DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - - 43.4 - - 44.4 - - 43.0 - - 39.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 19 - - -17 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2776 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5769 - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3384 - - 7204 - - 6629 - - 4345 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 31 - - 18 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 11 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 325 - - 327 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 0 - - 0 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 907 - - -1830 - - -1246 - - -621 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4862 - - 4781 - - 4197 - - 3572 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -616 - - -2456 - - -2153 - - -2165 ODpotential blCL - - - 6385 - - 5407 - - 5104 - - 5116 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 130 - - 180 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 44.4 - - 43.0 - - 39.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 33.9 - - 35.2 - - 34.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.0 - - 44.0 - - 43.4 - - 40.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.3 - - 32.7 - - 34.2 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 19 - - -17 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2776 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 103 - - 101 - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 95965 28 279 30 290 23 293 32 296 95965 88969 21 290 16 281 29 302 35 309 88969 83581 18 288 11 279 23 288 25 316 83581 79107 19 282 20 281 21 299 6 315 79107 75199 20 277 27 263 25 293 10 333 75199 71693 23 274 24 252 27 284 26 295 71693 68508 21 264 22 271 26 278 28 282 68508 65558 21 266 22 272 23 265 20 285 65558 62781 31 276 23 262 27 282 30 302 62781 60063 32 260 36 274 34 289 31 289 60063 57218 29 268 38 274 29 285 32 279 57218 54263 34 285 30 277 26 286 26 279 54263 51433 36 286 32 279 28 287 14 277 51433 48864 34 282 34 282 34 293 17 309 48864 46555 33 285 34 292 41 292 30 314 46555 44479 32 288 36 299 36 292 29 316 44479 42593 26 295 30 296 23 298 28 329 42593 40857 21 320 22 314 30 335 33 344 40857 39252 29 347 32 343 39 341 43 352 39252 37766 43 345 44 343 46 348 54 356 37766 36391 46 342 44 343 56 353 65 359 36391 35085 45 345 44 347 65 357 76 002 35085 33779 47 352 51 353 75 001 83 004 33779 32439 51 356 63 358 81 002 88 006 32439 31067 54 358 73 000 83 003 91 006 31067 29647 56 358 77 000 82 002 90 007 29647 28168 54 358 75 000 80 002 86 009 28168 26631 51 359 66 359 74 002 76 010 26631 25036 48 360 56 358 67 002 66 008 25036 23385 46 358 47 356 58 360 58 006 23385 21680 44 356 42 356 49 358 54 004 21680 19917 40 352 38 355 40 355 49 002 19917 18090 35 345 35 354 34 347 45 359 18090 16238 31 344 31 350 31 343 40 355 16238 14461 28 346 26 347 27 348 35 355 14461 12850 27 347 22 349 20 354 28 354 12850 11418 27 352 21 351 19 349 24 352 11418 10140 29 354 23 348 23 341 24 352 10140 8998 32 351 23 343 25 339 28 351 8998 7977 32 344 23 339 26 338 31 347 7977 7066 31 339 23 335 26 336 32 345 7066 6257 30*332 22 329 26 335 31 343 6257 5538 28*325 22 328 26 334 29 341 5538 4889 27 320 21 328 25 333 27 340 4889 4312 26 318 21 327 24 332 25 339 4312 3828 25 317 20 326 23 331 22 337 3828 3454 24 317 19 326 21 330 18 332 3454 3196 22 317 17 326 19 329 14 324 3196 3040 20 316 16*325 16*328 12*320 3040 2950 14 316 11*325 11*327 6*312 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