DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.6 - - 49.0 - - 45.9 - - 43.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2869 - - 5010 - - 4441 - - 1086 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 23 - - 9 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 228 - - 255 - - 096 - - 103 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -15 - - 4 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1609 - - -2355 - - -1227 - - -1018 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4560 - - 5306 - - 4179 - - 3969 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3382 - - -3248 - - -3056 - - -3754 ODpotential blCL - - - 6333 - - 6199 - - 6007 - - 6705 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 90 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.6 - - 49.0 - - 45.9 - - 43.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.0 - - 36.0 - - 37.9 - - 36.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.7 - - 48.8 - - 47.9 - - 46.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 34.8 - - 36.7 - - 35.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 15 - - 60 - - 100 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96197 26 273 30 285 24 307 29 289 96197 89158 19 268 24 297 25 310 19 288 89158 83673 16 283 20 297 23 312 15 282 83673 79095 19 273 21 278 19 313 18 294 79095 75142 20 271 25 275 22 277 21 289 75142 71626 22 277 25 275 23 285 22 274 71626 68407 22 269 28 278 27 288 20 281 68407 65415 24 270 26 278 32 282 24 295 65415 62625 24 273 26 270 30 271 32 281 62625 59921 21 272 27 278 26 272 31 265 59921 57095 30 283 30 285 27 286 25 274 57095 54165 32 278 28 280 31 292 32 291 54165 51382 28 290 30 280 36 291 34 290 51382 48881 31 302 36 285 34 289 31 285 48881 46627 35 305 37 289 36 299 34 293 46627 44585 38 308 40 298 46 294 44 284 44585 42731 38 303 41 291 50 282 46 282 42731 41041 34 290 33 289 50 289 56 291 41041 39501 30 317 46 314 58 298 63 292 39501 38082 52 341 62 322 58 298 63 295 38082 36756 67 343 70 325 53 296 64 297 36756 35479 69 344 61 321 53 299 63 290 35479 34183 58 339 45 312 54 300 62 282 34183 32843 41 332 51 303 51 295 61 278 32843 31461 44 324 51 300 50 288 60 278 31461 30024 47 317 41 298 52 284 60 281 30024 28521 44 309 39 296 54 283 61 287 28521 26954 39 296 44 296 55 285 64 294 26954 25327 39 291 44 289 57 294 70 300 25327 23644 39 285 44 279 60 301 71 301 23644 21911 40 274 47 278 56 303 62 295 21911 20124 41 272 49 278 48 298 52 289 20124 18274 37 274 48 274 45 292 47 286 18274 16399 36 272 46 273 46 289 42 287 16399 14601 38 270 42 273 46 286 36 289 14601 12970 35 268 38 273 44 280 31 288 12970 11517 31 269 35 272 41 278 30 292 11517 10222 28 273 34 270 38 277 31 294 10222 9065 28 277 32 267 36 271 33 291 9065 8031 29 278 30 264 33 265 35 283 8031 7110 30 277 27 261 29 260 37 275 7110 6294 29 275 24 258 25 256 36 268 6294 5568 27 272 21 254 22 256 34 265 5568 4912 25 266 19 252 18 256 31 262 4912 4329 22 259 17 252 14 257 26 261 4329 3839 19 253 15 252 10 257 20 258 3839 3461 14 248 14 253 5 255 12 254 3461 3200 9 242 12 254 1 209 6 241 3200 3041 7*239 11*253 2*103 2*188 3041 2950 3*228 8*255 3*096 5*103 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