DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 45.0 - - 60.9 - - 69.5 - - 72.5 - - 59.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 133 - - 241 - - 46 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1122 - - 2863 - - 2385 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2934 - - 2934 - - 4737 - - 2935 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top 2951 - - 4115 - - 5856 - - 5378 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 184 - - 1412 - - 3060 - - 7199 - - 1252 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 221 - - 367 - - 204 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 27 - - 14 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 1 - - 5 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 199 - - 032 - - 312 - - 304 - - 145 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 8 - - 12 - - 34 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6542 - - -6984 - - -6463 - - -8152 - - -6895 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9493 - - 11099 - - 12320 - - 13531 - - 9847 sfcLCL ODpotential -16262 - - -12973 - - -10674 - - -11396 - - -11689 ODpotential blCL 19213 - - 17088 - - 16530 - - 16774 - - 14641 blCL maxRH 86 - - 93 - - 70 - - 75 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 45.0 - - 60.9 - - 69.5 - - 72.5 - - 59.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 14.9 - - 22.8 - - 25.6 - - 22.9 - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 49.5 - - 59.7 - - 67.7 - - 71.8 - - 64.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 14.1 - - 21.7 - - 24.4 - - 21.8 - - 26.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 133 - - 241 - - 46 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1122 - - 2863 - - 2385 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 42 - - 71 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96298 19 289 14 289 22 280 22 294 17 278 96298 89076 15 314 2 000 13 279 18 294 14 330 89076 83527 13 315 9 325 9 309 9 311 17 325 83527 78965 14 315 15 316 16 297 12 328 18 307 78965 75062 20 301 16 302 15 299 11 323 15 301 75062 71608 24 302 22 300 23 305 18 309 17 316 71608 68464 26 301 24 288 24 296 26 291 24 303 68464 65560 27 295 25 280 28 283 26 282 22 296 65560 62840 26 296 25 278 30 276 25 280 26 293 62840 60185 31 281 30 280 31 271 31 283 36 284 60185 57408 34 282 37 273 36 275 40 276 40 277 57408 54507 47 272 48 266 47 271 47 272 46 275 54507 51729 56 261 57 259 52 267 54 270 54 271 51729 49232 58 261 58 256 56 260 58 266 57 269 49232 46996 61 264 58 257 59 259 57 265 59 267 46996 44976 59 266 60 261 60 262 56 268 61 266 44976 43148 58 264 60 262 60 264 61 271 60 268 43148 41487 51 258 55 266 59 266 66 274 62 273 41487 39963 40 263 53 275 63 275 69 271 67 272 39963 38549 37 270 52 279 63 276 68 267 68 270 38549 37222 32 271 46 271 57 274 65 263 66 271 37222 35942 30 273 45 269 52 271 63 264 65 272 35942 34644 30 276 47 275 48 270 62 268 64 272 34644 33300 30 274 45 277 46 269 58 272 62 273 33300 31915 29 260 43 277 44 269 54 272 58 276 31915 30477 34 260 39 270 42 270 49 269 53 278 30477 28975 35 267 34 265 42 267 46 268 49 277 28975 27412 34 274 33 262 41 263 44 269 48 277 27412 25788 35 278 35 263 40 260 44 270 47 276 25788 24105 35 277 36 265 38 260 43 267 46 275 24105 22365 36 272 36 266 38 263 43 265 46 275 22365 20560 37 266 37 265 40 265 44 267 46 277 20560 18685 37 261 38 262 42 266 46 270 47 277 18685 16779 34 260 36 262 42 267 46 272 45 274 16779 14946 29 262 33 263 40 266 45 271 43 266 14946 13278 24 267 29 265 37 266 39 267 39 255 13278 11792 23 272 26 265 33 265 29 261 34 253 11792 10464 21 272 23 265 29 262 23 260 30 264 10464 9275 18 269 20 269 25 257 21 263 27 274 9275 8210 15 265 18 272 20 254 18 267 25 283 8210 7259 12 263 15 274 16 255 16 271 23 289 7259 6413 10 260 14 274 13*261 13 274 21 292 6413 5660 8 253 12 272 9*271 10*281 18 293 5660 4981 7 242 10 270 6 288 8*290 12 292 4981 4377 6 225 5*277 4 319 7 300 6 289 4377 3870 5 210 1*345 4 333 6 307 1 292 3870 3479 4 199 1 025 4 345 6 310 1 096 3479 3209 4 189 2 041 4 351 5 314 1 110 3209 3045 2*189 2 043 4 354 5 316 1*153 3045 2951 2*199 2 046 4 355 4 320 2*145 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