DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.0 - - 52.7 - - 51.9 - - 38.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 92 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 918 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2933 - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 3911 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 915 - - 908 - - 1683 - - 568 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 31 - - 185 - - 11 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 132 - - 118 - - 032 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 10 - - 8 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2708 - - -2723 - - -2864 - - -16 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5660 - - 6635 - - 5815 - - 2967 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13125 - - -12340 - - -10969 - - -10547 ODpotential blCL - - - 16076 - - 16251 - - 13920 - - 13498 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 52 - - 55 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.0 - - 52.7 - - 51.9 - - 38.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.0 - - 34.4 - - 37.0 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 51.8 - - 52.2 - - 42.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.9 - - 33.4 - - 36.3 - - 37.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 92 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 918 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96094 20 307 24 319 25 308 8 295 96094 89213 12 360 20 004 17 356 13 041 89213 83797 15 009 14 037 17 025 10 031 83797 79266 13 039 9 044 11 027 9 032 79266 75356 20 045 8 013 7 357 15 047 75356 71881 17 014 5 016 7 299 15 033 71881 68710 10 008 5 045 6 239 10 345 68710 65789 5 044 10 021 4 143 8 271 65789 63096 3 110 10 318 5 033 7 237 63096 60509 4 030 9 245 5 332 5 247 60509 57815 11 356 5 215 3 167 9 194 57815 55007 12 328 6 018 9 112 10 143 55007 52306 6 224 4 011 7 098 7 142 52306 49854 13 144 8 169 2 156 1 140 49854 47629 17 125 19 166 12 200 10 196 47629 45588 15 137 24 166 25 180 23 177 45588 43720 20 181 23 184 25 178 30 172 43720 42025 29 195 27 197 25 193 31 181 42025 40483 26 204 25 201 30 202 34 188 40483 39054 23 203 25 203 33 200 34 188 39054 37710 23 201 23 200 33 195 34 184 37710 36411 23 202 21 199 32 192 33 179 36411 35095 21 201 20 195 32 194 33 178 35095 33734 23 197 21 187 30 198 34 183 33734 32329 25 197 23 184 29 195 32 189 32329 30869 24 195 25 186 30 189 31 189 30869 29343 21 185 28 185 33 183 32 189 29343 27753 22 175 29 183 34 180 32 189 27753 26099 20 176 31 188 33 182 31 186 26099 24381 20 189 32 192 30 188 28 185 24381 22604 22 192 29 192 25 187 23 181 22604 20759 19 194 25 191 21 178 20 171 20759 18842 14 190 20 190 18 171 19 164 18842 16889 11 165 16 191 17 176 18 169 16889 15008 10 153 14 191 15 185 14 179 15008 13298 11 153 14 187 14 191 11 180 13298 11779 12 156 14 181 14 195 9 170 11779 10425 13 158 14 181 13 199 8 162 10425 9218 14 159 14 180 12 198 7 158 9218 8141 16 157 14 178 11 191 8 154 8141 7185 19 157 14 171 12 175 12 155 7185 6338 22 156 15 160 17 158 20 153 6338 5589 26 156 17 150 19 150 23 152 5589 4918 28 156 16 144 16 144 19 154 4918 4327 27 156 11*135 9 125 11 143 4327 3834 21 154 8*126 6 098 6 129 3834 3457 14 148 7 119 5 070 2 133 3457 3197 10 142 6 115 5 054 0 298 3197 3040 8*137 6 113 5*046 2*313 3040 2950 5*132 5 109 4*032 3*309 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