DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - 51.5 - - 55.3 - - - - - 47.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 421 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4097 - - 7384 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5787 - - 8492 - - - - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7090 - - 10377 - - - - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2441 - - 1924 - - - - - 4861 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 459 - - 606 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 16 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 334 - - 316 - - - - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -10 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1068 - - 709 - - - - - -3428 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8159 - - 9668 - - - - - 6379 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3340 - - -393 - - - - - -5570 ODpotential blCL - - - 10430 - - 10770 - - - - - 8521 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 70 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.5 - - 55.3 - - - - - 47.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.7 - - 22.7 - - - - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.5 - - 52.9 - - - - - 49.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.6 - - 21.6 - - - - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 421 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4097 - - 7384 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97207 20 293 18 310 22 301 97207 89877 8 286 18 293 17 302 89877 84254 10 256 20 271 13 284 84254 79583 14 269 15 246 9 252 79583 75535 16 277 10 235 12 250 75535 71943 14 278 14 252 16 261 71943 68685 14 261 15 254 18 256 68685 65675 16 251 19 256 18 256 65675 62869 19 256 22 250 18 258 62869 60135 21 257 23 245 18 263 60135 57265 20 258 22 248 20 274 57265 54270 21 260 22 253 23 268 54270 51400 21 255 23 255 21 259 51400 48813 22 255 23 263 19 262 48813 46499 21 254 25 261 19 270 46499 44406 20 265 23 260 17 273 44406 42498 22 265 24 265 14 286 42498 40744 21 262 23 258 19 290 40744 39121 19 274 18 245 21 280 39121 37613 24 271 17 256 19 270 37613 36208 26 254 24 264 17 272 36208 34876 27 246 27 260 17 274 34876 33556 28 246 28 256 18 274 33556 32221 29 246 29 250 20 274 32221 30869 26 249 27 245 21 267 30869 29477 24 254 21 251 20 270 29477 28025 22 255 21 259 19 269 28025 26511 20 255 21 258 19 266 26511 24933 18 253 20 257 19 267 24933 23296 16 245 19 254 17 268 23296 21605 15 240 18 247 17 271 21605 19859 16 258 18 248 17 281 19859 18055 22 277 19 257 14 301 18055 16230 24 272 20 264 20 306 16230 14480 21 269 21 268 23 302 14480 12885 19 277 21 274 24 308 12885 11460 20 284 17*288 22 318 11460 10185 18 294 16*300 21 328 10185 9042 16 302 16 307 20 332 9042 8018 14*313 17 311 19 333 8018 7104 13*325 17 315 18 333 7104 6291 12 332 17 317 16 337 6291 5567 12 334 17 320 15 343 5567 4913 12 335 17 322 15 349 4913 4330 12 336 17 324 14 353 4330 3840 12 337 16 326 14 357 3840 3462 11 339 16 327 12 359 3462 3201 11 340 15 327 10 357 3201 3041 10 340 15 328 8*353 3041 2950 9 341 12 329 4*345 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