DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 50.7 - - - - - 44.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 372 - - 458 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6242 - - 7738 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7517 - - 8810 - - - - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9235 - - 10731 - - - - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2044 - - 1279 - - - - - 5523 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 548 - - 630 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 12 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 353 - - 349 - - - - - 003 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - -11 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 735 - - 486 - - - - - -4949 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8501 - - 10246 - - - - - 7900 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1626 - - -1467 - - - - - -7688 ODpotential blCL - - - 10861 - - 12198 - - - - - 10639 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 65 - - - - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 50.7 - - - - - 44.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.6 - - 15.6 - - - - - 20.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.5 - - 48.2 - - - - - 46.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.5 - - 14.6 - - - - - 19.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 372 - - 458 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6242 - - 7738 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97151 15 285 15 290 18 295 97151 89821 15 293 8 312 17 285 89821 84240 8 242 13 296 4 310 84240 79598 7 200 19 258 5 313 79598 75572 5 211 10 226 9 269 75572 71998 11 260 10 250 9 249 71998 68744 13 252 16 235 8 238 68744 65724 12 260 15 240 7 261 65724 62904 14 246 13 254 13 271 62904 60168 13 268 12 253 17 257 60168 57306 12 286 12 281 18 272 57306 54323 16 291 20 291 19 281 54323 51465 21 289 22 288 18 283 51465 48890 25 301 23 286 21 288 48890 46585 31 299 25 291 24 298 46585 44505 30 297 30 290 27 300 44505 42615 28 300 23 295 29 293 42615 40879 29 314 33 326 27 289 40879 39273 41 326 43 318 29 302 39273 37787 58 316 45 306 41 308 37787 36417 67 299 43 304 53 301 36417 35118 58 288 43 308 55 296 35118 33815 44 305 45 313 53 297 33815 32477 60 324 41 313 54 301 32477 31104 76 322 34 312 57 304 31104 29686 81 317 31 320 58 303 29686 28214 80 312 31 321 58 299 28214 26684 78 309 25 323 57 298 26684 25092 78 306 22 324 55 301 25092 23438 79 302 26 319 52 304 23438 21725 79 300 31 314 51 305 21725 19949 78 301 35 312 49 308 19949 18108 72 302 38 313 46 312 18108 16247 63 306 36 318 36 313 16247 14471 51 314 31 324 26 310 14471 12863 36 323 22 333 23 310 12863 11431 25 335 14*343 19 311 11431 10153 19*345 13*349 13 315 10153 9011 18*351 13 350 10 331 9011 7991 18 352 13 349 10 353 7991 7081 18 353 13 349 10 001 7081 6272 18 353 13 349 11 002 6272 5551 18 353 13 348 11 003 5551 4900 18 354 13 349 11 004 4900 4321 18 354 13 349 11 005 4321 3834 17 354 12 350 11 006 3834 3458 17 355 12 350 10 007 3458 3199 16 355 12 350 9 007 3199 3040 15 355 11 350 6*005 3040 2950 13 356 10 351 4*003 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