DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.8 - - 40.3 - - 39.8 - - 35.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 167 - - 221 - - 126 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4144 - - 2283 - - 1114 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5539 - - 4285 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7137 - - 5276 - - 4107 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7359 - - 5234 - - 4128 - - 3765 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 372 - - 332 - - 218 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 17 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 322 - - 349 - - 303 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - 9 - - -22 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1002 - - 663 - - -1314 - - -1203 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6135 - - 4613 - - 5421 - - 4154 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -374 - - -309 - - -3039 - - -2860 ODpotential blCL - - - 7511 - - 5585 - - 7146 - - 5810 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 83 - - 64 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 260 - - 450 - - 110 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.8 - - 40.3 - - 39.8 - - 35.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.4 - - 30.6 - - 26.6 - - 28.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 38.8 - - 38.7 - - 36.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.2 - - 29.3 - - 25.3 - - 27.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 167 - - 221 - - 126 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4144 - - 2283 - - 1114 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 33 - - 0 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 4 - - 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] 96798 48 256 55 268 42 263 46 265 96798 89448 36 256 42 262 36 271 33 260 89448 83827 30 254 32 262 36 273 24 273 83827 79183 22 245 28 265 30 275 28 283 79183 75178 10 236 19 254 22 275 27 285 75178 71639 15 287 13 295 17 277 20 280 71639 68425 14 272 17 307 13 282 15 283 68425 65447 3 248 11 279 12 293 14 291 65447 62656 11 289 14 287 15 290 10 306 62656 59941 18 251 19 257 14 283 21 300 59941 57110 13 245 17 249 15 280 20 284 57110 54152 19 299 15 280 18 293 22 306 54152 51315 29 295 27 290 28 298 33 304 51315 48769 29 291 29 288 33 299 32 298 48769 46493 29 291 28 287 34 301 28 306 46493 44426 30 287 29 293 34 303 29 313 44426 42530 31 292 32 297 34 306 32 320 42530 40780 38 296 32 297 35 310 37 324 40780 39157 40 289 32 302 34 313 37 328 39157 37640 38 283 36 305 35 321 41 336 37640 36223 38 282 38 305 40 329 48 341 36223 34868 40 283 38 306 44 332 54 343 34868 33512 42 283 39 304 47 333 61 345 33512 32129 43 281 37 298 47 336 66 349 32129 30723 42 277 33 297 47 341 68 352 30723 29279 39 274 30 298 48 347 69 355 29279 27786 36 274 28 307 44 348 68 359 27786 26246 35 272 27 312 43 359 66 003 26246 24663 31 270 25 313 43 010 59 005 24663 23041 22 283 17 323 41 016 50 009 23041 21378 21 310 21 291 34 010 45 017 21378 19662 20 320 17 294 24 339 42 018 19662 17883 20 328 13 309 21 323 30 020 17883 16075 19 321 12 308 18 333 19 011 16075 14336 18 311 11 322 16 342 14 353 14336 12751 18 306 12 341 15 349 13 355 12751 11337 17 308 16 351 14 355 16 000 11337 10073 15 315 20 353 14 001 19 357 10073 8942 14 319 21 354 13 002 21 355 8942 7930 14*321 21 354 12 359 18 354 7930 7027 13*322 19 354 12 353 14 349 7027 6225 13 323 17 354 12 343 11 338 6225 5512 13 322 16*354 13 334 10 326 5512 4870 12 322 14*351 14 324 10 316 4870 4298 12 322 13 350 16*313 11 300 4298 3819 12 322 12 349 18*306 11 288 3819 3449 11 323 11 349 18 303 11 284 3449 3194 10 322 11 348 17 303 8 284 3194 3038 10 324 10 348 16 303 6*285 3038 2949 8 323 9 348 12 302 4*281 2949 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