DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 28.6 - - 33.7 - - 42.9 - - 40.7 - - 34.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 4 - - 55 - - -2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top 2950 - - 2950 - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 242 - - 387 - - 3530 - - 1930 - - 700 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 16 - - 40 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 303 - - 150 - - 302 - - 002 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - -3 - - -4 - - 2 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1685 - - -711 - - -1952 - - -1278 - - -327 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4635 - - 3661 - - 4903 - - 4230 - - 3277 sfcLCL ODpotential -8367 - - -4715 - - -3655 - - -3704 - - -4222 ODpotential blCL 11317 - - 7665 - - 6606 - - 6655 - - 7172 blCL maxRH 97 - - 89 - - 70 - - 73 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 28.6 - - 33.7 - - 42.9 - - 40.7 - - 34.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.3 - - 28.6 - - 32.2 - - 32.9 - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.4 - - 35.6 - - 43.4 - - 42.3 - - 38.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.0 - - 27.8 - - 31.0 - - 32.2 - - 33.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 4 - - 55 - - -2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 89 - - 58 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95044 80 314 82 309 75 311 88 309 82 306 95044 88270 80 317 71 316 70 315 79 316 73 310 88270 82980 77 323 64 321 62 314 69 317 63 317 82980 78524 69 330 59 322 56 319 60 322 57 325 78524 74627 64 331 54 323 60 316 57 326 55 324 74627 71145 60 327 51 318 59 311 56 318 54 321 71145 67980 56 321 48 319 51 312 51 314 54 313 67980 65083 49 318 50 309 46 314 47 313 50 302 65083 62416 47 313 47 301 47 309 42 315 43 302 62416 59828 43 286 40 301 45 306 40 317 37 300 59828 57096 42 290 40 309 42 308 41 312 35 296 57096 54217 46 288 45 299 42 306 42 301 43 297 54217 51444 44 281 46 293 45 299 47 296 50 294 51444 48946 42 280 45 292 46 292 47 292 49 293 48946 46706 42 282 45 291 45 288 41 294 47 299 46706 44670 43 281 44 290 42 293 43 306 53 305 44670 42806 43 278 44 290 42 303 53 308 55 303 42806 41093 41 278 42 288 49 308 56 301 52 300 41093 39512 39 276 40 285 60 300 52 297 47 301 39512 38048 40 270 39 287 63 294 45 301 42 306 38048 36690 43 263 41 297 59 299 41 312 41 312 36690 35402 43 251 47 304 57 310 47 312 43 315 35402 34119 40 242 54 308 61 319 52 306 54 321 34119 32808 41 237 55 313 67 319 54 305 61 320 32808 31458 44 234 59 319 71 317 54 306 62 322 31458 30052 45 232 67 324 72 317 54 308 61 325 30052 28578 43 227 68 322 72 319 51 315 58 331 28578 27037 39 219 54 315 69 322 49 320 47 326 27037 25431 33 224 36 300 65 326 47 319 41 320 25431 23761 36 232 32 274 64 330 46 318 37 319 23761 22034 34 238 34 253 60 331 44 320 33 313 22034 20241 24 244 31 246 53 328 43 325 32 312 20241 18377 18 272 29 255 45 320 43 328 32 315 18377 16481 24 280 27 272 37 315 41 328 29 320 16481 14656 18 294 22 282 32 309 34 326 24 330 14656 12998 19 282 19 290 27 301 25 320 20 330 12998 11527 22 259 20 297 24 297 21 310 17 320 11527 10222 21 242 21 307 21 303 18 304 14 310 10222 9058 16 238 19 322 16 313 15 302 13 310 9058 8019 12 247 18 335 13 323 12 303 11 314 8019 7094 11 265 16 336 9 331 10 303 10 312 7094 6275 12 284 14 322 8 326 9 302 8 303 6275 5547 13 296 14 310 8 307 9 297 5 286 5547 4893 14 302 13 303 8 301 8 291 2 236 4893 4312 15 305 13 291 8 300 7 292 4 160 4312 3826 14 305 11 280 7 298 4 327 7 147 3826 3453 13 303 8 268 6 296 4 346 7 148 3453 3196 11 302 5 250 5 299 4 355 6 154 3196 3039 9*304 3*240 5*300 3*001 4*162 3039 2949 5*303 2*150 3*302 3*002 3*173 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