DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/02 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 - - - 40.6 - - 38.7 - - 39.5 - - 36.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 104 - - 191 - - 58 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4305 - - 1052 - - 560 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5405 - - 3354 - - 2933 - - 2933 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7298 - - 4045 - - 3553 - - 2950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4097 - - 2820 - - 2504 - - 1462 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 328 - - 245 - - 134 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 15 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 303 - - 341 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -22 - - -13 - - 6 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1206 - - 981 - - 332 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6092 - - 3064 - - 3222 - - 2949 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -785 - - 352 - - -656 - - -1500 ODpotential blCL - - - 8083 - - 3693 - - 4209 - - 4450 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 96 - - 90 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 310 - - 280 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.6 - - 38.7 - - 39.5 - - 36.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.2 - - 35.6 - - 35.8 - - 34.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.9 - - 37.2 - - 38.8 - - 36.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.1 - - 34.6 - - 35.0 - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 104 - - 191 - - 58 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4305 - - 1052 - - 560 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 85 - - 60 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 5 - - 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] 96396 14 218 24 260 24 277 14 256 96396 89238 3 117 5 273 7 235 9 283 89238 83767 6 235 8 284 2 337 5 260 83767 79233 1 227 9 255 5 289 8 254 79233 75299 5 268 10 232 11 264 10 231 75299 71798 12 245 10 242 14 250 13 269 71798 68603 13 241 13 247 11 253 14 260 68603 65637 16 279 15 242 9 223 14 265 65637 62865 29 277 23 286 15 233 12 263 62865 60163 37 278 23 265 22 257 22 277 60163 57329 39 273 29 250 30 260 28 268 57329 54370 38 279 35 272 34 277 30 279 54370 51525 41 285 40 282 39 286 35 301 51525 48961 47 282 44 287 43 298 40 303 48961 46663 48 281 48 293 46 302 40 307 46663 44581 48 286 51 298 48 305 43 313 44581 42680 51 289 52 298 51 307 47 316 42680 40933 51 287 52 296 53 306 52 316 40933 39315 48 288 49 297 53 305 56 317 39315 37808 47 290 47 300 50 309 58 317 37808 36396 46 291 46 302 51 316 60 320 36396 35043 47 295 46 305 54 317 63 325 35043 33686 49 294 45 307 54 317 70 331 33686 32298 46 294 46 310 50 322 72 332 32298 30880 46 297 45 309 56 327 69 333 30880 29421 46 294 39 313 57 324 61 337 29421 27915 39 289 39 320 50 324 54 338 27915 26364 30 299 40 318 39 323 51 338 26364 24769 32 304 36 315 29 333 49 341 24769 23130 27 309 30 326 25 340 43 345 23130 21448 23 313 30 329 27 330 39 346 21448 19719 17 296 25 331 26 324 28 337 19719 17940 4 276 25 326 28 329 25 336 17940 16132 6 302 27 322 27 332 27 339 16132 14386 12 306 27 321 31 334 29 341 14386 12793 18 296 29 320 34 332 30 345 12793 11370 22 297 29 320 34 331 30 346 11370 10100 25 303 29 318 34 331 30 345 10100 8964 25 306 27 315 34 330 31 344 8964 7947 25*305 26 311 33 330 31 342 7947 7039 25*303 25 306 32 330 31 340 7039 6234 25 301 23 302 30 330 31 337 6234 5518 25 300 22 299 27 331 29 334 5518 4872 24 299 20 298 24 332 27 332 4872 4299 24 298 19*300 19 334 24 330 4299 3818 23 298 17*301 14*337 20 326 3818 3449 22 298 16 303 11*340 16 320 3449 3194 21 298 15 304 9 341 13 316 3194 3038 19 298 14 305 8 341 12*315 3038 2949 14 299 11 307 7 342 8*311 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