DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 49.0 - - 53.0 - - - - - 46.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 163 - - 192 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3010 - - 4301 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4718 - - 5740 - - - - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6003 - - 7294 - - - - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2615 - - 3091 - - - - - 5077 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 398 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 29 - - 29 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 284 - - - - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 17 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -36 - - -39 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1233 - - 1272 - - - - - -739 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4770 - - 6023 - - - - - 3691 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -247 - - -306 - - - - - -1986 ODpotential blCL - - - 6250 - - 7600 - - - - - 4937 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 99 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 140 - - - - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.0 - - 53.0 - - - - - 46.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.2 - - 36.8 - - - - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 51.8 - - - - - 47.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 35.6 - - - - - 40.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 163 - - 192 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3010 - - 4301 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 97 - - - - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 6 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] 97158 31 271 35 288 18 301 97158 89809 27 279 25 288 24 290 89809 84224 18 281 16 297 16 290 84224 79622 16 269 17 296 7 332 79622 75629 10 267 19 278 14 335 75629 72068 13 279 15 251 17 312 72068 68833 11 284 16 245 22 276 68833 65849 14 283 15 249 22 255 65849 63060 19 261 19 256 19 243 63060 60332 24 256 24 257 18 267 60332 57473 26 255 28 250 23 269 57473 54496 27 256 27 246 22 266 54496 51644 28 257 22 256 20 269 51644 49071 31 252 24 267 23 277 49071 46765 30 247 28 268 27 273 46765 44673 27 249 28 265 25 268 44673 42758 28 252 26 265 21 290 42758 41000 25 247 26 267 28 302 41000 39382 21 243 23 264 28 292 39382 37886 19 248 18 279 20 291 37886 36495 19 251 15 296 21 313 36495 35177 16 248 16 302 21 339 35177 33874 10 259 14 323 24 013 33874 32553 7 322 22 024 40 026 32553 31204 14 010 38 033 42 024 31204 29801 21 044 38 029 37 024 29801 28334 24 042 25 026 31 018 28334 26803 19 028 21 027 28 013 26803 25207 12 351 15 021 26 010 25207 23549 11 333 11 358 27 012 23549 21832 16 315 14 349 26 000 21832 20055 24 301 16 341 26 351 20055 18214 27 296 24 306 27 344 18214 16347 25 304 26 296 26 324 16347 14556 30 314 24 301 25 310 14556 12932 34 313 25 300 26 301 12932 11487 35 310 27 297 29 295 11487 10199 34 306 30 293 30 297 10199 9049 34 301 32 290 30 302 9049 8021 33 296 33*287 30 306 8021 7104 33 292 33*286 30 308 7104 6290 33*288 32 285 29 308 6290 5565 32*287 31 284 28 308 5565 4911 31 287 30 283 27 307 4911 4328 30 286 29 283 26 306 4328 3839 29 287 28 283 23 304 3839 3461 28 287 27 283 20 302 3461 3200 26 287 25 283 17 301 3200 3041 23 288 23 283 14*301 3041 2950 16 288 16 284 8*298 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