DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 - - - 39.1 - - 44.8 - - 47.3 - - 40.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 18 - - -2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2950 - - 2951 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 565 - - 1058 - - 1304 - - 678 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 20 - - 29 - - 9 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 138 - - 140 - - 047 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1314 - - -1637 - - -1762 - - -485 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4264 - - 4588 - - 4713 - - 3436 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9861 - - -8072 - - -7231 - - -7253 ODpotential blCL - - - 12811 - - 11023 - - 10182 - - 10204 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 88 - - 90 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.1 - - 44.8 - - 47.3 - - 40.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 35.5 - - 37.4 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 45.9 - - 48.5 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 34.6 - - 36.1 - - 36.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 18 - - -2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 51 - - 59 - - 17 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 94795 88 295 95 296 87 300 64 302 94795 88132 66 308 67 304 72 310 58 311 88132 82868 58 311 55 313 58 318 54 317 82868 78452 51 311 42 320 42 321 47 315 78452 74619 44 311 32 323 37 314 45 309 74619 71216 33 316 25 322 41 308 45 309 71216 68127 28 322 27 317 42 308 42 313 68127 65266 34 319 34 313 40 305 43 308 65266 62594 35 312 40 308 36 304 42 300 62594 59988 33 317 43 308 35 307 41 296 59988 57244 45 313 46 314 39 311 39 293 57244 54370 51 300 55 304 45 310 47 299 54370 51627 45 295 59 295 54 299 52 294 51627 49181 54 306 66 294 55 294 49 296 49181 47002 71 297 72 290 59 295 64 302 47002 45038 72 285 70 281 69 287 75 289 45038 43276 61 293 62 277 74 281 73 280 43276 41678 67 301 70 288 74 282 70 279 41678 40188 67 300 77 287 65 283 68 280 40188 38781 63 299 67 289 51 291 62 281 38781 37453 57 300 54 290 51 297 56 282 37453 36171 53 303 53 288 51 292 54 281 36171 34871 50 304 49 289 45 287 54 280 34871 33522 47 304 45 289 38 285 54 281 33522 32127 45 307 44 288 39 288 54 283 32127 30672 45 310 41 286 41 290 49 286 30672 29149 45 315 35 285 44 287 48 295 29149 27557 43 320 33 285 46 289 50 297 27557 25893 38 319 36 280 46 293 47 295 25893 24168 35 309 41 282 49 295 47 291 24168 22392 40 300 47 288 52 295 51 292 22392 20560 44 296 48 291 50 293 54 292 20560 18663 39 291 44 284 48 291 53 294 18663 16735 33 286 36 274 46 288 46 294 16735 14881 29 286 30 274 41 284 39 288 14881 13199 27 284 29 277 33 282 32 286 13199 11705 25 279 27 276 27 282 26 286 11705 10374 22 272 23 272 23 282 23 285 10374 9184 20 265 19 264 21 283 21 283 9184 8120 16 255 16 257 18 279 18 279 8120 7173 12 243 14 254 15 269 13 269 7173 6333 9 233 12 248 12 253 10 250 6333 5588 7 217 10 236 9 229 8 214 5588 4921 7 196 9 211 8 194 10 173 4921 4330 10 178 9 182 8 166 13 155 4330 3838 13 165 8 167 7 153 9 142 3838 3459 12 158 7 155 6 142 3 107 3459 3199 9 151 6 147 4 128 2 046 3199 3040 7*147 5*142 2*102 2*004 3040 2950 4*138 4*140 2*047 3*340 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