DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - 34.7 - - 37.2 - - 38.7 - - 31.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 134 - - 44 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2821 - - 4220 - - 2732 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4217 - - 5461 - - 2933 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5814 - - 7213 - - 5725 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3465 - - 2317 - - 2734 - - 2073 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 268 - - 346 - - 207 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 295 - - 297 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 9 - - -2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 507 - - 1054 - - -989 - - -1200 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5308 - - 6159 - - 6714 - - 4151 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -733 - - 150 - - -2588 - - -4302 ODpotential blCL - - - 6547 - - 7063 - - 8313 - - 7252 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 92 - - 75 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.7 - - 37.2 - - 38.7 - - 31.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.8 - - 20.6 - - 19.7 - - 23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 36.1 - - 38.1 - - 33.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.7 - - 19.5 - - 18.9 - - 23.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 134 - - 44 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2821 - - 4220 - - 2732 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 67 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96878 28 135 21 116 19 089 27 104 96878 89712 19 130 15 114 9 091 17 092 89712 84123 14 126 10 123 7 115 7 100 84123 79440 8 097 9 125 9 147 3 117 79440 75374 8 090 7 113 9 162 4 115 75374 71758 7 055 3 077 9 158 4 157 71758 68471 3 042 3 149 2 221 4 156 68471 65426 4 289 2 212 5 225 3 251 65426 62580 6 230 8 282 3 262 4 282 62580 59810 13 242 16 250 13 274 13 294 59810 56920 9 236 15 279 14 272 10 288 56920 53913 15 294 17 290 15 293 11 303 53913 51033 17 294 20 298 23 307 22 300 51033 48446 20 298 24 303 29 310 28 300 48446 46140 24 296 31 309 32 307 32 302 46140 44062 26 309 35 310 37 304 33 304 44062 42164 35 314 36 309 38 303 36 303 42164 40412 35 314 36 309 39 303 37 303 40412 38785 31 322 37 311 39 304 37 304 38785 37278 35 330 38 314 41 303 36 307 37278 35885 43 329 40 316 39 302 36 307 35885 34574 44 325 41 319 37 312 36 305 34574 33280 40 330 42 322 42 317 35 304 33280 31964 44 336 41 326 42 314 35 304 31964 30620 47 335 40 330 38 314 35 304 30620 29234 47 336 38 332 36 316 35 307 29234 27795 47 341 38 335 34 318 37 310 27795 26300 48 345 41 340 34 323 35 311 26300 24745 50 348 45 341 38 324 31 312 24745 23134 47 352 47 341 39 321 28 313 23134 21469 44 356 45 343 36 324 25 310 21469 19743 41 000 41 347 31 328 23 306 19743 17948 36 001 35 347 26 327 21 299 17948 16120 30 356 29 343 22 320 17 294 16120 14357 25 350 25 337 21 314 16 293 14357 12751 21 336 20 329 19 308 18 292 12751 11321 20 311 18 318 17 296 18 286 11321 10049 20 294 15 298 16 279 17 271 10049 8916 18 287 13 283 16 266 18 252 8916 7904 14 294 12*282 14 257 18 237 7904 7003 11 308 11*283 9 253 15 228 7003 6205 11*315 10 287 7*257 10 218 6205 5496 10*314 10 291 5*270 6 187 5496 4857 10 312 9 296 4 286 6 143 4857 4290 10 310 9 299 3 297 8 122 4290 3813 9 309 8 302 3 307 10 115 3813 3446 9 309 8 306 3 312 10 112 3446 3192 9 309 7 307 3 314 8 115 3192 3038 8 310 7 308 3 316 6*122 3038 2949 7 311 6 309 3 320 4*129 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