DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - 45.6 - - 51.8 - - 52.4 - - 39.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 89 - - -2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 906 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2951 - - 3899 - - 2952 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 590 - - 869 - - 1849 - - 708 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 182 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 120 - - 127 - - 079 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 6 - - 4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2922 - - -2383 - - -3290 - - -197 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5874 - - 6282 - - 6243 - - 3149 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12673 - - -10767 - - -11211 - - -10346 ODpotential blCL - - - 15624 - - 14666 - - 14163 - - 13297 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 63 - - 54 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.6 - - 51.8 - - 52.4 - - 39.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.0 - - 35.1 - - 35.9 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 50.8 - - 52.9 - - 43.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 34.0 - - 34.7 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 89 - - -2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 906 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 11 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] 95995 35 305 46 310 33 355 20 338 95995 89144 25 346 20 347 19 355 18 340 89144 83757 24 348 20 357 16 356 15 002 83757 79249 20 002 17 348 21 010 17 041 79249 75340 17 030 14 014 19 007 22 050 75340 71862 17 047 17 019 19 006 16 045 71862 68709 19 020 15 358 19 011 13 056 68709 65810 17 350 11 354 18 359 15 040 65810 63131 16 014 14 019 14 004 19 001 63131 60559 25 031 21 028 19 047 8 006 60559 57873 33 024 32 018 21 039 16 045 57873 55070 37 018 36 024 29 026 28 019 55070 52382 40 017 39 018 33 016 27 015 52382 49942 37 015 37 012 31 024 30 031 49942 47741 37 017 29 017 31 024 31 027 47741 45745 38 012 19 025 24 018 21 022 45745 43936 20 007 13 010 14 002 10 038 43936 42290 9 023 7 009 11 335 5 023 42290 40773 11 019 11 053 8 321 4 327 40773 39353 10 007 13 030 10 331 5 325 39353 38009 10 342 13 021 9 321 3 309 38009 36706 10 328 13 014 8 327 1 277 36706 35382 7 334 15 009 6 341 1 044 35382 34009 3 056 16 358 6 349 2 047 34009 32592 3 095 15 349 7 344 1 012 32592 31116 3 303 15 351 8 339 2 297 31116 29571 10 305 12 350 7 338 5 355 29571 27961 13 311 6 337 4 326 10 008 27961 26285 15 319 5 328 5 292 10 352 26285 24546 18 322 5 324 7 307 11 329 24546 22746 20 326 11 308 12 321 13 322 22746 20878 24 331 14 318 14 331 13 329 20878 18938 30 342 15 341 14 353 13 344 18938 16966 33 352 11 351 14 012 12 360 16966 15070 23 356 6 351 10 025 11 006 15070 13347 12 353 2 019 4 047 6 014 13347 11813 4 003 1 059 2 119 3 014 11813 10449 2 035 1 184 2 161 1 038 10449 9233 0 171 3 188 4 176 2 121 9233 8152 3 178 5 185 5 176 5 136 8152 7191 4 171 7 179 7 177 8 143 7191 6343 6 163 8 171 9 171 10 151 6343 5593 8 155 9 164 11 156 12 153 5593 4922 8 153 10 153 11 144 12 150 4922 4330 10 157 8*144 9 134 9 144 4330 3837 10 158 7*136 7 126 3 110 3837 3459 8 155 6 128 5 116 3 018 3459 3199 4 143 5 124 4 103 4 350 3199 3040 2*133 5 121 3*094 3*339 3040 2950 1*120 4 119 2*079 3*320 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