DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/13 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 49.0 - - 49.3 - - 40.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 109 - - 0 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2568 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 4166 - - 2934 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 5561 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2836 - - 2310 - - 4742 - - 718 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 45 - - 276 - - 15 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 13 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 129 - - 122 - - 112 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1153 - - 126 - - -2882 - - -973 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4104 - - 5435 - - 5833 - - 3924 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2193 - - -827 - - -4160 - - -5445 ODpotential blCL - - - 5144 - - 6388 - - 7111 - - 8396 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 91 - - 85 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 49.0 - - 49.3 - - 40.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 35.6 - - 34.2 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 48.1 - - 49.2 - - 44.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 34.5 - - 33.2 - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 109 - - 0 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2568 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 65 - - 41 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96915 36 097 35 080 38 091 34 078 96915 89768 34 102 29 083 30 101 23 094 89768 84172 28 098 21 089 19 103 19 105 84172 79485 14 076 14 095 10 102 15 083 79485 75433 9 072 6 083 5 078 11 085 75433 71832 6 355 5 124 4 310 7 073 71832 68562 3 282 3 200 9 277 7 310 68562 65552 6 309 5 272 8 264 9 273 65552 62753 14 297 15 262 14 285 11 273 62753 60038 14 278 22 272 20 274 20 269 60038 57203 21 283 25 266 22 277 24 270 57203 54252 24 275 33 269 33 269 31 265 54252 51425 28 281 36 257 31 280 27 277 51425 48869 30 280 31 257 48 287 44 273 48869 46583 30 290 37 276 45 273 51 253 46583 44518 33 287 37 279 34 269 40 257 44518 42639 32 284 39 288 42 287 48 280 42639 40928 33 287 40 277 58 279 55 281 40928 39375 22 284 48 296 56 287 61 284 39375 37956 37 326 62 304 71 297 73 289 37956 36637 62 322 61 298 82 303 86 291 36637 35368 54 324 59 301 92 303 85 292 35368 34081 37 335 51 306 88 303 80 295 34081 32750 36 340 54 311 75 300 76 297 32750 31379 36 340 56 315 58 296 72 296 31379 29958 27 325 38 316 42 284 64 293 29958 28478 20 322 25 301 39 271 53 288 28478 26939 25 318 31 287 40 272 46 277 26939 25338 32 319 32 301 46 280 47 272 25338 23676 25 328 32 308 48 286 52 276 23676 21957 15 331 24 304 40 297 51 287 21957 20178 12 330 17 296 29 290 41 289 20178 18332 9 327 15 290 21 266 32 278 18332 16457 8 326 12 290 21 267 30 275 16457 14654 8 320 10 291 20 277 28 280 14654 13014 6 310 7 284 16 279 24 281 13014 11552 5 288 7 263 15 275 21 278 11552 10249 5 267 8 257 16 266 21 275 10249 9085 4 256 10 253 16 253 20 266 9085 8044 4 249 13 241 14 237 17 252 8044 7117 4 245 12 235 10 217 15 235 7117 6295 4 233 8 225 7 186 12 209 6295 5565 4 214 4*197 7 154 12 179 5565 4908 5 189 3*148 7 136 14 162 4908 4325 6 168 4 128 7 125 18 156 4325 3836 6 158 4 121 6 120 19 154 3836 3459 5 145 4 114 6 117 17 154 3459 3199 5 135 4 112 6 115 14 155 3199 3040 4*132 4 111 6*113 10*154 3040 2950 4*129 4 108 5*112 6*157 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