DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 73.9 - - - - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 241 - - 286 - - - - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2336 - - 3952 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4359 - - 5634 - - - - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5329 - - 6945 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2002 - - 4485 - - - - - 2845 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 346 - - 437 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 117 - - 070 - - - - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 16 - - - - - -30 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4172 - - -3547 - - - - - -3833 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9502 - - 10493 - - - - - 6785 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7004 - - -5438 - - - - - -6331 ODpotential blCL - - - 12333 - - 12383 - - - - - 9283 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 71 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 90 - - - - - 420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 73.9 - - - - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.5 - - 37.6 - - - - - 43.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 71.8 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 36.4 - - - - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 241 - - 286 - - - - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2336 - - 3952 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 7 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] 97016 15 300 26 273 32 292 97016 89745 33 292 22 284 18 308 89745 84197 25 263 28 282 15 296 84197 79569 13 254 21 263 18 305 79569 75552 10 261 14 260 23 274 75552 72000 10 276 14 268 15 254 72000 68779 18 276 17 292 13 283 68779 65816 16 249 17 270 18 272 65816 63072 8 286 11 249 18 272 63072 60385 23 274 15 250 18 268 60385 57543 31 244 23 248 25 246 57543 54580 23 228 21 239 27 240 54580 51747 21 238 30 250 29 252 51747 49196 31 223 42 234 33 232 49196 46919 30 220 47 217 31 222 46919 44855 35 217 47 199 32 222 44855 42959 46 218 41 197 37 221 42959 41215 57 211 44 205 52 212 41215 39613 67 203 58 203 62 199 39613 38135 67 201 70 197 67 189 38135 36763 66 201 71 194 71 185 36763 35454 64 200 68 195 75 182 35454 34142 63 199 68 197 78 180 34142 32797 62 198 67 198 77 178 32797 31422 62 198 65 197 76 179 31422 30002 63 198 63 196 73 181 30002 28525 63 198 62 194 67 184 28525 26994 62 198 62 193 56 187 26994 25410 61 198 61 192 50 186 25410 23769 58 197 60 191 48 172 23769 22069 55 196 60 192 46 162 22069 20306 51 195 60 195 45 160 20306 18474 46 196 55 197 42 159 18474 16608 42 197 47 193 36 161 16608 14809 38 199 40 186 31 177 14809 13171 33 200 37 186 30 190 13171 11710 27 193 33 183 24 196 11710 10403 23 177 26 176 15 201 10403 9230 21 165 20 164 7 224 9230 8177 18 160 16 151 8 286 8177 7233 13 156 10*136 13 302 7233 6394 9 152 8*123 18 296 6394 5646 6*145 6 090 24 282 5646 4972 5*137 6 066 32 272 4972 4372 5 124 7 059 36 267 4372 3868 6 116 7 055 35 265 3868 3479 6 110 7 051 33 264 3479 3210 6 107 7 050 29 264 3210 3046 6 105 7 049 24*264 3046 2951 5 103 6 048 15*262 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