DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 42.6 - - 54.6 - - 62.9 - - 65.3 - - 55.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 164 - - 224 - - 75 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 967 - - 2043 - - 1731 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2933 - - 2934 - - 4112 - - 2935 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top 2951 - - 3960 - - 5036 - - 4724 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 437 - - 784 - - 1260 - - 2054 - - 1467 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 225 - - 320 - - 212 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 26 - - 31 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 225 - - 109 - - 050 - - 031 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 4 - - 7 - - 8 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6403 - - -5618 - - -6198 - - -6698 - - -6572 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9354 - - 9579 - - 11234 - - 11422 - - 9525 sfcLCL ODpotential -18561 - - -14445 - - -13830 - - -13164 - - -16425 ODpotential blCL 21512 - - 18405 - - 18866 - - 17888 - - 19377 blCL maxRH 91 - - 86 - - 77 - - 85 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 42.6 - - 54.6 - - 62.9 - - 65.3 - - 55.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 12.9 - - 23.3 - - 24.0 - - 25.5 - - 24.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.6 - - 53.3 - - 61.1 - - 64.4 - - 60.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 12.0 - - 22.3 - - 22.9 - - 24.5 - - 24.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 164 - - 224 - - 75 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 967 - - 2043 - - 1731 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 62 - - 45 - - 9 - - 39 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96294 20 292 21 281 34 285 34 294 22 295 96294 89203 13 306 9 294 17 290 21 276 26 302 89203 83788 18 320 16 297 24 287 29 288 26 288 83788 79283 24 303 17 286 26 286 27 306 21 301 79283 75356 25 304 18 297 28 283 29 308 30 306 75356 71879 33 298 28 301 31 279 35 292 37 292 71879 68724 34 287 34 293 36 284 41 288 38 291 68724 65804 44 299 38 303 41 296 46 293 45 298 65804 63096 52 294 50 303 46 292 50 289 54 293 63096 60484 59 294 52 295 50 291 50 286 57 287 60484 57762 68 290 56 299 53 289 52 297 54 295 57762 54936 63 294 66 297 64 302 71 303 65 299 54936 52238 72 299 70 301 82 308 86 300 71 293 52238 49806 88 299 91 304 99 302 91 299 80 299 49806 47625 97 294 102 300 109 298 99 298 91 302 47625 45653 89 291 97 293 102 293 96 291 99 298 45653 43851 86 303 84 292 79 296 85 292 96 295 43851 42189 124 315 84 312 82 314 87 309 91 302 42189 40645 144 314 115 320 94 316 105 315 100 311 40645 39201 140 314 118 317 95 307 96 310 105 312 39201 37839 128 312 114 315 99 305 85 302 97 310 37839 36523 109 305 110 313 98 303 86 297 90 303 36523 35190 102 299 98 307 95 300 85 295 89 296 35190 33812 100 294 89 300 95 294 87 298 90 292 33812 32389 100 291 83 291 98 292 88 297 88 291 32389 30908 102 291 83 287 101 293 86 293 85 291 30908 29357 98 299 84 287 99 294 81 290 84 291 29357 27738 69 308 74 290 93 294 76 291 84 290 27738 26057 57 288 66 291 81 291 72 293 78 290 26057 24325 58 275 53 288 66 286 72 294 71 290 24325 22540 57 272 53 284 56 287 68 292 71 290 22540 20692 52 273 49 278 49 290 55 287 70 290 20692 18775 42 273 40 277 43 286 41 284 62 289 18775 16832 33 271 33 275 36 277 39 284 49 283 16832 14969 27 265 28 268 31 270 41 278 45 271 14969 13281 24 263 25 264 28 267 40 273 44 258 13281 11781 22 263 22 263 24 264 35 262 38 249 11781 10445 17 266 20 264 21 264 30 252 30 249 10445 9249 13 269 16 267 18 264 25 249 22 251 9249 8181 11 268 12 271 14 262 19 250 15 249 8181 7228 9 260 9 271 11 256 14 256 9 237 7228 6384 7 247 7 265 7 247 10 261 5 197 6384 5634 5 225 5 245 4*241 4 274 5 152 5634 4960 5 193 4 215 0*068 2*002 6 131 4960 4361 5 166 3*194 1 055 3*027 5 121 4361 3859 4 149 1*159 2 049 4 030 3 107 3859 3473 3 147 2 112 3 050 4 032 2 082 3473 3206 1 148 2 099 3 048 4 033 1 032 3206 3044 1*240 2 091 3 048 4 033 1*313 3044 2951 1*225 2 086 3 049 4 033 2*288 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