DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - - 53.6 - - 60.8 - - 62.4 - - 52.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 264 - - 89 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1350 - - 2989 - - 2833 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3476 - - 4864 - - 4195 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4343 - - 5982 - - 5826 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1163 - - 2011 - - 2098 - - 2065 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 248 - - 384 - - 265 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 17 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 117 - - 093 - - 080 - - 021 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 10 - - 10 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3127 - - -3215 - - -4319 - - -4156 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7471 - - 9198 - - 10145 - - 7108 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8482 - - -7279 - - -8791 - - -9995 ODpotential blCL - - - 12825 - - 13261 - - 14617 - - 12947 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 46 - - 52 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.6 - - 60.8 - - 62.4 - - 52.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 30.9 - - 28.4 - - 32.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.3 - - 58.9 - - 61.3 - - 57.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 29.8 - - 27.4 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 264 - - 89 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1350 - - 2989 - - 2833 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96715 22 257 22 282 24 256 31 282 96715 89549 10 244 20 261 22 267 19 286 89549 84038 7 256 21 251 19 283 15 301 84038 79462 15 255 20 267 14 291 12 287 79462 75526 11 261 19 280 15 300 9 301 75526 72026 9 264 23 284 21 298 12 300 72026 68828 12 288 22 279 23 292 17 289 68828 65874 21 291 19 285 22 294 21 291 65874 63132 23 283 22 289 24 291 23 292 63132 60470 23 282 25 288 24 291 23 295 60470 57674 26 289 30 287 29 290 26 291 57674 54757 29 286 36 280 35 289 29 286 54757 51962 32 285 40 275 40 285 34 284 51962 49441 38 286 41 274 42 280 40 284 49441 47181 41 287 42 275 45 279 42 282 47181 45139 39 287 42 278 43 283 42 283 45139 43290 39 291 37 290 41 284 41 283 43290 41612 40 296 40 297 37 285 42 282 41612 40081 38 304 41 301 35 288 40 282 40081 38667 40 313 43 310 35 290 37 290 38667 37347 43 316 44 312 37 290 37 301 37347 36075 44 317 45 309 39 295 40 301 36075 34782 42 317 44 309 40 299 41 305 34782 33442 38 314 42 313 40 302 41 306 33442 32059 35 313 41 313 41 302 38 303 32059 30619 34 313 39 315 40 299 35 303 30619 29114 34 314 34 315 36 302 32 303 29114 27545 34 315 30 316 32 305 31 304 27545 25912 32 315 28 315 30 307 30 308 25912 24217 30 314 26 314 29 310 29 311 24217 22460 27 313 25 312 27 310 28 313 22460 20635 23 313 23 313 23 312 26 318 20635 18738 18 311 18 314 18 318 20 327 18738 16810 12 315 12 314 12 325 14 336 16810 14955 7 323 6 306 8 322 9 340 14955 13267 5 321 3 275 6 303 6 325 13267 11766 3 306 2 229 5 270 4 289 11766 10428 2 274 3 216 4 244 4 253 10428 9234 2 218 3 216 4 223 4 225 9234 8167 3 184 4 209 4 199 4 200 8167 7217 4 171 4 193 3 171 5 176 7217 6375 5 162 3*149 3*120 6 153 6375 5628 5 155 3*120 4*103 6 134 5628 4957 5*152 4 106 4 087 5 107 4957 4359 4*138 4 094 5 081 5 074 4359 3858 3 124 5 088 5 076 6 054 3858 3472 3 113 5 082 5 074 7 043 3472 3206 3 104 5 079 5 072 7 036 3206 3043 3 102 5 079 5 072 5*027 3043 2951 3 098 4 077 4 070 4*021 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