DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/17 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.9 - - 35.9 - - 34.6 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 79 - - 0 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 52 - - 446 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2932 - - 2933 - - 2933 - - 2932 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3045 - - 3439 - - 2950 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 868 - - 821 - - 1110 - - 931 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 52 - - 136 - - 9 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 141 - - 136 - - 138 - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 96 - - 192 - - -219 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2949 - - 3247 - - 3169 - - 2949 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12409 - - -11139 - - -12019 - - -13181 ODpotential blCL - - - 15454 - - 14578 - - 14969 - - 16131 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 92 - - 92 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.9 - - 35.9 - - 34.6 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.6 - - 32.6 - - 31.5 - - 28.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 35.0 - - 34.7 - - 30.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 32.0 - - 31.5 - - 28.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 79 - - 0 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 52 - - 446 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 68 - - 70 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97352 30 095 27 077 27 076 20 075 97352 90180 26 098 26 077 24 067 17 085 90180 84559 21 077 31 069 21 055 28 069 84559 79865 21 073 21 066 16 045 30 042 79865 75818 18 085 11 060 14 037 23 039 75818 72218 18 065 11 031 13 031 20 041 72218 68936 17 057 10 001 18 015 22 030 68936 65909 20 058 8 013 18 349 24 002 65909 63115 26 035 15 028 22 353 27 355 63115 60432 32 006 23 015 31 358 29 358 60432 57644 34 352 32 002 41 359 36 358 57644 54751 37 351 40 352 43 349 38 346 54751 51997 40 349 41 347 38 343 37 341 51997 49536 42 356 37 348 40 341 37 344 49536 47339 45 354 43 346 44 342 40 347 47339 45348 44 348 46 339 44 339 42 345 45348 43528 41 344 37 335 41 332 42 336 43528 41862 39 333 34 334 38 327 37 327 41862 40332 39 325 43 328 37 328 36 328 40332 38911 41 319 48 318 44 325 39 327 38911 37577 42 314 50 317 46 315 44 318 37577 36295 41 311 50 314 51 310 50 305 36295 34996 40 312 49 315 55 310 56 305 34996 33649 41 315 48 317 54 312 57 305 33649 32259 41 316 48 318 51 315 51 310 32259 30810 41 319 47 316 48 314 49 313 30810 29293 37 322 45 313 46 312 48 309 29293 27706 34 318 45 312 46 311 48 307 27706 26051 33 321 44 319 45 314 48 314 26051 24329 32 331 41 323 42 318 47 319 24329 22543 31 335 39 323 40 321 42 320 22543 20687 27 335 33 320 38 316 36 319 20687 18760 23 338 25 314 33 309 32 317 18760 16802 20 350 19 314 26 298 28 307 16802 14918 18 358 13 320 19 290 23 298 14918 13204 14 356 12 319 14 290 17 297 13204 11678 7 350 9 300 11 291 14 298 11678 10321 2 053 6 264 8 283 11 296 10321 9113 4 131 6 230 6 267 9 287 9113 8039 6 141 8 214 6 244 8 279 8039 7088 7 150 8 209 6 226 7 269 7088 6251 7 159 7 203 6 203 6 246 6251 5514 6 161 6 188 7 172 6 199 5514 4860 7 166 6 166 7 146 7 158 4860 4285 10 163 7 152 8 142 6 141 4285 3808 10 157 7 144 9 141 4 124 3808 3442 10 149 7*140 8 143 2 120 3442 3190 8*145 7*137 6 140 1 058 3190 3037 7*143 6 137 5*137 2*006 3037 2949 5 139 5 135 3*138 2*347 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