15 215 12 216 11 239 14225 12542 11 228 14 224 13 216 9 230 9 267 12542 11042 7 210 14 219 12 220 7 245 12 287 11042 9707 5 191 12 212 11 221 7*259 13 290 9707 8520 3 195 9 210 8*219 6*275 13 296 8520 7468 3 223 7 212 4*208 6 293 12 300 7468 6540 4 234 5*208 1 161 6 312 11 308 6540 5720 5 217 4*196 1 085 6 326 11 320 5720 4988 8 190 2 166 2 051 7 340 11 335 4988 4341 10 171 2 123 4 043 8 347 11 356 4341 3802 8 163 2 081 5 038 8 349 12 006 3802 3390 3*154 3 068 5 035 9 351 11 009 3390 3106 1*095 3 063 5 034 9 352 8 007 3106 2934 1 083 3 061 5 034 8 352 6*360 2934 2836 2 077 3 061 5 034 8 352 3*263 2836 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