DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 56.2 - - - - - 48.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 204 - - 248 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3776 - - 4270 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5368 - - 5807 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6769 - - 7263 - - - - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2182 - - 4020 - - - - - 4376 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 387 - - 424 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 327 - - - - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 4 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 662 - - 476 - - - - - -1795 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6107 - - 6787 - - - - - 4746 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -420 - - -556 - - - - - -3637 ODpotential blCL - - - 7189 - - 7819 - - - - - 6588 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 82 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 90 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 56.2 - - - - - 48.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.0 - - 36.7 - - - - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.0 - - 54.5 - - - - - 50.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 35.8 - - - - - 37.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 204 - - 248 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3776 - - 4270 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 30 - - - - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 97199 15 271 28 290 25 304 97199 89863 17 286 16 301 7 307 89863 84262 12 287 15 283 9 322 84262 79609 9 255 12 254 13 306 79609 75601 13 251 6 278 11 311 75601 72032 12 254 4 321 10 295 72032 68777 8 260 7 291 11 270 68777 65765 9 249 12 249 10 263 65765 62952 13 282 14 252 12 272 62952 60220 18 272 17 257 14 266 60220 57368 19 273 18 273 11 292 57368 54400 25 289 20 288 20 302 54400 51558 27 298 22 301 26 297 51558 48995 25 295 28 300 27 292 48995 46694 28 295 31 298 29 298 46694 44603 31 290 36 296 35 304 44603 42696 33 296 41 299 40 305 42696 40951 40 297 45 302 40 303 40951 39354 42 296 41 304 46 316 39354 37902 41 302 41 303 55 308 37902 36560 40 310 35 297 48 302 36560 35276 36 313 34 327 42 317 35276 33983 33 322 52 350 47 332 33983 32657 37 331 59 347 53 332 32657 31299 40 331 55 337 53 323 31299 29893 40 328 51 329 51 318 29893 28425 39 324 50 325 49 318 28425 26895 41 322 49 324 50 319 26895 25303 44 323 48 322 55 317 25303 23650 45 326 47 317 59 316 23650 21941 44 324 47 314 61 316 21941 20166 43 321 47 311 61 314 20166 18321 44 319 48 310 59 314 18321 16445 41 320 46 314 56 315 16445 14644 37 323 41 318 49 315 14644 13009 33 324 35 323 43 310 13009 11554 28 317 28 319 38 301 11554 10254 23 312 26 319 31 301 10254 9094 20 315 23 318 25 311 9094 8057 17 320 20*318 21 323 8057 7133 16*317 19*319 18 332 7133 6313 15*314 16 323 16 339 6313 5582 15 314 16 325 14 343 5582 4924 14 313 15 327 13 349 4924 4337 14 314 15 329 12 354 4337 3845 14 315 14 331 11 358 3845 3464 13 316 14 332 10 000 3464 3202 12 317 13 333 8 358 3202 3042 12 317 13 334 6*353 3042 2950 10 318 11 335 4*347 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