DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.7 - - 54.6 - - 56.6 - - 48.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 148 - - 39 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3510 - - 4627 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5037 - - 5872 - - 2934 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6503 - - 7620 - - 2952 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1820 - - 1902 - - 6183 - - 1130 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 344 - - 380 - - 39 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 2 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 261 - - 079 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 17 - - 1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 958 - - 960 - - -3590 - - -611 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5546 - - 6660 - - 6542 - - 3563 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -333 - - -593 - - -4574 - - -4697 ODpotential blCL - - - 6836 - - 8213 - - 7526 - - 7648 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 76 - - 73 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.7 - - 54.6 - - 56.6 - - 48.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.7 - - 35.7 - - 38.1 - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 53.4 - - 56.1 - - 50.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 34.4 - - 36.9 - - 42.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 148 - - 39 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3510 - - 4627 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 3 - - 0 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96795 38 268 41 272 30 291 38 281 96795 89469 36 266 38 275 41 286 35 285 89469 83844 31 257 34 270 38 275 30 270 83844 79169 25 257 31 267 32 267 26 257 79169 75126 21 259 29 257 29 261 22 260 75126 71551 24 266 25 245 31 258 21 258 71551 68301 28 261 26 251 28 265 20 258 68301 65294 27 249 29 255 26 271 24 270 65294 62505 22 245 28 246 27 274 26 270 62505 59800 20 264 25 253 29 265 27 266 59800 56965 20 262 23 251 27 254 30 268 56965 54032 21 272 23 272 23 266 25 280 54032 51250 29 278 31 283 29 292 23 293 51250 48755 30 272 32 280 35 289 30 290 48755 46518 26 281 30 287 33 285 36 292 46518 44505 24 299 27 289 32 290 40 296 44505 42694 25 311 27 294 31 300 38 297 42694 41049 24 317 31 301 37 311 38 309 41049 39538 30 332 35 315 41 314 48 319 39538 38130 36 336 36 325 43 320 55 320 38130 36805 38 337 38 333 49 328 53 317 36805 35526 37 339 41 333 54 330 49 314 35526 34232 35 340 40 329 41 328 44 311 34232 32894 35 343 39 327 37 318 40 309 32894 31518 37 342 37 325 41 314 39 306 31518 30090 39 339 36 324 40 312 40 304 30090 28601 40 336 36 327 37 310 38 304 28601 27052 39 337 37 332 35 309 37 304 27052 25442 33 340 34 331 33 308 35 303 25442 23773 28 339 31 322 32 307 34 301 23773 22050 28 330 32 314 30 307 33 297 22050 20267 29 323 31 310 29 307 31 293 20267 18418 27 321 29 308 27 306 29 288 18418 16538 25 315 25 306 26 301 28 282 16538 14729 24 310 23 298 27 293 30 280 14729 13086 22 306 23 289 30 286 33 275 13086 11623 19 300 22 281 30 281 35 270 11623 10317 16 291 20 274 28 272 35 269 10317 9148 13 279 16 263 23 262 33 268 9148 8100 10 265 13*254 16 251 29 265 8100 7164 10*259 11*251 12 246 24 258 7164 6334 9*259 10 254 9 245 18 242 6334 5596 9 262 8 258 5 242 13 216 5596 4932 8 266 7 262 2 233 12 185 4932 4342 8 270 6 265 1 177 15 159 4342 3847 7 275 6 270 1 103 17 146 3847 3466 6 279 5 274 1 091 16 142 3466 3202 6 282 5 276 1 086 14 141 3202 3042 5 284 5 278 2*080 11*143 3042 2950 5 285 4 278 2*079 6*147 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