DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.1 - - 42.9 - - 40.5 - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 3 - - -3 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 443 - - 1064 - - 723 - - 461 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 13 - - 18 - - 1 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 118 - - 144 - - 105 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -989 - - -555 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3941 - - 3506 - - 2950 - - 2950 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10639 - - -3691 - - -3294 - - -4084 ODpotential blCL - - - 13590 - - 6642 - - 6245 - - 7035 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.1 - - 42.9 - - 40.5 - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.4 - - 37.8 - - 40.0 - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 42.7 - - 41.1 - - 38.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 37.0 - - 40.1 - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 3 - - -3 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 95676 40 358 39 012 32 011 30 004 95676 88876 31 010 29 008 27 016 17 011 88876 83539 23 013 27 008 25 011 15 017 83539 79041 15 026 21 015 18 001 17 014 79041 75122 10 011 16 008 11 009 13 358 75122 71631 8 014 11 341 12 356 11 353 71631 68447 9 352 11 323 13 324 13 327 68447 65502 10 350 9 327 12 310 11 303 65502 62758 11 318 12 315 14 309 11 295 62758 60095 11 301 12 293 19 295 15 303 60095 57310 14 294 14 294 21 277 17 291 57310 54403 16 287 14 277 20 270 20 278 54403 51619 15 282 15 277 22 271 24 282 51619 49118 19 272 23 276 24 269 26 288 49118 46875 23 260 27 262 26 265 30 281 46875 44849 23 266 28 258 26 262 26 264 44849 43015 30 249 27 259 24 271 28 281 43015 41326 36 223 34 244 28 251 38 274 41326 39750 35 207 32 221 24 243 34 255 39750 38284 34 218 32 211 26 235 26 231 38284 36926 36 215 37 191 32 198 27 204 36926 35633 32 207 30 184 32 184 36 188 35633 34331 30 202 27 187 26 180 34 193 34331 32987 27 213 26 197 23 185 27 199 32987 31603 25 212 25 210 22 197 20 201 31603 30169 32 212 26 212 16 221 15 211 30169 28673 36 211 25 213 15 264 14 247 28673 27116 33 204 25 231 20 278 15 274 27116 25496 25 203 24 244 21 277 16 290 25496 23815 22 212 21 242 20 279 17 298 23815 22077 23 222 19 244 20 282 18 305 22077 20276 23 232 22 257 22 281 19 302 20276 18407 20 234 23 260 25 278 19 292 18407 16509 19 229 23 261 27 274 19 281 16509 14685 21 222 24 258 27 267 20 274 14685 13029 22 216 25 254 25 263 23 279 13029 11557 21 212 24 253 23 263 26 285 11557 10248 17 206 21 254 21 265 29 284 10248 9079 14 199 19 255 20 266 29 279 9079 8038 13 196 16 254 20 263 28 273 8038 7110 13 196 15 251 21 258 27 267 7110 6288 15 195 13 241 19 251 24 259 6288 5557 18 191 12 221 15 238 20 249 5557 4900 21 184 12 197 12 215 15 233 4900 4316 23 174 15 174 12 185 13 203 4316 3828 23 168 15 164 13 166 13 176 3828 3453 17 163 14 158 12 156 9 161 3453 3195 11 157 11 152 9 146 5 149 3195 3039 6*147 9*148 7*137 2*138 3039 2950 2*118 6*144 3*105 1*092 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