DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/26 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.2 - - 42.7 - - 48.6 - - 46.8 - - 41.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 69 - - 103 - - -1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1006 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2933 - - 2933 - - 2934 - - 2934 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top 2950 - - 2950 - - 3999 - - 2951 - - 2951 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 287 - - 955 - - 1017 - - 1387 - - 652 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 43 - - 194 - - 4 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 087 - - 083 - - 085 - - 058 - - 285 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 2 - - 10 - - 4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1891 - - -3757 - - -4369 - - -4739 - - -2604 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4841 - - 6708 - - 8368 - - 7690 - - 5555 sfcLCL ODpotential -13458 - - -12986 - - -12688 - - -13957 - - -12689 ODpotential blCL 16408 - - 15936 - - 16687 - - 16908 - - 15640 blCL maxRH 97 - - 96 - - 93 - - 99 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.2 - - 42.7 - - 48.6 - - 46.8 - - 41.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.0 - - 24.2 - - 22.8 - - 24.1 - - 27.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.7 - - 41.9 - - 47.6 - - 47.7 - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.8 - - 23.8 - - 22.4 - - 23.6 - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 69 - - 103 - - -1 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1006 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 89 - - 83 - - 70 - - 96 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 96432 26 075 21 085 20 083 12 080 15 075 96432 89377 24 081 17 089 19 086 16 089 19 056 89377 83870 13 067 11 069 15 078 12 086 15 047 83870 79270 6 125 8 050 9 039 7 039 15 037 79270 75297 3 082 4 345 16 359 8 019 11 028 75297 71758 6 045 7 083 12 314 13 339 7 022 71758 68517 12 352 10 007 11 331 15 341 17 008 68517 65536 13 346 10 307 17 319 20 334 19 010 65536 62786 21 316 16 328 18 314 22 310 21 345 62786 60128 20 310 24 329 24 327 17 317 22 314 60128 57349 32 324 34 317 35 321 32 327 32 313 57349 54452 43 319 39 313 42 310 47 320 36 311 54452 51695 49 310 39 311 43 309 56 313 42 317 51695 49241 46 307 39 314 39 312 52 305 49 307 49241 47061 52 318 45 320 47 316 45 307 45 293 47061 45107 72 317 67 318 67 320 55 317 44 311 45107 43365 80 302 75 305 60 305 61 309 51 313 43365 41783 70 307 57 313 54 304 66 300 49 307 41783 40302 68 325 67 336 56 303 63 296 56 299 40302 38904 78 329 77 324 60 300 58 299 54 293 38904 37578 79 325 74 317 61 302 56 297 51 294 37578 36294 76 317 69 316 57 303 56 295 50 293 36294 34988 75 313 67 312 55 302 55 295 51 289 34988 33632 73 314 66 310 56 301 53 295 53 285 33632 32231 72 317 66 311 57 304 50 294 53 282 32231 30773 75 317 67 310 57 307 51 292 51 284 30773 29248 81 313 70 307 57 308 53 293 50 285 29248 27656 85 309 70 302 60 302 54 294 52 285 27656 25996 81 303 67 299 62 298 55 296 51 286 25996 24275 74 298 66 298 62 299 54 301 45 289 24275 22497 70 295 67 300 60 306 52 307 41 295 22497 20655 66 300 65 302 55 311 48 312 38 298 20655 18740 61 304 54 303 47 307 43 309 34 296 18740 16791 52 305 46 304 42 300 38 301 31 293 16791 14920 43 307 39 306 38 295 35 294 28 291 14920 13223 36 306 33 308 33 293 31 291 25 289 13223 11715 32 304 30 307 28 295 26 288 22 286 11715 10373 27 303 28 302 24 295 21 286 20 280 10373 9177 21 301 26 295 21 296 18 284 17 275 9177 8111 17 300 21 289 17 294 15 280 14 268 8111 7164 15 296 16 285 13 287 13 271 13 256 7164 6327 14 290 11 280 11 271 11 256 11 243 6327 5584 12 285 8 276 9 251 9 231 8 218 5584 4918 10 284 5 272 5 223 7 194 8 181 4918 4329 8 275 4 272 3*136 7 168 11 155 4329 3837 6 243 3 262 4*094 6 148 10 145 3837 3459 5 201 2 235 4 087 4 124 7 139 3459 3199 3 178 0 105 4 082 3 097 3 139 3199 3040 1*138 1*083 4 080 2*074 1*159 3040 2950 1*087 1*083 4 078 2*058 1*285 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