DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.3 - - 64.6 - - - - - 53.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 176 - - 311 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2942 - - 3703 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4671 - - 5460 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5935 - - 6696 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2296 - - 2361 - - - - - 3294 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 335 - - 434 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 15 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 350 - - - - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 18 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2847 - - -678 - - - - - -3268 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8782 - - 7374 - - - - - 6221 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6714 - - -1673 - - - - - -8120 ODpotential blCL - - - 12649 - - 8369 - - - - - 11072 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 91 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.3 - - 64.6 - - - - - 53.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.0 - - 42.5 - - - - - 37.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.9 - - 62.6 - - - - - 56.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 41.9 - - - - - 36.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 176 - - 311 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2942 - - 3703 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 4 - - 62 - - - - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 96356 18 262 6 257 20 278 96356 89290 17 224 14 230 15 272 89290 83850 11 247 13 253 9 270 83850 79301 12 281 12 273 14 274 79301 75359 8 281 17 298 14 288 75359 71872 14 295 15 287 16 290 71872 68732 20 304 15 279 16 310 68732 65867 19 292 18 274 18 304 65867 63192 18 270 15 252 26 282 63192 60585 23 274 26 265 42 274 60585 57869 36 277 42 268 52 270 57869 55023 44 273 51 265 56 267 55023 52265 50 269 63 264 58 276 52265 49761 59 262 69 259 73 282 49761 47501 65 258 74 260 71 271 47501 45426 70 263 78 264 54 268 45426 43510 74 271 90 269 57 286 43510 41747 85 273 95 268 90 287 41747 40137 98 265 95 265 111 267 40137 38664 103 258 92 262 111 266 38664 37304 96 257 91 258 104 279 37304 36007 93 262 89 256 105 286 36007 34695 89 270 87 257 105 287 34695 33337 87 272 87 258 101 289 33337 31938 87 266 87 261 98 288 31938 30486 88 263 88 266 101 285 30486 28968 87 264 88 272 103 275 28968 27389 83 266 83 275 98 278 27389 25758 79 265 74 274 78 288 25758 24076 76 263 67 268 64 286 24076 22334 72 263 67 263 59 280 22334 20525 66 264 66 265 56 280 20525 18645 61 264 61 269 52 279 18645 16732 56 265 56 268 48 277 16732 14890 50 267 54 266 45 267 14890 13213 45 269 52 264 45 257 13213 11717 40 272 45 263 41 258 11717 10383 35 276 33 264 34 271 10383 9194 31 284 23 268 27 286 9194 8135 28 293 17 279 20 303 8135 7194 25 302 12*308 15 322 7194 6360 22*307 12*328 13 342 6360 5619 20*310 14 343 13 359 5619 4950 19 311 15 352 14 008 4950 4356 18 312 16 354 16 013 4356 3856 17 313 16 355 16 015 3856 3471 16 315 16 356 15 013 3471 3205 15 315 16 356 12 007 3205 3043 14 316 15 356 10*359 3043 2951 11 318 13 357 5*346 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