DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/16 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.6 - - 56.6 - - 52.4 - - 43.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 145 - - 17 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 213 - - 6350 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2934 - - 7091 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3206 - - 9343 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1629 - - 3469 - - 7296 - - 1592 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 83 - - 406 - - 28 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 8 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 208 - - 207 - - 325 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - 30 - - -2 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4120 - - -417 - - -4244 - - -1115 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7326 - - 9761 - - 7195 - - 4066 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6750 - - -1678 - - -5216 - - -4439 ODpotential blCL - - - 9956 - - 11021 - - 8167 - - 7390 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 88 - - 91 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.6 - - 56.6 - - 52.4 - - 43.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.5 - - 23.4 - - 30.6 - - 35.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.2 - - 55.3 - - 51.9 - - 44.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 22.6 - - 30.2 - - 35.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 145 - - 17 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 213 - - 6350 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 53 - - 66 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96871 20 099 27 094 24 123 18 089 96871 89729 19 121 18 107 18 107 19 099 89729 84142 18 115 16 119 12 111 15 107 84142 79441 10 107 11 127 10 131 12 099 79441 75368 6 112 8 150 5 176 4 045 75368 71742 2 167 6 182 5 274 2 330 71742 68446 4 244 10 214 13 243 10 217 68446 65408 13 249 7 222 13 227 10 232 65408 62565 18 236 14 251 18 231 23 233 62565 59798 24 239 29 243 21 237 22 236 59798 56891 26 237 31 233 23 248 20 248 56891 53842 19 249 27 230 36 245 37 238 53842 50927 31 254 33 234 42 234 44 233 50927 48313 37 234 36 240 36 233 41 237 48313 45975 36 238 39 250 35 248 40 236 45975 43862 53 244 51 245 46 252 43 236 43862 41939 63 239 56 239 59 240 49 238 41939 40176 68 234 70 241 65 233 55 234 40176 38553 76 237 88 236 67 231 55 232 38553 37053 96 231 92 225 69 229 59 234 37053 35664 106 227 82 215 66 229 68 233 35664 34348 103 225 65 220 70 238 78 228 34348 33052 98 226 66 240 88 237 89 216 33052 31753 94 229 88 248 92 228 84 205 31753 30433 95 234 101 245 89 225 84 207 30433 29064 96 237 88 243 85 224 83 210 29064 27635 93 237 74 237 79 224 77 208 27635 26148 85 236 65 229 71 225 68 207 26148 24605 71 237 62 225 64 223 60 211 24605 23008 61 236 52 213 57 219 56 217 23008 21360 55 231 48 213 52 217 52 221 21360 19655 50 223 47 222 48 217 47 223 19655 17885 49 219 45 227 46 218 44 224 17885 16086 44 217 42 228 45 217 46 218 16086 14353 36 215 38 226 41 212 46 203 14353 12775 28 213 34 220 34 206 44 192 12775 11368 23 212 27 214 27 203 39 188 11368 10110 19 210 20*210 21 203 34 183 10110 8983 16 213 16*208 16 207 30 182 8983 7970 14 219 14 209 13 216 28 187 7970 7065 13 227 12 209 9 232 26 201 7065 6259 13 234 10 208 8 252 25 220 6259 5541 13 238 9 207 8 264 25 235 5541 4893 13 238 7 205 8 282 24 246 4893 4316 13 234 6 204 8 302 21 253 4316 3831 12 225 5 202 8 314 17 260 3831 3457 10*218 5 200 8 318 12 270 3457 3198 7*213 4 201 8 321 9 287 3198 3040 6 209 4 199 8*323 7*297 3040 2950 4 200 4 197 7*325 4*308 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