DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.8 - - 63.1 - - 72.7 - - 73.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 80 - - 213 - - 44 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 496 - - 2163 - - 1701 - - - BL Depth Hcrit 2934 - - 2935 - - 4182 - - 2935 - - - Hcrit BL Top 2951 - - 3489 - - 5156 - - 4694 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 83 - - 942 - - 1584 - - 1575 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 146 - - 321 - - 178 - - - W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 13 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction 177 - - 103 - - 090 - - 087 - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - 6 - - 11 - - 9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4359 - - -3697 - - -5850 - - -6737 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7310 - - 7187 - - 11006 - - 11431 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -16195 - - -11783 - - -12537 - - -13120 - - - ODpotential blCL 19146 - - 15272 - - 17693 - - 17814 - - - blCL maxRH 29 - - 45 - - 34 - - 35 - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m 48.8 - - 63.1 - - 72.7 - - 73.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.0 - - 42.1 - - 34.8 - - 33.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.0 - - 62.3 - - 70.9 - - 72.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.9 - - 40.9 - - 33.9 - - 32.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 80 - - 213 - - 44 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 496 - - 2163 - - 1701 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 5 - - 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] 96524 3 276 4 256 17 256 16 300 96524 89461 3 074 5 220 12 246 7 305 89461 83992 1 245 8 259 8 262 8 279 83992 79424 11 262 2 275 8 240 13 269 79424 75480 9 302 5 250 10 268 15 273 75480 72009 15 302 5 261 10 294 10 283 72009 68864 12 278 8 301 10 298 13 295 68864 65974 4 299 9 295 13 279 17 301 65974 63309 10 310 8 307 12 281 22 289 63309 60734 20 295 16 298 18 286 21 272 60734 58045 28 298 30 297 26 294 27 291 58045 55243 37 298 33 294 34 289 33 299 55243 52543 42 291 40 284 42 280 39 289 52543 50100 44 287 46 281 45 277 44 273 50100 47921 46 288 45 281 44 277 48 271 47921 45960 51 285 46 280 47 279 57 281 45960 44171 56 277 55 281 57 282 67 285 44171 42520 60 274 68 285 67 282 72 282 42520 40980 62 273 70 286 71 282 72 282 40980 39535 60 275 74 286 71 283 68 285 39535 38171 63 280 78 285 74 283 71 285 38171 36853 73 284 82 283 80 282 77 283 36853 35518 82 283 84 281 83 281 82 282 35518 34138 81 283 83 280 83 280 84 280 34138 32715 80 285 83 279 84 279 83 279 32715 31233 81 285 83 278 85 277 83 277 31233 29683 84 284 84 275 84 275 83 278 29683 28067 85 282 83 275 81 273 79 277 28067 26387 82 282 79 275 76 273 74 274 26387 24648 76 282 72 277 70 277 69 274 24648 22851 69 282 63 280 63 281 61 280 22851 20991 60 278 55 278 54 278 50 278 20991 19059 54 272 52 275 50 272 47 272 19059 17095 50 269 51 274 48 272 46 272 17095 15205 44 270 45 277 43 276 41 276 15205 13488 36 276 37 277 36 276 35 274 13488 11959 31 282 30 276 32 272 31 266 11959 10596 27 285 24 275 28 266 28 254 10596 9377 23 288 21 273 25 257 25 246 9377 8288 19 290 18 270 21 247 20 246 8288 7317 17 291 14 267 16 240 15 246 7317 6456 16 289 11 268 11 237 8 237 6456 5691 15 288 9 268 5*213 3 187 5691 5004 13 286 7 262 3*121 4*105 5004 4394 12 281 4 244 4 095 5*093 4394 3882 10 270 2*173 5 089 5 088 3882 3486 8 253 3*120 5 083 5 086 3486 3213 7 230 3 100 6 082 5 084 3213 3047 5*189 4 098 5 081 5 084 3047 2952 4*177 3 096 5 079 5 082 2952 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