DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 68.7 - - 75.6 - - - - - 65.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 138 - - 237 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2342 - - 5407 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4128 - - 6661 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5335 - - 8400 - - - - - 2953 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2613 - - 2823 - - - - - 300 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 287 - - 453 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 221 - - 266 - - - - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 16 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 21 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3708 - - -1885 - - - - - -4965 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9044 - - 10285 - - - - - 7919 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8306 - - -4353 - - - - - -9333 ODpotential blCL - - - 13641 - - 12753 - - - - - 12286 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 72 - - - - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.7 - - 75.6 - - - - - 65.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.3 - - 40.5 - - - - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.6 - - 73.7 - - - - - 69.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.4 - - 39.5 - - - - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 138 - - 237 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2342 - - 5407 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 96132 18 269 14 280 22 291 96132 89081 15 281 14 291 9 291 89081 83627 8 239 21 277 25 300 83627 79136 20 295 22 286 22 287 79136 75270 23 300 19 289 6 289 75270 71806 25 289 23 275 23 291 71806 68669 34 290 31 268 35 282 68669 65812 41 293 31 278 36 268 65812 63168 42 292 34 282 33 252 63168 60590 44 296 41 282 37 259 60590 57886 54 295 48 280 46 269 57886 55071 64 284 57 275 54 266 55071 52365 69 275 64 274 62 264 52365 49913 70 271 69 274 70 265 49913 47705 71 274 72 273 78 270 47705 45689 74 278 78 272 85 271 45689 43832 77 278 84 268 88 268 43832 42123 73 274 81 261 91 263 42123 40559 69 271 72 256 90 260 40559 39114 67 271 67 255 88 259 39114 37758 67 272 67 258 89 259 37758 36450 67 271 73 259 90 259 36450 35124 69 270 79 258 92 260 35124 33753 76 268 83 258 94 262 33753 32341 82 267 85 259 95 262 32341 30874 85 267 86 262 95 262 30874 29340 82 268 85 263 93 263 29340 27743 76 267 83 263 91 264 27743 26083 72 266 79 263 89 265 26083 24366 71 266 76 265 86 266 24366 22597 70 267 72 267 83 269 22597 20768 68 269 68 268 80 273 20768 18873 65 271 65 268 72 274 18873 16949 61 273 62 267 58 268 16949 15102 57 273 59 266 47 259 15102 13420 52 271 55 265 42 254 13420 11919 47 267 47 261 38 252 11919 10576 41 264 33 256 35 254 10576 9373 36 263 23*254 33 260 9373 8294 32 262 21*255 32 265 8294 7329 27 258 18 257 30 269 7329 6471 21 251 15 263 27 271 6471 5706 17*242 13 267 22 273 5706 5016 14*234 11 272 16 271 5016 4401 11 226 10 277 9 263 4401 3886 8 218 9 281 4 222 3886 3488 7 213 8 285 5 162 3488 3214 6 208 8 286 6 152 3214 3047 6 206 7 288 5*157 3047 2952 5 202 7 289 4*155 2952 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