DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/03 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.5 - - 43.9 - - 39.7 - - 35.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 107 - - -2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1321 - - 2206 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 3850 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4314 - - 5199 - - 2950 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1365 - - 1720 - - 3516 - - 1249 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 176 - - 255 - - 3 - - 1 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 319 - - 358 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 1 - - 2 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -814 - - -1085 - - -2364 - - -1780 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5128 - - 6284 - - 5314 - - 4731 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4466 - - -3470 - - -5652 - - -6845 ODpotential blCL - - - 8780 - - 8669 - - 8602 - - 9796 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 68 - - 77 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.5 - - 43.9 - - 39.7 - - 35.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.7 - - 27.0 - - 27.2 - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 42.8 - - 42.4 - - 39.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 26.5 - - 26.8 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 107 - - -2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1321 - - 2206 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96883 61 061 70 067 57 075 42 055 96883 89756 49 074 52 069 61 066 44 067 89756 84192 47 077 37 080 41 058 45 065 84192 79563 40 064 35 077 24 054 37 054 79563 75587 32 056 34 072 19 063 26 055 75587 72051 22 058 27 054 24 048 30 043 72051 68820 22 054 24 034 30 029 35 031 68820 65834 18 050 16 030 26 031 32 025 65834 63056 22 054 16 036 23 044 26 030 63056 60358 32 026 28 027 29 052 24 039 60358 57524 39 009 35 013 33 036 26 038 57524 54588 40 004 39 008 45 020 43 029 54588 51826 39 004 46 010 56 015 55 028 51826 49366 46 014 59 015 64 014 57 022 49366 47156 63 018 67 017 66 014 60 020 47156 45138 78 019 73 018 68 014 66 016 45138 43280 84 016 74 014 70 011 71 007 43280 41562 80 013 71 011 71 007 69 003 41562 39963 78 011 71 010 68 006 68 002 39963 38470 80 008 72 009 67 010 70 003 38470 37074 81 006 72 009 71 013 75 003 37074 35744 80 006 70 008 78 013 82 006 35744 34410 77 005 71 005 82 013 91 010 34410 33040 77 006 68 002 77 011 99 012 33040 31635 83 009 67 003 62 006 108 015 31635 30178 91 008 67 003 56 359 104 016 30178 28659 89 013 68 007 54 353 92 010 28659 27079 73 014 63 013 47 359 80 004 27079 25441 65 015 54 009 42 007 64 001 25441 23750 62 016 51 006 40 001 45 357 23750 22005 57 021 48 012 42 358 34 354 22005 20198 48 024 43 019 35 000 31 350 20198 18323 38 019 35 020 28 003 31 346 18323 16422 29 016 28 010 25 001 28 344 16422 14598 23 018 24 356 23 355 24 340 14598 12947 17 018 17 351 19 352 22 340 12947 11482 13 016 12 349 16 345 21 345 11482 10180 10 010 9 346 14 341 19 351 10180 9020 7 006 5 335 12 339 17 354 9020 7987 6 002 3 317 9 332 16 355 7987 7069 7 349 4 316 9 314 14 353 7069 6256 9 337 6 302 9 296 12 346 6256 5535 8 334 7*303 8 292 10 333 5535 4886 10*329 7*307 7 297 9 323 4886 4309 11*319 7 314 6 307 7 315 4309 3826 11 311 7 319 5 322 5 305 3826 3453 10 312 7 325 5 334 4 288 3453 3195 10 312 6 328 4 345 3 255 3195 3039 9 313 6 330 3*354 3*213 3039 2950 7 313 5 332 3*358 3*201 2950 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