DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 65.3 - - 65.0 - - 58.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 281 - - 97 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3656 - - 6589 - - 5080 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5340 - - 7672 - - 5876 - - 2934 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6649 - - 9582 - - 8073 - - 2952 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1890 - - 3082 - - 4587 - - 7905 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 402 - - 513 - - 333 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 286 - - 293 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 13 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 16 - - 9 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -796 - - 365 - - -842 - - -5302 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7445 - - 9218 - - 8916 - - 8254 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3551 - - -680 - - -2016 - - -6945 ODpotential blCL - - - 10200 - - 10262 - - 10089 - - 9897 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 92 - - 83 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 65.3 - - 65.0 - - 58.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.4 - - 34.8 - - 35.9 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 63.2 - - 63.9 - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 33.6 - - 34.8 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 281 - - 97 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3656 - - 6589 - - 5080 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 59 - - 69 - - 33 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97906 20 278 30 288 27 304 13 339 97906 90517 16 275 15 295 20 297 22 333 90517 84858 10 259 14 307 15 316 18 334 84858 80176 8 267 15 281 13 313 14 344 80176 76118 7 318 11 235 16 284 13 322 76118 72515 7 288 7 246 15 273 17 288 72515 69243 14 264 8 246 13 257 15 255 69243 66207 22 264 15 262 17 269 16 247 66207 63369 29 261 26 271 26 269 19 250 63369 60604 32 249 33 259 29 262 20 257 60604 57701 29 242 33 252 29 262 25 258 57701 54677 30 257 35 258 33 269 23 271 54677 51792 36 265 34 263 33 272 26 274 51792 49204 33 265 28 265 27 272 25 264 49204 46891 26 269 25 268 26 277 23 269 46891 44797 25 278 25 272 27 280 27 275 44797 42888 24 274 28 269 28 280 27 278 42888 41134 21 271 27 258 28 279 27 278 41134 39516 19 283 23 264 30 277 30 271 39516 38023 19 290 27 271 29 272 32 263 38023 36640 21 287 29 266 27 265 32 260 36640 35329 24 284 27 260 25 251 32 261 35329 34025 25 274 23 254 25 240 27 254 34025 32694 25 255 21 252 25 241 25 236 32694 31331 25 243 21 260 24 247 26 232 31331 29918 26 239 22 266 22 237 25 233 29918 28441 25 236 23 268 20 241 21 233 28441 26905 24 237 24 271 18 261 19 234 26905 25312 25 241 22 275 13 269 18 241 25312 23665 27 245 19 277 14 280 18 254 23665 21964 28 248 18 272 20 289 19 273 21964 20200 24 249 18 262 20 300 19 283 20200 18369 21 250 18 253 17 300 19 291 18369 16507 21 252 19 253 18 292 20 289 16507 14714 21 253 21 260 22 275 23 277 14714 13081 22 257 23 266 25 268 22 271 13081 11626 23 263 23 266 23 270 18 270 11626 10328 23 271 20*268 20 271 16 276 10328 9166 20 281 15*271 15 269 16 285 9166 8126 17 290 14 274 14*270 16 290 8126 7194 13*297 12 278 10*273 17 294 7194 6365 12*301 10 285 8 278 18 297 6365 5625 11 303 9 290 6 287 19 299 5625 4957 11 306 8 297 5 299 20 300 4957 4362 11 308 7 304 4 311 21 300 4362 3861 10 311 7 310 4 320 20 302 3861 3475 10 314 6 315 3 326 18 304 3475 3207 9 315 6 317 3 330 14 308 3207 3044 9 317 6 318 3 332 11*309 3044 2951 8 318 5 320 3 336 6*307 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