DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 68.8 - - - - - 55.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 219 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1057 - - 2404 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2934 - - 4377 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4050 - - 5397 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 793 - - 1552 - - - - - 876 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 225 - - 339 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 12 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 153 - - 128 - - - - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - 9 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5747 - - -7308 - - - - - -1725 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9797 - - 12706 - - - - - 4678 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11948 - - -12168 - - - - - -7588 ODpotential blCL - - - 15998 - - 17565 - - - - - 10540 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 76 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 68.8 - - - - - 55.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 23.2 - - - - - 45.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 67.1 - - - - - 57.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.8 - - 22.0 - - - - - 45.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 219 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1057 - - 2404 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 3 - - - - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96742 28 285 30 285 32 296 96742 89510 18 285 28 285 28 286 89510 83962 15 258 23 282 19 297 83962 79360 13 255 15 278 16 303 79360 75390 12 285 15 278 11 288 75390 71867 16 283 17 283 14 285 71867 68661 15 264 19 270 18 292 68661 65699 11 278 15 256 22 274 65699 62946 12 286 10 268 21 261 62946 60280 16 279 11 290 17 259 60280 57491 21 264 20 274 16 256 57491 54578 24 248 26 253 21 269 54578 51787 20 250 28 253 30 255 51787 49281 27 259 31 257 26 250 49281 47042 31 253 31 255 26 254 47042 45015 30 252 32 246 30 248 45015 43177 34 252 31 238 34 244 43177 41503 27 237 27 228 36 244 41503 39967 21 252 31 229 35 236 39967 38543 28 251 37 222 33 223 38543 37211 33 242 32 210 35 212 37211 35930 33 238 33 214 36 212 35930 34634 32 232 39 214 34 212 34634 33295 32 226 38 213 31 215 33295 31916 30 221 36 216 30 220 31916 30484 28 217 34 218 30 220 30484 28987 27 217 31 221 31 218 28987 27425 25 217 30 221 30 218 27425 25800 23 220 29 217 30 220 25800 24115 22 223 27 211 29 224 24115 22373 20 219 26 211 27 227 22373 20572 16 210 28 211 25 229 20572 18704 17 211 27 207 22 228 18704 16805 18 214 26 203 21 221 16805 14976 17 216 24 196 22 210 14976 13310 16 218 23 192 22 208 13310 11819 14 214 20 190 22 208 11819 10484 12 202 18 188 22 202 10484 9286 11 185 16 186 21 191 9286 8212 11 175 15 181 20 175 8212 7255 14 168 15 168 20 161 7255 6404 19 160 15 150 19 154 6404 5648 26 152 14*138 15 150 5648 4969 28 151 14*133 7 138 4969 4366 27*152 13 130 3 048 4366 3862 22*154 13 128 6 347 3862 3475 20 153 12 126 8 326 3475 3207 19 152 11 124 8 312 3207 3044 18 151 10 123 7*299 3044 2951 13 149 9 122 5*292 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