DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.4 - - 51.3 - - - - - 45.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 84 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3354 - - 2809 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4872 - - 4211 - - - - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6347 - - 5802 - - - - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2250 - - 2393 - - - - - 1687 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 328 - - 268 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 26 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 256 - - - - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 17 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -33 - - -42 - - - - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 233 - - 634 - - - - - -1029 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6114 - - 5169 - - - - - 3980 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2222 - - -1650 - - - - - -3510 ODpotential blCL - - - 8569 - - 7452 - - - - - 6461 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 100 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 110 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.4 - - 51.3 - - - - - 45.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.6 - - 38.7 - - - - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.4 - - 50.7 - - - - - 46.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 37.4 - - - - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 84 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3354 - - 2809 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 100 - - - - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 96850 30 284 39 267 44 274 96850 89498 30 265 33 270 34 273 89498 83902 31 246 29 274 25 266 83902 79272 25 248 29 261 22 258 79272 75281 26 251 28 239 25 250 75281 71740 30 240 25 236 22 245 71740 68508 33 226 28 241 21 247 68508 65513 30 234 30 236 24 250 65513 62716 29 239 29 230 31 248 62716 59990 26 241 25 229 31 248 59990 57127 27 241 25 237 28 242 57127 54135 30 229 28 241 24 241 54135 51261 28 228 27 234 25 240 51261 48669 27 245 24 236 26 235 48669 46355 38 243 29 236 24 236 46355 44268 37 233 31 226 20 246 44268 42364 28 218 29 211 23 241 42364 40613 24 212 23 205 23 237 40613 38998 26 217 18 228 22 237 38998 37502 38 212 34 222 22 229 37502 36108 42 203 42 213 20 215 36108 34781 49 198 41 204 14 200 34781 33461 52 191 38 193 7 147 33461 32124 46 178 35 177 7 116 32124 30771 42 171 32 150 12 091 30771 29383 36 158 33 121 23 072 29383 27944 34 146 34 111 29 058 27944 26451 31 142 33 115 26 041 26451 24900 26 143 31 122 24 037 24900 23288 23 149 26 128 21 033 23288 21617 23 161 22 139 17 027 21617 19883 24 175 24 154 13 033 19883 18083 25 186 28 166 7 177 18083 16256 26 186 30 166 12 219 16256 14497 28 188 24 160 20 252 14497 12893 27 189 16 160 22 257 12893 11463 22 187 13 176 23 267 11463 10186 16 188 14 213 24 278 10186 9043 12 214 20 235 25 282 9043 8019 15 247 26 244 25 283 8019 7103 19*259 30 249 25 281 7103 6288 20*261 30*252 26 278 6288 5563 21 262 30*253 27 272 5563 4908 21 262 29 255 28 264 4908 4326 20 263 27 256 28 256 4326 3837 20 264 26 257 26 250 3837 3460 19 265 24 258 20 246 3460 3199 17 266 21 259 15 242 3199 3041 15 266 18 259 11*239 3041 2950 11 268 13 261 5*232 2950 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