DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.7 - - 61.9 - - 60.3 - - 55.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 105 - - 53 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3178 - - 5786 - - 1827 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4116 - - 6511 - - 2934 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6171 - - 8779 - - 4820 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4197 - - 3479 - - 5433 - - 3548 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 247 - - 366 - - 199 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 10 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 228 - - 210 - - 229 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -26 - - 18 - - -28 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -324 - - 1400 - - -1750 - - -2422 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6495 - - 7379 - - 6570 - - 5374 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2528 - - 98 - - -3449 - - -4862 ODpotential blCL - - - 8699 - - 8681 - - 8269 - - 7814 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 95 - - 93 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 380 - - 440 - - 300 - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.7 - - 61.9 - - 60.3 - - 55.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.3 - - 39.5 - - 41.4 - - 41.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 60.8 - - 59.6 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 38.3 - - 40.3 - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 105 - - 53 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3178 - - 5786 - - 1827 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 81 - - 72 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96709 27 261 43 270 40 281 46 289 96709 89347 34 274 43 270 45 282 33 279 89347 83760 36 276 32 276 40 275 33 268 83760 79170 32 277 29 287 31 275 31 264 79170 75224 34 272 32 280 27 273 24 270 75224 71701 34 267 35 265 26 279 26 268 71701 68473 31 262 30 257 30 278 29 264 68473 65489 27 261 27 254 33 265 30 263 65489 62711 30 259 31 251 32 254 26 254 62711 60011 30 253 32 248 31 249 20 251 60011 57174 26 250 27 248 29 244 24 240 57174 54212 22 246 30 245 32 239 30 232 54212 51384 30 245 32 239 39 232 34 230 51384 48840 33 242 33 235 40 225 34 225 48840 46558 30 242 34 229 36 220 33 220 46558 44489 31 239 35 223 33 222 33 224 44489 42603 35 229 35 224 34 226 37 232 42603 40878 36 221 34 232 38 228 50 229 40878 39302 31 222 38 239 41 234 51 224 39302 37854 30 227 41 240 51 243 50 229 37854 36511 29 229 39 242 54 246 57 233 36511 35233 30 231 36 249 54 247 60 231 35233 33949 32 231 36 253 55 246 58 229 33949 32627 32 216 39 260 55 244 55 227 32627 31268 27 194 43 268 54 246 52 228 31268 29858 24 200 47 273 51 249 48 230 29858 28386 30 217 46 274 44 251 43 232 28386 26854 35 214 36 278 37 248 37 236 26854 25263 36 206 29 265 35 245 33 237 25263 23614 36 204 31 224 34 245 30 236 23614 21910 28 206 30 212 30 246 30 238 21910 20145 23 213 32 214 25 242 31 246 20145 18316 24 225 29 211 23 224 29 253 18316 16460 23 227 21 212 24 215 23 239 16460 14679 19 221 18 218 20 229 20 224 14679 13057 15 219 17 223 18 237 18 223 13057 11610 13 222 16 226 16 240 16 223 11610 10315 13 223 15 228 14 242 13 222 10315 9153 13 223 13*229 13 239 12 224 9153 8112 14 223 12*229 12 235 11 227 8112 7181 14 225 12 229 11 230 10 230 7181 6352 15*229 11 228 11 225 9 233 6352 5614 15*231 11 228 11 220 9 235 5614 4948 15 232 10 229 12*215 9 236 4948 4355 15 233 10 228 11*212 9 236 4355 3856 14 234 9 228 11 211 8 234 3856 3472 13 234 8 227 11 210 7 235 3472 3205 12 234 8 226 10 208 6 233 3205 3044 11 235 7 226 9 207 5*234 3044 2951 9 234 6 226 8 206 3*229 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