DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.5 - - 56.8 - - 52.8 - - 51.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 247 - - 26 - - 23 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3556 - - 822 - - 685 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5270 - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6549 - - 3815 - - 3678 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1409 - - 3145 - - 1754 - - 2260 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 400 - - 130 - - 113 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 14 - - 14 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 344 - - 118 - - 174 - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 26 - - 26 - - -18 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1923 - - 4 - - 662 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8473 - - 3812 - - 3016 - - 2950 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4243 - - -1478 - - -789 - - -332 ODpotential blCL - - - 10792 - - 5293 - - 4467 - - 3283 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 740 - - 170 - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.5 - - 56.8 - - 52.8 - - 51.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.3 - - 49.8 - - 49.3 - - 50.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.8 - - 56.0 - - 52.4 - - 51.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 48.8 - - 48.5 - - 50.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 247 - - 26 - - 23 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3556 - - 822 - - 685 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 97520 5 118 9 085 6 343 7 071 97520 90212 15 121 3 073 10 034 6 076 90212 84618 12 102 3 122 7 344 8 029 84618 79975 8 089 6 093 4 290 6 032 79975 75942 2 067 3 090 1 204 3 068 75942 72353 9 252 2 092 1 117 2 149 72353 69093 15 202 8 231 7 265 4 246 69093 66079 13 211 15 236 13 254 9 233 66079 63253 17 225 18 237 17 258 10 235 63253 60486 21 226 19 239 21 253 13 249 60486 57595 19 232 18 238 20 245 15 249 57595 54596 18 241 15 237 16 248 13 257 54596 51735 14 236 13 238 12 252 13 276 51735 49165 11 252 10 251 9 263 12 292 49165 46865 9 245 7 265 10 297 11 314 46865 44787 7 233 8 292 10 308 10 343 44787 42894 6 194 5 292 10 334 13 002 42894 41157 4 195 3 280 15 348 15 006 41157 39552 8 228 4 343 14 344 18 013 39552 38064 8 177 5 027 12 003 22 008 38064 36684 9 089 8 064 13 023 22 010 36684 35380 10 087 13 069 17 038 20 017 35380 34082 15 099 15 064 16 046 18 029 34082 32757 11 098 15 084 15 060 21 033 32757 31400 10 127 22 079 14 053 20 044 31400 29995 13 118 27 076 18 071 17 078 29995 28530 18 109 21 060 19 074 16 080 28530 27003 23 116 17 057 15 063 15 056 27003 25412 23 116 17 063 14 056 19 035 25412 23758 19 110 16 054 15 057 17 035 23758 22045 14 101 15 037 17 050 15 048 22045 20266 14 085 14 044 19 033 22 028 20266 18418 19 067 13 049 22 020 26 018 18418 16538 21 052 14 035 23 016 25 013 16538 14727 20 040 16 021 24 010 25 012 14727 13078 20 039 18 014 27 004 29 008 13078 11612 21 036 19 010 29 003 32 007 11612 10304 20 032 19 009 29 004 33 008 10304 9134 18 024 16 010 27 004 32 008 9134 8090 16 011 12 019 22 008 30 007 8090 7159 16*001 8 047 17 015 25 007 7159 6332 19*353 9 087 11 032 18 008 6332 5595 21 346 11 104 6 083 11 013 5595 4932 22 344 13 107 10 155 8 016 4932 4343 22 342 13 108 14 169 10 013 4343 3848 21 341 15*115 15*172 7 012 3848 3466 20 341 16*118 15*174 5 007 3466 3203 19 340 15 118 14 174 4 001 3203 3042 18 340 14 118 13 174 3*356 3042 2950 14 340 11 117 10 175 3*354 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