DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 68.2 - - 68.7 - - 59.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 385 - - 163 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3755 - - 8055 - - 7452 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5489 - - 8984 - - 8007 - - 2935 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6748 - - 11048 - - 10445 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3477 - - 2300 - - 2947 - - 4047 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 432 - - 603 - - 444 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 19 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 144 - - 123 - - 080 - - 033 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 10 - - 15 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2280 - - 60 - - -1036 - - -4833 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9028 - - 10988 - - 11481 - - 7785 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3934 - - -1158 - - -2772 - - -7668 ODpotential blCL - - - 10682 - - 12206 - - 13217 - - 10620 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 61 - - 55 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 68.2 - - 68.7 - - 59.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.4 - - 29.9 - - 28.4 - - 35.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.6 - - 65.7 - - 67.2 - - 61.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 28.9 - - 27.4 - - 35.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 385 - - 163 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3755 - - 8055 - - 7452 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97352 10 316 13 310 11 340 6 330 97352 89933 8 001 12 303 12 348 12 005 89933 84314 7 326 9 319 8 323 13 336 84314 79660 9 306 10 312 9 312 12 337 79660 75628 8 311 12 300 14 329 11 359 75628 72046 6 329 11 289 17 314 15 348 72046 68797 12 314 10 311 13 312 13 340 68797 65807 15 314 12 328 13 309 15 323 65807 63032 15 322 13 325 10 302 15 308 63032 60341 17 330 18 313 15 316 18 320 60341 57530 21 314 21 295 18 307 18 315 57530 54612 18 311 20 301 20 310 22 315 54612 51821 22 317 24 307 22 317 22 315 51821 49301 22 323 28 312 27 319 23 315 49301 47035 34 324 31 316 30 315 26 313 47035 44976 38 325 35 322 30 315 27 321 44976 43101 43 325 39 322 35 321 32 331 43101 41388 44 328 40 320 39 327 32 337 41388 39812 44 337 39 332 39 337 33 346 39812 38353 49 342 41 331 41 331 34 332 38353 36983 52 343 36 343 33 344 26 015 36983 35669 57 345 45 355 43 001 51 018 35669 34359 63 342 52 347 50 353 50 009 34359 33017 63 339 55 339 53 344 38 004 33017 31642 53 342 47 340 47 344 31 016 31642 30222 38 340 37 348 35 350 32 038 30222 28744 23 339 32 350 26 019 35 049 28744 27210 20 352 26 352 30 052 37 055 27210 25616 19 002 24 359 34 061 38 056 25616 23959 18 014 23 005 32 063 39 052 23959 22239 19 022 20 011 25 055 37 056 22239 20453 20 025 18 020 21 037 28 051 20453 18592 19 027 16 031 21 024 26 034 18592 16699 15 031 15 035 18 028 25 041 16699 14880 10 046 10 044 12 038 16 066 14880 13224 6 078 4 109 7 081 12 094 13224 11746 6 119 5*149 6*108 9 110 11746 10424 8 131 6*143 5*106 6 121 10424 9240 9 123 6 140 5 102 4 121 9240 8181 7 118 6 134 5 096 2 103 8181 7234 7*139 6 128 5 088 2 036 7234 6394 8*147 6 121 6 079 5 025 6394 5645 8 148 6 117 6 073 7 032 5645 4971 8 147 6 113 6 067 10 036 4971 4370 9 145 6 109 7 064 12 039 4370 3866 9 142 6 106 7 062 13 040 3866 3477 9 140 6 103 7 061 13 039 3477 3208 8 138 6 102 7 060 11 037 3208 3045 8 138 6 102 6 061 8*037 3045 2951 7 136 6 101 6 059 5*033 2951 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