DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.1 - - 50.2 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 195 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1500 - - 3640 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 5210 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 4493 - - 6633 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2663 - - 2284 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 211 - - 367 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 320 - - 329 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1379 - - -858 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5873 - - 7492 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2634 - - -1857 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 7127 - - 8490 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 94 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 10 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.1 - - 50.2 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.7 - - 27.6 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.2 - - 48.6 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.6 - - 27.5 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 195 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1500 - - 3640 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 76 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - - 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] 97481 15 328 17 304 97481 90315 16 330 14 330 90315 84732 9 306 9 327 84732 80100 4 071 3 105 80100 76133 2 091 3 031 76133 72621 4 135 5 202 72621 69418 7 172 6 223 69418 66461 11 175 13 242 66461 63724 10 239 13 215 63724 61063 14 251 10 208 61063 58268 16 244 9 248 58268 55351 15 248 12 242 55351 52550 16 232 15 231 52550 50023 17 214 20 225 50023 47749 17 227 19 215 47749 45670 26 243 17 223 45670 43750 29 243 15 222 43750 41965 30 236 16 228 41965 40297 34 229 28 232 40297 38733 33 217 30 224 38733 37264 28 212 22 218 37264 35848 25 234 8 224 35848 34417 29 245 15 232 34417 32948 34 232 25 226 32948 31450 31 211 31 218 31450 29914 31 207 25 216 29914 28333 31 216 19 212 28333 26719 34 211 26 214 26719 25073 39 205 35 212 25073 23396 42 205 45 206 23396 21684 42 208 52 205 21684 19922 42 213 51 207 19922 18100 41 215 35 215 18100 16257 33 215 21 221 16257 14491 21 211 16 199 14491 12887 14 204 16 171 12887 11455 10 193 13 175 11455 10173 8 176 9 176 10173 9026 4 167 6 179 9026 8001 2 022 2 149 8001 7087 6 001 4*343 7087 6276 7 353 7*332 6276 5555 7 347 9 328 5555 4903 8*335 9 329 4903 4323 9*321 9 329 4323 3836 9 320 9 329 3836 3460 9 320 9 329 3460 3200 9 319 9 331 3200 3041 8 320 9 331 3041 2950 7 321 8 331 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