DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/20 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 - - - 26.3 - - 30.1 - - 30.1 - - 25.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 65 - - 8 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2932 - - 2932 - - 2932 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2950 - - 2950 - - 2950 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1012 - - 1136 - - 894 - - 690 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 31 - - 42 - - 21 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 155 - - 024 - - 357 - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - -77 - - -437 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2949 - - 3027 - - 3387 - - 2949 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -95 - - -575 - - -11763 - - -12618 ODpotential blCL - - - 3045 - - 3525 - - 14713 - - 15568 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 94 - - 83 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.3 - - 30.1 - - 30.1 - - 25.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.3 - - 27.6 - - 26.1 - - 23.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.8 - - 29.3 - - 30.1 - - 27.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.8 - - 27.1 - - 25.5 - - 24.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 65 - - 8 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 77 - - 31 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96138 14 026 28 028 39 058 32 065 96138 89112 26 040 27 042 30 051 28 046 89112 83691 31 041 26 054 18 039 30 045 83691 79164 28 042 28 055 18 042 30 035 79164 75239 20 029 24 040 24 033 23 021 75239 71744 20 027 24 038 29 027 20 009 71744 68552 28 012 29 020 29 012 22 003 68552 65598 28 010 26 008 34 010 26 007 65598 62849 34 014 33 358 39 357 37 358 62849 60187 40 359 39 347 44 343 46 351 60187 57415 43 349 44 339 49 337 54 346 57415 54536 48 342 50 336 57 337 57 340 54536 51775 54 339 57 338 64 340 59 335 51775 49276 60 334 64 335 66 339 62 331 49276 47028 62 332 65 332 66 336 64 332 47028 44986 63 331 63 332 66 334 64 334 44986 43118 64 331 61 331 65 332 65 334 43118 41402 64 329 60 330 64 328 64 331 41402 39825 63 328 61 330 65 323 67 328 39825 38374 62 325 65 325 65 319 69 320 38374 37032 61 325 66 320 65 317 71 315 37032 35750 61 326 65 319 64 319 70 314 35750 34457 59 326 64 319 64 320 68 315 34457 33122 59 327 62 320 64 320 65 317 33122 31747 60 327 62 322 62 321 63 317 31747 30320 63 327 64 325 60 324 61 319 30320 28830 63 327 64 326 61 326 61 323 28830 27277 58 325 62 328 60 330 59 326 27277 25659 54 325 56 327 58 330 55 327 25659 23980 50 326 51 323 54 326 52 325 23980 22238 47 326 49 323 51 326 50 327 22238 20428 44 323 46 325 50 331 48 332 20428 18544 40 321 42 325 46 331 44 333 18544 16623 35 314 38 322 41 330 40 333 16623 14770 28 308 34 319 36 330 36 333 14770 13082 24 315 31 319 32 331 30 333 13082 11579 22 323 26 327 27 335 22 336 11579 10243 21 328 22 333 22 343 15 347 10243 9054 20 328 18 337 17 353 9 002 9054 7997 17 323 14 335 13 005 5 028 7997 7059 14 315 12 328 9 012 3 061 7059 6232 10 302 10 317 6 001 3 075 6232 5502 7 286 8 299 6 341 2 073 5502 4852 4 248 5 278 6 318 2 137 4852 4279 4 186 3 264 5 300 3 162 4279 3802 4 150 1 343 3 311 4 162 3802 3438 3 150 2 012 3 341 3 148 3438 3188 2 157 3 023 3 351 2 132 3188 3036 1*157 3*023 3*355 1*126 3036 2949 1*155 3*024 3*357 1*112 2949 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