DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 47.1 - - 52.5 - - - - - 45.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 257 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3108 - - 3641 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4818 - - 5348 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6101 - - 6634 - - - - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1580 - - 1557 - - - - - 2221 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 348 - - 408 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 322 - - 330 - - - - - 065 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -102 - - -649 - - - - - -2602 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6203 - - 7283 - - - - - 5554 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2788 - - -4075 - - - - - -7524 ODpotential blCL - - - 8889 - - 10709 - - - - - 10475 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 66 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.1 - - 52.5 - - - - - 45.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.6 - - 31.2 - - - - - 32.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 50.7 - - - - - 48.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 30.0 - - - - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 257 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3108 - - 3641 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 96563 12 251 14 264 21 263 96563 89438 11 145 16 253 12 274 89438 83984 1 107 12 270 10 314 83984 79431 12 257 8 276 17 290 79431 75478 11 220 7 272 19 267 75478 71966 12 224 11 294 13 310 71966 68766 12 229 20 287 15 309 68766 65810 8 249 18 292 16 318 65810 63065 15 292 20 292 18 312 63065 60402 21 290 22 291 22 303 60402 57613 22 301 22 295 27 299 57613 54704 28 307 25 308 31 300 54704 51915 34 308 36 309 33 296 51915 49392 39 304 40 311 34 287 49392 47118 42 303 45 311 33 288 47118 45048 43 307 47 307 34 299 45048 43157 43 311 47 307 36 309 43157 41437 45 315 46 310 48 316 41437 39871 49 321 48 316 56 314 39871 38430 55 327 51 324 52 314 38430 37094 58 331 52 329 44 318 37094 35815 57 333 53 332 42 325 35815 34523 55 336 52 334 41 328 34523 33187 53 339 49 334 40 328 33187 31810 51 340 45 333 38 326 31810 30378 50 339 41 334 37 325 30378 28880 47 338 39 332 36 326 28880 27317 45 338 39 328 35 324 27317 25688 41 337 37 326 34 323 25688 23996 35 337 32 327 32 327 23996 22245 31 335 29 325 27 331 22245 20431 29 335 26 322 21 330 20431 18550 27 339 24 323 19 324 18550 16644 24 346 23 331 19 316 16644 14810 19 345 21 343 17 315 14810 13139 16 338 16 348 14 327 13139 11650 15 339 12 344 12 337 11650 10323 12 343 10 341 11 341 10323 9141 10 339 6 337 9 341 9141 8088 8 319 5 299 7 336 8088 7150 8 296 5*294 6 319 7150 6320 8*296 5*299 5 286 6320 5583 7*300 5 307 4 266 5583 4921 7 310 5 322 1 301 4921 4334 6 320 5 334 3 063 4334 3842 6 328 5 346 4 062 3842 3463 6 335 5 352 5 059 3463 3201 6 340 5 356 5 060 3201 3041 6 341 5 358 4*063 3041 2950 5 344 5 359 3*065 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