DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.7 - - 68.0 - - 70.1 - - 58.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 249 - - 44 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1049 - - 3388 - - 2833 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3229 - - 5145 - - 2935 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4042 - - 6381 - - 5826 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1144 - - 2029 - - 3107 - - 679 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 229 - - 394 - - 215 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 14 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 138 - - 145 - - 132 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -9 - - 6 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3502 - - -5018 - - -6960 - - -4864 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7544 - - 11399 - - 12787 - - 7817 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8517 - - -10118 - - -11448 - - -9863 ODpotential blCL - - - 12559 - - 16499 - - 17274 - - 12815 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 74 - - 74 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.7 - - 68.0 - - 70.1 - - 58.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.3 - - 28.3 - - 24.2 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.5 - - 66.2 - - 69.3 - - 62.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 27.0 - - 23.0 - - 34.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 249 - - 44 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1049 - - 3388 - - 2833 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96530 27 260 28 278 27 280 25 295 96530 89355 20 276 21 263 24 281 17 286 89355 83895 11 285 15 274 23 288 17 289 83895 79359 13 292 19 279 21 302 18 303 79359 75421 12 308 22 282 21 303 21 307 75421 71925 15 309 25 281 23 308 26 308 71925 68753 23 309 26 291 24 307 26 303 68753 65828 29 299 29 294 26 300 29 308 65828 63096 35 292 33 294 34 293 37 306 63096 60421 35 289 35 294 37 289 38 290 60421 57607 36 285 36 290 37 285 37 280 57607 54667 37 280 36 282 39 284 37 278 54667 51844 38 279 38 276 42 281 36 285 51844 49299 40 282 41 275 43 280 38 288 49299 47030 39 280 42 273 46 278 41 287 47030 44998 37 274 43 270 46 274 42 284 44998 43168 35 280 39 271 40 271 42 277 43168 41512 37 285 35 272 34 273 37 269 41512 39997 34 286 34 273 34 272 32 268 39997 38588 34 285 31 271 31 267 33 270 38588 37264 39 267 32 266 30 265 35 263 37264 35988 36 267 36 262 31 263 34 252 35988 34697 32 266 33 259 30 266 32 252 34697 33363 30 256 30 259 28 267 31 255 33363 31986 27 263 28 261 27 264 31 259 31986 30553 28 278 27 264 27 261 31 260 30553 29056 29 279 28 269 29 255 28 250 29056 27498 31 277 30 265 29 249 27 236 27498 25877 29 273 29 259 28 244 27 232 25877 24192 23 275 25 252 26 238 27 226 24192 22447 21 270 22 246 24 234 25 226 22447 20636 17 265 20 241 22 234 22 231 20636 18755 12 252 19 239 19 237 17 243 18755 16843 6 235 16 242 16 243 13 255 16843 15002 4 218 13 246 11 248 10 252 15002 13324 7 197 10 238 9 235 11 235 13324 11826 9 181 9 223 10 220 15 223 11826 10487 10 174 8 206 11 220 15 217 10487 9289 11 175 9 186 12 219 11 202 9289 8218 12 175 10 170 10 203 10 170 8218 7263 13 174 13 159 9 169 11 147 7263 6416 14 170 14*151 11*144 10 136 6416 5662 16 163 14*149 11*140 8 130 5662 4982 16 156 14 147 11 135 6 115 4982 4378 15*152 14 146 10 132 5 071 4378 3871 12*143 14 144 10 130 7 031 3871 3479 11 139 13 143 10 129 9 014 3479 3209 11 136 13 142 9 128 9 360 3209 3045 10 135 12 141 9 127 7*345 3045 2951 9 134 10 140 7 126 5*337 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