DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 48.0 - - 50.5 - - - - - 46.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 101 - - 91 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2257 - - 2784 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3920 - - 4257 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5250 - - 5777 - - - - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2460 - - 2660 - - - - - 2380 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 261 - - 275 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 14 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 303 - - - - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -10 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1080 - - 1492 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4170 - - 4286 - - - - - 2950 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -35 - - 238 - - - - - -1069 ODpotential blCL - - - 5285 - - 5539 - - - - - 4020 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - - - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 180 - - - - - 230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.0 - - 50.5 - - - - - 46.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 41.9 - - - - - 45.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.1 - - 49.6 - - - - - 47.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 40.7 - - - - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 101 - - 91 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2257 - - 2784 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 100 - - - - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 7 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] 96849 37 258 38 274 33 273 96849 89521 29 267 31 270 38 275 89521 83912 24 260 27 258 31 269 83912 79262 24 255 28 254 25 267 79262 75236 26 252 24 242 20 256 75236 71655 24 251 20 237 19 254 71655 68409 24 249 22 251 20 251 68409 65416 26 252 25 251 20 249 65416 62624 26 247 23 247 23 262 62624 59898 25 236 21 237 26 260 59898 57042 22 237 18 227 23 261 57042 54082 24 246 18 251 21 261 54082 51263 21 239 22 256 16 282 51263 48728 18 271 24 259 25 307 48728 46468 19 267 23 266 24 308 46468 44427 16 266 21 276 20 306 44427 42560 18 277 19 280 19 307 42560 40843 19 293 15 288 22 315 40843 39261 25 306 15 318 24 326 39261 37798 32 297 21 326 24 337 37798 36440 16 274 21 315 26 345 36440 35147 6 256 20 297 32 356 35147 33856 9 027 9 336 41 356 33856 32532 24 007 20 356 44 349 32532 31173 29 001 25 341 36 337 31173 29767 31 004 21 342 24 325 29767 28304 33 004 22 350 21 323 28304 26783 33 002 23 342 24 317 26783 25200 31 001 26 337 23 306 25200 23559 27 355 26 340 21 304 23559 21861 22 345 22 339 19 302 21861 20097 17 328 19 322 17 295 20097 18264 15 309 16 319 16 284 18264 16399 16 302 16 323 14 284 16399 14608 18 303 16 320 11 294 14608 12979 19 302 17 317 9 291 12979 11528 20 301 17 314 10 287 11528 10233 20 304 17 316 14 286 10233 9076 20 307 17 314 17 286 9076 8044 20 307 17 311 17 287 8044 7123 20 302 18 309 16 287 7123 6304 21 297 17*307 15 290 6304 5575 20*293 17*305 12 295 5575 4917 20*291 15 304 10 301 4917 4331 19 289 14 303 7 307 4331 3840 18 290 13 302 4 328 3840 3462 17 290 13 303 2 018 3462 3200 16 291 12 303 2 063 3200 3042 14 292 11 303 2*074 3042 2950 11 293 9 304 2*080 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