DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/13 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.7 - - 60.6 - - 61.0 - - 51.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 240 - - 263 - - 11 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1836 - - 3200 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3978 - - 5011 - - 2934 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4829 - - 6193 - - 2952 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1301 - - 1578 - - 4730 - - 263 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 313 - - 389 - - 23 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 17 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 318 - - 326 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -8 - - 0 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5203 - - -4817 - - -8899 - - -6887 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10032 - - 11011 - - 11851 - - 9840 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11175 - - -10582 - - -15476 - - -16305 ODpotential blCL - - - 16004 - - 16775 - - 18428 - - 19257 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 44 - - 41 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.7 - - 60.6 - - 61.0 - - 51.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.2 - - 22.6 - - 19.4 - - 19.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 58.7 - - 60.6 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.0 - - 22.4 - - 19.1 - - 19.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 240 - - 263 - - 11 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1836 - - 3200 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97269 13 029 16 003 20 001 20 025 97269 90164 10 061 9 360 14 021 13 039 90164 84623 9 083 6 023 7 033 3 055 84623 80017 9 040 4 358 3 005 4 128 80017 76042 2 220 4 236 8 294 5 036 76042 72514 2 225 7 213 9 262 7 334 72514 69313 5 289 4 241 6 255 7 306 69313 66368 11 284 2 273 5 222 6 261 66368 63632 14 252 9 270 9 267 7 255 63632 60965 15 235 14 258 16 279 10 276 60965 58169 13 225 17 252 18 271 17 290 58169 55264 9 236 19 262 16 269 20 284 55264 52492 11 249 18 261 15 287 15 282 52492 49993 12 273 14 276 14 281 10 280 49993 47740 14 288 18 283 12 285 14 321 47740 45687 12 300 16 299 19 315 20 331 45687 43804 12 319 19 334 22 337 22 346 43804 42070 12 349 19 338 25 356 27 355 42070 40467 19 353 21 001 29 005 38 007 40467 38982 19 019 29 015 38 010 49 002 38982 37603 35 034 43 016 48 005 49 000 37603 36289 56 028 50 015 49 005 49 004 36289 34969 56 026 52 028 47 014 50 003 34969 33607 58 030 58 035 48 022 47 003 33607 32202 62 032 61 032 50 026 43 008 32202 30741 64 032 63 028 51 029 41 012 30741 29215 65 033 64 027 52 029 39 013 29215 27623 65 035 62 029 53 026 38 014 27623 25965 63 035 57 030 54 024 38 017 25965 24243 55 034 53 033 51 028 38 021 24243 22464 40 033 50 033 46 031 36 027 22464 20624 29 037 46 031 42 031 33 029 20624 18716 27 038 35 032 36 032 32 028 18716 16779 28 034 28 037 27 032 30 027 16779 14918 26 029 23 038 22 030 25 026 14918 13228 23 025 18 035 18 029 20 024 13228 11728 22 022 15 027 15 025 16 025 11728 10393 21 019 14 017 14 016 13 021 10393 9203 21 015 14 006 13 004 12 010 9203 8142 20 008 15 354 16 352 14 355 8142 7198 19 360 16 338 17 339 16 346 7198 6361 20 352 17*323 18 331 18 341 6361 5618 21 344 18*319 17 328 18 337 5618 4949 21*332 18 318 16 327 18 334 4949 4354 21*319 18 318 16 327 18 333 4354 3855 20 316 18 318 15 327 17 331 3855 3470 20 315 17 318 14 327 16 325 3470 3204 19 315 16 319 13 327 13 314 3204 3043 18 315 15 319 12*326 11*302 3043 2951 14 315 12 319 9*326 7*288 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