DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.2 - - 55.0 - - 54.5 - - 47.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 397 - - 190 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3646 - - 5697 - - 4012 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5427 - - 7113 - - 5490 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6639 - - 8690 - - 7005 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3300 - - 2715 - - 2585 - - 3654 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 436 - - 544 - - 380 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 27 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 121 - - 025 - - 006 - - 039 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 14 - - 18 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1299 - - -1105 - - -2202 - - -4074 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7938 - - 9795 - - 9208 - - 7025 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2948 - - -2054 - - -4415 - - -7203 ODpotential blCL - - - 9587 - - 10744 - - 11420 - - 10154 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 85 - - 68 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.2 - - 55.0 - - 54.5 - - 47.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.5 - - 21.9 - - 24.1 - - 27.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 52.5 - - 53.0 - - 49.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.4 - - 20.9 - - 23.2 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 397 - - 190 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3646 - - 5697 - - 4012 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97113 16 283 21 295 15 310 17 288 97113 89790 7 288 18 279 16 286 15 310 89790 84210 11 288 13 275 10 275 9 318 84210 79549 11 255 10 282 10 245 9 299 79549 75500 8 236 11 261 11 262 12 281 75500 71914 7 247 15 254 12 269 14 273 71914 68649 10 251 16 257 11 252 15 255 68649 65631 11 269 15 260 13 260 10 263 65631 62819 16 264 19 248 17 272 16 278 62819 60087 17 258 17 247 24 260 23 257 60087 57231 18 260 17 270 20 252 19 244 57231 54246 22 274 20 276 14 262 15 270 54246 51381 28 275 24 274 22 277 22 273 51381 48807 28 274 27 264 30 269 24 273 48807 46509 27 280 27 267 31 265 26 277 46509 44428 28 283 28 284 29 266 27 272 44428 42524 30 283 33 281 29 270 29 267 42524 40772 32 277 35 262 34 268 31 267 40772 39157 29 277 27 261 36 267 34 264 39157 37666 33 292 27 281 39 270 37 262 37666 36285 40 293 44 278 44 273 43 262 36285 34974 47 282 55 273 56 272 54 263 34974 33662 47 275 59 269 69 267 66 260 33662 32321 46 276 59 268 72 261 72 253 32321 30956 45 274 57 273 62 264 69 250 30956 29549 42 277 61 277 63 268 66 252 29549 28084 41 282 63 278 68 265 66 254 28084 26560 43 284 60 277 67 267 65 256 26560 24981 46 283 58 278 61 276 57 259 24981 23352 46 284 56 281 53 279 47 261 23352 21673 42 286 51 287 46 282 40 261 21673 19937 39 285 41 289 36 286 36 261 19937 18135 36 286 36 282 31 278 38 262 18135 16299 33 289 34 278 35 271 41 264 16299 14529 27 290 28 273 38 268 38 265 14529 12915 21 279 26 258 35 261 33 269 12915 11477 18 270 22 246 27 251 24 271 11477 10194 15 265 14 241 18 246 16 265 10194 9046 12 252 9*246 14 256 11 263 9046 8018 8 234 4*254 7 305 5 287 8018 7101 4*181 2 341 7*318 4 355 7101 6287 4*141 3 024 9*347 6 024 6287 5563 4 132 4 030 11 003 7 031 5563 4910 5 125 5 032 12 006 7 040 4910 4328 5 119 6 033 12 007 7 047 4328 3839 5 115 6 034 12 009 7 048 3839 3461 5 112 6 035 12 009 7 046 3461 3200 5 109 6 035 12 010 6 044 3200 3041 5 107 6 036 12 011 4*041 3041 2950 4 107 6 036 10 011 3*039 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