DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 53.3 - - 63.5 - - 73.6 - - 72.4 - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 175 - - 245 - - 89 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1184 - - 2713 - - 1797 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2934 - - 3428 - - 4645 - - 3418 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top 2952 - - 4177 - - 5706 - - 4790 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 419 - - 881 - - 1659 - - 1787 - - 1021 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 250 - - 367 - - 230 - - 4 W* B/S 1 - - 7 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 164 - - 129 - - 099 - - 020 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 5 - - 13 - - 12 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4255 - - -3749 - - -6499 - - -5116 - - -2731 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7208 - - 7927 - - 12205 - - 9906 - - 5683 sfcLCL ODpotential -10857 - - -8389 - - -10182 - - -7981 - - -7593 ODpotential blCL 13809 - - 12566 - - 15888 - - 12771 - - 10545 blCL maxRH 78 - - 76 - - 66 - - 87 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m 53.3 - - 63.5 - - 73.6 - - 72.4 - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.5 - - 39.1 - - 30.1 - - 39.1 - - 47.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.1 - - 62.2 - - 71.8 - - 71.5 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.4 - - 37.8 - - 28.9 - - 38.1 - - 47.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 175 - - 245 - - 89 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1184 - - 2713 - - 1797 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 13 - - 4 - - 0 - - 47 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 - - 8 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] 96858 14 270 33 257 35 293 31 292 24 295 96858 89604 22 289 13 273 26 259 29 274 27 290 89604 84056 19 268 13 304 17 263 24 288 18 286 84056 79458 7 264 17 278 21 275 23 296 11 298 79458 75485 5 297 10 272 15 265 18 283 12 308 75485 71948 13 295 10 296 12 287 12 259 16 277 71948 68734 21 279 15 271 14 289 10 266 15 271 68734 65771 19 260 18 259 16 275 15 256 16 279 65771 63016 16 270 14 252 13 267 16 259 17 277 63016 60342 24 272 15 279 19 267 18 264 19 263 60342 57546 34 248 22 265 17 264 16 272 13 267 57546 54631 30 243 24 258 24 258 22 264 18 265 54631 51843 23 257 31 254 29 250 26 254 14 266 51843 49337 31 253 33 247 30 251 29 256 24 252 49337 47110 31 251 29 246 29 247 29 249 33 236 47110 45139 36 267 37 262 32 260 30 246 34 227 45139 43373 57 266 54 266 40 269 39 241 34 224 43373 41752 73 268 59 266 51 259 48 235 40 222 41752 40237 78 269 59 265 54 255 50 237 42 221 40237 38810 66 262 61 263 55 257 49 242 44 222 38810 37460 55 250 62 263 58 259 48 246 46 223 37460 36158 54 246 60 264 58 259 45 247 47 224 36158 34838 50 245 51 261 55 260 42 247 44 222 34838 33474 44 240 45 253 51 258 41 247 40 219 33474 32069 41 235 45 246 48 255 42 246 39 219 32069 30608 43 237 41 240 46 250 42 246 39 222 30608 29081 42 240 41 236 43 244 41 246 40 227 29081 27495 36 238 41 235 39 239 38 246 43 232 27495 25852 33 228 40 234 37 233 35 244 44 233 25852 24156 35 223 38 231 36 231 33 238 43 227 24156 22409 32 222 36 225 35 229 34 231 43 223 22409 20607 25 222 33 219 34 226 37 227 44 224 20607 18743 22 219 28 219 32 222 41 225 42 223 18743 16850 21 216 22 219 29 216 40 219 33 215 16850 15026 18 210 18 217 25 209 32 212 24 199 15026 13361 15 205 16 207 23 203 28 214 20 205 13361 11869 12 204 14 186 21 199 23 215 17 214 11869 10534 10 193 13 170 20 199 17 209 13 219 10534 9335 9 183 13 164 19 199 13 192 10 211 9335 8260 8 178 12 164 16 196 11 165 9 188 8260 7299 7 177 11 160 12 187 11 145 9 163 7299 6444 6 170 11 153 9*161 10 133 8 141 6444 5683 6 153 11 152 7*115 6 105 7 115 5683 4997 8 146 11 153 7 108 5*060 6 088 4997 4387 9 151 9*150 7 100 6*025 3 038 4387 3877 8 154 7*138 7 095 6 021 5 349 3877 3484 7 156 7 131 7 091 7 019 6 333 3484 3212 5 160 6 127 7 088 7 018 6 323 3212 3046 3*158 6 123 6 086 7 017 5*309 3046 2951 1*164 5 122 6 086 6 016 5*300 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