DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 57.8 - - - - - 48.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 361 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6277 - - 8031 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7489 - - 8936 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9270 - - 11024 - - - - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4824 - - 4486 - - - - - 2444 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 527 - - 591 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 338 - - - - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -30 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1015 - - 121 - - - - - -1895 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10286 - - 10904 - - - - - 4846 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2796 - - -918 - - - - - -3995 ODpotential blCL - - - 12066 - - 11942 - - - - - 6946 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 92 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 50 - - - - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 57.8 - - - - - 48.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.0 - - 19.8 - - - - - 37.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.0 - - 55.4 - - - - - 48.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.8 - - 18.7 - - - - - 36.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 361 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6277 - - 8031 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 67 - - - - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97258 6 249 11 271 12 304 97258 89938 4 318 9 281 13 313 89938 84339 11 302 10 294 8 290 84339 79703 13 265 14 266 11 275 79703 75690 15 237 19 259 14 270 75690 72110 17 222 20 254 15 267 72110 68840 14 214 19 242 19 266 68840 65817 13 240 18 238 20 259 65817 63000 16 249 16 242 19 250 63000 60253 16 247 15 247 17 246 60253 57371 15 260 14 244 16 250 57371 54368 19 255 17 256 16 269 54368 51506 17 237 20 255 15 277 51506 48940 11 265 13 259 11 276 48940 46644 15 283 8 289 12 308 46644 44571 11 278 8 308 12 300 44571 42676 13 306 8 334 8 311 42676 40935 14 314 16 322 16 325 40935 39334 14 316 18 309 13 320 39334 37848 17 327 14 317 14 336 37848 36467 24 336 24 344 22 348 36467 35157 26 334 28 342 30 348 35157 33852 28 342 29 347 34 355 33852 32515 34 346 31 350 38 360 32515 31144 38 346 31 352 39 001 31144 29725 38 345 29 351 37 359 29725 28247 32 343 29 344 35 358 28247 26711 25 332 26 334 33 357 26711 25115 21 321 25 327 31 357 25115 23461 19 301 24 323 30 351 23461 21757 19 294 20 310 28 342 21757 20002 16 298 16 295 19 340 20002 18191 15 319 15 295 14 328 18191 16354 18 332 16 303 18 316 16354 14585 21 337 17 304 22 315 14585 12972 23 341 17 309 22 318 12972 11530 21 339 15*318 20 323 11530 10240 16*333 12*326 18 329 10240 9085 13*329 11 328 17 336 9085 8052 11 328 10 332 16 341 8052 7129 10 327 10 334 16 343 7129 6309 10 327 9 337 16 342 6309 5578 10 327 9 341 15 339 5578 4920 9 328 9 344 13 332 4920 4334 9 330 9 347 11 319 4334 3842 9 332 9 350 10 295 3842 3463 9 335 9 352 9 271 3463 3201 9 335 9 353 9 262 3201 3042 8 337 8 354 7*260 3042 2950 7 338 8 355 4*259 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