DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/16 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 - - - 53.0 - - 62.4 - - 62.6 - - 53.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 221 - - 74 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 813 - - 2027 - - 1476 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2934 - - 4094 - - 2935 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3806 - - 5020 - - 4469 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1011 - - 1459 - - 1231 - - 936 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 194 - - 317 - - 199 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 12 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 021 - - 341 - - 061 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 7 - - 10 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2578 - - -3051 - - -4129 - - -3838 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6385 - - 8072 - - 8599 - - 6790 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10855 - - -8045 - - -10278 - - -11910 ODpotential blCL - - - 14661 - - 13065 - - 14747 - - 14862 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 89 - - 71 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 62.4 - - 62.6 - - 53.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.7 - - 37.5 - - 35.5 - - 34.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 60.8 - - 61.7 - - 57.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 36.9 - - 35.0 - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 120 - - 221 - - 74 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 813 - - 2027 - - 1476 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 56 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96570 9 190 6 260 4 294 9 274 96570 89514 3 118 6 226 4 306 6 332 89514 84053 8 075 4 092 0 111 5 334 84053 79506 9 045 8 062 5 101 4 222 79506 75573 6 039 2 042 6 019 5 032 75573 72094 10 054 4 297 4 309 6 019 72094 68932 12 058 8 335 7 005 7 010 68932 66011 16 013 6 326 13 335 10 333 66011 63303 20 342 16 337 1 331 4 179 63303 60678 23 001 21 339 20 320 25 335 60678 57965 37 351 33 328 38 320 40 333 57965 55169 50 342 46 330 42 328 40 332 55169 52486 60 338 55 336 40 335 40 324 52486 50061 74 336 64 338 50 334 39 326 50061 47886 82 332 68 329 62 329 49 329 47886 45923 77 331 65 328 62 327 59 323 45923 44135 70 347 60 331 58 330 65 321 44135 42483 80 359 64 341 61 331 71 320 42483 40940 90 348 81 334 71 327 73 316 40940 39487 94 333 89 327 79 322 72 313 39487 38115 92 327 87 325 79 320 70 311 38115 36785 85 326 84 324 75 319 66 311 36785 35436 81 327 83 323 72 319 66 312 35436 34040 78 328 82 325 72 319 69 313 34040 32603 78 329 78 329 72 320 72 313 32603 31112 80 328 71 330 73 320 73 314 31112 29554 75 325 63 330 70 322 75 315 29554 27930 63 321 57 328 63 326 77 317 27930 26238 55 326 55 325 55 327 75 317 26238 24483 49 323 51 321 54 319 68 315 24483 22675 43 316 44 316 57 315 61 313 22675 20811 35 317 40 310 54 315 55 314 20811 18885 33 321 34 304 47 315 48 315 18885 16934 35 323 30 302 41 316 43 315 16934 15060 35 323 29 306 40 318 39 315 15060 13358 32 323 27 311 39 319 36 316 13358 11843 28 326 25 313 36 319 32 315 11843 10493 25 328 24 309 31 319 29 309 10493 9288 24 329 23 305 26 319 27 301 9288 8210 22 327 21 302 22 310 27 291 8210 7250 18 322 19 297 18 291 24 284 7250 6399 14 317 16 288 14 272 19 275 6399 5643 12 309 12*283 10 267 13 259 5643 4964 10 296 7*294 3*272 8 229 4964 4363 8 287 5 330 3*059 7 174 4363 3860 3*296 5 348 4 061 8 142 3860 3473 2*004 5 359 4 062 8 128 3473 3206 2 021 5 005 4 062 7 124 3206 3044 2 027 5 007 4 061 5*125 3044 2951 2 031 5 009 4 062 4*129 2951 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