DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 69.0 - - - - - 61.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 216 - - 310 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2333 - - 4216 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4314 - - 5859 - - - - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5326 - - 7209 - - - - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2616 - - 1741 - - - - - 5537 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 332 - - 455 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 015 - - 006 - - - - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 13 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3189 - - -1831 - - - - - -3083 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8515 - - 9040 - - - - - 6036 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5306 - - -4339 - - - - - -5219 ODpotential blCL - - - 10632 - - 11548 - - - - - 8171 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 81 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 120 - - - - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 69.0 - - - - - 61.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.2 - - 39.3 - - - - - 44.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.8 - - 66.8 - - - - - 63.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 38.4 - - - - - 43.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 216 - - 310 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2333 - - 4216 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 23 - - - - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 7 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] 96699 35 262 48 265 41 285 96699 89356 42 257 45 278 41 289 89356 83793 39 270 40 281 43 286 83793 79214 35 276 38 278 44 280 79214 75265 37 271 35 277 34 277 75265 71757 38 274 33 281 30 278 71757 68557 34 281 31 277 31 278 68557 65592 32 278 29 276 31 276 65592 62827 27 273 32 274 26 272 62827 60140 24 281 32 270 21 279 60140 57321 23 266 27 271 24 274 57321 54381 18 262 26 262 29 266 54381 51575 24 267 27 249 24 259 51575 49049 25 255 21 242 18 258 49049 46775 18 250 22 245 20 249 46775 44712 17 251 25 241 22 240 44712 42835 29 232 35 229 25 226 42835 41111 31 211 34 210 27 210 41111 39527 30 203 37 204 33 214 39527 38069 29 198 41 199 47 215 38069 36727 32 201 41 197 55 212 36727 35462 36 199 40 199 56 214 35462 34195 38 195 40 200 51 212 34195 32885 38 188 40 202 42 209 32885 31535 37 184 39 204 40 209 31535 30128 34 185 37 204 38 207 30128 28655 30 190 36 203 37 204 28655 27119 26 194 35 205 36 201 27119 25520 26 195 33 207 36 199 25520 23859 27 194 30 206 36 197 23859 22143 25 198 30 201 38 198 22143 20365 21 199 30 196 38 199 20365 18521 19 195 28 194 37 197 18521 16644 19 199 24 192 33 191 16644 14834 15 203 23 190 28 176 14834 13184 11 201 23 193 23 164 13184 11714 10 200 21 192 18 161 11714 10399 12 197 16 184 13 168 10399 9224 14 177 11 174 10 191 9224 8172 15 155 6 167 11 214 8172 7232 11 147 3*024 12 223 7232 6395 6 132 7*006 12 224 6395 5648 4*067 8 006 10 225 5648 4973 4*032 8 005 8 233 4973 4372 5 014 9 005 6 244 4372 3868 5 012 9 005 5 253 3868 3479 5 011 9 006 5 257 3479 3209 5 012 9 006 5 259 3209 3045 5 012 9 007 5*256 3045 2951 5 013 8 006 4*252 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